6A Boys Basketball: First Round Updates

AURORA – The first round of the 2025 CHSAA 6A Boys State Tournament took place Friday, with the 16 winners advancing to the second round.

The underdog won three of the 16 games, with No. 19 Rock Canyon upsetting No. 14 Smoky Hill, 81-67, No. 22 Overland cruising past No. 11 Broomfield, 74-53, and No. 25 Grandview continuing its hot streak with a 59-55 win over No. 8 Horizon. 

Three games were decided within 10 points, with No. 2 Eaglecrest defeating No. 34 Rocky Mountain by eight points, 61-53, and No. 16 George Washington beating No. 17 Fairview (60-51), and No. 12 defeating No. 21 Doherty (73-64) by nine points each. 

Also on Friday night, No. 1 Rangeview cruised past No. 33 Cherokee Trail, 62-25, No. 3 Chaparral knocked off No. 35 Pueblo West, 75-57, No. 4 Ralston Valley cruised past No. 36 Cherry Creek, 75-43, No. 5 Valor Christian defeated No. 27 Denver East, 64-45, No. 6 Mountain Vista moved past No. 27 Loveland, 81-47, No. 7 ThunderRidge earned a 59-43 win over No. 39 Vista PEAK Prep, No. 9 Regis Jesuit knocked off No. 24 Monarch, 74-62, No. 10 Fruita Monument defeated No. 23 LIberty, 73-40, No. 13 Denver South beat No. 20 Fossil Ridge, 83-60 and No. 15 Arvada West knocked off No. 18 Northfield, 67-38. 

Friday’s winners move onto the second round, which will be played next Tuesday. 

6A First Round Results

Friday, Feb. 28

• No. 1 Rangeview def. No. 33 Cherokee Trail, 62-25
• No. 2 Eaglecrest def. No. 34 Rocky Mountain, 61-53
• No. 3 Chaparral def. No. 35 Pueblo West, 75-57
• No. 4 Ralston Valley def. No. 36 Cherry Creek, 75-43
• No. 5 Valor Christian def. No. 28 Denver East, 64-45
• No. 6 Mountain Vista def. No. 27 Loveland, 81-47
• No. 7 ThunderRidge def. No. 39 Vista PEAK Prep, 59-43
• No. 25 Grandview def. No. 8 Horizon, 59-55
• No. 9 Regis Jesuit def. No. 24 Monarch, 74-62
• No. 10 Fruita Monument def. No. 23 Liberty, 73-40
• No. 12 Arapahoe def. No. 21 Doherty, 73-64
• No. 13 Denver South def. No. 20 Fossil Ridge, 83-60
• No. 15 Arvada West def. No. 18 Northfield, 67-38
• No. 16 George Washington def. No. 17 Fairview, 60-51
• No. 19 Rock Canyon def. No. 14 Smoky Hill, 81-67
• No. 22 Overland def. No. 11 Broomfield, 74-53

6A Second Round Matchups

Tuesday, March 4

• No. 1 Rangeview vs. No. 16 George Washington
• No. 2 Eaglecrest vs. No. 15 Arvada West
• No. 3 Chaparral vs. No. 19 Rock Canyon
• No. 4 Ralston Valley vs. No. 13 Denver South
• No. 5 Valor Christian vs. No. 12 Arapahoe
• No. 6 Mountain Vista vs. No. 22 Overland
• No. 7 ThunderRidge vs. No. 10 Fruita Monument
• No. 9 Regis Jesuit vs. No. 25 Grandview