{"id":2445024,"date":"2019-06-05T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-high-football-to-close-out-camp-with-thursday-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge\/"},"modified":"2019-06-05T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T04:56:00","slug":"basalt-football-to-close-camp-with-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/basalt-football-to-close-camp-with-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt football to close camp with scrimmage vs Glenwood, Coal Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.6323232323232\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-307534-329\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Players await the start of the Basalt High School football practice on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, on the BHS field.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Players await the start of the Basalt High School football practice on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, on the BHS field.<\/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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Players await the start of the Basalt High School football practice on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, on the BHS field.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | The Basalt defense, led by Ernesto Lopez, celebrates after forcing an early fumble in the 2018 season opener against Olathe.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>The Basalt defense, led by Ernesto Lopez, celebrates after forcing an early fumble in the 2018 season opener against Olathe.<\/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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Basalt defense, led by Ernesto Lopez, celebrates after forcing an early fumble in the 2018 season opener against Olathe.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt's Jackson Rapaport hauls in a pass in a 2018 football game against D'Evelyn in Basalt. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Basalt&#8217;s Jackson Rapaport hauls in a pass in a 2018 football game against D&#8217;Evelyn 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.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/football-atd-060619-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt's Jackson Rapaport hauls in a pass in a 2018 football game against D'Evelyn 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.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-high-football-to-close-out-camp-with-thursday-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-high-football-to-close-out-camp-with-thursday-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Eight practices and one scrimmage may not sound like much, but spring camp is hardly about fine-tuning things. For the Basalt High School football team, it\u2019s about laying the foundation for the upcoming fall season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEveryone here is fully committed to this team, which feels great. We\u2019ve always had that committed team, and I feel that same brotherhood here,\u201d BHS senior-to-be Ernesto Lopez said. \u201cIt just comes down to who wants to play and who doesn\u2019t. I know everyone here is ready to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Longhorns held their eighth and final practice of the spring on Wednesday. They will close out spring ball Thursday with a 4 p.m. scrimmage against Glenwood Springs and Coal Ridge, played at Glenwood Springs High School. It\u2019s a rare chance for BHS to play in full pads against the Class 3A Demons while also allowing them to size up a 2A Western Slope League foe in the Titans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a great time for kids to step up and show their leadership and their commitment to the program, which we\u2019ve been really excited about this spring,\u201d said BHS coach Carl Frerichs, who is entering his 12th season at the helm. \u201cI know a lot of these kids are super excited to step up and have their opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Basalt football program hovered either just above or just below the .500 mark in most of Frerichs\u2019 first nine seasons, the worst being a 2-7 campaign in 2013 while reaching seven wins on two occasions (2010 and 2016).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But the Longhorns reached another level over the past two seasons, going 9-2 each time. BHS hosted a second-round playoff game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/longhorn-football-in-uncharted-territory-with-broncos-coming-to-town\/\">for the first time in school history<\/a> last fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/explosive-platte-valley-too-much-for-basalt-football-in-2a-quarterfinals\/\">losing 46-9 to Platte Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In what has without question been the best three-year stretch in Longhorn history, the current senior class now is tasked with continuing this relatively new tradition of dominance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m excited to show everyone else what it\u2019s like to be a leader and hopefully make them step up into the seniors\u2019 shoes that we lost,\u201d BHS senior-to-be Jackson Rapaport said. \u201cJust keep the same mindset we\u2019ve always had and hard work will beat the amount of talent as long as we follow what the coaches need us to do and are able to work as hard as we need to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt said goodbye to many good seniors last fall, notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalts-trevor-reuss-looks-to-finish-what-he-started-against-develyn\/\">quarterback Trevor Reuss<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/jake-reardon-finally-ready-to-become-basalt-footballs-feature-running-back\/\">running back Jake Reardon<\/a>. Frerichs said sophomore Wish Moore and junior Matty Gillis are competing to be the next QB, while sophomore Cole Dombrowski seems to have a solid hold on the running back position, critical in Basalt\u2019s run-heavy offense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey are both doing a great job,\u201d Frerichs said of the quarterbacks. \u201cIn the backfield we got Cole Dombrowski. He\u2019s only going to be a sophomore, but he\u2019s a heck of a talent. There\u2019s a handful of running backs. That is probably our strongest position in terms of depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Rapaport is back as one of the Western Slope\u2019s best wideouts, and Lopez is a dominant force on the defensive line. After that, it\u2019s mostly a lot of new names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Thursday\u2019s scrimmage will be a chance for the younger players to leave a lasting impression on the coaching staff before the long summer break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe biggest thing with the scrimmage is we\u2019ll see who actually wants to play or not,\u201d Lopez reiterated. \u201cMy biggest thing would just be getting back into the playoffs and going a step further than last year. I know we have the ability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fall practice officially begins Aug. 12. The Longhorns open the 2019 season on Sept. 6 at Olathe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-high-football-to-close-out-camp-with-thursday-scrimmage-vs-glenwood-coal-ridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players await the start of the Basalt High School football practice on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, on the BHS field.Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times The Basalt defense, led by Ernesto Lopez, celebrates after forcing an early fumble in the 2018 season opener against Olathe.Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times Basalt&#8217;s Jackson Rapaport hauls in a pass in a [&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":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2445024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 08:43:19","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":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}