Esports: State Championships Set for Tuesday
Photo: CHSAA file photo
AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association’s 2025 Fall Esports State Championships will be completed on Tuesday, with the final rounds taking place in person at Localhost in Lakewood.
The championship starts with the Rocket League quarterfinals at 9 a.m. From there, as games finish, the next round will start, so all times are approximate. The Rocket League semifinals will begin at approximately 10 a.m., with the finals set for 11 a.m. With the rolling start, League of Legends play will begin with the semifinals as soon as there are enough monitors available, at approximately 10:30 a.m., putting the championship at about 1 p.m. Splatoon will cap off the day with the quarterfinals beginning around 2 p.m., with the semifinals set for 3 p.m. and the finals at approximately 4 p.m.
A trophy presentation will take place immediately after the finals of each individual games.
Live updates for Splatoon, League of Legends and Rocket League can be found on PlayVs and the championship rounds will be streamed on the NFHS Network.
Tickets can be purchased here.
Below is a recap of postseason play:
The first round of play took place on Monday, Dec. 1, and the advancing teams reaching the in-person stage at Localhost in Lakewood on Tuesday, Dec. 9, where three rounds will be played at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m..
Only one first-round contest saw a better-seeded team lose, as No. 9 Rocket League Varsity (Chatfield) defeated No. 8 NHS Nighthawks Varsity (Northfield) 4-0.
First-round results:
No. 1 Titans (Legend) def. No. 16 eSailors RL Black (Steamboat Springs), 4-0
No. 2 Bear Creek Gold Rocket League def. No. 15 Jefferson Saints, 4-0
No. 3 Stem Spartans Rocket League (STEM School Highlands Ranch) def. No. 14 Gladiators RL V (Widefield), 4-1
No. 4 Mountain Vista Minivans def. No. 13 Ponderosa, 4-0
No. 5 EHS Rocket League Varsity (Denver East) def. No. 12 HORNETS Rocket League (Pueblo County), 4-2
No. 6 Chaparral Crossbar Club def. No. 11 Fossil Ridge Varsity Rocket League, 4-0
No. 7 Centaurus RL Varsity def. No. 10 AWEST Mostly a Soccer Team (Arvada West), 4-0
No. 9 Rocket League Varsity (Chatfield) def. No. 8 NHS Nighthawks Varsity (Northfield), 4-0
Quarterfinal matchups:
No. 1 Titans (Legend) vs. No. 9 Rocket League Varsity (Chatfield)
No. 2 Bear Creek Gold Rocket League vs. No. 7 Centaurus RL Varsity
No. 3 Stem Spartans Rocket League (STEM School Highlands Ranch) vs. No. 6 Chaparral Crossbar Club
No. 4 Mountain Vista Minivans vs. No. 5 EHS Rocket League Varsity (Denver East)
No. 1 Titans (Legend)
Austin Oster, Chase Frandsen, Eric Godfrey, Aiden Ries
No. 2 Bear Creek Gold Rocket League
Corbin Gallardo, Kayden Simmons, Jaxson Gralund, Isaiah Zubia-Blea
No. 3 Stem Spartans Rocket League (STEM School Highlands Ranch)
Mateen Zia, Jaxson Mills, Kyle Shoemaker, James Espinosa, Kai Padilla
No. 4 Mountain Vista Minivans
Zen Gutierrez, Brayden Molcany, Eric Perez, Gavin Moots, Drew Plug
No. 5 EHS Rocket League Varsity (Denver East)
Will Turners, Colin Hotchkiss, Ryder Seifert, Brendan McHale, Elias Hader
No. 6 Chaparral Crossbar Club
Gabe Plaia, Kevin Mendez, Landon Anderson, Brendan Wilford
No. 7 CHS RL Varsity (Centaurus)
Theoden Grainawi, Alex Jurgeleit, Bryce Diaz, Carter Jasiak
No. 9 Rocket League Varsity (Chatfield)
Andrew Keto, Tomas Holmes, Brock Sorenson, Evan McLain, Cedric Mason
The quarterinals were played on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The semifinals will be played Dec. 9 at 10:30 a.m., with the finals to follow at 1 p.m.
The top four seeds all advanced to the semifinals.
Quarterfinals results:
No. 1 Cherokee Trail Varsity def. 8 Bay Harbor Barons (Highland), 2-0
No. 2 Creek League of Legends (Cherry Creek) def. No. 3 LP LoL Orange (Lewis-Palmer), 2-0
No. 3 Iron 4 Life (Highlands Ranch) def. No. 6 Wolfpack Legends (Grandview), 2-0
No. 4 CHS LoL Varsity (Centaurus) def. No. 5 eSailors League of Legends (Steamboat Springs), 2-1
Semifinals matchups:
No. 1 Cherokee Trail Varsity vs. No. 4 CHS LoL Varsity (Centaurus)
No. 2 Creek League of Legends (Cherry Creek) vs. No. 3 Iron 4 Life (Highlands Ranch)
No. 1 Cherokee Trail Varsity
Brayden Rakickas, Aden Gibbons, Alexander Gailmov, Shaktivel Nachiappan Balusamy, Ashlyn Kaune, Ethan Peterman, Michael Andrews, Carter Logue
No. 2 Creek League of Legends (Cherry Creek)
Jayden Shi, Joey Liang, Allen Kang, Carlos Mamille, Jonah Cooksley, Noe Coronel, Eric Kim, Mikolaj Galent
No. 3 Iron 4 Life (Highlands Ranch)
Hyrum Dominguez, Kai Soong, Samuel Toerber, Kolten Mecham, Nathaniel Garcia, AJ Lang, Ao Hang
No. 4 CHS LoL Varsity (Centaurus)
Oliver Thull, Neo Regut, Matthew Bezuidenhout, Cyrus Ogle, Ian Whitmore, Evan Saelaw
The first round of play took place on Friday, Nov. 21, with the eight winners advancing to the in-person final at Localhost in Lakewood on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
The first round featured no upsets, as the top seed advanced in all eight matchups.
Top-seeded Chatfield Splatoon Varsity (Chatfield) defeated No. 16 Chaparral Splatoon Varisty (Chaparral), 3-0, while Falcon Fresh (Highlands Ranch) swept UH Splat 1 (University). No. 3 Mountain Vista Big Swig Express (Mountain Vista) advanced with a 3-0 win over No. 14 Stallion Splat (Sierra), No. 4 RMHS Lobos Varsity (Rocky Mountain) got past No. 13 Chatfield Splatoon JV (Chatfield) and No. 5 SplatPack EHS (Denver East) escaped ERA Warriors Splatoon (Eagle Ridge Academy), 3-2.
No. 6 Wicked-Fresh Salmon (Ponderosa) earned its spot in the quarterfinals with a 3-0 sweep of No. 11 Grandview Splat Pack (Grandview), while No. 6 LHS Varsity Puddly of Squids swept Titans (Legend), 3-0. No. 8 Valor Eagles (Valor Christian) claimed the final quarterfinal spot with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Pueblo East Eagles (Pueblo East).
The quarterfinal round will be in person, with No. 1 Chatfield Splatoon taking on No. 8 Valor Eagles, No. 2 Falcon Fresh facing No. 7 LHS Varsity Puddle of Squids, No. 3 Mountain Vista Big Swig Express meeting No. 6 Wicked-Fresh Salmon and No. 4 RMHS Lobos Varsity playing No. 5 SplatPack EHS.
Quarterfinal round play will begin at 2 p.m., followed by the semifinals at 3 p.m. and the finals at 4 p.m. A trophy presentation will take place immediately after the championship round.
No. 1 Chatfield Splatoon Varsity (Chatfield)
Josiah Myers, Jackson Graves, Wyatt Dodd, Brycen Hampton
No. 2 Falcon Fresh (Highlands Ranch)
Daniel Aviles Ramos, Emily McMahon, Jude Shaw, Ace DeBolt
No. 3 Mountain Vista Big Swig Express (Mountain Vista)
Drew Plug, London Elliott, Joe Buck, Owen Lamb
No. 4 RMHS Lobos Varsity (Rocky Mountain
Zane McKinley, Jackson Malone, Kairi Conrow, Cian Gleason
No. 5 SplatPack EHS (Denver East)
Sam Shearer, Michael Bedford, Roland Moore, Gavin Perez
No. 6 Wicked-Fresh Salmon (Ponderosa)
Henry Selburg, Jacob Stalls, Anna Clark, Lincoln Marrone
No. 7 LHS Varsity Puddle of Squids (Lakewood)
Matthew Bresnahan, Simon Warner, Marley Powers, Neoma-Lia Speck
No. 8 Valor Eagles (Valor Christian)
Logan Pribble, Aria Elrod, Elijah Vidmar, Elijah Russell
