AURORA | The seeding and first-round matchups of the 2012 boys lacrosse state playoffs as released Tuesday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Aurora teams are bold and uppercased:
2012 BOYS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS
FIRST ROUND (to be completed by May 5)
No. 9 Castle View 15, No. 24 Highlands Ranch 7
No. 10 Fort Collins 14, No. 23 Evergreen 2
NO. 11 CHEROKEE TRAIL 13, No. 22 Littleton 9
No. 12 Wheat Ridge 15, N0. 21 SMOKY HILL 7
No. 13 Mountain Vista 10, No. 20 ThunderRidge 8
No. 14 Steamboat Springs 9, No. 19 Denver East 4
No. 18 Heritage 11, No. 15 Colorado Academy 9
No. 17 Air Academy 11, No. 16 Cheyenne Mountain 6
SECOND ROUND (highest seed above plays 1 on down, completed by May 9)
UPPER BRACKET
No. 1 Arapahoe 8, No. 18 Heritage 7
No. 8 Monarch 14, No. 9 Castle View 10
No. 5 Mullen 10, No. 12 Wheat Ridge 3
No. 4 Columbine 18, No. 13 Mountain Vista 7
LOWER BRACKET
No. 3 Kent Denver 17, No. 14 Steamboat Springs 3
NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT 17, NO. 11 CHEROKEE TRAIL 2
No. 7 Rock Canyon 10, No. 10 Fossil Ridge/Fort Collins Unified 9
No. 2 Cherry Creek 15, No. 17 Air Academy 2
Quarterfinals (May 12 at Regis Jesuit HS)
No. 3 Kent Denver (14-2) vs. NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT (11-5), 9 a.m.
No. 8 Monarch (13-3) vs. No. 1 Arapahoe (16-0), 11 a.m.
No. 5 Mullen (11-5) vs. No. 4 Columbine (13-3), 1 p.m.
No. 7 Rock Canyon (13-3) vs. No. 2 Cherry Creek (13-3), 3 p.m.
May 16: Semifinals; May 19: Championship game, Sports Authority Field at Mile Hile
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