Loveland football vs. Broomfield 8/30/18

Loveland's captains take the field for the coin toss to open Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Sean Boylan heads up field after hauling in a pass from Riley Kinney in Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Zach Weinmaster plows through Broomfield's River Juarez at the goal line for the first touchdown of Thursday's 4A game between the No. 2 Indians and No. 3 Eagles. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's football team exits the locker room and heads down the stairs at Patterson Stadium, ready to open the 2018 season Thursday night with Broomfield. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Jack Peden slams the spirit flag into the stands, making the crowd part at halftime of Thursday's 4A football game between No. 2 Loveland and No. 3 Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Cody Rakowsky breaks up a swing pass to Broomfield's Zahary Zerr in Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Riley Kinney avoids the tackle of Broomfield's Trey Ortega in Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. The scoring run was called back by a flag. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's sideline kneels as teammate Trey Cardenas is attended to on the field after being injured in Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Jordan Cardenas (50) talks with teammates Riley Kinney (2) and Brendan Bower on the sidelines of Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland defensive back Isaiah Meyers breaks up a pass intended for Broomfield's Mitchell Morales in Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland quarterback Riley Kinney (2) follows blockers Cody Rakowsky (4) and Zach Weinmaster (3) on a sweep in Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Zach Weinmaster follows his blockers up the gut of the Broomfield defense in the Indians's 47-0 victory Thursday night at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Zach Weinmaster cuts behind his blockers to score his second touchdown of Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Members of the Loveland High School ROTC bang out pushups for each point the Indians's scored in a 47-0 romp of Broomfield on Thursday at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Cody Rakowsky gets brought down by Broomfield's Lorenzo Rodriquez during Thursday's game at Patterson Field. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Color Guard takes the field for the National Anthem prior to Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Zach Weinmaster reaches out the ball as he is brought down short of the end zone by Broomfield's Jackson Edmonds on Thursday night at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland quarterback Riley Kinney goes airborne to score on a short run in the second quarter of Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Caleb Smith hauls in an interception as Broomfield's Caden Peters tries to bring him down in the second quarter of Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Caleb Smith celebrates his second-quarter interception in Thursday's game with Broomfield at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Michael Deschene pulls away from Broomfield's Preston May to close out a long scoring run in the second quarter of Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Cody Rakowsky avoids the block of Broomfield's Mitchell Morales to make the stop on Samuel Godwin in Thursday's game at Patterson Stadium. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's crowd sways during a cheer at halftime of Thursday's 4A matchup of the No. 2 Indians and No. 3 Broomfield Eagles. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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