Basketball Recap: Chaparral Piles Up the Points Against Highlands Ranch

Chaparral waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their game with ease, bagging a 79-50 victory over the Highlands Ranch Falcons. The Wolverines have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.

Leading Chaparral to victory were Luke Williams and Luke Howery. Williams almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, ten boards, and nine blocks, while Howery almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Williams, who posted ten points in addition to seven boards and four steals.

Chaparral was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands Ranch only racked up eight assists.

Highlands Ranch's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Bakken, who put up nine points and six rebounds. Brooks Hamlett was another key player, putting up seven points and nine boards.

Chaparral pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Highlands Ranch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season.

Chaparral will square off against Rock Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Chaparral likes a good challenge. As for Highlands Ranch, they will challenge Douglas County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highlands Ranch is facing Douglas County at the right time seeing as Douglas County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.