{"id":2449269,"date":"2019-09-27T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-football-beats-paonia-in-weather-shortened-game\/"},"modified":"2019-09-27T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T05:04:00","slug":"basalt-football-beats-paonia-in-weather-shortened-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/basalt-football-beats-paonia-in-weather-shortened-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt football beats Paonia in weather-shortened game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Basalt High School football team hosts Paonia on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, for homecoming on the BHS field. (Photo by Kara Williams)<\/strong>
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With a little help from Mother Nature, the Basalt High School football team only needed three quarters to beat visiting Paonia 20-0 on Friday for homecoming on the BHS field.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns led 14-0 at halftime before the game was halted for more than an hour due to lightning in the area. BHS led 20-0 after three quarters when the game was again stopped because of lightning and ultimately called before the fourth quarter could get underway.<\/p>\n

Basalt coach Carl Frerichs credited defensive lineman Ernesto Lopez for leading the team\u2019s dominant defensive performance against the Eagles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just couldn\u2019t handle him up front. He really was causing a lot of havoc on their offense,\u201d Frerichs said. \u201cErnie on the nose really dominated defensively. And the offense really played pretty well overall. We had some opportunities. But the defense, I was really proud of the kids. They all flew around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basalt never really looked threatened against Class 1A Paonia. BHS led 7-0 midway through the first quarter thanks to a 5-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Cole Dombrowski. The second score came early in the second quarter with junior quarterback Matty Gillis scoring on a short run.<\/p>\n

The final score came in the closing seconds of the third quarter \u2014 and of the game \u2014 when Gillis found senior receiver Jackson Rapaport on a short pass and catch.<\/p>\n

Paonia fell to 2-2 with the loss. Basalt improved to a perfect 4-0 for the second time in as many seasons. Next up, the Longhorns will open 2A Western Slope League play at home against Moffat County. The Bulldogs (3-0) play Pagosa Springs on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time a team is 3-0 we better be prepared,\u201d Frerichs said. \u201cWith any of these teams in our league, if we are not prepared we are going to have our hands full.\u201d<\/p>\n

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via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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