The Colorado High School Activities Association issued the Class 5A girls volleyball regional postseason seedings and pairings Monday, with four Aurora area programs among the 36 teams set to compete.
Cherokee Trail — the Centennial League runner-up — received the No. 11 seed, which allows the Cougars to play on their home floor with the chance to be among the 12 teams to advance to the 5A state tournament Nov. 14-16 at the Denver Coliseum.
Coach Amber Cornett’s Cherokee Trail team, which finished the season 16-6, is scheduled to play host to No. 14 Broomfield (19-4) and No. 26 Westminster (21-2) in a Region 11 tournament slated to start at 3 p.m. Nov. 8.
The Cougars haven’t faced either team this season.
Next highest among Aurora’s qualifiers is No. 17 Regis Jesuit, which ended the regular season on an 11-match winning streak after a 5-7 start. Coach Celeste Barker’s Raiders (16-7) will play in the Region 8 tournament hosted by No. 8 Cherry Creek (18-5). No. 29 Rocky Mountain (12-11), a team Regis Jesuit defeated in four sets Oct. 19 at the Dakota Ridge Tournament, rounds out the field.
The Raiders seek their first trip to the state tournament since 2015.
Grandview completed a 12-11 regular season with a 3-1 showing at the Cheyenne Mountain Tournament and ended up as the No. 25 seed. Coach Rob Graham’s Wolves — who have made the 5A state tournament for six straight seasons — head to the Region 12 tournament along with host and 12th-seeded Loveland (17-6) and No. 13 Erie (19-4).
Grandview swept Erie Nov. 2 in its regular season finale.
Rangeview played host to its own tournament to close out the regular season and finished 3-1, which gave coach Desarae Powell’s team a 14-9 final mark. The Raiders ended up as the No. 32 seed in regionals and will be part of the Region 5 tournament, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Nov. 8 at Fossil Ridge H.S.
Rangeview joins host and eighth-seeded Fossil Ridge (19-4) and No. 20 Rampart (14-9) and did not play either team during the season. The Raiders’ last regional appearance came back in 2019.
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