The Class 4A state volleyball tournament opens on Thursday with the state champion crowned Saturday night. All three days of competition will again be conducted at the Denver Coliseum. For the second straight year, the bracket is double elimination for the first two days but once the semifinals are set, the tournament then moves to single elimination. Brackets and first round game times are below. Matches are listed in bracket order.
Matches begin at 8:00am on Thursday with the remaining game times approximate as matches will follow as soon as the previous contest ends.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
FINAL: Cheyenne Mountain beat Montrose 3-1
FINAL: Coronado beat D’Evelyn 3-2
State Semifinals
FINAL: Palmer Ridge beat Cheyenne Mountain 3-1
FINAL: Lewis Palmer beat Coronado 3-2
State Championship
6:00pm: Palmer Ridge vs Lewis Palmer
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FRIDAY – CONSOLATION BRACKET (losing teams are eliminated)
FINAL: Thomas Jefferson eliminated Mead 3-1
FINAL: Cheyenne Mountain eliminated Pueblo County 3-1
FINAL: Discovery Canyon eliminated Erie 3-0
FINAL: D’Evelyn outlasted Pueblo West 3-2 (15-7 in fifth)
FINAL: Cheyenne Mountain swept Thomas Jefferson 3-0
6:30pm: Discovery Canyon and D’Evelyn tied at 1-1
FRIDAY – WINNERS BRACKET (winners advance to semifinals)
FINAL: Palmer Ridge beat Coronado 3-1
FINAL: Lewis Palmer swept Montrose 3-0
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FIRST ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #9 Palmer Ridge beat #8 Discovery Canyon 3-1
FINAL: #5 Coronado beat #12 D’Evelyn 3-1
FINAL: #6 Pueblo West swept #11 Thomas Jefferson 3-0
FINAL: #7 Erie beat #10 Cheyenne Mountain 3-2 (15-10 in fifth)
SECOND ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #9 Palmer Ridge upset #1 Pueblo County 3-2 (15-9 in fifth)
FINAL: #5 Coronado beat #4 Mead 3-1
FINAL: #3 Lewis Palmer moved past #6 Pueblo West 3-1
FINAL: #2 Montrose beat #7 Erie 3-2 (15-7 in fifth)
