AURORA — Moving on from a head coach with three decades of experience, Legacy High School turned the keys of its football program to someone with … none.

The Lightning’s longtime assistant Kyle Rider accepted the top job over the offseason following Jay Madden’s departure for ThunderRidge, the latter’s fourth program in 30 years as a high school football head coach in Colorado.

And, at least for now, the move appears to be working well for everybody involved.

No. 19 Legacy should be on the precipice of a postseason berth after its 59-35 win at Vista PEAK Prep at Aurora Public School Stadium on Thursday night. While ThunderRidge, ranked 17th, should be, too, regardless the outcome of its Week 10 regular-season finale against No. 21 Fruita Monument on Friday.

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