AURORA – The first round of the of the 2026 CHSAA 3A Boys Basketball State Tournament was played Friday. The second round will take place Saturday. All games are being played at the home site of a top-eight seed.
Saturday’s winners will advance to the Great 8, which will be played at the University of Denver beginning Thursday, March 12.
3A Second Round Matchups
Saturday, March 7
- No. 1 Strasburg vs. No. 17 Highland
- No. 2 Forge Christian vs. No. 18 Denver Christian
- No. 3 Banning Lewis Academy vs. No. 14 SkyView Academy
- At Vista Ridge HS, Colorado Springs
- No. 4 Yuma vs. No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian
- No. 5 Peyton vs. No. 12 St. Mary’s
- No. 6 Resurrection Christian vs. No. 11 The Vanguard School
- No. 7 Windsor Charter Academy vs. No. 10 Liberty Common
- No. 9 Wiggins vs. No. 25 Brush
3A First Round Results
Friday, March 6
- No. 1 Strasburg def. No. 32 Salida, 73-47
- No. 2 Forge Christian def. No. 31 Manual, 70-46
- No. 3 Banning Lewis Academy def. No. 30 Frontier Academy, 81-56
- No. 4 Yuma def. No. 29 Lyons, 70-33
- No. 5 Peyton def. No. 28 Platte Valley, 71-63
- No. 6 Resurrection Christian def. No. 27 Addenbrooke Classical Academy, 67-36
- No. 7 Windsor Charter Academy def. No. 26 Centauri, 64-39
- No. 9 Wiggins def. No. 24 Monte Vista, 72-44
- No. 10 Liberty Common def. No. 23 Arrupe Jesuit, 56-51
- No. 11 The Vanguard School def. No. 22 Thomas MacLaren School, 59-43
- No. 12 St. Mary’s def. No. 21 Bayfield, 81-67
- No. 13 Colorado Springs Christian def. No. 20 North Fork, 74-55
- No. 14 SkyView Academy def. No. 19 Olathe, 71-57
- No. 17 Highland def. No. 16 Lotus School for Excellence, 71-58
- No. 18 Denver Christian def. No. 15 Meeker, 67-60
- No. 25 Brush def. No. 8 Roaring Fork, 64-54
