Eaglecrest senior Alex Opferman, top right, pounds a kill off a Cherokee Trail block during the seventh-seeded Raptors’ four-set win over the second-seeded Cougars in a 2023 boys volleyball state tournament first round match on May 11, 2023, at Overland High School. Eaglecrest advanced to the state championship match before it lost to Discovery Canyon. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)
Eaglecrest senior Alex Opferman, top right, pounds a kill off a Cherokee Trail block during the seventh-seeded Raptors’ four-set win over the second-seeded Cougars in a 2023 boys volleyball state tournament first round match on May 11, 2023, at Overland High School. Eaglecrest advanced to the state championship match before it lost to Discovery Canyon. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel Colorado)

AURORA | Final results for the 2023 boys volleyball state tournament, which began on May 11, 2023, and concluded on May 13 with Discovery Canyon defeating Eaglecrest to win the state championship. Aurora area teams bold and uppercased:

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2023 BOYS VOLLEYBALL STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

May 11-13 at Overland High School

Championship (May 13)

Match 14: No. 1 Discovery Canyon def. NO. 7 EAGLECREST 25-21, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18

Consolation bracket (May 13)

Match 12: No. 4 Legend def. No. 5 Douglas County 25-22, 25-17, 29-27 (No. 5 Douglas County eliminated)

Match 13: NO. 7 EAGLECREST def. No. 4 Legend 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23 (No. 4 Legend eliminated)

Championship bracket (May 13)

Match 7: No. 1 Discovery Canyon def. NO. 7 EAGLECREST 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11

Championship bracket (May 12)

Match 5: No. 1 Discovery Canyon def. No. 4 Legend 25-21, 23-25, 26-24, 27-25

Match 6: NO. 7 EAGLECREST def. No. 3 Valor Christian 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-12

Consolation bracket (May 12)

Match 10: No. 5 Douglas County def. No. 3 Valor Christian 25-19, 25-17, 25-21 (No. 3 Valor Christian eliminated)

Match 11: No. 4 Legend def. NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL 24-26, 27-25, 25-21, 27-25 (NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL eliminated)

Match 8: No. 5 Douglas County def. No. 8 Castle View 25-15, 21-25, 25-15, 25-15 (No. 8 Castle View eliminated)

Match 9: NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL def. No. 6 Bear Creek 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19 (No. 6 Bear Creek eliminated)

First round (May 11)

Match 1: No. 1 Discovery Canyon def. No. 8 Castle View (18-8) 25-19, 24-26, 25-21, 25-17

Match 2: No. 4 Legend def. No. 5 Douglas County 25-23, 25-19, 29-27

Match 3: NO. 7 EAGLECREST def. NO. 2 CHEROKEE TRAIL 29-27, 21-25, 25-23, 26-24

Match 4: No. 3 Valor Christian def. No. 6 Bear Creek 25-17, 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12

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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