Flag Football: Opening Weekend Matchups Set

AURORA - The first round of the 2025 Flag Football State Championships was completed Tuesday and Wednesday night with eight first-round matchups being played. The winners all advance to the second round, which will be played this weekend as part of Opening Weekend.

Both of tonight's first-round games in 4A were upsets, as No. 18 Littleton upset No. 15 Ponderosa, 13-7, and No. 17 Dakota Ridge snuck past No. 16 Palmer, 12-8. Dakota Ridge will now face top-seeded The Classical Academy, while Littleton will take on No. 2 Mountain View.

In 5A, No. 17 Horizon took overtime to defeat No. 16 ThunderRidge, 13-8, while No. 14 Doherty defeated No. 19 Legacy by a score of 25-21. Horizon will next meet No. 1 Mountain Vista in the second round, while Doherty will next see No. 3 Legend.

Opening Weekend will take place this Saturday at the North Area Athletic Complex (NAAC), Jeffco Stadium and Trailblazer Stadium. The 4A second round and quarterfinal round games will be played between the NAAC Soccer Field and NAAC Football Field, while the 5A games will be split between Jeffco and Trailblazer Stadium. Second-round games will bgin at 9 a.m., with the quarterfinal round slated to begin at 4:15 p.m.

Saturday's quarterfinal round winners will advance to the semifinals, which will be played next Wednesday at Jeffco Stadium (4A) and Trailblazer Stadium (5A). The two state championship games will then be contested next Saturday, Oct. 25 at Trailblazer Stadium. The 4A final is scheduled for 4 p.m., following by the 5A championship at 6:45 p.m.

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First Round Results

4A First Round

No. 13 Golden def. No. 20 Eagle Ridge Academy, 18-6
No. 14 Steamboat Springs def. No. 19 Regis Groff, 32-6
No. 17 Dakota Ridge def. No. 16 Palmer, 12-8
No. 18 Littleton def. No. 15 Ponderosa, 13-7

5A First Round

No. 14 Doherty def. No. 19 Legacy, 25-21
No. 15 Northglenn def. No. 18 Columbine, 21-12
No. 17 Horizon def. No. 16 ThunderRidge, 13-7
No. 20 Chatfield def. No. 13 Poudre School District, 15-14

Opening Weekend Schedule

4A Second Round at North Area Athletic Complex (NAAC)- Soccer Field

Game 1- 9:00 am: #7 Air Academy v #10 Mullen
Game 2- 10:45 am: #2 Mountain View v #18 Littleton
Game 3- 12:30 pm: #6 Manual v #11 George Washington
Game 4- 2:15 pm: #3 Pomona v #14 Steamboat Springs

4A Second Round at North Area Athletic Complex (NAAC)- Football Field

Game 5- 9:00 am: #8 Monarch v #9 Elizabeth
Game 6- 10:45 am: #1 The Classical Academy v #17 Dakota Ridge
Game 7- 12:30 pm: #4 Green Mountain v #13 Golden
Game 8- 2:15 pm: #5 Denver North v #12 Vista Ridge

5A Second Round at Jeffco Stadium

Game 1- 9:00 am: #7 Chaparral v #10 Rock Canyon
Game 2- 10:45 am: #2 Arvada West v #15 Northglenn
Game 3- 12:30 pm: #6 Denver South v #11 Northfield
Game 4- 2:15 pm: #3 Legend v #14 Doherty

5A Second Round at Trailblazer Stadium

Game 5- 9:00 am: #5 Valor Christian v #12 Cherry Creek
Game 6- 10:45 am: #4 Ralston Valley v #20 Chatfield
Game 7- 12:30 pm: #1 Mountain Vista v #17 Horizon
Game 8- 2:15 pm: #8 Douglas County v #9 Grandview

4A Quarterfinals at North Area Athletic Complex (NAAC)- Soccer Field

Game 1- 4:15 pm: Winner of Air Academy/Mullen v Winner of Mountain View/Littleton
Game 2- 6:15 pm: Winner of Manual/George Washington v Winner of Pomona/Steamboat Springs

4A Quarterfinals at North Area Athletic Complex (NAAC)- Football Field

Game 3- 4:15 pm: Winner of Monarch/Elizabeth v Winner of The Classical Academy/Dakota Ridge
Game 4- 6:15 pm: Winner of Green Mountain/Golden v Winner of Denver North/Vista Ridge

5A Quarterfinals at Jeffco Stadium

Game 1- 4:15 pm: Winner of Chaparral/Rock Canyon v Winner of Arvada West/Northglenn
Game 2- 6:15 pm: Winner of Denver South/Northfield v Winner of Legend/Doherty

5A Quarterfinals at Trailblazer Stadium

Game 3- 4:15 pm: Winner of Valor Christian/Cherry Creek v Winner of Ralston Valley/Chatfield
Game 4- 6:15 pm: Winner of Mountain Vista/Horizon v Winner of Douglas County/Grandview