AURORA | Final results for the 2023 Centennial League Challenge boys volleyball tournament, which began on April 25 and concluded on April 29, 2023, with Cherokee Trail defeating Valor Christian for the title. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2023 CENTENNIAL LEAGUE CHALLENGE BOYS VOLLEYBALL FINAL RESULTS

Final places: 1. CHEROKEE TRAIL; 2. Valor Christian; 3. EAGLECREST; 4. Littleton Public Schools; 5. GRANDVIEW; 6. Cherry Creek; 7. OVERLAND; 8. Mullen

Placing matches, April 29

Championship match: NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL def. No. 1 Valor Christian 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 15-13

Third-place match: NO. 4 EAGLECREST def. No. 3 Littleton Public Schools 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 25-x

Fifth-place match: NO. GRANDVIEW def. No. 5 Cherry Creek 24-26, 25-14, 25-16, 22-25, 15-13

Seventh-place match: NO. 7 OVERLAND def. No. 8 Mullen, 25-12, 25-18, 25-23

Championship semifinals, April 27

No. 1 Valor Christian def. NO. 4 EAGLECREST 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17

NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL def. No. 3 Littleton Public Schools 25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 27-29, 15-9

Consolation semifinals, April 27

No. 5 Cherry Creek def. No. 8 Mullen, 3-0

NO. 6 GRANDVIEW def. NO. 7 OVERLAND 21-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 15-13

First round, April 25

Upper bracket

 No. 1 Valor Christian def. No. 8 Mullen 25-14, 25-12, 25-9

NO. 4 EAGLECREST def. No. 5 Cherry Creek 25-23, 25-15, 25-22

Lower bracket

No. 3 Littleton Public Schools def. NO. 6 GRANDVIEW 25-23, 25-23, 25-21

NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL def. NO. 7 OVERLAND 25-20, 25-11, 25-22

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