Boulder Boys Hoops Tips Off Season With Win Over Chatfield HS

LITTLETON, CO — By Dennis Pleuss for CHSAANow.com/Jeffco. Boulder and Chatfield got their seasons officially underway Monday on opening night of the prep basketball regular season in Colorado.

Boulder used an offensive surge in the start of the fourth quarter to take a 78-69 victory at Chatfield Senior High School. The Panthers (1-0 record) turned a 1-point lead to start the final quarter into a double-digit midway through the fourth quarter.

“At the start of the game I was kind of nervous, but kind of came into my own and the players did that too,” Boulder’s first-year head coach Riley Grabau said. “They are just a good group of young men who compete. We showed that tonight.”

Junior Giles Schmid led the way for the Panthers with a game-high 22 points, including going 6-for-7 from 3-point range. Senior Miller Davison (13 points), along with sophomores Alex Rucker (18 points) and Drake Arthur (11 points) were huge in the final quarter as the Panthers took advantage of their size advantage inside on the Chargers (0-1).

“Just instilling confidence in these guys and making sure they can hit the shot when they shoot it,” said Grabau’s team that scored 51 points in the second half. “When you get pressed I was also taught to get a layup and that is what we did.”

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Images: 1) Chatfield senior Connor Vernon (3) drive on Boulder junior Giles Schmid (14) during the first half Monday night at Chatfield High School. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 2) Chatfield sophomore Ethan Johnson, right, tries to make a move in the paint on Boulder junior Giles Schmid in the first half Monday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics). 3) Boulder senior Jackson Tanner (20) is draws a foul on Chatfield sophomore Nate Jacobson (13) during the season opener for both teams Monday night. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Athletics).