{"id":1317321,"date":"2019-12-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T18:00:00","slug":"coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"Coal Ridge hoops teams too much for Rifle in intra-district rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6374501992032\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-991897-408\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-1007x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy | Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco looks for an opening in the lane against the Rifle defense, in the Titans' 52-25 win over the Bears at Rifle High School Tuesday night.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco looks for an opening in the lane against the Rifle defense, in the Titans&#8217; 52-25 win over the Bears at Rifle High School Tuesday night.<\/strong><br \/>Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy<\/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\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-1007x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco looks for an opening in the lane against the Rifle defense, in the Titans' 52-25 win over the Bears at Rifle High School Tuesday night.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-1-694x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy | Rifle senior Trey Lujan finds an opening in the lane in the Bears' intra-district game against Coal Ridge Tuesday night.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Rifle senior Trey Lujan finds an opening in the lane in the Bears&#8217; intra-district game against Coal Ridge Tuesday night.<\/strong><br \/>Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy<\/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\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-1-694x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Rifle senior Trey Lujan finds an opening in the lane in the Bears' intra-district game against Coal Ridge Tuesday night.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-2-578x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy | Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco goes up for the shot Tuesday night in the Titan's 52-25 win over the Rifle Bears.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco goes up for the shot Tuesday night in the Titan&#8217;s 52-25 win over the Rifle Bears.<\/strong><br \/>Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy<\/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\/12\/hoopsRifleCoalRidge-rct-121919-2-578x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco goes up for the shot Tuesday night in the Titan's 52-25 win over the Rifle Bears.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Coal Ridge High School boys basketball team jumped out to an early lead on Tuesday night in the Jack Smith Gymnasium in Rifle, en route to a convincing 52-25 win over the Rifle High Bears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Titans senior Austin Gerber came out on fire from the start, finishing with 13 of his team\u2019s 15 first-quarter points, including three 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After a 15-4 first quarter lead, three other Coal Ridge players were able to find the basket leading to a halftime score of 26-12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Coming out of halftime, it seemed as though Bears might just have found a spark as senior Garret Robinson hit a long 3-pointer. But the Titans defensive pressure proved too much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Although the scoring was consistent for the Titans throughout the night, coach Paul Harvey was most proud of their \u201cstrong defensive effort and key shots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">High scorer and senior Austin Gerber wants to use this win \u201cto continue to build the confidence of the team and to raise the standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Titans had two players in double figures, including Gerber with 23 points, while junior Hank DiMarco tallied 13 points for the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Bears found scoring from junior Tido Ruiz with 11 points, senior Trey Lujan with eight points, and senior Garret Robinson with six points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">GIRLS<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\"><span class=\"STND:STND BodyText Bold\">Coal Ridge 56, Rifle 31<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the second meeting between the Coal Ridge and Rifle girls basketball teams, Coal Ridge looked to bounce back from the 27-34 defeat against the Bears earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And they did just that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Titans were able to come out with a solid 56-31 win, which was propelled by intense full-court pressure and a career night from senior Lyanna Nevarez, as she poured in 17 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Titans were able to jump out to an early 11-2 lead in the first quarter fueled by two 3-pointers from freshman Jackie Camunez and one from Nevarez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The defensive pressure would not slow down either, as the Titans would finish out the half 28-13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Titans head coach Clyde Morgan was most excited about the wide variety of scoring, saying \u201cthere is not one person who will be able to carry them to a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The theme remained the same as 10 different Titan players were able to find the basket in the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Nevarez was quick to highlight the team chemistry, saying \u201cit felt more like a team tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Bears found scoring from senior Natalie Schauster and junior Mackenzie Elizarado with 12 and eight points, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">For the Titans, Camunez added eight points and Taylor Wiescamp contributed seven points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Next up: Rifle\u2019s teams finish the pre-winter break schedule with a game at Moffat County on Thursday night, followed by a home contest versus Basalt on the Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Titans close out pre-holiday play versus Paonia Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:sports@postindependent.com\">sports@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/coal-ridge-hoops-teams-too-much-for-rifle-in-intra-district-rivalry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coal Ridge junior Hank DiMarco looks for an opening in the lane against the Rifle defense, in the Titans&#8217; 52-25 win over the Bears at Rifle High School Tuesday night.Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy Rifle senior Trey Lujan finds an opening in the lane in the Bears&#8217; intra-district game against Coal Ridge Tuesday night.Theresa Hamilton\/courtesy Coal Ridge junior [&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-1317321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 08:28:27","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\/1317321","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=1317321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317321\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}