{"id":2447976,"date":"2019-08-26T02:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/demons-eye-steps-under-engle\/"},"modified":"2019-08-26T02:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T08:08:00","slug":"glenwood-springs-football-eyes-next-steps-under-second-year-coach-engle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/glenwood-springs-football-eyes-next-steps-under-second-year-coach-engle\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood Springs football eyes next steps under second-year coach Engle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6678832116788\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-311786-425\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson charges through the defending Rifle Bears during last year's rivalry game at Rifle High School.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson charges through the defending Rifle Bears during last year&#8217;s rivalry game at Rifle High School.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson charges through the defending Rifle Bears during last year's rivalry game at Rifle High School.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs Demon Luke Gair lunges forward while Conifer Lobo Stephen Douglas makes the tackle last year's game at Stubler Memorial Field.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs Demon Luke Gair lunges forward while Conifer Lobo Stephen Douglas makes the tackle last year&#8217;s game at Stubler Memorial Field.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs Demon Luke Gair lunges forward while Conifer Lobo Stephen Douglas makes the tackle last year's game at Stubler Memorial Field.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent | Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson runs the ball down the field through the defending Conifer Lobos during last year's game at Stubler Memorial Field.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson runs the ball down the field through the defending Conifer Lobos during last year&#8217;s game at Stubler Memorial Field.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/Glenwoodfootball-GPI-082619-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson runs the ball down the field through the defending Conifer Lobos during last year's game at Stubler Memorial Field.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/demons-eye-steps-under-engle\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/demons-eye-steps-under-engle\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Glenwood Springs High School football team opened up the 2018 season with a five-week stretch that was arguably one of the toughest in the state of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It came while the program was breaking in a new coaching staff under head coach Pat Engle, who took over for Hall of Fame coach Rocky Whitworth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">During that stretch, Glenwood went 1-4, but the experience gained while playing five projected league champions helped set the Demons up for a strong close to the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Glenwood went 4-1 in the 3A Western Slope League, finishing at 5-5 on the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That run to close the season helped Glenwood gain respect in the state as the Demons received a top-10 preseason vote under Engle, putting Glenwood back on the map in 3A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Now, that same five-week stretch begins the season once again. The Demons will have to find a way to replace the all-state caliber production of running backs Gavin Olson and Luke Gair, who both graduated out of the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Fortunately for Glenwood and coach Engle, senior quarterback Dylan Albright returns, as does senior fullback Elliot Walz. A number of experienced linemen return, as well, highlighted by senior center Spencer Cloud and senior right guard Kelton McPherson, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI think there were so many really, really good things that came out of that early-season schedule,\u201d Engle said. \u201cI think as a society today, we want to avoid tough stuff, but for our football program, we want to go right at it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI re-upped with those same teams for this year because it was so good for us to go through that adversity early in the year last year. So I\u2019m expecting it to be good for us this year as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After that tough stretch to open the season, the Demons rolled through league play, winning all four games while scoring more than 40 points in each league win. The Demons pushed eventual league champion Palisade through halftime, before the Bulldogs pulled away late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Thanks to that dominance in wins over Eagle Valley, Summit, Steamboat Springs, and Battle Mountain, Glenwood was able to get a look at some younger players, especially on offense. That gave some looks at kids who will try to replace the production that Olson and Gair took with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">JP Simpson, Jahirie Labare, Stephen Morris, Garrett Dollahan and Blake Nieslanik will all get some looks in the backfield with Walz, giving Glenwood serious depth this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Defensively, Glenwood has to replace quite a bit of talent on that side of the ball as well, highlighted by standout safety Wyatt Ewer, as well as Olson and Gair, among others. Losing that leadership on the defensive side of the ball can be tough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWyatt\u2019s leadership on the field was incredible,\u201d Engle said. \u201cHe was a great player and a person, so I\u2019m waiting for someone to step up in that sense. Wyatt was like another coach on the field. You can\u2019t replace a kid like him, but we\u2019ll try and plug that hole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI think we got bigger all over the field, and we\u2019re trying to continue to build depth on defense. We feel pretty good in the secondary, depth-wise, but it\u2019s all about shaking things out once the games start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">If last season was a sign of things to come, the Demons will be up for the early-season challenge, especially after losing two of the four games in that five-game stretch by eight points or less.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">If Glenwood can turn those losses into wins, and can continue to roll through most of the 3A schedule, it should push for a state playoff berth.<\/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.aspentimes.com\/news\/demons-eye-steps-under-engle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson charges through the defending Rifle Bears during last year&#8217;s rivalry game at Rifle High School.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs Demon Luke Gair lunges forward while Conifer Lobo Stephen Douglas makes the tackle last year&#8217;s game at Stubler Memorial Field.Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent Glenwood Springs Demon Gavin Olson [&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-2447976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 17:19:49","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\/2447976","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=2447976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}