AURORA – The quarterfinal round of the Colorado High School Activities Association’s esports postseason tournament for MarioKart 8 Deluxe was completed Monday, with 4 teams advancing to the in-person final at Localhost on Thursday, May 2.
In the quarterfinal round, both “Falcon Awesome Kart” of Highlands Ranch High School and “RMHS Lobos Varsity” of Rocky Mountain High School managed to defeat higher seeds to earn their spot in the in-person final. Rocky Mountain High School will be looking to defend their Mario Kart state title at the in-person final.
Find the full bracket on PlayVS, in addition to match times.
All 4 remaining teams are listed below in rank order:
No. 1 Pueblo West Mario Kart Varsity
- School: Pueblo West High School
- Players: Jesse Wardle, Bradley Johnson, Alexander Price, Ayres Ritchey
- First Round Result: Defeated “Nighthawks Kart” (Northfield High School), 2-0.
- Second Round Result: Defeated “Wray Eagles” (Wray Junior Senior High School), 2-0.
- Quarterfinal Round Result: Defeated “Fossil Ridge Mario Kart” (Fossil Ridge High School), 2-0.
No. 4 DCC Mario Kart
- School: Discovery Canyon Campus School
- Players: Kaleb Kirby, Andrew Hiles, Brendan Youkey, Coleton Tallman
- First Round Result: Defeated “Grizzlies A-Mario Kart” (Fowler High School), 2-0.
- Second Round Result: Defeated “Varsity Patriot Kart” (George Washington High School), 2-0.
- Quarterfinal Round Result: Defeated “ERA Warriors Mario Kart” (Eagle Ridge Academy), 2-0.
No. 7 RMHS Lobos Varsity
- School: Rocky Mountain High School
- Players: Cooper White, Layla Woodman, Alyson Cathcart, James Baird
- First Round Result: Defeated “CHS Mario Kart” (Centaurus High School), 2-0.
- Second Round Result: Defeated “Thunderstorm” (ThunderRidge High School), 2-0.
- Quarterfinal Round Result: Defeated “North Kart A” (Denver North High School), 2-0.
No. 11 Falcon Awesome Kart
- School: Highlands Ranch High School
- Players: Parker Kelly, Quincy Troup, Carter Rini, Matej Vesely
- First Round Result: Defeated “North Kart B” (Denver North High School), 2-0.
- Second Round Result: Defeated “Legend HS Mario Kart” (Legend High School), 2-0.
- Quarterfinal Round Result: Defeated “PCHS_02_Kart” (Pine Creek High School), 2-0.