AURORA | A look at the Class 5A state playoff history for the Cherokee Trail football team dating back to the 2005 season:
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CHEROKEE TRAIL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF HISTORY (SINCE 2005)
Championship games: 1 (2012); Semifinals: 4 (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013); Quarterfinals: 5 (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2020); Playoff appearances: 17.
2022 (5A, 24 teams): Rock Canyon 23, Cherokee Trail 20 (1st round)
2021 (5A, 24 teams): Cherokee Trail 41, Fossil Ridge 29; Ralston Valley 42, Cherokee Trail 20 (2nd round)
2020 (5A, 8 teams): Valor Christian 49, Cherokee Trail 14 (quarterfinals)
2019 (5A): Cherokee Trail 35, Fountain-Fort Carson 17; Fairview 36, Cherokee Trail 34 (2nd round)
2018 (5A): Cherokee Trail 37, Poudre 31 (2OT); Ralston Valley 52, Cherokee Trail 0 (2nd round)
2016 (5A): Valor Christian 42, Cherokee Trail 0 (1st round)
2015 (5A): Heritage 19, Cherokee Trail 14 (1st round)
2014 (5A): Mountain Vista 24, Cherokee Trail 14 (1st round)
2013 (5A): Cherokee Trail 40, Arvada West 21; Cherokee Trail 41, Mountain Range 7; Cherokee Trail 27, Cherry Creek 14; Valor Christian 42, Cherokee Trail 23 (semifinals)
2012 (5A): Cherokee Trail 42, Mountain Range 6; Cherokee Trail 24, Mullen 21; Cherokee Trail 17, Eaglecrest 14; Cherokee Trail 17, Ralston Valley 10; Valor Christian 9, Cherokee Trail 0 (championship game)
2011 (5A): Fountain-Fort Carson 31, Cherokee Trail 21 (1st round)
2010 (5A): Cherokee Trail 27, Legacy 14; Cherokee Trail 27, ThunderRidge 6; Cherokee Trail 14, Ralston Valley 2; Regis Jesuit 21, Cherokee Trail 20 (semifinals)
2009 (5A): Cherokee Trail 14, Rocky Mountain 9; Pomona 28, Cherokee Trail 7 (2nd round)
2008 (5A): Cherokee Trail 28, Mountain Vista 6; Rocky Mountain 28, Cherokee Trail 14 (2nd round)
2007 (4A): Cherokee Trail 15, Pine Creek 14; Cherokee Trail 10, Air Academy 0; Monarch 6, Cherokee Trail 0 (OT) (semifinals)
2006 (4A): Montrose 23, Cherokee Trail 21 (1st round)
2005 (3A): Eagle Valley 31, Cherokee Trail 14 (1st round)