Clare Jones and No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain advanced with a victory over No. 26 Severance.
Derek Regensburger
Clare Jones and No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain advanced with a victory over No. 26 Severance.

Girls Soccer

4A Girls Soccer: Second Round Set Following Thursday's Games

AURORA - The field for the second round of the 2026 4A Girls Soccer State Championships has been set after first-round games were played Thursday.

The second round is scheduled to be played Saturday.

Among the top games were No. 19 Riverdale Ridge's 2-1 win over No. 14 Battle Mountain, No. 15 Montrose beating No. 18 Centaurus 3-2, and No. 17 Mead defeating No. 16 Thompson Valley in penalty kicks.

Winners in the first round included the top two seeds -- No. 1 Ralston Valley and No. 2 Fossil Ridge -- and the opening round has seen no upsets thus far.

Top games saw No. 13 Valor Christian advance on penalty kicks against No. 20 Denver South, and No. 4 Pine Creek defeating No. 29 Heritage 2-1.

Second round games will be played on Friday, May 8 and will be hosted by the higher-seeded team. 

 

First Round Results

No. 1 Palmer Ridge def. No. 32 Thomas Jefferson, 2-0
No. 2 Rampart def. No. 31 Canon City, 2-0
No. 3 Air Academy def. No. 30 Glenwood Springs, 5-0
No. 4 Lutheran def. No. 29 D'Evelyn, 3-0
No. 5 Durango def. No. 28 Frederick, 4-2
No. 6 Evergreen def. No. 27 Ponderosa, 6-0
No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain def. No. 26 Severance, 5-0
No. 8 Grand Junction def. No. 25 Coronado, 3-0
No. 9 Windsor def. No. 24 Dakota Ridge, 4-1
No. 10 Green Mountain def. No. 23 Pueblo West, 5-1
No. 11 Pueblo County def. No. 22 Adams City, 4-0
No. 12 Mullen def. No. 21 Standley Lake, 2-0
No. 13 Golden def. No. 20 Niwot, 3-0
No. 15 Montrose def. No. 18 Centaurus, 3-2
No. 17 Mead def. 16 Thompson Valley, 1-1
No. 19 Riverdale Ridge def. No. 14 Battle Mountain, 2-1

Second Round Matchups

No. 1 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 17 Mead
No. 2 Rampart vs. No. 15 Montrose
No. 3 Air Academy vs. No. 19 Riverdale Ridge
No. 4 Lutheran vs. No. 13 Golden
No. 5 Durango vs. No. 12 Mullen
No. 6 Evergreen vs. No. 11 Pueblo County
No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain vs. No. 10 Green Mountain
No. 8 Grand Junction vs. No. 9 Windsor