{"id":1316359,"date":"2019-11-02T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T18:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=990419"},"modified":"2019-11-02T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T18:06:06","slug":"glenwoods-485-rushing-yards-too-much-for-summit-tigers-in-36-30-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwoods-485-rushing-yards-too-much-for-summit-tigers-in-36-30-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood\u2019s 485 rushing yards too much for Summit Tigers in 36-30 victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Summit-Glenwood-FB.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Summit-Glenwood-FB.png 638w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Summit-Glenwood-FB-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\"><figcaption><strong>The Glenwood Springs Demons football team spoiled Summit&#8217;s Senior Night with a 36-30 victory on a Frigid Friday night.<\/strong><br \/><em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>BRECKENRIDGE \u2013 Summit senior linebacker Al Espinoza and the Summit<br \/>\nTigers knew what they were getting Friday night on the frozen turf at<br \/>\nTiger Stadium in Breckenridge with Glenwood Springs\u2019 smashmouth<br \/>\ndouble-tight, double-wing offense.<\/p>\n<p>On paper, it may seem simple to<br \/>\nsome. A dive, a counter and a pull \u2013 three plays to diagnose and stop.<br \/>\nBetter buckle your chin strap, stay low and discipline your eyes to<br \/>\ndiagnose what\u2019s coming at you.<\/p>\n<p>But with a distinct weight and<br \/>\nexperience disadvantage in the trenches, the Demons rushing attack left<br \/>\nthe Tigers somewhat stunned and dazed, Summit down 16-0 at the end of<br \/>\nthe first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe<br \/>\nknew it was coming hard,\u201d Espinoza said. \u201cAnd the first couple of plays<br \/>\nit just smacked us right in the face. But I believe in my team so much.<br \/>\nMan, last year, we lost to this team 41-12. And in this game I saw a<br \/>\ncompletely different team. I\u2019m so proud of how the defense showed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Playing<br \/>\nin frigid, high-altitude conditions that dipped into the single digits<br \/>\nwith the wind chill, Summit scraped back from that early 16-0 hole to<br \/>\ntake an eventual 23-22 lead Friday night under the lights at Tiger<br \/>\nStadium. But, in the end, Glenwood\u2019s 485 rushing yards on 59 attempts \u2013<br \/>\nattempting a solitary passing play on the night \u2013 proved too much for an<br \/>\ninspired bunch of Tigers. Despite the 36-30 loss, the Tigers (3-6, 2-2<br \/>\n3A Western Slope) put it all on the line against the Demons (3-6, 3-1),<br \/>\nplaying for Espinoza and fellow seniors including two-way lineman Zayden<br \/>\n\u201cZiggy\u201d Gerry, tight end and defensive end Daniel Gonzalez, safety and<br \/>\nwide receiver Alexi Nevarez and team inspiration Joseph Burgos.<\/p>\n<figure><noscript><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Before<br \/>\nthe sun set behind the Tenmile Range and turned Senior Night into a<br \/>\nsubzero struggle, Summit first-year head coach James Wagner sat his team<br \/>\ndown in the Summit High auditorium. He then asked each senior,<br \/>\none-by-one, to address the team. Later during pregame, the Denver<br \/>\nBroncos mascot, Miles, hoisted the NFL team\u2019s flag in the air while<br \/>\nleading theTigers to the field, as electrified as ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey<br \/>\npoured it all out there,\u201d Wagner said of the seniors. \u201cThey spoke from<br \/>\nthe heart, it really set the tone for the night. Our whole team wanted<br \/>\nto win this game for them, and I think that put an extra motivation in<br \/>\nthem to pursue a victory. \u2026 Every time Glenwood did something, they<br \/>\nresponded. We did some great things for us to mentally come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Down<br \/>\n16-0 after a pair of rushing touchdowns by Glenwood junior running back<br \/>\nGarrett Dollahan, Summit maintained hope after Glenwood sophomore<br \/>\nrunning back Blake Nieslanik fumbled at the end of a 35-yard run, Summit<br \/>\njunior Kobe Cortright recovering possession at Summit\u2019s 45 with 4:50<br \/>\nremaining in the half. A minute later, Summit junior quarterback Cam<br \/>\nKalaf took an up-the-gut run 24 yards for a touchdown, following it up<br \/>\nwith a 2-point conversion, the Tigers down 16-8, as Miles the Denver<br \/>\nBroncos mascot waved his flag.