A lot will be determined this week in Northern Colorado high school football.

Several conference championships can be clinched, including from Wellington vs. Resurrection Christian in the 2A North league.

Plus, Timnath hosts an intriguing matchup against their east-of-Interstate-25 conference mates in top-5 Windsor.

Here’s how the Week 9 schedule looks, including the top Fort Collins-area and regional football games to watch.

Fort Collins-area football Week 9 schedule (Oct. 23-24)5A No. 8 Fairview at Fossil Ridge (Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.)3A No. 2 Windsor at Timnath (Oct 24, 6:30 p.m.)Silver Creek at Poudre (Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m.)2A No. 3 Wellington at 2A No. 8 Resurrection Christian (Oct. 24, 7 p.m.)Rocky Mountain at Prairie View (Oct. 24, 7 p.m.)Fort Collins at Brighton (Oct. 24, 7 p.m.)Local Game of the Week: 3A No. 2 Windsor at Timnath

Can anyone stop these Wizards? We’ll find out more in the next few weeks, starting Oct. 24 with a short road trip north to Timnath.

Windsor (7-0, 2-0 league) has had five blowouts sandwiched around a couple competitive games against Roosevelt and Severance.

The Cubs (4-3, 1-1) are much closer to those latter teams and certainly pushed Windsor last year in a 14-6 road defeat.

Timnath has the kind of stout defense that can match up physically with a line like the Wizards have, already proving that in a road shutout upset at No. 10 Thompson Valley and an 11-point loss at No. 1 Mead.

Can the Cubs pull another upset? Will Windsor make its case for No. 1? Stay tuned.

When: Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m.Where: PSD StadiumNoCo Game of the Week: 2A No. 3 Wellington at 2A No. 8 Resurrection Christian

The Eagles (7-0, 3-0 league) continued their season-long rampage last week, beating up on a second straight top-10 league opponent in Eaton.

After two quality losses early on, the Cougars (5-2) have been nearly as impressive in league play, starting 3-0 in conference with an average winning margin of 34 points per game.

This should be an absolute slugfest. Both teams field impressive defenses that can really force turnovers and set up short fields for grinding rushing attacks with big-play ability.

And given the two teams’ wins to date, this game will clinch the conference championship for the winner.

When: Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m.Where: Resurrection Christian SchoolWeek 9 Northern Colorado high school schedule (Oct. 23-25)

Oct. 23

Adams City at Skyline (6 p.m.)Greeley West at Loveland (6:30 p.m.)Frederick at Monarch (7 p.m.)

Oct. 24

3A No. 6 Roosevelt at Severance (7 p.m.)Northridge at 3A No. 1 Mead (7 p.m.)Fort Morgan at 3A No. 10 Thompson Valley (7 p.m.)2A No. 5 Brush at Weld Central (7 p.m.)5A No. 9 Erie at Legacy (7 p.m.)Greeley Central at Niwot (7 p.m.)Sterling at Fort Lupton (7 p.m.)4A No. 9 Sand Creek at Centaurus (7 p.m.)Grand Junction Central at Longmont (7 p.m.)1A No. 8 Highland at Jefferson (7:30 p.m.)Mountain View at 3A No. 3 Pomona (7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 25

8-man No. 2 Haxtun at 8-man No. 4 Dayspring Christian Academy (1 p.m.)Lyons at Gilpin County (1 p.m.)

Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.