AURORA | The 2021 Class 5A girls lacrosse state playoff bracket as released by the Colorado High School Activities Association on June 16, 2021. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2021 CLASS 5A GIRLS LACROSSE STATE PLAYOFF BRACKET, SCHEDULE

Upper bracket

First round (June 17)

Game 1: Colorado Academy, bye

Game 2: No. 9 Air Academy vs. NO. 8 GRANDVIEW, 7 p.m., Legacy Stadium

Game 3: No. 12 Palmer Ridge vs. No. 5 ThunderRidge, 5 p.m., Shea Stadium

Game 4: No. 4 Cherry Creek, bye

Lower bracket

Game 5: No. 3 Fairview, bye

Game 6: No. 11 Rock Canyon at NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT, 7:30 p.m.

Game 7: No. 10 Chatfield at No. 7 Kent Denver, 6 p.m.

Game 8: No. 2 Valor Christian, bye

Quarterfinals (June 19)

Game 9: Winner Game 2 at No. 1 Colorado Academy

Game 10: Winner Game 3 at No. 4 Cherry Creek, 11 a.m., Cherry Creek Turf Field

Game 11: Winner Game 6 at No. 3 Fairview

Game 12: Winner Game 7 at No. 2 Valor Christian

Semifinals (June 21 at Echo Park Stadium)

Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12

Championship (June 23 at Legacy Stadium)

Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

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...