AURORA | Final results for the 2024 Class 5A football playoffs, which began on Nov. 9 and ended on Dec. 7, 2024, with Cherry Creek defeating Legend to win the state championship. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2024 CLASS 5A STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP (Dec. 7 at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins)
Game 31: No. 1 Cherry Creek 13, No. 6 Legend 10
SEMIFINALS (Nov. 30 at higher seeds)
Game 29: No. 1 Cherry Creek 42, No. 5 Valor Christian 17
Game 30: No. 6 Legend 35, No. 7 Fairview 21
Quarterfinals (Nov. 22-23)
Game 25: No. 1 Cherry Creek 34, No. 9 Erie 14
Game 26: No. 5 Valor Christian 31, No. 4 Columbine 7
Game 27: No. 7 Fairview 49, No. 2 Mountain Vista 45
Game 28: No. 6 Legend 35, No. 3 Ralston Valley 16
QUADRANT 1
First round (Nov. 9-10)
Game 2: NO. 17 GRANDVIEW 17, No. 16 Denver East 3
Game 3: No. 9 Erie 48, NO. 24 OVERLAND 6
Second round (Nov. 15-16)
Game 17: No. 1 Cherry Creek 38, NO. 17 GRANDVIEW 10
Game 18: No. 9 Erie 48, No. 8 Pine Creek 6
QUADRANT 2
First round (Nov. 9-10)
Game 6: NO. 20 CHEROKEE TRAIL 25, No. 13 Castle View 7
Game 7: NO. 12 REGIS JESUIT 45, NO. 21 EAGLECREST 14
Second round (Nov. 15-16)
Game 19: No. 4 Columbine 42, NO. 20 CHEROKEE TRAIL 21
Game 20: No. 5 Valor Christian 24, NO. 12 REGIS JESUIT 17
QUADRANT 3
First round (Nov. 9-10)
Game 10: No. 15 Fossil Ridge 49, No. 18 Mullen 7
Game 11: No. 10 Chatfield 36, No. 23 Rock Canyon 9
Second round (Nov. 15-16)
Game 21: No. 2 Mountain Vista 49, No. 15 Fossil Ridge 14
Game 22: No. 7 Fairview 42, No. 10 Chatfield 15
QUADRANT 4
First round (Nov. 9-10)
Game 14: No. 14 Arvada West 59, No. 19 Fort Collins 29
Game 15: No. 11 Arapahoe 49, No. 22 Douglas County 35
Second round (Nov. 15-16)
Game 23: No. 3 Ralston Valley 24, No. 14 Arvada West 12
Game 24: No. 6 Legend 24, No. 11 Arapahoe 20
