Friday marks the beginning of the regional basketball tournaments for the 4A through 1A classifications, and six boys squads from Boulder and Broomfield counties were lucky enough to count themselves among the top 32 teams in their respective brackets.

No. 2 Peak to Peak and No. 4 Prospect Ridge Academy highlight the top contenders for the 4A bracket, with each hosting their own regional, an honor reserved for the top eight seeds in each class.

Holy Family narrowly missed out on the same advantage, instead nabbing the No. 9 seed with a trip to Denver West in the cards. Jefferson Academy will make the long journey to Coal Ridge as the No. 22 seed.

At No. 16, Lyons will head to top-seeded Resurrection Christian for 3A, while No. 20 Twin Peaks Classical Academy heads east for its 2A regional at No. 4 Byers.

A look at each team’s path to Saturday’s Sweet 16 and next week’s Great 8.

Class 4A

No. 2 Peak to Peak

Where they start: The Pumas will play host after dominating with a 21-2 record this season.

Other teams there: The Pumas face off with No. 31 Conifer on Friday and, should they win, will take on the winner of No. 15 University and No. 18 Manitou Springs the next day.

What to know: The Pumas have vaulted themselves to a new level in 2024-25, and have enjoyed height, strong scoring and even strong rebounding specs to carry them into the postseason. Their only two losses came at the hands of 5A Thornton and 4A’s top-seeded Kent Denver.

Junior Tysen Burton and senior Elijah Eschmeyer lead the team with 14.5 points per game and 13.6 points per game, respectively, but any of their starting five — including Dane Hirt, Cole Boonstra and Nyima Chonden — have the ability to put up big numbers on any given night.

The team can do a little bit everything — and do it extraordinarily well — with 58.7 points per game, 31.2 rebounds per game, 15.3 assists per game and 13.6 steals per game. Peak to Peak placed second in the 4A/3A Metro League behind Kent Denver.

No. 4 Prospect Ridge Academy

Where they start: The Miners will play host, as well, and boast a 17-6 record with a 6-3 mark — good for fourth — in the increasingly challenging Metro League.

Other teams there: The Miners have a date with No. 29 Delta on Friday, and will mostly likely be playing either No. 13 The Classical Academy or No. 20 DSST: College View on Saturday.

What to know: The Miners have experienced their fair share of cuts and bruises from their grueling schedule, but if anything, that’s only sharpened them for what they’ll see in the postseason. They, too, felt the burn of a loss to Kent Denver, and played closely with Peak to Peak before falling by just five points.

They’ll carry a six-game winning streak into their regional, and house an extremely efficient offensive core thanks to seniors Travis Agbosse (14.3 ppg), Liam Schilling (14 ppg), sophomore Jackson Brandt (13.3 ppg) and senior Zeke Bote (11.7 ppg).

To date, the Miners have averaged 74.3 points, 30.1 rebounds, 16.7 assists and 14.3 steals per game.

No. 9 Holy Family

Where they start: The Tigers enter the postseason with a 14-9 record after struggling some as the only 4A team in a Granite Peaks League filled with 5A and 6A competition.

Other teams there: They’ll face off with No. 24 The Pinnacle at No. 8 Denver West’s regional, and if they can pull off the victory, they’ll then play the winner of Denver West and No. 25 The Academy.

What to know: The Tigers came out on top of a difficult schedule, but if their 2023 run to a state title as the No. 17 seed proved anything, it’s that these cats know how to shine once the regular season comes to an end.

They ended their slate winning four of five, and have put together strong scoring (58.3 points) and rebounding (30.6 boards) acumen, with a little help along the way (12.7 assists). Senior forward Rocco Howes (11.3 ppg) and junior point guard Caleb Schott (11.2 ppg) lead the way offensively, but senior shooting guard Roman Elliott has been right there with them at 10.5 points per game.

No. 22 Jefferson Academy

Where they start: Like Holy Family, the Jaguars strung together a 14-9 record but just missed the .500 mark in Metro League play at 4-5.

Other teams there: No. 6 Coal Ridge plays host and will first take on No. 27 Stargate School, while the Jaguars will test the waters against No. 11 DSST: Green Valley Ranch in the first round.

What to know: The Jaguars hit a wall at the beginning of February starting with a loss to The Academy, which devolved into losing seven of their past eight games. Injuries played a role in some of that late-season turmoil, including in their loss at Peak to Peak.

When healthy, senior Josh Neely and junior Jimeto Orji have been offensive juggernauts, scoring 18.7 and 18.4 points a game, respectively, with the full squad averaging 59.5. The team’s been nabbing 32 rebounds on average and 13.6 assists as well.

Class 3A

No. 16 Lyons

Where they start: The Lions come in at 13-9 thanks to a tough nonconference schedule, but they excelled in the 3A/2A/1A Mile High League with a 10-3 final tally.

Other teams there: Top-seeded Resurrection Christian welcomes No. 32 Ignacio for what will likely be its first of two games this weekend, and will await the winner of Lyons and No. 17 St. Mary’s.

What to know: The Lions sprinkled winning streaks in with losing streaks and ended their regular season campaign with three consecutives losses. They’ll undoubtedly look to reverse those fortunes when they head up to Loveland on Friday.

They boast a daunting net and glass presence, averaging 63 points while adding 30.1 rebounds, 15 assists and 13.5 steals to the mix. No one has been as dominant as senior point guard Caleb Christiansen with his 21.3-point scoring average, but junior Zeke Paznokas has given it his best shot with 14 points per game.

Class 2A

No. 20 Twin Peaks Classical Academy

Where they start: The Timberwolves hit the ground running in their final few weeks of the regular season, winning five straight to carry them toward a 15-8 mark and a spot in the postseason. They likewise ended with a 6-4 record in the 3A/2A Foothills League.

Other teams there: No. 4 Byers plays host to No. 29 Center on Friday and will likely take on the winner of Twin Peaks and No. 13 Akron on Saturday.

What to know: Save for back-to-back losses to start the season, the Timberwolves never allowed setbacks to hold them down for more than one game at a time, instead focusing on the winning culture that has come to define their season.

They put together a strong resume built with 56.6 points per game, 35.4 rebounds and 13.4 steals, and most of that offensive production came from their middle classmen, including sophomore forward Matthew Wurth (12.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg), junior guard Jace Ross (10.9 ppg) and junior guard Angel Ortega (10.4 ppg).