Rocky Mountain League
Teams: Boulder, Brighton, Mountain Range, Northglenn, Prairie View, Riverdale Ridge and Westminster.
Boulder Panthers
Coach: Matthew Smith
Last year's result: 14-10, won the RML and reached the first round of the 6A state tournament.
Spotlight: Senior G Lake Smith, the coach's son, is a returning first-team RML player who is closing in on breaking the school record in career assists (currently 173). Last year, he averaged 15.7 points per game 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
Scouting report: Coach Smith said the focus is "repeating as league champs," while "trying to get back to the state championship rounds and avenge that first-round loss" from last season. His son Lake is a returning starter alongside senior guards Wyatt Stamm, Kamil Boniakowski and Drew Hyde. The team has 12 seniors on roster.