AURORA | The 2025 Class 5A girls lacrosse state playoff bracket as released by the Colorado High School Activities Association on May 4, 2025. Aurora team bold and uppercased:

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2025 CLASS 5A GIRLS LACROSSE STATE PLAYOFF BRACKET, SCHEDULE

Upper bracket

First round (May 7)

Game 1: No. 16 Castle View (7-7) at No. 1 Valor Christian (13-1), 6 p.m.

Game 2: No. 9 Ralston Valley (8-7) at No. 8 Denver East (9-6), 7 p.m.

Game 3: No. 13 Pine Creek (9-6) at No. 4 Fairview (12-3), 5:30 p.m.

Game 4: No. 12 Poudre School District (7-8) at No. 5 Heritage (13-2), 5:30 p.m.

Lower bracket

Game 5: No. 14 Chatfield (6-9) at NO. 3 REGIS JESUIT (12-3), 5:30 p.m.

Game 6: No. 11 Palmer Ridge (9-6) at No. 6 Colorado Academy (8-7), 4 p.m.

Game 7: No. 15 Northfield (9-6) at No. 2 ThunderRidge (12-2), 5:30 p.m.

Game 8: No. 10 Cherry Creek (6-9) at No. 7 Kent Denver (8-7), 4:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals (May 9, higher seed hosts)

Game 9: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1

Game 10: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5

Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7

Semifinals (May 13, Englewood H.S.)

Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12

Championship (May 16, University of Denver)

Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 7:30 p.m.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...