Football Game Preview: Thompson Valley Eagles vs. Roosevelt Roughriders

The Thompson Valley Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Roosevelt will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Thompson Valley extended their winning streak to five on Friday. The Eagles blew past Fort Morgan 45-14. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.

Tristin Hill

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 vs Fort Morgan	171
09/19/25 @ Loveland	160
09/04/25 @ Greeley Central	149
08/29/25 vs Berthoud	71
09/26/25 vs Northridge	59

Thompson Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tristin Hill, who rushed for 171 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Those 171 rushing yards gave Hill a new career-high. Finley Lucas also helped with three TDs in total.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt humbled Severance with a 41-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Roughriders have won by exactly 35 points.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Milo Pascual and Ryder Tymkowych. Pascual rushed for 238 yards and one touchdown while picking up 10.8 yards per carry while Tymkowych rushed for 140 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Pascual is now averaging an impressive 114.2 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasiah Ramirez, who threw for 121 yards and one TD.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Roosevelt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Roosevelt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Lucero and Houston Howell. Roosevelt got some further help from Thomas Dunn: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made 13 total tackles (2.5 for loss).

Thompson Valley's record now sits at 7-1. As for Roosevelt, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-3.

Thompson Valley beat Roosevelt 28-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lucero, who picked up 160 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Eagles still be able to contain Lucero? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.