AURORA | The 2024 Class 5A girls lacrosse state playoff bracket as released by the Colorado High School Activities Association on May 5, 2024. Dates, times will be updated as they are released. Aurora team bold and uppercased:

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2024 CLASS 5A GIRLS LACROSSE STATE PLAYOFF BRACKET, SCHEDULE

Upper bracket

First round (May 8)

Game 1: No. 16 Cheyenne Mountain (8-7) at No. 1 Colorado Academy (15-0), 5 p.m.

Game 2: No. 9 Air Academy (8-6) at No. 8 Cherry Creek (6-9), 6:15 p.m.

Game 3: No. 13 Denver East (6-7) at No. 4 Valor Christian (10-5), 7:30 p.m.

Game 4: No. 12 Arapahoe (6-9) at No. 5 Kent Denver (11-4), 3:30 p.m.

Lower bracket

Game 5: No. 14 Rock Canyon (7-8) at No. 3 Fairview (11-3), 6:30 p.m.

Game 6: No. 11 Chatfield (7-8) at NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT (8-6), 5:30 p.m.

Game 7: No. 15 Ralston Valley (6-9) vs. No. 2 ThunderRidge (14-1), Halftime Help Stadium, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8: No. 10 Palmer Ridge (7-8) vs. No. 7 Poudre School District (10-5), Timnath Stadium, 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals (May 10, 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 14, Englewood H.S.)

Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12

Championship (May 17, 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...