AURORA | Seedings and pairings for the 2023 Class 5A girls state basketball tournament as released on Feb. 19. Higher seeds are home teams in each round. Times to be announced. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:
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2023 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
ANN STROTHER ABROMAITIS REGION
First round (Feb. 21)
Game 1: No. 32 Longmont (10-13) at No. 1 George Washington (19-4), 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 17 Skyview (18-5) at No. 16 Falcon (18-5), 7 p.m.
Game 3: No. 25 Golden (14-9) at No. 8 Glenwood Springs (16-7), 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 24 Denver North (17-6) at No. 9 Green Mountain (15-8), 7 p.m.
Sweet 16 (Feb. 24)
Game 17: Game 2 winner vs. Game 1 winner
Game 18: Game 4 winner at Game 3 winner
ANITA STITES-ROWLAND REGION
First round (Feb. 21)
Game 5: No. 28 Cheyenne Mountain (11-12) at No. 5 Mead (18-5)
Game 6: No. 21 Standley Lake (17-6) at NO. 12 VISTA PEAK (14-9), 7 p.m.
Game 7: No. 29 Northfield (11-12) at No. 4 Windsor (16-7), 6 p.m.
Game 8: No. 20 Grand Junction Central (12-10) at No. 13 Centaurus (15-8), 6 p.m.
Sweet 16 (Feb. 24)
Game 19: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Game 20: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
CHARLOTTE JORGENSEN REGION
First round (Feb. 21)
Game 9: No. 31 Dakota Ridge (11-12) at No. 2 Roosevelt (21-2), 6 p.m.
Game 10: No. 18 Mesa Ridge (16-7) at No. 15 Montrose (15-8), 6 p.m.
Game 11: No. 26 Thompson Valley (13-10) at No. 7 Air Academy (15-8), 7 p.m.
Game 12: No. 23 Greeley Central (11-12) at No. 10 Littleton (16-7). 7 p.m.
Sweet 16 (Feb. 24)
Game 21: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner
Game 22: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner
JENNY COALSON REGION
First round (Feb. 21)
Game 13: No. 27 Frederick (12-11) at No. 6 Palmer Ridge (18-5), 6 p.m.
Game 14: No. 22 Mountain View (14-9) at No. 11 Canon City (17-6), 7 p.m.
Game 15: No. 30 Bear Creek (13-10) at No. 3 Durango (20-2), 6 p.m.
Game 16: No. 19 Northridge (15-8) at No. 14 Pueblo West (16-7), 6 p.m.
Sweet 16 (Feb. 24)
Game 23: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner
Game 24: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner
GREAT 8 (March 2 at Denver Coliseum)
Game 25: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner
Game 26: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner
Game 27: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner
Game 28: Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner
FINAL FOUR (March 9 at Denver Coliseum)
Game 29: Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner
Game 30: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner
CHAMPIONSHIP (March 11 at Denver Coliseum)
Game 31: Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner