Schools can open boys’ basketball practices across the state tomorrow as the work to winning a 2019 state championship officially begins.  Teams can schedule a scrimmage as early as November 17th with official games starting on November 26th.
The regular season runs through February 16th with the state championships on the schedule for March 7-9th.  Colorado Preps will provide in-depth coverage throughout with weekly reports on each classification as we prep for the season, our network will provide a daily list of the top players returning in several categories; including all-state returnees.
First up is a recap of the state tournaments from last Spring as we recap all the games from the state quarterfinals to the championship round.
 

CLASS 1A 

Quarterfinals
Creede beat Cornerstone Christian 55-46
Peetz beat Sangre De Cristo 67-29
Front Range Baptist beat Genoa Hugo 65-31
South Baca beat Heritage Christian 75-59
Semifinals
Peetz beat Creede 69-67
South Baca beat Front Range Baptist 64-57
Championship
Peetz beat South Baca 51-44
 

CLASS 2A 

Quarterfinals
Crowley County beat Sanford 48-41
Meeker beat Highland 74-59
Byers beat Ignacio 65-44
Yuma beat Ellicott 62-28
Semifinals
Crowley County beat Meeker 63-46
Yuma beat Byers 58-54
Championship
Yuma beat Crowley County 59-41
 

CLASS 3A 

Quarterfinals
Sterling beat Strasburg 58-23
Lutheran beat Colorado Academy 53-46
Bayfield beat Alamosa 43-38
Faith Christian beat Manual 65-57
Semifinals
Lutheran beat Sterling 39-37
Bayfield beat Faith Christian 45-42
Championship
Bayfield beat Lutheran 68-57
 

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals
Pueblo South beat Valor Christian 59-50
Longmont beat Falcon 62-54
Lewis Palmer beat Widefield 70-67
Pueblo West beat Ponderosa 57-48
Semifinals
Longmont beat Pueblo South 71-60
Lewis Palmer beat Pueblo West 56-54
Championship
Longmont beat Lewis Palmer 62-59
 

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals
ThunderRidge beat Doherty 45-43
Grandview beat Chaparral 59-53
Rock Canyon beat Overland 54-47
George Washington beat Smoky Hill 42-41
Semifinals
Grandview beat ThunderRidge 42-39
George Washington beat Rock Canyon 47-43 (OT)
Championship
Grandview beat George Washington 57-52