The Rifle Bears football squad scored 28 points and limited the host Basalt Longhorns to 12 in the Bears non-league triumph on Monday.

The Bears now sport a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grand Junction Central for a non-league test on Monday, October 7. Rifle will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 36-12 non-league loss to Palisade (Palisade, CO). The Warriors record now stands at 0-1.

With the defeat, Basalt drops to 1-1 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Roaring Fork (Carbondale, CO) to clash with the Rams in a non-league test on Monday, October 7. The Rams come into the test with a record of 1-2. Roaring Fork lost 14-8 in their recent league test against Cedaredge (Cedaredge, CO)