The Rifle Bears just kept getting incrementally better game after game during the Spring 2021 football season, and they were able to outlast an explosive Classical Academy team 35-34 to bring home their 4th State Championship trophy. Embrey Marantino’s 70 yard touchdown run on a 4th down and 1 situation, proved to be the winning score for the Bears. Rifle recovered a late fumble by TCA to seal the win.
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https://www.postindependent.com/news/champions-rifle-bears-clinch-state-title/
3A football: Rifle erases the clock to beat TCA for state title
https://www.chieftain.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/05/15/rifle-football-rushes-class-3-a-state-title-over-classical-academy/5114535001/
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https://www.postindependent.com/news/photos-rifle-bears-defeat-the-classical-academy-for-state-title/
https://www.9news.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/rifle-high-school-wins-3a-spring-football-state-championship/73-ec419844-7c74-443c-b9b0-28e6e06bc73d