Friday Night Live was back for another week of Colorado high school football playoff action.
Northern Colorado has a busy weekend, including some intriguing Friday games and several Saturday showdowns.
The Friday slate was highlighted by Class 2A No. 2 Wellington blasting a regional rival in the 2A quarterfinals and Fort Collins pushing reigning runner-up legend in the 5A playoffs.
Plus, No. 6 Roosevelt rolled and No. 12 Thompson Valley waged a classic at No. 5 Holy Family.
Coloradoan reporter Chris Abshire and photographer Logan Newell were posted up in Wellington with live updates from No. 2 Wellington vs. No. 7 Resurrection Christian and more games across NoCo.
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Here’s how all the CHSAA playoff action in the Fort Collins area and across Northern Colorado high school football played out on Friday night.
The local games were just a slice of the playoff action around Colorado high school football this weekend.
While there weren’t a ton of seed upsets, that means some titanic matchups incoming next week, especially in the upper classifications.
— Chris Abshire
Wellington was so close to a title last year. The Eagles seem intent on fixing that in 2025.
Read all about the quarterfinal win here.
— Chris Abshire
The Lambkins would not go away for about 3.5 quarters in this one.
Legend opened up a 27-7 lead, but Fort Collins roared back with three straight Justin Cranford TD passes, two to Preston Mozer.
However, Brooks Goossen threw his 4th TD of the night (second to Kellen Marchand) and Ryken Banks added his second score on the ground as the Titans closed the visitors out.
FINAL: No. 4 Legend 42, No. 13 Fort Collins 28
The fourth-seeded Titans get No. 5 Valor Christian next in a 5A quarterfinal clash.
No. 13 Fort Collins finishes the season 9-3 (4-1 league), tying the most wins for the program since the 2014 season.
— Chris Abshire
What a thriller in the 3A playoffs to knock out the defending champs!
Thompson Valley led 7-0, 14-7 and 21-14, but the Tigers came back every time, eventually forcing overtime.
After Holy Family scored first in overtime, they picked off Eagles quarterback Finley Lucas to seal an absolute playoff classic down in Broomfield.
The Tigers will face the winner of No. 4 Mead and No. 13 Lewis-Palmer in a 3A quarterfinal next week.
FINAL: No. 5 Holy Family 28, No. 12 Thompson Valley 21 (OT)
— Chris Abshire
The No. 6 seed looked like a well-oiled machine, shutting out No. 11 Pueblo County and running away with a 47-0 win.
Five different Roughriders scored, including two TDs for Milo Pascual on the ground in the first half. Roosevelt also got a special teams score on a blocked punt and three touchdown passes.
Roosevelt will get the winner of No. 3 Palisade and No. 14 Timnath in the 3A quarterfinals.
FINAL: Roosevelt 47, Pueblo County 0
Class 3A State Football, Round 1: No. 6 Roosevelt defeats No. 11 Pueblo County 47-0 to advance to next week’s second round. #copreps #weldpreps
— Bobby Fernandez (@BobbyDFernandez) November 15, 2025
— Chris Abshire
This one was over, but the home team just wanted to make sure.
Another lengthy scoring drive resulted in a 13-yard touchdown run for Tre Trujillo to put the game firmly out of reach.
Wellington 42, Res. Christian 6; mid 4th quarter
— Chris Abshire
The Lambkins continue to stay within striking distance, answering Legend’s 3rd quarter score with one of their own.
Justin Cranford hit emerging sophomore tight end Donovan Dumas for a 21-yard touchdown pass that keeps Fort Collins close enough.
Legend 27, Fort Collins 14; late 3rd quarter
— Chris Abshire
Wellington is leaving no doubt here, scoring again after a methodical march down the field.
Tanner Gray got a remarkable fourth TD tonight on another short QB run. The No. 2 seed is less than a quarter away from hosting a 2A semifinal for the second straight year.
Wellington 35, Res. Christian 6; early 4th quarter
— Chris Abshire
The Titans may have finally broken this one wide open with the big play they’ve been looking for.
