AURORA - The first round of the of the 2026 CHSAA 1A Boys State Tournament started Thursday, with games played at the Prairie regional. The remainder of the first round, as well as second-round play from Thursday's regional, will take place Friday. 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 Northern Colorado's Bank of Colorado Arena next Thursday.
1A Second Round Matchups
Friday, March 6
- No. 6 Prairie vs. No. 11 Peetz
Saturday, March 7
- TBD following Friday's first round games
1A First Round Results/Schedule
Thursday, March 5
- No. 6 Prairie def. No. 27 Mile High Academy, 60-11
- No. 11 Peetz def. No. 22 Denver Academy of Torah. 61-37
Friday, March 6
- No. 1 McClave vs. No. 32 Arickaree
- No. 2 Nucla vs. No. 31 Kit Carson
- No. 3 Cheyenne Wells vs. No. 30 Springfield
- No. 4 Flatirons Academy vs. No. 29 Flagler
- No. 5 Stratton vs. No. 28 Front Range Baptist
- No. 6 Nucla vs. No. 27 De Beque
- No. 7 Denver Waldorf vs. No. 26 Idalia
- No. 8 Elbert vs. No. 25 Cheraw
- No. 9 Otis vs. No. 24 Rocky Mountain Lutheran
- No. 10 Sierra Grande vs. No. 23 Caliche
- No. 11 Briggsdale vs. No. 22 Creede
- No. 12 Sangre de Cristo vs. No. 21 Kim/Branson
- No. 13 Denver Jewish Day vs. No. 20 Holly
- No. 14 Wiley vs. No. 19 Pikes Peak Christian
- No. 15 De Beque vs. No. 18 Ouray
- No. 16 Granada vs. No. 17 Evangel Christian Academy