Boys Volleyball: Opening Day of the State Championships Completed
Photo: Steve Abeyta
AURORA – The first round of the 2026 CHSAA Boys Volleyball State Championships at Fountain-Fort Carson’s Trojan Arena was played Thursday, with the quarterfinal round and elimination bracket matchups set.
Play will begin on Friday, with first-round elimination games at 9 a.m. (4A) and 10:45 a.m. (5A), followed by second-round winner’s bracket games at 12:30 p.m. (4A) and 2:15 p.m. (5A). The second round of consolation bracket games follows at 4 p.m. (4A) and 5:45 p.m. (5A).
Each classification has four games scheduled for Saturday, culminating with the 6 p.m. state championship games.
All game times, live scores, matchups and results will be available on the brackets.
In the 4A tournament on Thursday, No. 7 Lutheran knocked off defending champion and No. 2 seed Regis Groff 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) and No. 5 Mullen swept No. 4 Pueblo South 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 25-20). Mullen plays No. 1 D’Evelyn, which beat No. 8 Stargate School 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-18), while Lutheran takes on No. 3 Mountain View, a 3-0 winner (25-22, 25-19, 25-16) over No. 6 Colorado Springs Christian. The second-round winner’s bracket matches start at 12:30 p.m.
In the elimination bracket, Stargate School plays Pueblo South, while Regis Groff takes on Colorado Springs Christan. Those matches start at 9 a.m., with the winners advancing to play in the second round at 4 p.m.
4A First Round Elimination at 9 a.m. on Friday
No. 2 Regis Groff vs. No. 6 Colorado Springs Christian
No. 4 Pueblo South vs. No. 8 Stargate School
4A Second Round at 12:30 pm on Friday
No. 1 D’Evelyn vs. No. 5 Mullen
No. 3 Mountain View vs. No. 7 Lutheran
4A Second Round Elimination at 4 p.m. on Friday
Winners of First Round Elimination Matches vs. Losers of Second Round Winner’s Bracket Matches
In the 5A bracket, the top three seeds advanced, while No. 5 Discovery Canyon topped No. 4 Rampart 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-22). Top-seed Eaglecrest beat No. 8 Castle View 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-19) and will take on Discovery Canyon on Friday. Meawhile, No. 2 Littleton Public Schools defeated No. 7 Legacy 3-1 (25-14, 18-25, 25-21, 26-24) and will now play No. 3 Grandview, which defeated No. 6 Douglas County 3-1 (26-24, 21-25, 25-18, 25-22).
The second-round winner’s bracket games are scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m. In the elimation matchups set to start at 10:45 a.m., No. 4 Rampart plays No. 8 Castle View, and No. 6 Douglas County takes on No. 7 Legacy. The winners of the first-round elimination matches advance to the second round elimination and play again at 5:45 p.m.
5A First Round Elimination at 10:45 a.m. on Friday
No. 4 Rampart vs. No. 8 Castle View
No. 6 Douglas County vs. No. 7 Legacy
5A Second Round at 2:15 p.m. on Friday
No. 1 Eaglecrest vs. No. 5 Discovery Canyon
No. 2 Littleton Public Schools vs. No. Grandview
5A Second Round Elimination at 5:45 p.m. on Friday
Winners of First Round Elimination Matches vs. Losers of Second Round Winner’s Brackeet Matches