Brooks Goossen hit Freddie Burke deep for an 85-yard touchdown pass, giving Legend a three-score lead for the first time all game.
Legend 27, Fort Collins 7; mid 3rd quarter
— Chris Abshire
The No. 2 seed really turned the tide in this game going in and out of the locker room.
After scoring 1 second before halftime, the Eagles got a big Brayton Meglen kick return and needed just a 45-yard scoring drive that Tanner Gray finished off with a 20-yard TD run.
Wellington 28, Res. Christian 6; mid 3rd quarter
— Chris Abshire
Another huge sequence in this game, as Wellington scored with under 1 second left after draining the final 6 minutes off the first-half clock.
Tanner Gray took it in on a fourth-down QB power from 1 yard out for a crucial score, especially since the Eagles get the ball first in the second half.
HALFTIME: Wellington 21, Res. Christian 6
— Chris Abshire
The Roughriders are running roughshod over the Hornets in this Class 3A playoff first-round game.
Milo Pascual exploded up the middle for a 24-yard touchdown scamper, his second score of the night. The home team added a late field goal to extend the lead.
HALFTIME: Roosevelt 24, Pueblo County 0
Class 3A State Football, Round 1: Milo Pascual records his second TD run of the first half, a 24-yarder right up the middle to extend Roosevelt’s lead vs Pueblo County to 21-0 with 1:12 left in the second quarter. #copreps #weldpreps
— Bobby Fernandez (@BobbyDFernandez) November 15, 2025
— Chris Abshire
The Titans are doing just about whatever they want on offense, now scoring on three straight possessions to open the game.
The latest Legend TD came on a 3-yard scoring plunge from Ryken Banks, a new CSU football recruit after being offered earlier this week.
HALFTIME: Legend 21, Fort Collins 7
— Chris Abshire
This has been a hard-hitting game so far, as Thompson Valley jumped out to an early lead.
But the Tigers responded on a 36-yard passing dart from Kaden Hopkin to Nick Leopardi, tying the game up.
HALFTIME: Holy Family 7, Thompson Valley 7
— Chris Abshire
One thing you know about the visitors? This Fort Collins team doesn’t go away quietly.
The Lambkins put together an impressive scoring drive, capping it off with a 12-yard touchdown catch by Jack McKeon on a flats pass from Justin Cranford.
Legend 14, Fort Collins 7; mid 2nd quarter
— Chris Abshire
Res. Christian is back in this one after a scintillating drive that featured a 4th-down conversion scramble and some more QB magic from Jackson Lucas
He did it again a few plays later, connecting on a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jaxson Pszanka to get the Cougars back within one score (despite a missed extra point).
Wellington 14, Res. Christian 6; early 2nd quarter
Cougars score on a 13-yd pass from Jackson Lucas to Jaxson Pszanka. PAT failed
Wellington 14, RCS 6 I 9:49 2Q
— Nathan Wright (@NateWright979) November 15, 2025
— Chris Abshire
The Roughriders are looking strong out of the gates, jumping out to a multi-score lead on No. 11 Pueblo County.
No. 6 Roosevelt has put together two scoring drives in three possessions, getting touchdowns on a 3-yard Milo Pascual run and then Ryder Tymkowych’s 12-yard TD surge.
Roosevelt 14, Pueblo County 0; mid 2nd quarter
Class 3A State Football, Round 1: Ryder Tymkowych’s 12-yard TD run extends Roosevelt’s lead vs Pueblo County to 14-0 with 8:25 left in the second quarter. #copreps #weldpreps
— Bobby Fernandez (@BobbyDFernandez) November 15, 2025
— Chris Abshire
Helped by some trickeration, Legend is controlling the game against the Lambkins.
The Titans got a Freddie Burke fake-punt conversion for a first-down and then lulled the Lambkins to sleep with the run game again before Brooks Goossen found Kellen Marchand on a 38-yard TD strike.
Legend 14, Fort Collins 0; early 2nd quarter
— Chris Abshire
The Eagles look like they’re out for revenge even though they won the first meeting between these teams.
