5A Girls Soccer: Semifinals Set for Thursday

AURORA — The semifinals of the 5A girls soccer state tournament are set following Monday’s quarterfinals.

Each of the top tournament’s top four seeds was defeated Monday, as No. 8 Valor Christian beat No. 1 Mountain Vista 1-0 in overtime, No. 10 Broomfield knocked off No. 2 Cherry Creek 2-1, No. 6 Castle View edged No. 3 Pine Creek 2-1, and No. 5 Fossil Ridge got past No. 4 Ralston Valley in penalty kicks (4-2) after the teams had played to a 1-1 tie through two overtimes.

Teams are charting a course towards the May 21 championship game, to be played at 8 p.m. at Switchbacks Weidner Field in Colorado Springs.

Prior to that, the 5A semifinals are scheduled for May 15, at the University of Denver’s CIBER Field, with game times at 5 and 7:30 p.m.
 

5A Semifinals Matchups

Thursday, May 15, at University of Denver’s CIBER Field

• No. 5 Fossil Ridge, vs. No. 8 Valor Christian, 5 p.m.
• No. 6 Castle View vs. No. 10 Broomfield, 7:30 p.m.

5A Quarterfinals Results

Monday, May 12

• No. 5 Fossil Ridge def. No. 4 Ralston Valley, 1-1 (advance on PKs 4-2)
• No. 6 Castle View def. No. 3 Pine Creek, 2-1
• No. 8 Valor Christian def. No. 1 Mountain Vista, 1-0 (OT)
• No. 10 Broomfield def. No. 2 Cherry Creek, 2-1

5A Second-Round Results

Friday, May 9

• No. 1 Mountain Vista def. No. 17 Fairview, 3-1
• No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 15 Northfield, 2-0
• No. 3 Pine Creek def. No. 14 Arapahoe, 3-0
• No. 4 Ralston Valley def. No. 13 Legacy, 5-2
• No. 5 Fossil Ridge def. No. 12 Columbine, 2-0
• No. 6 Castle View def. No. 11 Heritage, 0-0 (4-2 PKs)
• No. 8 Valor Christian def. No. 9 Boulder, 2-0
• No. 10 Broomfield def. No. 7 Rock Canyon, 2-1

5A First-Round Results

Tuesday, May 6

• No. 1 Mountain Vista def. No. 32 Poudre School District, 2-0
• No. 2 Cherry Creek def. No. 31 Liberty, 6-1
• No. 3 Pine Creek def. No. 30 Legend, 2-0
• No. 4 Ralston Valley def. No. 29 Fort Collins, 3-0
• No. 5 Fossil Ridge def. No. 28 Arvada West, 5-0
• No. 6 Castle View def. No. 27 Fruita Monument, 6-0
• No. 7 Rock Canyon def. No. 26 Grandview, 2-0
• No. 8 Valor Christian def. No. 25 Chaparral, 2-0
• No. 9 Boulder def. No. 24 Horizon, 1-0
• No. 10 Broomfield def. No. 23 ThunderRidge, 2-1
• No. 11 Heritage def. No. 22 Denver South, 3-1
• No. 12 Columbine def. No. 21 Cherokee Trail, 2-1
• No. 13 Legacy def. No. 20 Denver East, 2-0
• No. 14 Arapahoe def. No. 19 Denver North, 3-2
• No. 15 Northfield def. No. 18 Erie, 3-0
• No. 17 Fairview def. No. 16 Regis Jesuit, 2-1