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Bulis return raises confidence level of title-hunting Chatt Prep boys

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Chatt Prep's Joel Bulis' return to action following an injury early in the season has the Sentinels thinking state championship as they begin play in the Class 1A BlueCross Basketball State Championships Wednesday at MTSU.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Chatt Prep's Joel Bulis' return to action following an injury early in the season has the Sentinels thinking state championship as they begin play in the Class 1A BlueCross Basketball State Championships Wednesday at MTSU. Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Chatt Prep's Joel Bulis' return to action following an injury early in the season has the Sentinels thinking state championship as they begin play in the Class 1A BlueCross Basketball State Championships Wednesday at MTSU.

By Patrick MacCoon 4 min read

Chatt Prep is starting to become a fixture at the “Glass House” in Murfreesboro for the boys’ BlueCross Basketball State Championships.

For the second time in as many years a program not set to have the school’s first senior class until 2025 has reached the TSSAA Class 1A state tournament.

The Sentinels (24-6) have overcome a great deal of adversity to make a return trip over Monteagle Mountain possible, as they will take on Union City (29-5) in the state quarterfinals Wednesday at 5 eastern from Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center.

Helping start the basketball program at Chatt Prep in 2018 when it was a middle school, Christoffer Collins decided to hand the keys over to his twin brother, Christian Collins, ahead of the 2023-24 season.

Already looking to fill the big shoes of his brother after a 29-win season and Final Four finish, Christian was hit with a big loss before his first season got underway when returning 6-foot-6 sophomore standout Joel Bulis injured his knee going up for a dunk in practice.