Wellington got another defensive stop and, with the help of a muffed punt, scored again on Tanner Gray’s 5-yard TD run, his 5th touchdown in 3 playoff quarters of play.
Wellington 14, Res. Christian 0; END 1st quarter
— Chris Abshire
Even without their normal starting QB, the Titans barely missed a beat with a 6-minute opening drive to go ahead early.
After a bunch of runs, Brooks Goossen hit Sean Guertin on a 25-yard touchdown pass.
Legend 7, Fort Collins 0; mid 1st quarter
— Chris Abshire
A turning sequence early on here, as Wellington’s defense stops the Cougars offense on 4th down just past midfield.
Then, it only took five plays before Brayton Meglen found the endzone on a 21-yard touchdown scamper to give the Eagles a quick lead.
Wellington 7, Res. Christian 0; mid 1st quarter
— Chris Abshire
No. 4 Legend will be without a key player tonight vs. No. 13 Fort Collins.
Starting quarterback DJ Bordeaux is out against the Lambkins for this 5A second-round game, stemming from a disciplinary issue from the Titans’ final regular-season game.
It was going to be a longshot for Collins to win, but this could make it more plausible.
— Chris Abshire
We’re off and running way up north in Wellington.
The Cougars will get the ball first after Wellington won the toss and deferred until the 2nd half. We’ll see the Resurrection Christian offense first against a stout Eagles defense.
— Chris Abshire
The entire regular season is in the books and I’ve got a 64-8 record to date on these picks. Let’s keep it going in the playoffs!
Click the link below to see how I predict this week’s games playing out, including Wellington-Res. Christian, Windsor-Severance, Fort Collins-Legend and more.
— Chris Abshire
It’s been a dominant season for the Wizards, who finished 10-0 without a single team finishing within single digits.
That gave Windsor the top seed in Class 3A, meaning they’ll be home until a potential state-title game. And the 3A championship would be right in their backyard at CSU’s Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins.
— Chris Abshire
FRIDAY, NOV. 14
5A 2nd round:Â No. 13 Fort Collins at No. 4 Legend (7 p.m.)2A quarterfinals:Â No. 7 Resurrection Christian at No. 2 Wellington (7 p.m.)
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
3A 1st round:Â No. 16 Severance at No. 1 Windsor (1 p.m.)3A 1st round:Â No. 14 Timnath at No. 3 Palisade (1 p.m.)
— Chris Abshire
FRIDAY, NOV. 14
5A 2nd round:Â No. 12 Erie at No. 5 Valor Christian (7 p.m.)3A 1st round:Â No. 12 Thompson Valley at No. 5 Holy Family (7 p.m.)3A 1st round:Â No. 11 Pueblo County at No. 6 Roosevelt (7 p.m.)
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
4A 2nd round:Â No. 16 Frederick at No. 1 Montrose (1 p.m.)3A 1st round:Â No. 13 Lewis-Palmer at No. 4 Mead (1 p.m.)2A quarterfinals:Â No. 1 Strasburg at No. 9 Eaton (1 p.m.)1A quarterfinals:Â No. 4 Centauri at No. 12 Highland (1 p.m.)8-man quarterfinals:Â No. 5 Dayspring Christian Academy at No. 4 Sanford (1 p.m.)
— Chris Abshire
The Wizards are 10-0, No. 1 in Class 3A and also have our most recent Blue Federal Credit Union Football Player of the Week!
The Windsor senior linebacker/defensive end took the Fort Collins-area honors after a 65-yard pick-six interception return TD helped secure an early momentum swing in a 42-6 win at Greeley Central.
— Chris Abshire
The Cubs are officially in the playoffs for the first time in the program’s fourth season. They nabbed the No. 14 seed in Class 3A and will be on the road at No. 3 Palisade (Nov. 15, 1 p.m.).
Timnath finished with a winning record of 6-4 (also a first) after winning their final two games in blowout fashion.
— Chris Abshire
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.