2009 State Tournament
Class 5A
48 Team State Tournament
Barron Region Top 4 Seeds Callan Region Top 4 Seeds
1 Regis 19-4 1 ThunderRidge 20-3
2 Chaparral 18-5 2 Monarch 17-6
3 Legacy 18-5 3 Air Academy 17-6
4 George Wash. 17-6 4 Denver East 15-7
Garms Region Top 4 Seeds Wilch Region Top 4 Seeds
1 Horizon 22-1 1 Highlands Ranch 21-2
2 Arapahoe 19-3 2 Grandview 17-6
3 Grand Junc Central 16-7 3 Heritage 17-6
4 Ralston Valley 15-8 4 Brighton 14-9
Tournament sleepers
Ponderosa 13-8 #6 seed
Columbine 17-6 #6 seed
Tournament Highlights: First round games have gone pretty much according to the seeding with the exception
of #11 seeded Mountain Vista knocking out #6 seed Durango 56-49.
Sweet 16: All but two of the top 4 seeds in each region advance to next weeks Sweet 16. #4 seeded Brighton, lost to #5 seed Rocky Mountain 47-27 and #5 seed Ft. Collins beat #4 Ralston Valley 43-34.
Great 8: The Great 8 features all four #1 seeds, two of the #2's and a couple of mild upsets put two #3's into
this round. #3 Heritage beat #2 Grandview by 16 and #3 Grand Junction Central escaped #2 Arapahoe.
Final Four: Advancing to the Final Four are 3 #1 seeds - Regis, Highlands Ranch & Horizon and #2 seed Monarch who beat ThunderRidge by 11.
Championship Game: Regis vs surprising Monarch. In a closely contested game Regis finally got it's championship.
Congratulations to the Regis Raiders!
Class 4A
48 Team State Tournament
Piel Region Top 4 Seeds Hill Region Top 4 Seeds
1 Mullen 19-4 1 Pueblo South 22-1
2 Conifer 21-2 2 Sierra 20-3
3 Longmont 20-2 3 Roosevelt 19-4
4 Thompson Valley 16-7 4 Fossil Ridge 18-5
House Region Top 4 Seeds Haave Region Top 4 Seeds
1 Montrose 21-2 1 Broomfield 23-0
2 Mesa Ridge 20-3 2 Glenwood Spgs 18-3
3 Centaurus 21-2 3 Pueblo East 16-7
4 Mitchell 13-10 4 Moffat County 15-8
Tournament Sleepers
Wheat Ridge 17-6 #5 seed
D'Evelyn 17-6 #5 seed
Tournament Highlights: All the higher seeded teams won their first round games with the exception of
#9 seeded Castle View beating #8 Jefferson 77-46.
Sweet 16: All of the top 4 seeds in each region have advanced to the round of 16.
Great 8: Pueblo South is the first #1 to fall; loosing 56-48 to #4 Fossil Ridge. #3 Longmont beat #2 Conifer to
advance.
Final 4: Advancing to the Final 4 are 3 #1 seeds - Broomfield, Montrose, Mullen, and a surprising #4 seed
Fossil Ridge who has beaten #1 seed Pueblo South & #2 seed Sierra in the Tracy Hill region.
Championship Game: Favorites Broomfield and Mullen. A physical battle for four quarters gave Broomfield it's third
Championship in a 2pt. game. Congratulations to the Broomfield Eagles.
Class 3A
32 Team State Tournament
Upper Left Bracket Top 4 Seeds Upper Right Bracket Top 4 Seeds
1 Jefferson Acad 18-4 1 Gunnison 17-5
2 St Mary's(CS) 19-3 2 Eaton 20-2
3 Yuma 14-9 3 Peak to Peak 15-8
4 Faith Chrstn 14-7 4 Monte Vista 16-5
Lower Left Bracket Top 4 Seeds Lower Right Bracket Top 4 Seeds
1 Buena Vista 21-1 1 Holy Family 21-1
2 Bayfield 16-4 2 Brush 16-6
3 Estes Park 16-6 3 The Pinnacle 15-7
4 Erie 19-4 4 Colo Spgs Chrstn 17-5
Tournament Sleepers
Lamar 17-6 #6 Seed
Bennett 17-5 #7 Seed
Sweet 16: 4 teams seeded lower than a #4 have advanced to the 3A Sweet 16. #6 seed Lamar knocked out #3 seed Peak to Peak. #5 Machebeuf beat #4 Erie. #5 Classical Academy sent #4 Faith Christian home and #6 Coal Ridge beat #3 Yuma.
Great 8: All 4 #1 seeds have advanced, 3 of the #2 seeds also make the Great 8 field. #3 seed Estes Park is
the other entry into the field of 8.
Final 4: The only #1 seed to advance is Holy Family. Joing the Tigers will be #2 seed St. Mary's(CS), #3 seed Estes Park, and #2 seed
Eaton.
Championship Game: On March 14, favorite Holy Family will take on the upset minded ladies from Estes Park.
Class 2A
Advancing to the Great 8 is: #1 Wray(23-1); #2 Paonia(23-1); #3 Sanford(19-5); #4 Meeker(18-6);
#5 Burlington(17-6); #6 Hayden(21-3); #7 Merino(14-9); #8 Akron(14-10)
Final 4: The Final Four features Wray, Paonia, Hayden and Meeker. Favorites to advance are Wray and Paonia.
Championship Game: Saturday's(3/14) Championship game pits Wray against Paonia.
Class 1A
Advancing to the Great 8 is: #1 McClave(23-1); #2 Deer Trail(23-1); #3 Kim(22-1); #4 Hi-Plains(21-3);
#5 Stratton(19-5); #6 Eads(19-5); #7 Pawnee(18-6); #8 Holly(16-8)
Final 4: Class 1A Final Four features #1 seed McClave, Stratton, Kim and Pawnee who upset Deer Trail.
Championship Game: Saturday's(3/14) Championship should be a good one. #1 seed McClave takes on #3 seed Kim.
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