AURORA | Seedings and pairings for the 2017 Class 4A boys state basketball tournament as released on Feb. 19. Four teams in each region — the top 16 overall seeds — receive byes in the first round and play at home in the second round. Higher seeds are home teams in each round. Times to be announced. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2017 CLASS 4A BOYS STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
BOB OTTEWILL REGION
First-round byes: No. 1 Valor Christian (19-4); No. 8 Northridge (20-3); No. 9 Mead (19-4); No. 16 Mesa Ridge (17-6)
First round (Feb. 22)
No. 33 Erie (11-12) at No. 32 Thomas Jefferson (11-12)
No. 48 Roosevelt (8-15) at No. 17 Widefield (16-7)
No. 40 The Classical Academy (9-14) at No. 25 Mountain View (12-11), 6 p.m.
No. 41 Battle Mountain (8-14) at No. 24 Skyview (17-6), 7 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 25)
Erie/Thomas Jefferson winner at No. 1 Valor Christian (19-4)
Roosevelt/Widefield winner at No. 16 Mesa Ridge (17-6)
The Classical Academy/Mountain View winner at No. 8 Northridge (20-3)
Battle Mountain/Skyview winner at No. 9 Mead (19-4)
BILL WEIMAR REGION
First-round byes: No. 4 Durango (20-3); No. 5 Holy Family (19-4); No. 12 Golden (16-7); No. 13 Evergreen (18-5)
First round (Feb. 22)
No. 36 Niwot (10-13) at No. 29 Elizabeth (11-12)
No. 45 Skyline (10-13) at No. 20 Fort Morgan (14-9)
No. 37 Green Mountain (10-13) at No. 28 Falcon (11-12), 7 p.m.
No. 44 Frederick (11-12) at No. 21 Longmont (12-11), 6:30 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 25)
Niwot/Elizabeth winner at No. 4 Durango (20-3)
Skyline/Fort Morgan winner at No. 13 Evergreen (18-5)
Green Mountain/Falcon winner at No. 5 Holy Family (19-4)
Frederick/Longmont winner at No. 12 Golden (16-7)
JIM BAGGOT REGION
First-round byes: No. 2 Pueblo South (17-6); No. 7 Pueblo West (21-2); No. 10 Silver Creek (20-3); NO. 15 VISTA PEAK (19-4)
First round (Feb. 22)
No. 34 Windsor (11-12) at No. 31 Steamboat Springs (12-11), 5 p.m.
No. 47 Pueblo Centennial at No. 18 Ponderosa (11-12)
No. 39 Glenwood Springs at No. 26 Conifer (11-12)
No. 42 Pueblo East (10-13) at No. 23 Palmer Ridge (12-11)
Second round (Feb. 25)
Windsor/Steamboat Springs winner at No. 2 Pueblo South (17-6), 1 p.m.
Pueblo Centennial/Ponderosa winner at NO. 15 VISTA PEAK (19-4), 6 p.m.
Glenwood Springs/Conifer winner at No. 7 Pueblo West (21-2), 6 p.m.
Pueblo East/Palmer Ridge winner at No. 10 Silver Creek (20-3), 6:30 p.m.
RICHARD TATE REGION
First-round byes: No. 3 D’Evelyn (19-4); No. 6 Lewis-Palmer (19-4); No. 11 Sierra (19-4); No. 14 Sand Creek (18-5)
First round (Feb. 22)
No. 35 Harrison (12-11) at No. 30 Cheyenne Mountain (8-15), 7 p.m.
No. 46 Rifle (10-13) at No. 19 Thompson Valley (14-9), 6 p.m.
No. 38 Wheat Ridge (9-14) at No. 27 Eagle Valley (14-9), 5:30 p.m.
No. 43 Discovery Canyon (9-14) at No. 22 Pueblo Central (9-14), 7 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 25)
Harrison/Cheyenne Mountain winner at No. 3 D’Evelyn (19-4)
Rifle/Thompson Valley winner at No. 14 Sand Creek (18-5), 6 p.m.
Wheat Ridge/Eagle Valley winner at No. 6 Lewis-Palmer (19-4), 7 p.m.
Discovery Canyon/Pueblo Central winner at No. 11 Sierra (19-4), 7 p.m.
SWEET 16 (MARCH 1)
Second round winners
GREAT 8 (MARCH 4)
Sweet 16 winners at Denver Coliseum
FINAL FOUR (MARCH 10)
Great 8 winner at Denver Coliseum
CHAMPIONSHIP (MARCH 11)
Semifinal winner at Denver Coliseum
