The Bison bring their 3-1 record into the game against the 0-4 Raiders. The entire student body is dressed in purple and white today in anticipation of tonight’s Homecoming game.

“Our coach always preaches to us that we have to bring energy starting on Monday,” said Logan Vrieze ‘25. “Having energy to start the week makes for good practice and having good practice helps us execute better at game time.”

Last week, the Bison won against Eastview by 15 points. Tickets are still available for the game against Roseville tonight for $7. Kickoff is at 7 pm and gates are open for the game at 6:00.

The Bison face Burnsville next week on October 7 at 7 p.m. at Buffalo High School.

“When I shot the ball first, and it went in, I didn’t know what happened,” Maatz said, “until Aidan [Bouman] came up and hugged me and everyone piled on top of me.”

With four of the team’s regular starters on the bench – two with foul trouble and two with injuries – the team relied on a deep bench and a play they practiced on Monday.

“We ran that exact play [in practice] for five minutes,” Maatz said. “Mr. Ortmann drew it up. They were drawing up late-game scenarios.”

The Bison play at St. Michael-Albertville on Friday night at 7:15 p.m. The game could decide the conference championship.

Last night’s win against rival Monticello put the season series in favor of the Bison 2-1.  In their previous matchup, the boys lost by 11 points and were looking for a big win.

“The bench players stepped up and played well without all of the starters,” Junior Matthew Willert said, “It was a big momentum win over a team we really wanted to beat and we’ve got some confidence going forward now. We’ve got to keep it up.”