AURORA – The play-in round of the 2025 CHSAA 6A Girls Basketball State Championships took place Wednesday, with eight winners advancing to the first round.
Three of the eight games ended up being upsets, with No. 33 Horizon sneaking past No. 32 Chatfield, 58-52, No. 34 Vista PEAK Prep knocking off No. 31 Legacy, 51-45, in overtime, and No. 36 Pueblo defeating No. 29 Pueblo West, 35-27.
In the other games, No. 25 Eaglecrest knocked off No. 40 Fairview, 54-33, No. 26 Fossil Ridge advanced with a 68-22 win over No. 39 Denver North, No. 27 Chaparral got past No. 38 Denver South, 54-45, No. 28 Overland downed No. 37 Boulder, 50-29 and No. 30 ThunderRidge defeated No. 35 Poudre, 37-19.
Wednesday’s winners moved into the 32-team first-round bracket, with 16 games scheduled for Saturday.
6A Play-In Round Results
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- No. 25 Eaglecrest def. No. 40 Fairview, 54-33
- No. 26 Fossil Ridge def. No. 39 Denver North, 68-22
- No. 27 Chaparral def. No. 38 Denver South, 54-45
- No. 28 Overland def. No. 37 Boulder, 50-29
- No. 30 ThunderRidge def. No. 35 Poudre, 37-19
- No. 33 Horizon def. No. 32 Chatfield, 58-52
- No. 34 Vista PEAK Prep def. No. 31 Legacy, 51-45
- No. 36 Rangeview def. No. 29 Pueblo West, 35-27
6A First-Round Results
Saturday, March 1
- No. 1 Grandview def. No. 33 Horizon, 72-30
- No. 2 Valor Christian def. No. 34 Vista PEAK Prep, 91-59
- No. 3 Broomfield def. No. 30 ThunderRidge, 61-36
- No. 4 Cherry Creek def. No. 36 Rangeview, 50-25
- No. 5 Pine Creek def. No. 28 Overland, 61-36
- No. 6 Highlands Ranch vs. No. 27 Chaparral
- No. 7 Legend def. No. 26 Fossil Ridge, 57-42
- No. 8 Denver East def. No. 25 Eaglecrest, 54-49
- No. 9 Arvada West def. No. 24 Erie, 53-46
- No. 10 Regis Jesuit def. No. 23 Arapahoe, 60-39
- No. 11 Cherokee Trail def. No. 22 Mountain Vista, 73-39
- No. 13 Columbine def. No. 20 Monarch, 76-58
- No. 14 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 19 Northfield, 74-55
- No. 15 Doherty vs. No. 18 Rock Canyon
- No. 16 Rocky Mountain def. No. 17 Vista Ridge, 49-37
- No. 21 Ralston Valley def. No. 12 Fruita Monument, 63-35
6A Second-Round Matchups
Wednesday, March 5
- No. 1 Grandview vs. No. 16 Rocky Mountain
- No. 2 Valor Christian vs. No. 15 Doherty/No. 18 Rock Canyon winner
- No. 3 Broomfield vs. No. 14 Riverdale Ridge
- No. 4 Cherry Creek vs. No. 13 Columbine
- No. 5 Pine Creek vs. No. 21 Ralston Valley
- No. 6 Highlands Ranch/No. 27 Chaparral winner vs. No. 11 Cherokee Trail
- No. 7 Legend vs. No. 10 Regis Jesuit
- No. 8 Denver East vs. No. 9 Arvada West
