AURORA | Scoreboard and schedule for the 2023 Class 5A state football playoffs, which began on Nov. 3, 2023. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter/X: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports

2023 CLASS 5A STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Championship (Dec. 2 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins)

Game 31: No. 2 Columbine (13-0) vs. No. 1 Cherry Creek (13-0), 3 p.m.

Semifinals (Nov. 24-25 at higher seeds)

Game 29: No. 1 Cherry Creek 21, No. 5 Ralston Valley 14

Game 30: No. 2 Columbine 35, No. 14 Chatfield 16

Quarterfinals (Nov. 17)

Game 25: No. 1 Cherry Creek 51, No. 8 Mountain Vista 24

Game 26: No. 5 Ralston Valley 28, No. 4 Pine Creek 3

Game 27: No. 2 Columbine 21, No. 10 Legend 3

Game 28: No. 14 Chatfield 37, NO. 11 GRANDVIEW 28

QUADRANT 1

First round (Nov. 2-3)

Game 1: No. 1 Cherry Creek (10-0), bye

Game 2: No. 17 Legacy 28, NO. 16 EAGLECREST 14

Game 3: No. 9 Castle View 35, No. 24 Fossil Ridge 16

Game 4: No. 8 Mountain Vista (8-2), bye

Second round (Nov. 10)

Game 17: No. 1 Cherry Creek 31, No. 17 Legacy 7

Game 18:  No. 8 Mountain Vista 52, No. 9 Castle View 20

QUADRANT 2

First round (Nov. 2-3)

Game 5: No. 4 Pine Creek (9-1), bye

Game 6: No. 13 Denver East 23, No. 20 Mullen 7

Game 7: No. 12 Rock Canyon 20, No. 21 Arvada West 14

Game 8: No. 5 Ralston Valley (8-2), bye

Second round (Nov. 10)

Game 19: No. 4 Pine Creek 41, No. 13 Denver East 24

Game 20: No. 5 Ralston Valley 42, No. 12 Rock Canyon 14

QUADRANT 3

First round (Nov. 2-3)

Game 9: No. 2 Columbine (10-0), bye

Game 10: No. 18 Fountain-Fort Carson 42, No. 15 Fairview 14

Game 11: No. 10 Legend 51, No. 23 Brighton 14

Game 12: No. 7 Valor Christian (6-4), bye

Second round (Nov. 10)

Game 21: No. 2 Columbine 65, No. 18 Fountain-Fort Carson 7

Game 22: No. 10 Legend 20, No. 7 Valor Christian 13

QUADRANT 4

First round (Nov. 2-3)

Game 13: No. 3 Arapahoe (8-2), bye

Game 14: No. 14 Chatfield 42, NO. 19 CHEROKEE TRAIL 7

Game 15: NO. 11 GRANDVIEW 28, No. 22 Douglas County 21

Game 16: NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT (6-4), bye

Second round (Nov. 10)

Game 23: No. 14 Chatfield 28, No. 3 Arapahoe 21 (OT)

Game 24: NO. 11 GRANDVIEW 25, NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT 23

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

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