AURORA – The Sweet 16, the second round of the 2025 CHSAA 5A Girls Basketball State Championships took place Wednesday, with the winners advancing to Friday’s quarterfinals at the Denver Coliseum.
Form has held in 5A, with the top eight teams all advancing to the quarterfinals.
On Wednesday, No. 1 Air Academy flew to a 70-48 victory over No. 16 Northridge; No. 2 Mead stopped No. 18 Thompson Valley, 52-36; No. 3 Windsor beat No. 19 Falcon, 60-26; No. 4 Roosevelt defeated No. 20 George Washington, 60-37; No. 5 Green Mountain doubled up No. 12 Palmer Ridge, 48-24; No. 6 Mullen edged No. 11 Lutheran in a low-scoring affair, 36-26; No. 7 Frederick beat No. 23 Lewis-Palmer, 58-37; and No. 8 Durango beat No. 9 Montrose in another defensive struggle, 32-23.
5A Quarterfinal Matchups
Saturday, March 8
- No. 1 Air Academy vs. No. 8 Durango
- No. 2 Mead vs No. 7 Frederick
- No. 3 Windsor vs. No. 6 Mullen
- No. 4 Roosevelt vs. No. 5 Green Mountain
5A Second-Round Results
Wednesday, March 5
- No. 1 Air Academy def. No. 16 Northridge, 70-48
- No. 2 Mead def. No. 18 Thompson Valley 52-36
- No. 3 Windsor def. No. 19 Falcon, 60-26
- No. 4 Roosevelt def. No. 20 George Washington, 60-37
- No. 5 Green Mountain def. No. 12 Palmer Ridge, 48-24
- No. 6 Mullen def. No. 11 Lutheran, 36-26
- No. 7 Frederick def. No. 23 Lewis-Palmer, 58-37
- No. 8 Durango def. No. 9 Montrose, 32-23
5A First-Round Results
Saturday, March 1
- No. 1 Air Academy def. No. 32 Grand Junction, 76-19
- No. 2 Mead def. No. 31 Aurora Central, 55-13
- No. 3 Windsor def. No. 30 Severance, 63-27
- No. 4 Roosevelt def. No. 29 Eagle Valley, 61-30
- No. 5 Green Mountain def. No. 28 Sierra, 66-24
- No. 6 Mullen def. No. 27 Glenwood Springs, 69-18
- No. 7 Frederick def. No. 39 Pueblo County, 67-41
- No. 8 Durango def. No. 25 Greeley Central, 52-29
- No. 9 Montrose def. No. 24 Discovery Canyon, 61-50
- No. 11 Lutheran def. No. 22 Evergreen, 61-46
- No. 12 Palmer Ridge def. No. 21 Summit, 50-35
- No. 16 Northridge def. No. 17 Cañon City, 51-47
- No. 18 Thompson Valley def. No. 15 Palisade, 41-21
- No. 19 Falcon def. No. 14 Pueblo East, 58-37
- No. 20 George Washington def. No. 13 Golden, 55-48
- No. 23 Lewis-Palmer def. No. 10 Standley Lake, 40-37
5A Play-In Round Results
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- No. 25 Greeley Central def. No. 40 Battle Mountain, 37-35
- No. 27 Glenwood Springs def. No. 38 Cheyenne Mountain, 51-33
- No. 28 Sierra def. No. 37 Dakota Ridge, 57-22
- No. 29 Eagle Valley def. No. 36 Regis Groff, 37-27
- No. 30 Severance def. No. 34 Grand Junction Central, 59-31
- No. 31 Aurora Central def. No. 34 Niwot, 35-33
- No. 32 Grand Junction def. No. 33 Longmont, 54-43
- No. 39 Pueblo County def. No. 26 Widefield, 55-43
