DENVER – The Great 8, the quarterfinal round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s 6A Girls Basketball State Championship, was played Friday, with winners advancing to the semifinals on Thursday.
When the dust cleared, No. 1 Cherokee Trail is the only top-four seed to reach the semifinals.
The day started with No. 5 Northfield defeating No. 13 Riverdale Ridge 66-59, despite 41 points from Brihanna Crittendon, the state’s all-time scoring leader. Madison Bethel scored 21 points and London Taylor had 16 points and six rebounds to lead Northfield. Then No. 6 Denver East’s Mairead Hearty had 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 58-46 win over No. 3 Valor Christian. No. 1 Cherokee Trail got 29 points by Aaliyah Broadus in a 66-39 victory over No. 9 Legend in the third game of the day. And, in the nightcap, No. 7 Highlands Ranch got 24 points from Addie Moon and stunned No. 2 Arapahoe 54-31.
After the March 12 semifinals, the championship game will be played Saturday, March 14.
6A Semifinals Matchups
Games played Thursday, March 12 at the Denver Coliseum
- No. 1 Cherokee Trail vs. No. 5 Northfield, 5:45 p.m.
- No. 6 Denver East vs. No. 7 Highlands Ranch, 7:15 p.m.
6A Quarterfinals Results/Schedule
Games played Friday, March 6 at the Denver Coliseum
- No. 1 Cherokee Trail def. No. 9 Legend, 66-39 (Box Score)
- No. 5 Northfield def. No. 13 Riverdale Ridge, 66-59 (Box Score)
- No. 6 Denver East def. No. 3 Valor Christian, 56-48 (Box Score)
- No. 7 Highlands Ranch def. No. 2 Arapahoe, 54-31 (Box Score)
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
