{"id":2448730,"date":"2019-09-14T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season\/"},"modified":"2019-09-14T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T04:56:00","slug":"basalt-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/basalt-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt football shuts down Battle Mountain, moves to 2-0 on season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9229792636479\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-312872-540\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School senior Ernesto Lopez, left, chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen late in their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School senior Ernesto Lopez, left, chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen late in their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School senior Ernesto Lopez, left, chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen late in their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School sophomore Gavin Webb lowers his shoulder against a Battle Mountain defender during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School sophomore Gavin Webb lowers his shoulder against a Battle Mountain defender during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School sophomore Gavin Webb lowers his shoulder against a Battle Mountain defender during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School senior Lander McNamee chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School senior Lander McNamee chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School senior Lander McNamee chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School junior Rulbe Alvarado (15) tackles Battle Mountain's Garrett Anderson (23) during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School junior Rulbe Alvarado (15) tackles Battle Mountain&#8217;s Garrett Anderson (23) during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School junior Rulbe Alvarado (15) tackles Battle Mountain's Garrett Anderson (23) during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski is tripped up by a Battle Mountain defender is their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski is tripped up by a Battle Mountain defender is their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski is tripped up by a Battle Mountain defender is their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School senior reciever Jackson Rapaport, right, waits for the ball to arrive from quarterback Matty Gillis during their game against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School senior reciever Jackson Rapaport, right, waits for the ball to arrive from quarterback Matty Gillis during their game against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School senior reciever Jackson Rapaport, right, waits for the ball to arrive from quarterback Matty Gillis during their game against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School's Tristan Johnston (5) and Rulbe Alvarado (15) track down a Battle Mountain runner during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School&#8217;s Tristan Johnston (5) and Rulbe Alvarado (15) track down a Battle Mountain runner during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-6.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School's Tristan Johnston (5) and Rulbe Alvarado (15) track down a Battle Mountain runner during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School sophomore Wyatt Upton jumps to defend against a Battle Mountain pass during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School sophomore Wyatt Upton jumps to defend against a Battle Mountain pass during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-7.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School sophomore Wyatt Upton jumps to defend against a Battle Mountain pass during their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski carries the football against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski carries the football against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/BHSfootball-atd-091519-1-8.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School sophomore Cole Dombrowski carries the football against Battle Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. (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-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Carl Frerichs was worried about his defense coming into the season, considering it lost so much talent. Maybe not worried, but very much aware of the physical skill sets that graduated and needed to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Then came Saturday afternoon when the Basalt High School football coach watched the Longhorns physically dominate visiting Battle Mountain to the tune of a 28-0 win on the BHS field, and nothing seemed all that out of place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe lost a lot of good hitters. We lost all of our linebackers, our D-ends \u2014 I have one D-end that I moved inside \u2014 so I\u2019m really proud of the kids for flying around and they are just playing aggressive football,\u201d Frerichs said. \u201cIf they do their jobs we expect good things out of them and they are doing assignment football where good things are happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As it\u2019s been for a few years now, Basalt\u2019s defense was its strength last season, recording five shutouts and holding three others to single digits en route to a 9-2 season and trip to the Class 2A state quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">On paper, Saturday\u2019s matchup with the Huskies looked like it would make for a competitive game. Class 3A Battle Mountain entered the game 2-0 with wins over Middle Park (27-23) and Alameda (49-0), but Basalt didn\u2019t let them become much of a factor in the Longhorns\u2019 home opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">After trading a few early punts, Basalt took a 7-0 lead on a short touchdown run by sophomore Gavin Webb. The halftime score was 14-0 after another short TD run, this time by sophomore Cole Dombrowski in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The second half remained a heavy dose of running the ball and a stifling defense for the Longhorns. Junior quarterback Matty Gillis capped off the first drive of the half with a 1-yard TD run, while Dombrowski scored his second touchdown when he broke loose for a score in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cCole Dombrowski, our running back, ran extremely hard today. I think there was a huge growth from Game 1 to Game 2,\u201d Frerichs said. \u201cThe offensive line is coming together. I just feel like both our fullbacks, Gavin and Peter Zimmer, are running really hard. Again, I\u2019m really proud of Matty \u2014 zero turnovers. I just think that\u2019s gigantic when he\u2019s getting zero turnovers in those games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Dombrowski led the way with 78 yards and two scores on 22 carries. Webb had 45 yards rushing and a score on 10 carries. Gillis was 8 of 18 passing for 108 yards, with senior receiver Jackson Rapaport catching six of those passes for 80 yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Battle Mountain\u2019s best drive came late in the third quarter down 21-0 when it was stopped on fourth-and-short at Basalt\u2019s 15-yard-line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sophomore Sam Sherry was credited with 12 total tackles (seven solo), while Rapaport and senior Ernesto Lopez had a sack each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cPenalties are one thing we definitely need to work on. Our kids are definitely playing hard, though,\u201d Frerichs said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll look at film and see exactly what it is. But not too disappointed. But against better teams we definitely got to clean it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Battle Mountain (2-1) heads to Moffat County next week, one of Basalt\u2019s 2A Western Slope League foes. The Longhorns (2-0), who beat Olathe 29-7 in their season opener, will travel to Pagosa Springs on Friday. Pagosa is 1-2 after beating Centauri on Friday, 28-20. The Pirates have losses to Durango (47-0) and La Junta (19-7), the defending 2A state champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey are going to be tough,\u201d Frerichs said of Pagosa. \u201cThey run the triple option. Truthfully, we are really excited about this win and we\u2019ll start thinking about Pagosa (Saturday night) and (Sunday).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen played on Friday, losing 42-20 to Meeker to fall to 0-2 overall. The Skiers next play Friday night at Class 1A Cedaredge (1-1).<\/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-football-shuts-down-battle-mountain-moves-to-2-0-on-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basalt High School senior Ernesto Lopez, left, chases down Battle Mountain quarterback Kai Haggen late in their game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, on the BHS field. The Longhorns won, 28-0. 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