{"id":1316143,"date":"2019-10-27T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwood-topples-battle-mountain-45-8\/"},"modified":"2019-10-27T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:12:00","slug":"glenwood-football-topples-battle-mountain-45-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-football-topples-battle-mountain-45-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood football topples Battle Mountain 45-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.56038647343\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-990169-675\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Rifle quarterback Holden Stutsman turns around to make a handoff against Basalt on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Rifle quarterback Holden Stutsman turns around to make a handoff against Basalt on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/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\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle quarterback Holden Stutsman turns around to make a handoff against Basalt on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School receiver Jackson Rapaport is gang tackled by a host of Rifle defenders on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School receiver Jackson Rapaport is gang tackled by a host of Rifle defenders on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/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\/10\/football-atd-102619-5-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Basalt High School receiver Jackson Rapaport is gang tackled by a host of Rifle defenders on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/preps\/glenwood-topples-battle-mountain-45-8\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/preps\/glenwood-topples-battle-mountain-45-8\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood Springs football made the most of senior night on the home turf Friday night, running away with a 45-8 win over the visiting Battle Mountain Huskies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Demons led 37-0 at the half, and went on to get the win behind rushing touchdowns from seniors Tucker Porter, Elliot Walz, Thor Melby and Dylan Albright. Another two rushing TDs came from junior Garrett Dollahan and sophomore Blake Nieslanik.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI think our schedule has been maybe the fourth or fifth toughest in 3A football,\u201d Glenwood coach Pat Engle noted of the Demons\u2019 1-6 record coming into the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe\u2019re certainly seasoned and battle tested now, and it feels really good to get the win and hear that fight song at Glenwood Springs High School.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Demons improve to 2-6 overall and 2-1 in the league, and keep a glimmer of hope alive for a possible playoff berth with the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe had some high expectations coming into the season, so the kids felt great about this one,\u201d Engle said. \u201cIt was nice to get it done here at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood hits the road for the final two games of the season, at Summit High School on Nov. 1 and Steamboat Springs on Nov. 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><span class=\"STND:STND BodyText Italic\">\u2014 <em>John Stroud, Post Independent<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Rifle handles tough Basalt squad, 21-9<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Leading early in the fourth quarter, the Basalt High School defense finally wore down as the top-ranked Rifle football team rallied for a 21-9 win Friday night on the BHS field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Longhorns, ranked No. 8 in Class 2A, were trying to bounce back from a 35-6 defeat at Delta a week ago. In that contest, BHS fell behind by two scores barely a minute into the contest and were never competitive. Against the Bears, it was a different story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt took its first possession in for a touchdown on Friday, sophomore running back Cole Dombrowski scoring from about 6 yards out for a 6-0 lead after a blocked extra point. The Bears did answer, however, with quarterback Holden Stutsman capping off the drive with a 1-yard sneak to take a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After that it became a defense battle, with the 7-6 Rifle advantage holding all the way into the fourth quarter. An interception by the Basalt defense set up the offense inside Rifle\u2019s 10-yard line, but BHS had to settle for a short Carlos Palomares field goal that gave the Longhorns a 9-7 lead with just inside 12 minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The remainder of the game belonged to Rifle\u2019s devastating rushing attack. Star tailback Levi Warfel scored only a few minutes later to make it 14-9 in favor of the Bears, and the BHS offense couldn\u2019t get anything going on its next possession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rifle effectively ran out the clock on its next possession, which ended with a second Warfel touchdown run to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With the win, Rifle improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in 2A Western Slope League play. It secured a second straight league title with only Moffat County remaining in the regular season. The Bulldogs lost 52-0 at Delta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt fell to 6-2 and 2-2 in WSL play after a second straight loss. The Longhorns close out the regular season next week with a trip to Aspen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><span class=\"STND:STND BodyText Italic\"><em>\u2014Austin Colbert, The Aspen Times<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h4> Aspen crushes Coal Ridge<\/h4>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Aspen High School football team made easy work of Coal Ridge on Friday, winning 54-20 in New Castle to keep its playoff hopes alive for another week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe actually executed on both sides \u2014 all three phases of the game tonight \u2014 very well,\u201d AHS coach Travis Benson said. \u201cDefense was grinding. We gave up one long series, but we definitely were playing some physical football tonight. And special teams definitely pulled through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers jumped all over the Titans, with junior quarterback Tyler Ward connecting with senior receiver Jon Haisfield for three touchdowns only midway through the first quarter. Down 20-0, Coal Ridge finally scored via a Damian Spell touchdown run to make it 20-7 early in the second quarter. However, two more touchdowns led to a 34-7 Aspen lead at halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cYou could definitely see a little bit of the brightness of last year\u2019s offense on the field tonight,\u201d Benson said. \u201cThey played with a lot of confidence for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers got the running clock going in the second half, with Coal Ridge scoring its final points on the final play of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Coal Ridge fell to 1-7 overall and 0-4 in WSL play. The Titans close out their season by hosting Delta next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen improved to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in WSL play. The Skiers\u2019 playoff hopes likely come down to a senior day win over Basalt next week, while the Longhorns will look to avoid a three-game skid to end the regular season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cPlayoffs are still alive,\u201d Benson said. \u201cBasalt next week. Little rivalry game, and it actually means something for the both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><span class=\"STND:STND BodyText Italic\">\u2014 <em>Austin Colbert, The Aspen Times<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><span class=\"STND:STND BodyText Italic\">\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In one other area prep football score from Friday, Paonia beat Grand Valley, 19-7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/preps\/glenwood-topples-battle-mountain-45-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rifle quarterback Holden Stutsman turns around to make a handoff against Basalt on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times Basalt High School receiver Jackson Rapaport is gang tackled by a host of Rifle defenders on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Basalt. 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