It's opening weekend for Colorado high school football and there are some major matchups. See the top games in the Fort Collins area and across NoCo.
It's the full opening weekend for the 2025 Colorado high football season.
Almost every team across the state will be in action Aug. 28-30 after a limited Week Zero slate.
Several Fort Collins-area squads hit the gridiron for their season openers, including Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge, Poudre, Timanth and Windsor.
There are also some heavy-hitting matchups to open the season across the region.
Here is the Week 1 football schedule, including Games of the Week for Fort Collins and Northern Colorado:
Week 1 Fort Collins-area football schedule (Aug. 28-30)
- Fort Collins at Northglenn (Aug. 28, 6 p.m.)
- Fossil Ridge at Loveland (Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m.)
- Poudre at Timnath (Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m.)
Local Game of the Week: Windsor at Green Mountain (Aug. 29, 4 p.m.)
It's a top-10 matchup to open the season in Class 3A, as No. 2 Windsor visits No. 6 Green Mountain.
The Rams edged out the Wizards in a bruising 19-13 season opener last season. Both teams lost some key players but return a solid core.
This could be a tone-setter for the season for whoever wins.
NoCo Game of the Week: Berthoud at Thompson Valley (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
It's a battle of top-five teams in their respective classifications.
Preseason No. 4 Berthoud is coming off an 8-3 quarterfinal season in Class 2A. Thompson Valley needs little introduction as the reigning 3A state champions after an unbeaten 14-0 title run.
This will be an early litmus test and an intriguing cross-classification game among Thompson School District rivals.
Week 1 Northern Colorado high school schedule
- 3A No. 10 Severance at 4A No. 7 Heritage (Aug. 28, 6 p.m.)
- 3A No. 5 Mead at Pueblo South (Aug 28, 6 p.m.)
- Fort Lupton at D'Evelyn (Aug 28, 7:30 p.m.)
- Greeley West at 4A No. 2 Montrose (Aug. 29, 6 p.m.)
- 5A No. 4 Ralston Valley at 5A No. 8 Erie (Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m.)
- 1A No. 7 Highland at Flatirons Academy (Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m.)
- Skyline at Silver Creek (Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m.)
- Banning Lewis at University (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Brush at Fort Morgan (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Frederick at 4A No. 1 Broomfield (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Valley at Sterling (Aug. 29 7 p.m.)
- 2A No. 2 The Classical Academy at 2A No. 3 Eaton (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- 1A No. 8 Platte Valley at 2A No. 5 Strasburg (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Longmont at Monarch (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Estes Park at Middle Park (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Mountain View at Greeley Central (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- Northfield at 3A No. 4 Roosevelt (Aug. 29, 7 p.m.)
- 2A No. 9 Resurrection Christian at Canon City (Aug. 30, 1 p.m.)
- 3A No. 7 Holy Family at Northridge (Aug. 30, 7 p.m.)
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Colorado high school football: See Week 1 schedule for Fort Collins
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