{"id":1315088,"date":"2019-09-27T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T23:24:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T05:24:00","slug":"rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Rifle wears down Glenwood, 34-7, in rivalry showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8708303761533\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-988351-838\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Glenwood\u2019s Even Heyl looses the ball as Rifle\u2019s Etahn Mackley and Ariel Herrera bring him down in the third quarter. The officials ruled that Heyl threw the ball, and the Demons were penalized for intentional grounding.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood\u2019s Even Heyl looses the ball as Rifle\u2019s Etahn Mackley and Ariel Herrera bring him down in the third quarter. The officials ruled that Heyl threw the ball, and the Demons were penalized for intentional grounding.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Glenwood\u2019s Even Heyl looses the ball as Rifle\u2019s Etahn Mackley and Ariel Herrera bring him down in the third quarter. The officials ruled that Heyl threw the ball, and the Demons were penalized for intentional grounding.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Rifle\u2019s Holden Stutsman finds room to run during the fourth quarter against Glenwood Springs.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Rifle\u2019s Holden Stutsman finds room to run during the fourth quarter against Glenwood Springs.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-2.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle\u2019s Holden Stutsman finds room to run during the fourth quarter against Glenwood Springs.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Rifle\u2019s Talon Cordova halls in the catch behind the Glenwood defense for a 30 yard touchdown in the third quarter.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Rifle\u2019s Talon Cordova halls in the catch behind the Glenwood defense for a 30 yard touchdown in the third quarter.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-3.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle\u2019s Talon Cordova halls in the catch behind the Glenwood defense for a 30 yard touchdown in the third quarter.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel flips over Glenwood\u2019s Blake Nieslanik for the touchdown late in the second quarter. Warfel scampered 85 yards on the play to give the Bears 20-7 lead.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel flips over Glenwood\u2019s Blake Nieslanik for the touchdown late in the second quarter. Warfel scampered 85 yards on the play to give the Bears 20-7 lead.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-4.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel flips over Glenwood\u2019s Blake Nieslanik for the touchdown late in the second quarter. Warfel scampered 85 yards on the play to give the Bears 20-7 lead.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Glenwood\u2019s Brian Delgado halls in a catch as Rifle\u2019s Dillon Tiffany closes in during second quarter action Friday.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood\u2019s Brian Delgado halls in a catch as Rifle\u2019s Dillon Tiffany closes in during second quarter action Friday.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-5.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Glenwood\u2019s Brian Delgado halls in a catch as Rifle\u2019s Dillon Tiffany closes in during second quarter action Friday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent | Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.<\/strong><br \/>Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/09\/GlenwoodRifleFB-gpi-092819-1-6.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As Rifle senior Levi Warfel raced untouched down the left sideline late in the first half on his way to an 85-yard touchdown, the wind was swept right out of Glenwood Springs\u2019 sails Friday night as the jaunt through the Demons\u2019 defense sent Rifle on its way to a 34-7 win at Stubler Memorial Field, marking the ninth straight year Rifle has topped Glenwood Springs in the long-standing rivalry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Warfel\u2019s long touchdown came with just 50 seconds left in the first half after Rifle forced a late stop on Glenwood near midfield. Prior to the first play of the drive, Rifle was called for a false start, pushing the Bears deep into their own territory. A well-timed call for a draw caught the Demons off guard and sent Warfel free down the left sideline, giving Rifle a 20-7 lead at the half before receiving the ball to start the second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve said many, many times that nothing we do works unless we have selfless boys,\u201d Damon Wells, Rifle\u2019s veteran head coach, said following the win. \u201cOur boys have bought in to what we\u2019re teaching, and they believe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It wasn\u2019t all positives early for Rifle as on the first play from scrimmage following a Glenwood punt, the Bears fumbled the ball away on a botched handoff, setting Glenwood up at Rifle\u2019s 22-yard line early in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Seven plays later, thanks to a roughing the passer penalty on the Bears that extended the drive, the Demons punched the ball into the end zone as senior Tucker Porter scored from 3 yards out with 5:34 left in the first quarter, giving Glenwood an important 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was extremely pleased with the way our guys opened this game up,\u201d Pat Engle, Glenwood\u2019s second-year head coach, said following the game. \u201cThese guys are warriors. I think what happened last week needs to be forgotten about because these kids are just warriors. I\u2019m just so proud of the way the kids played and how the kids handled themselves. The highest compliment you can get from a coach of another team is that your kids played hard, and I think