AURORA – The Sweet 16, the third round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 6A Girls Basketball State Championship, was played Wednesday night, determining the field for Friday’s quarterfinals.
In top games Tuesday, No. 13 Riverdale Ridge and Colorado’s all-time scoring leader Brihanna Crittendon knocked off No. 4 Broomfield 62-51, No. 3 Valor Christian defeated No. 14 Arvada West 67-63, and No. 5 Northfield beat No. 12 Pine Creek 47-41.
The scene now shifts to the Denver Coliseum for quarterfinals on Friday, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, March 12 and the championship games on Saturday, March 14. Game times for Friday’s quarterfinals will be announced Thursday.
6A Quarterfinals Schedule
Games played Friday, March 6 at the Denver Coliseum
- No. 1 Cherokee Trail vs. No. 9 Legend
- No. 2 Arapahoe vs. No. 7 Highlands Ranch
- No. 3 Valor Christian vs. No. 6 Denver East
- No. 5 Northfield vs. No. 13 Riverdale Ridge
6A Third-Round Results
Games played Wednesday, March 4 at home sites
- No. 1 Cherokee Trail def. No. 17 Eaglecrest, 60-52
- No. 2 Arapahoe def. No. 18 Fort Collins, 66-35
- No. 3 Valor Christian def. No. 14 Arvada West, 67-63
- No. 5 Northfield vs. No. 12 Pine Creek, 47-41
- No. 6 Denver East def. No. 11 Regis Jesuit, 42-34
- No. 7 Highlands Ranch def. No. 10 Erie, 73-26
- No. 9 Legend def. No. 8 Columbine, 70-53
- No. 13 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 4 Broomfield, 62-51
6A Second-Round Results
Games played Saturday, Feb. 28 at the higher seed
- No. 1 Cherokee Trail def. No. 32 Boulder, 61-16
- No. 2 Arapahoe def. No. 34 Fossil Ridge, 61-36
- No. 3 Valor Christian def. No. 35 Chatfield, 85-46
- No. 4 Broomfield def. No. 29 Denver South, 67-28
- No. 5 Northfield def. No. 28 Smoky Hill, 91-83
- No. 6 Denver East def. No. 27 Monarch, 53-17
- No. 7 Highlands Ranch def. No. 26 Poudre, 66-40
- No. 8 Columbine def. No. 25 ThunderRidge, 55-41
- No. 9 Legend def. No. 24 Vista PEAK Prep, 67-30
- No. 10 Erie def. No. 23 Rock Canyon, 53-30
- No. 11 Regis Jesuit def. No. 22 Overland, 68-48
- No. 12 Pine Creek def. No. 21 Horizon, 58-32
- No. 13 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 20 Chaparral, 70-44
- No. 14 Arvada West def. No. 19 Fruita Monument, 46-43
- No. 17 Eaglecrest def. No. 16 Ralston Valley, 54-53
- No. 18 Fort Collins def. No. 15 Grandview, 61-44
6A First-Round Results
Games played Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the higher seed
- No. 25 ThunderRidge def. No. 40 Cherry Creek, 52-34
- No. 26 Poudre vs. No. 39 Doherty, 44-30
- No. 27 Monarch def. No. 38 Vista Ridge, 46-43
- No. 28 Smoky Hill def. No. 37 Fairview, 50-26
- No. 29 Denver South def. No. 36 Pueblo West, 64-55
- No. 32 Boulder def. No. 33 Rocky Mountain, 42-38
- *No. 34 Fossil Ridge def. No. 31 Mountain Vista, 41-38
- *No. 35 Chatfield def. No. 30 Castle View, 43-28
