AURORA – The second round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 5A Girls Basketball State Championship was completed Saturday.
The top 16 seeds all advanced to the third round with victories. Three games were decided by fewer than 10 points: No. 12 Frederick beat No. 21 Widefield 48-42, No. 13 Golden defeated No. 20 Durango 57-52, and No. 15 Northridge topped No. 18 Mullen 50-43.
The third round is set to be played at home sites on Wednesday. Then the tournament moves to the Denver Coliseum, with the quarterfinals Saturday, March 7, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, March 12 and the championship games on Saturday, March 14.
5A Third-Round Schedule
Games played Wednesday, March 4 at home sites
- No. 1 Lutheran vs. No. 16 Falcon
- No. 2 Green Mountain vs. No. 15 Northridge
- No. 3 Montrose vs. No. 14 George Washington
- No. 4 Windsor vs. No. 13 Golden
- No. 5 Standley Lake vs. No. 12 Frederick
- No. 6 Air Academy vs. No. 11 Thompson Valley
- No. 7 Mead vs. No. 10 Roosevelt
- No. 8 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 9 Pueblo East
5A Second-Round Results
Games played Saturday, Feb. 28 at the higher seed
- No. 1 Lutheran def. No. 33 Cheyenne Mountain, 53-29
- No. 2 Green Mountain def. No. 31 Grand Junction, 64-38
- No. 3 Montrose def. No. 30 Longmont, 71-18
- No. 4 Windsor def. No. 29 Ponderosa, 60-32
- No. 5 Standley Lake def. No. 28 Glenwood Springs, 72-22
- No. 6 Air Academy def. No. 27 Canon City, 45-19
- No. 7 Mead def. No. 26 Northglenn, 66-24
- No. 8 Palmer Ridge def. No. 25 Lewis-Palmer, 62-46
- No. 9 Pueblo East def. No. 24 Severance, 74-35
- No. 10 Roosevelt def. No. 23 Evergreen, 58-47
- No. 11 Thompson Valley def. No. 22 Aurora Central, 71-38
- No. 12 Frederick def. No. 21 Widefield, 48-42
- No. 13 Golden def. No. 20 Durango, 57-52
- No. 14 George Washington def. No. 19 Palisade, 52-34
- No. 15 Northridge def. No. 18 Mullen, 50-43
- No. 16 Falcon def. No. 17 Pueblo County, 53-43
5A First-Round Results
Games played Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the higher seed
- No. 25 Lewis-Palmer def. No. 40 Rampart, 54-46
- No. 26 Northglenn def. No. 39 Thomas Jefferson, 64-40
- No. 27 Canon City def. No. 38 Battle Mountain, 56-36
- No. 28 Glenwood Springs def. No. 37 Sierra, 41-36
- No. 29 Ponderosa def. No. 36 Greeley Central, 50-43
- No. 30 Longmont def. No. 35 Summit, 51-31
- No. 31 Grand Junction def. No. 34 Littleton, 68-27
- *No. 33 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 32 Eagle Valley, 50-40
