AURORA – The initial round of the MarioKart 8 Deluxe postseason tournament sponsored by Colorado High School Activities Association was accomplished on Monday. Eight teams made it to the quarterfinals, which are scheduled for April 24, Wednesday.
In the next round, all the higher-seeded teams made it to the quarterfinals. Only two teams could reverse the seeds. Rocky Mountain School was the only one with several teams till now. But in this round, Denver North’s “North Kart A” defeated Rocky Mountain’s “RMHS Lobos JV” team.
The teams will get only one chance in the quarterfinals to advance to the May 2nd in-person final at Localhost. This match is slated for Wednesday, April 24. The quarterfinal victors on the April 24 will have the opportunity to progress.
PlayVS has all the details on the complete bracket and match timings.
The remaining 16 teams, in the order of their ranks, are enumerated below:
The top-seeded Pueblo West Mario Kart Varsity
- School: Pueblo West High School
- Players: Jesse Wardle, Bradley Johnson, Alexander Price, Ayres Ritchey
- Game one Result: Victory against “Nighthawks Kart” (Northfield High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “Wray Eagles” (Wray Junior Senior High School), 2-0.
Second-seeded North Kart A
- School: Denver North High School
- Players: Robin Archuleta, Trésor Smith, Jin Urbina, Frederick Rivard
- Game one Result: Victory against “Creek Kart Vroom Vroom” (Cherry Creek High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “RMHS Lobos JV” (Rocky Mountain High School), 2-0.
Third-seeded PCHS_02_Kart
- School: Pine Creek High School
- Players: Smith Barrionuevo, Alex Evans, William Blasko, Zain Khan
- Game one Result: Victory against “Platte Valley Broncos” (Platte Valley High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “BHS Bulldogs Deluxe” (Brighton High School), 2-0.
The fourth-seeded DCC Mario Kart
- School: Discovery Canyon Campus School
- Players: Kaleb Kirby, Andrew Hiles, Brendan Youkey, Coleton Tallman
- Game one Result: Victory against “Grizzlies A-Mario Kart” (Fowler High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “Varsity Patriot Kart” (George Washington High School), 2-0.
The seventh-seeded RMHS Lobos Varsity
- School: Rocky Mountain High School
- Players: Cooper White, Layla Woodman, Alyson Cathcart, James Baird
- Game one Result: Victory against “CHS Mario Kart” (Centaurus High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “Thunderstorm” (ThunderRidge High School), 2-0.
Eight-seeded Fossil Ridge Mario Kart
- School: Fossil Ridge High School
- Players: Zach Brors, Gilad Ley, Brady King, Ari Ley
- Game one Result: Victory against “THUNDERHKZ ULTRA” (Ellicott Senior High School), 2-1.
- Game two Result: Victory against “WarriorKart” (Poudre Community Academy), 2-1.
Eleventh-seeded Falcon Awesome Kart
- School: Highlands Ranch High School
- Players: Parker Kelly, Quincy Troup, Carter Rini, Matej Vesely
- Game one Result: Victory against “North Kart B” (Denver North High School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “Legend HS Mario Kart” (Legend High School), 2-0.
Twelve-seeded ERA Warriors Mario Kart
- School: Eagle Ridge Academy
- Players: Vincent Banuelos, Samuel Akin, Gunnar Cantrell, Benjamin Gallo
- Game one Result: Victory against “DJDS Tiger Esports” (Denver Jewish Day School), 2-0.
- Game two Result: Victory against “Engineers” (Power Technical Early College), 2-1.