Young Loveland team falls to undefeated Fort Collins

By Sean Star

Reporter-Herald Sports Writer

Change is inevitable. And depending on the new landscape, it can be good or bad.

For the Fort Collins football team dropping down a classification this year to 4A, change has been nothing but positive.

For a Loveland squad that lost nearly all significant contributors from last year's state quarterfinal team, change has made this fall a rebuilding year.

Thursday night at Patterson Stadium, the two programs continued to trend in opposite directions as fifth-ranked Fort Collins breezed its way to a 37-14 victory.

The Lambkins (5-0) jumped all over the Indians right from the start, forcing LHS to go three-and-out on its first four possessions. On the other side of the ball, FCHS scored on its first offensive play when wide receiver Kielar Harpham took a reverse 35 yards to the house.

Fort Collins added two more touchdowns in the first quarter and another score just before halftime to go up 27-0 at the break.

Senior Jake Weinmaster was a bright spot for the now 1-4 Indians, rushing five times for 95 yards and coming up with two interceptions. The senior LHS linebacker/running back broke a 73-yard run early in the second half to set up the Indians first score, a 6-yard toss by Ayden Eberhardt to Charles Dunkelman.

But by then, the Lambkins were already comfortably ahead after they took the opening drive of the third quarter 78 yards in 11 plays to go up 34-0.

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