Boulder – The Fairview girls appeared ready for the city rumble after one quarter of play Thursday, but Boulder junior Mariah Metoyer triggered a series of big scoring runs while the Panthers’ defense closed the door on the Knights.
Metoyer scored 11 of her game-high 18 points in the second quarter, and Boulder held Fairview to just two points in the third quarter as the Panthers rolled to a 47-29 victory in the Class 5A Centennial opener.
“I think we did it all on emotion, just because it was the Boulder-Fairview game,” Metoyer said.
Daphne White scored 11 points and Helen Hartman added six for Boulder (5-3,1-0).
Starters Tanya Thielen, Linley Miller and Paige Narum combined for 21 points for Fairview, which dropped to 4-6 and 0-1.
The Panthers trailed 12-7 before Metoyer sparked an 11-0 run, and then Boulder scored 17 consecutive points while Fairview struggled to score in the second half.
Boulder 7 16 14 10 – 47
Fairview 9 7 2 11 – 29
Boulder – Salance 1 0-0 2; Metoyer 7 3-6 18, Pagratis 1 0-0 2, Hartman 2 2-2 6, White 3 4-6 11, Haney 0 0-0 0, Soell 1 2-2 5, Regan-Smith 0 0-0 0, Garza 0 0-0 0, Baldochi 1 0-0 3, Constable 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 11-16 47.
Fairview – Pitkin 0 0-2 0, Narum 2 1-2 6, Miller 3 0-0 7, Frebel 0 1-2 1, Thielen 4 0-4 8, Stack 1 0-0 2, Weber 2 0-2 5, Cohen 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 2-12 29.
3-pt. goals – Metoyer, White, Soell, Baldochi; Narum, Miller, Weber. Total fouls – Boulder 14; Fairview 14. Fouled out – None. Technicals – None.
