There will be a new state champion in each of the state’s three biggest girls basketball classifications.

Riverdale Ridge, after winning the Class 4A title last season, is two wins away from winning in 6A. Among the Ravens and star player Brihanna Crittendon’s biggest competition is Grandview, led by UCLA commit Sienna Betts. The Wolves are aiming for their fifth title since 2017.

In 5A and 4A, Mullen and Holy Family are both aiming for an eighth state title in program history, which would be one back of Eads’ state-most nine in girls basketball.

The Mustangs last won in 2022, on the heels of Roosevelt’s repeat in 2023 and ’24. The Tigers, meanwhile, reached the 4A finals in each of the past two seasons, winning it all in 2023 before losing to the Ravens last winter.

Let’s look at where things stand at the Denver Coliseum. The 4A quarterfinals are Wednesday followed by the semifinals Friday. The 6A and 5A semifinals are Thursday and all three class championship games are Saturday.

Class 6A girls (semifinals):

No. 1 Grandview v. No. 5 Pine Creek on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Pine Creek’s 6-foot-3 center Brooklyn Stewart (19.9, 10.4) and Grandview’s 6-4 Betts (23.8, 17) is an intriguing matchup at the center of this.

For most of their high school careers, they’ve been the focal point of opposing teams’ game plans. Neither No. 8 Denver East against the Wolves (23-3) nor No. 4 Cherry Creek versus the Eagles (24-2) could do enough to slow them down in the quarterfinals.

Aside from them, both teams have been led by their defense through three games in the tournament. The Wolves and Eagles are allowing just 35 PPG, each.

No. 7 Legend v. No. 14 Riverdale Ridge on Thursday at 2:15 p.m.

It’s a matter of opinion in deciding who has impressed more in their run to the semifinals: Legend (21-5) or Riverdale Ridge (21-5).

The Titans knocked off defending champ Valor Christian in the quarterfinals behind Mason Borcherding’s 13 points and 12 rebounds. The No. 2 Eagles had won 19 straight.

Meanwhile, the Ravens have won as the seeding underdog in each of the last rounds, beating No. 3 Broomfield in the round of 16, then No. 6 Highlands Ranch in the quarters.

When the two teams met in January, Legend won, 64-58, despite 36 points from Crittendon.

Class 5A girls (semifinals):

No. 2 Mead v. No. 6 Mullen on Thursday at 5:45 p.m.

Mead (23-3) continues to march on despite no clear-cut scoring leader.

Both the Mavericks and Mullen (17-9), meanwhile, are proving battle-tested out of their 6A-dominated leagues.

Mead, the Granite Peaks League runner-up to Broomfield, has crushed its first three postseason opponents. Last up was No. 7 Frederick, which the Mavericks outscored 32-13 in the second half of their 56-37 quarterfinals win.

The Mustangs, who finished just 2-4 in the Centennial League this season, ousted 2024 runner-up Windsor, 53-43, in their quarterfinal.

When the teams met in December, the Mavericks won 47-37. Leading scorer, Madi Clark (13.2 PPG) had 15 points, Caroline Kron (8.7 PPG) 13 points and Darby Haley (10.6) 11 in the win.

Makenzie Jones, the sophomore who leads Mullen in points (16), rebounds (5.7), assists (2.7) and steals (3.1), scored 11 in the loss.

No. 1 Air Academy v. No. 5 Green Mountain on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.

The Kadets (25-0) continue to roll. They beat No. 8 Durango by 30 in the quarterfinals. And their star player, Tatyonna Brown (19 PPG), is shooting 58% while averaging just over her season scoring average in these playoffs.

Green Mountain (24-2) has won 23 straight since starting the season 1-2. The Rams knocked out two-time defending champ Roosevelt in the quarterfinals, 46-42. Kantyn Pearson (13.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG) had 10 points and nine rebounds in the win, while Addie Evans (8.2, 4.2) had 11 and seven.

Class 4A girls (quarterfinals):

No. 1 University v. No. 9 D’Evelyn on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

No. 4 Holy Family v. No. 5 Alamosa on Wednesday 8:45 a.m.

The left side of the bracket is headlined by undefeated University (25-0), of course, but also by Holy Family (16-8), which has won all seven of its program titles since 2008.

The Bulldogs’ vaunted defense will have a big test in trying to slow down D’Evelyn’s Colleen Monahan (14.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG). She had 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Jaguars (22-3) beat No. 8 Peak to Peak and its McDonald’s All-American Alexandra Eschmeyer in the second round on Saturday.

The Tigers, who are 3-2 against teams left in the bracket — with wins over No. 6 Delta, No. 7 Pagosa Springs, No. 19 Colorado Academy and losses to University and No. 2 Timnath — has Alamosa (19-6) in the quarterfinals.

The Mean Moose leaned on their defense while winning 10 of their last 11 games. Only twice during that span did they score more than 46 points.

No. 2 Timnath v. No. 7 Pagosa Springs on Wednesday 11:45 a.m.

No. 6 Delta v. No. 19 Colorado Academy on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The lone double-digit seed left in the bracket is Colorado Academy (13-12), which came into the postseason below .500.

The Mustangs beat No. 3 Eaton in the second round despite getting just four points from senior standout Anna Johnson (15.9 PPG, 9.7 RPG). They have Delta (19-6) in the quarterfinals. The Panthers have won 14 in a row.

Timnath (22-3), meanwhile, breezed through its home slate for the first two rounds, beating No. 31 Montezuma-Cortez by 34 and No. 15 Berthoud by 20. Up next for the Cubs is Pagosa Springs (18-7). The Pirates allowed just three points in the first half in their 31-23, second-round win over No. 10 Lamar.