our kids really did that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That early 7-0 deficit didn\u2019t phase Rifle, though, as the Bears got the ball back for their second possession and marched 80 yards in 15 plays, thanks to runs of 10 and 11 yards by junior Talon Cordova, and runs of 12 and 11 yards by senior quarterback Holden Stutsman, with the 11-yard run going off right tackle on a designed quarterback keeper, making it a 7-6 game after a missed extra point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe way we responded was awesome,\u201d Wells said. \u201cThere was really no emotion on our sideline after that fumble; there was no yelling, nobody was upset; it was calm and quiet. We know from playing Glenwood for so many years that their kids are going to be tough to play and how hard they\u2019re going to play, so we just buckled up for the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Into the flow of the game at that point, the Rifle defense came up with a second straight big stop of the Glenwood offense, again near midfield, after the Demons moved the ball thanks to a 10-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Evan Heyl to senior Sam Fitzwilliams, and an 11-yard run by junior Blake Nieslanik.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Taking over possession after a 38-yard punt by Glenwood senior punter Patrick Young, Rifle\u2019s offense went to work again, marching 78 yards in 10 plays to take a 13-7 lead off of a 28-yard middle screen to Warfel from Stutsman on 2nd and 19 that saw Warfel weave through the Glenwood defense for the score with 3:51 left in the first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That\u2019s when Glenwood tried to answer before the half as Heyl found junior Wheatley Nieslanik for 6 yards and Fitzwilliams for 8 yards, before finding senior fullback Elliot Walz for a gain of 13 yards, setting Glenwood up at midfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After that connection, though, the Demons\u2019 promising drive stalled, forcing another punt by Young that pinned Rifle at the 20-yard line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Less than a minute later Warfel found himself racing down the left sideline for the 85-yard touchdown, giving Rifle the 20-7 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe\u2019s as tough as they come,\u201d Wells said. \u201cOne of the best parts about Levi is that he leads by example. He doesn\u2019t say much, but you can always depend on him to be in the right place and doing the right thing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Riding the emotional high of the 85-yard touchdown late in the first half, Rifle came out of the locker room with the lead on the road in a hostile environment looking to extend the lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Bears did just that as Rifle started the second half with possession at the 23-yard line and went 77 yards in 11 plays, riding the back of senior running back Kenny Tlaxcala to set up Stutsman\u2019s 30-yard touchdown pass to Cordova on 4th and 9, all but ending any semblance of hope the Demons had for a second-half comeback. Stutsman\u2019s strike to Cordova made it 27-7 with 5:32 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Trailing by 3 scores at home on homecoming, Glenwood didn\u2019t bat an eye and continued to battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Offensively, Glenwood went 3-and-out on its first drive of the second half, putting a tired defense out on the field, but that senior-laden defense came up large for Glenwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rifle marched to the 1-yard line and faced a 4th and Goal, where the Demon defense stopped Warfel short of the goal line, forcing a turnover on downs that gave the Demons a much-needed spark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cRight now, I think we\u2019ve found our leadership,\u201d Engle said. \u201cI\u2019m so proud of every senior on this team. They\u2019ve sold out; they\u2019ve completely sold out for this program. They\u2019re leading this group well, and the only thing that\u2019s not happening for them right now is that they\u2019re not getting the win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Following the goal line stand, Glenwood couldn\u2019t mount an offensive drive as Young punted the ball back to the Bears midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Ten plays later, Rifle punched it into the end zone for the final time on the night as Stutsman snuck in from a yard out, giving Rifle the 34-7 win in the rivalry matchup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The win sees Rifle improve to 4-0 on the season, while Glenwood falls to 0-4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rifle hosts Coal Ridge next Friday for the first 2A Western Slope League of the season for both teams, while Glenwood Springs will host Roosevelt next at Carbondale Middle School due to a dental clinic being held at GSHS that weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:jcarney@postindependent.com\">jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/rifle-wears-down-glenwood-34-7-in-rivalry-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rifle\u2019s Levi Warfel breaks out into the open on his way to a 85 yard touchdown run late in the second quarter against Glenwood Friday. The Bear beat the Demons 34-7 for their ninth straight victory in the rivalry game.Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent Glenwood\u2019s Even Heyl looses the ball as Rifle\u2019s Etahn Mackley and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1315088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-28 01:28:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1315088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1315088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1315088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1315088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1315088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}