AURORA – The second round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 5A Boys Basketball State Championship was played Friday night.
There were a number of thrillers, including No. 28 Palmer Ridge knocking off No. 5 Cheyenne Mountain 52-51, and No. 14 Green Mountain rallying in the closing seconds for a 60-58 victory over No. 19 Mullen.
Green Mountain trailed 58-57 before Sam Mielenz scored on a layup following a backdoor cut for a 59-58 lead with 4.4 seconds left and, after a turnover, Mielenz made a free throw with 1.3 seconds left for the game’s final points.
Additionally, No. 1 Palisade survived a scare against No. 33 Pueblo County, winning 47-45 as a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer went off the rim following Carter Hayward’s two free throws with 2.5 seconds that broke a tie.
The tournament’s third round will be played at home sites on Tuesday, followed by the quarterfinals at the Denver Coliseum on Saturday, March 7 for 5A. The semifinals are Thursday, March 12 and the championship game is Saturday, March 14.
5A Third-Round Matchups
Games played Tuesday, March 3 at home sites
- No. 1 Palisade vs. No. 16 Frederick
- No. 2 Grand Junction vs. No. 18 Golden
- No. 3 Severance vs. No. 14 Green Mountain
- No. 4 Eagle Valley vs. No. 13 Silver Creek
- No. 6 Regis Groff vs. No. 11 Windsor
- No. 7 Rampart vs. No. 10 Lutheran
- No. 8 Lewis-Palmer vs. No. 9 Pueblo South
- No. 12 Mesa Ridge vs. No. 28 Palmer Ridge
5A Second-Round Results
Games played Friday, Feb. 27 at the higher seed
- No. 1 Palisade def. No. 33 Pueblo County, 47-45
- No. 2 Grand Junction def. No. 31 Discovery Canyon, 68-36
- No. 3 Severance def.No. 30 Pueblo Central, 81-41
- No. 4 Eagle Valley def. No. 36 Coronado, 52-41
- No. 6 Regis Groff def. No. 27 Palmer, 57-43
- No. 7 Rampart def. No. 39 Dakota Ridge, 51-37
- No. 8 Lewis-Palmer def. No. 25 Evergreen, 76-53
- No. 9 Pueblo South def. No. 24 Air Academy, 60-50
- No. 10 Lutheran def. No. 23 Montrose, 65-45
- No. 11 Windsor def. No. 22 Standley Lake, 73-63
- No. 12 Mesa Ridge def. No. 21 Falcon, 70-63
- No. 13 Silver Creek def. No. 20 Harrison, 49-44
- No. 14 Green Mountain def. No. 19 Mullen, 60-58
- No. 18 Golden def. No. 15 Longmont, 59-42
- No. 16 Frederick def. No. 17 Roosevelt, 56-35
- No. 28 Palmer Ridge def. No. 5 Cheyenne Mountain, 52-51
5A First-Round Results
Games played Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the higher seed
- No. 25 Evergreen def. No. 40 Mountain View, 64-46
- No. 27 Palmer def. No. 38 Montbello, 93-59
- No. 28 Palmer Ridge def. No. 37 Thompson Valley, 54-37
- No. 30 Pueblo Central def. No. 35 Grand Junction Central, 50-47
- No. 31 Discovery Canyon def. No. 34 Glenwood Springs, 56-44
- No. 33 Pueblo County def. No. 32 Aurora Central, 57-51
- No. 36 Coronado def. No. 29 Thomas Jefferson, 73-58
- No. 39 Dakota Ridge def. No. 26 Pueblo East, 56-40
