AURORA – The second round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 6A Boys Basketball State Championship was played Friday night.
The most exciting finish of the night saw No. 11 Fossil Ridge’s Drake Walker swish a 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 62-61 victory over No. 22 Denver East.
There were several upsets, including No. 21 Liberty knocking off defending state champion and No. 12 Eaglecrest 71-58, No. 24 Northfield scoring an impressive 80-53 road win at No. 9 Fruita Monument, and No. 18 Regis Jesuit defeating No. 15 Denver South 70-63.
The third round is now set for Tuesday at home sites. The tournament then shifts to the Denver Coliseum for quarterfinals on March 6, semifinals on Thursday, March 12 and the championship game on Saturday, March 14.
6A Third-Round Matchups
Games played Tuesday, March 3 at home sites
- No. 1 Chaparral vs. No. 16 Brighton
- No. 2 Ralston Valley vs. No. 18 Regis Jesuit
- No. 3 Rangeview vs. No. 14 ThunderRidge
- No. 4 Arvada West vs. No. 13 Grandview
- No. 5 Rock Canyon vs. No. 21 Liberty
- No. 6 Cherry Creek vs. No. 11 Fossil Ridge
- No. 7 George Washington vs. No. 10 Horizon
- No. 8 Mountain Vista vs. No. 24 Northfield
6A Second-Round Results
Games played Friday, Feb. 27 at the higher seed
- No. 1 Chaparral def. No. 33 Fairview, 66-33
- No. 2 Ralston Valley def. No. 34 Heritage, 83-48
- No. 3 Rangeview def. No. 35 Erie, 73-37
- No. 4 Arvada West def. No. 29 Valor Christian, 75-51
- No. 5 Rock Canyon def. No. 28 Pueblo West, 62-36
- No. 6 Cherry Creek def. No. 27 Centaurus, 53-23
- No. 7 George Washington def. No. 26 Doherty, 73-62
- No. 8 Mountain Vista def. No. 25 Broomfield, 76-50
- No. 10 Horizon def. No. 23 Columbine, 84-75
- No. 11 Fossil Ridge def. No. 22 Denver East, 62-61
- No. 13 Grandview def. No. 20 Cherokee Trail, 59-40
- No. 14 ThunderRidge def. No. 19 Overland, 81-71
- No. 18 Regis Jesuit def. No. 15 Denver South, 70-63
- No. 16 Brighton def. No. 17 Chatfield, 67-61
- No. 21 Liberty def. No. 12 Eaglecrest, 70-58
- No. 24 Northfield def. No. 9 Fruita Monument, 80-53
6A First-Round Results
Games played Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the higher seed
- No. 25 Broomfield def. No. 40 Fort Collins, 57-29
- No. 26 Doherty def. No. 39 Legacy, 55-42
- No. 27 Centaurus def. No. 38 Vista PEAK Prep, 62-53
- No. 28 Pueblo West def. No. 37 Bear Creek, 53-45
- No. 29 Valor Christian def. No. 36 Prairie View, 72-47
- No. 33 Fairview def. No. 32 Legend, 58-55
- No. 34 Heritage def. No. 31 Fountain-Fort Carson, 74-62
- No. 35 Erie def. No. 30 Rocky Mountain, 70-66
