AURORA - The quarterfinalists for the second season of Splatoon have been determined, with all teams advancing to the in-person final for the Colorado High School Activities Association's 2025 Esports Fall State Championships.

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. 
 

Splatoon Quartefinalists

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