The Smoky Hill field hockey team huddles before its game against Golden on Oct. 21, 2015, at Legacy Stadium. The Buffaloes and Demons played to a 0-0 overtime tie. Smoky Hill qualified for the state playoffs as the No. 8 seed along with second-seeded Regis Jesuit. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
The Smoky Hill field hockey team huddles before its game against Golden on Oct. 21, 2015, at Legacy Stadium. The Buffaloes and Demons played to a 0-0 overtime tie. Smoky Hill qualified for the state playoffs as the No. 8 seed along with second-seeded Regis Jesuit. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | Pairings and schedule for the 2015 state field hockey playoffs, as released on Thursday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2015 STATE FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS

First round (Oct. 23-24)

N0. 8 SMOKY HILL (6-5-3) at No. 1 Colorado Academy (13-0-1), 4 p.m. Oct. 23

No. 5 Golden (8-2-5) at No. 4 Palmer Ridge (10-3-1), 2 p.m. Oct. 24

No. 7 Kent Denver (5-5-5) at NO. 2 REGIS JESUIT (7-2-5), 4:30 p.m., Oct. 23

No. 6 Denver East (5-6-3) at No. 3 Cherry Creek (8-3-1), 3 p.m. Oct. 24

Semifinals (Oct. 28)

SMOKY HILL/Colorado Academy winner vs. Golden/Palmer Ridge winner

Kent Denver/REGIS JESUIT winner vs. Denver East/Cherry Creek winner

Championship (Oct. 31)

Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...