<\/p>\n<figure><noscript><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>With<br \/>\n2:06 left in the half, Summit continued to dial in their defensive<br \/>\nadjustments, Gonzalez blowing up a play in the backfield to force a long<br \/>\nthird down and Glenwood\u2019s only pass attempt of the night. Then with<br \/>\njust 29 seconds left in the half, Kalaf found junior wide receiver Kobe<br \/>\nCortright for a 24-yard touchdown catch, capped by a Gonzalez 2-point<br \/>\nconversion run to tie the game at 16. For Cortright, his two catches on<br \/>\nthe drive were season-defining moments of growth after he dropped an<br \/>\nopen pass to start the drive.<\/p>\n<p>At halftime Wagner and the Tiger<br \/>\ncoaches were in the midst of adjusting to Glenwood\u2019s 154 rushing yards<br \/>\nin the first half on 25 carries. Gauging that the Demons liked to run to<br \/>\nthe boundary \u2013 narrow side of field \u2013 Summit set its strength to the<br \/>\nboundary while rotating the positions of individual defensive players to<br \/>\nemploy their strengths strategically.<\/p>\n<p>The third quarter was scoreless until the final moments, as Summit started slanting into gaps to disrupt the timing of Glenwood\u2019s blocks. With 1:08 left in the quarter, Niselanik broke free off tackle for a 15-yard touchdown scamper. But the Tigers kept it to within 22-16 after Wagner barked out a \u201ctoss\u201d&nbsp; to help stop the 2-point conversion.<\/p>\n<p>Just<br \/>\n41 seconds later, Kalaf connected to Cortright for a 72-yard<br \/>\ncatch-and-run touchdown on a read-pass option, capped by a 1-point<br \/>\nconversion kick by junior Jaden Smith for a 23-22 Tigers lead.<\/p>\n<p>Glenwood<br \/>\nthen created enough cushion beginning with a 55-yard rushing touchdown<br \/>\nby Dollahan and a 2-point conversion from senior fullback Elliot Walz<br \/>\nwith 8:47 left in the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Glenwood\u2019s kicker<br \/>\nrocketed the football off of a Summit player, the freak play resulting<br \/>\nin an effective onside kick and Glenwood recovery. Glenwood then<br \/>\nextended their lead to 36-23 with 4:13 left on a 7-yard touchdown run by<br \/>\nDollahan.<\/p>\n<p>Summit took less than a minute to score on the next<br \/>\ndrive, Collins catching an 11-yard pass, Cortright catching a 53-yard<br \/>\nstrike and Summit capping the drive with a speed-option pass play<br \/>\ninvolving Kalaf, Collins and senior Alexi Nevarez.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing within<br \/>\n36-30 wasn\u2019t enough though, as Glenwood converted enough first downs to<br \/>\nrun the clock out. Still, on a subzero Senior Night, Wagner described<br \/>\nthe Tigers\u2019 effort as \u201cunbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight that my kids gave,\u201d the coach said, \u201cI could not ask more of them. They played their hearts out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/glenwoods-485-rushing-yards-too-much-for-summit-tigers-in-36-30-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Glenwood Springs Demons football team spoiled Summit&#8217;s Senior Night with a 36-30 victory on a Frigid Friday night. BRECKENRIDGE \u2013 Summit senior linebacker Al Espinoza and the Summit Tigers knew what they were getting Friday night on the frozen turf at Tiger Stadium in Breckenridge with Glenwood Springs\u2019 smashmouth double-tight, double-wing offense. On paper, [&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":["post-1316359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 15:06:05","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\/1316359","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=1316359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1316359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1316359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}