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PHOTOS: Recent Rifle basketball, Coal Ridge wrestling action

Rifle junior Jade Cunningham drives the lane against Basalt at home on Friday.
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Friday saw Rifle girls and boys basketball host Basalt. Meanwhile, Coal Ridge High School wrestling squared off against North Fork and Glenwood Springs at home Friday before gaining a second-place team finish in Meeker on Saturday.

Rifle boys basketball lost to the Longhorns 57-21 but they came back on Tuesday to beat Hayden at home 50-43. The 1-17 Bears tip-off against Coal Ridge in Titans territory at 7 p.m. Friday.

Rifle girls basketball also lost to the Longhorns, 46-30. The girls are now 7-12, 2-6 and also play Coal Ridge in Titans territory, at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Rifle junior Sterling Cook controls the ball against Basalt at home Friday.
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Rifle junior Denisse Orozco dribbles downcourt at home against Basalt on Friday.
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Rifle junior Brooke Allen takes a jump shot at home against Basalt on Friday.
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Coal Ridge’s Cooper Thurmon subdues a North Fork opponent at home Friday.
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Coal Ridge senior Brandon Short, left, shakes hand with his North Fork opponent at home Friday.
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