AURORA - The Sweet 16, the second round of the 2025 CHSAA 6A Girls Basketball State Championships, took place Wednesday, with winners advancing to Saturday's quarterfinals at the Denver Coliseum.
There were several close contests, including No. 14 Riverdale Ridge knocking off No. 3 Broomfield, 44-41, and No. 6 Highlands Ranch holding off No. 11 Cherokee Trail, 44-41.
Also Wednesday, No. 1 Grandview defeated No. 16 Rocky Mountain, 56-43; No. 2 Valor Christian beat No. 15 Doherty, 74-52; No. 4 Cherry Creek flipped the numbers on No. 13 Columbine, 83-38; No. 5 Pine Creek held off No. 21 Ralston Valley, 45-37; No. 7 Legend topped Regis Jesuit, 47-38; and No. 8 Denver East defeated No. 8 Arvada West, 55-46.
6A Quarterfinal Matchups
Saturday, March 8
- No. 1 Grandview vs. No. 8 Denver East
- No. 2 Valor Christian vs. No. 7 Legend
- No. 4 Cherry Creek vs. No. 5 Pine Creek
- No. 6 Highlands Ranch vs. No. 14 Riverdale Ridge
6A Second-Round Results
Wednesday, March 5
- No. 1 Grandview def. No. 16 Rocky Mountain, 56-43
- No. 2 Valor Christian def. No. 15 Doherty, 74-52
- No. 14 Riverdale Ridge def No. 3 Broomfield, 44-41
- No. 4 Cherry Creek def. No. 13 Columbine, 83-38
- No. 5 Pine Creek def. No. 21 Ralston Valley, 45-37
- No. 6 Highlands Ranch def. No. 11 Cherokee Trail, 54-52
- No. 7 Legend def. No. 10 Regis Jesuit, 47-38
- No. 8 Denver East def. No. 9 Arvada West, 55-46
6A First-Round Results
Saturday, March 1
- No. 1 Grandview def. No. 33 Horizon, 72-30
- No. 2 Valor Christian def. No. 34 Vista PEAK Prep, 91-59
- No. 3 Broomfield def. No. 30 ThunderRidge, 61-36
- No. 4 Cherry Creek def. No. 36 Rangeview, 50-25
- No. 5 Pine Creek def. No. 28 Overland, 61-36
- No. 6 Highlands Ranch def. No. 27 Chaparral, 67-30
- No. 7 Legend def. No. 26 Fossil Ridge, 57-42
- No. 8 Denver East def. No. 25 Eaglecrest, 54-49
- No. 9 Arvada West def. No. 24 Erie, 53-46
- No. 10 Regis Jesuit def. No. 23 Arapahoe, 60-39
- No. 11 Cherokee Trail def. No. 22 Mountain Vista, 73-39
- No. 13 Columbine def. No. 20 Monarch, 76-58
- No. 14 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 19 Northfield, 74-55
- No. 15 Doherty def. No. 18 Rock Canyon, 35-29
- No. 16 Rocky Mountain def. No. 17 Vista Ridge, 49-37
- No. 21 Ralston Valley def. No. 12 Fruita Monument, 63-35
6A Play-In Round Results
Wednesday, Feb. 26
- No. 25 Eaglecrest def. No. 40 Fairview, 54-33
- No. 26 Fossil Ridge def. No. 39 Denver North, 68-22
- No. 27 Chaparral def. No. 38 Denver South, 54-45
- No. 28 Overland def. No. 37 Boulder, 50-29
- No. 30 ThunderRidge def. No. 35 Poudre, 37-19
- No. 33 Horizon def. No. 32 Chatfield, 58-52
- No. 34 Vista PEAK Prep def. No. 31 Legacy, 51-45
- No. 36 Rangeview def. No. 29 Pueblo West, 35-27