AURORA | Pairings for the Class 5A state volleyball tournament Nov. 9-10 at the Denver Coliseum as released Monday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Aurora teams are bold and uppercased:

2012 CLASS 5A STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

At Denver Coliseum

Pool 1: No. 1 Doherty (25-0), No. 8 Highlands Ranch (19-6), No. 12 Chatfield (19-6); Pool II: NO. 2 EAGLECREST (21-3), NO. 7 GRANDVIEW (19-6), No. 11 Heritage (18-7); Pool III: No. 3 Chaparral (21-4), NO. 6 CHEROKEE TRAIL (19-6), No. 10 Legend (18-6); Pool IV: No. 4 Cherry Creek (20-5), No. 5 Mountain Vista (20-5), No. 9 Lakewood (18-7)

Friday, Nov. 2 (pool play)

Match 1: No. 8 Highlands Ranch vs. No. 12 Chatfield, 8 a.m.; Match 2: No. 9 Lakewood vs. No. 5 Mountain Vista (immed. following); Match 3: No. 12 Chatfield vs. No. 1 Doherty (immed. following); Match 4: No. 9 Lakewood vs. No. 4 Cherry Creek (immed. following); Match 5: No. 11 Heritage vs. NO. 2 EAGLECREST (immed. following); Match 6: No. 10 Legend vs. No. 3 Chaparral (immed. following); Match 7: No. 11 Heritage vs. NO. 7 GRANDVIEW (immed. following); Match 8: No. 10 Legend vs. NO. 6 CHEROKEE TRAIL (immed. following)

Saturday, Nov. 3 (pool play)

Match 1: No. 5 Mountain Vista vs. No. 4 Cherry Creek, 8 a.m.; Match 2: No. 8 Highlands Ranch vs. No. 1 Doherty (immed. following); Match 3: NO. 6 CHEROKEE TRAIL vs. No. 3 Chaparral (immed. following); Match 4: NO. 7 GRANDVIEW vs. NO. 2 EAGLECREST (immed. following)

Semifinals

Match 5: Pool I No. 1 vs. Pool IV No. 1 (immed. following pool play); Match 6: Pool II No. 1 vs. Pool III No. 1 (immed. following)

Championship

Match 7: Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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