ALAMOSA – The Colorado High School Activities Association has released its brackets for the Great Eight in Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A boys and girls basketball.
The fifth-seeded Centauri High School boys basketball team will play fourth-seeded Colorado Academy in the Class 3A State Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the University of Denver’s Hamilton Gym. A win by the Falcons will have them play either top-seeded St. Mary’s or eighth-seeded Eagle Ridge Academy at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. A loss on Thursday will eliminate Centauri.
On the other side of the bracket are second-seeded Sterling playing seventh-seeded Manual, and third-seeded Aspen playing sixth-seeded Resurrection Christian.
In the Class 2A State Tournament, which will be played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, the Sanford High School boys basketball team enters as the third seed and it will play sixth-seeded Peyton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians will play either second-seeded Limon or seventh-seeded Crowley County on Friday at either 10:15 a.m. or 5:30 p.m.
The other side of the bracket will feature top-seeded Yuma against the eighth-seeded Lotus School for Excellence, and fourth-seeded Denver Christian against fifth-seeded Wray.
Sanford is the top seed in the Class 2A girls tournament and it will play eighth-seeded Wiggins at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The Lady Indians’ second game will be gainst fourth-seeded Rye or fifth-seeded Cedaredge at either 11:45 a.m. or 7 p.m. on Friday.
On the other side of the bracket, third-seeded Limon will play sixth-seeded Peyton and second-seeded Holyoke will play seventh-seeded Dayspring Christian.
In the Class 1A State Tournament, which will take place at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, the Sierra Grande boys basketball team enters as the top seed. The Panthers will face eighth-seeded Dove Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. In its second game on Friday, Sierra Grande will play either fourth-seeded Caprock Academy or fifth-seeded McClave at either 1:15 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.
In the Class 2A girls tournament, Sangre de Cristo is the fifth seed and it will play fourth-seeded Fleming at 4 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday, the Lady Thunderbirds will play either top-seeded Briggsdale or eighth-seeded Lone Star at either 8:45 a.m. or 7 p.m.
The other side of the bracket features third-seeded McClave against sixth-seeded Dove Creek and second-seeded Flatirons Academy against seventh-seeded Cheyenne Wells.
The state tournaments will end on Saturday with the championship games. Should either the Sierra Grande boys or the Sangre de Cristo girls advance to their respective Class 1A title games, those game will be played at the Budweiser Events Center.
