The Buffalo boys basketball team smashed the Elk River Elks on Tuesday, March 8 in the first round of section 8 AAAA play.
Buffalo came out scorching hot to start the game, led by sophomore Ethan Freer, who had 11 points in the first six minutes, and led the Bison with 21 points in the first half alone, giving the Bison a 41-23 lead going into half time.
“In recent games Ethan has been unstoppable at scoring” said senior captain J.P Begin. “His first half performance Tuesday night proved that. He really led us offensively.”
But Freer had no intentions of slowing down offensively. He came out in the second half and hit his first 3 point attempt, and setting the tone for the rest of the game. Freer had 10 points in the second half, and 31 points in the game in Buffalo’s route of Elk River 78-54.
Freer wasn’t the only Bison who had a strong performance. juniors Dominic Gilmer and Caleb Ruter added 12 points each, while senior Andy Ortmann put up 11 points in the win.
Buffalo advances to the semi-finals where they will face the Moorhead Spuds on Saturday, March 12 at 7:45 p.m at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud.
