Park’s Wolfpack made the long drive to far off Buffalo Friday only to come out on the losing end of the journey, falling 28-17.
The Wolfpack got on the score board first, with a 29-yard …
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Park’s Wolfpack made the long drive to far off Buffalo Friday only to come out on the losing end of the journey, falling 28-17.
The Wolfpack got on the score board first, with a 29-yard field goal by Matthew Kamande.
But Buffalo then scored three touchdowns on short runs in the second quarter and took a 21-3 lead into the halftime break.
Park closed to 21-10 on a 1-yard run by Kody Aikens in the third quarter. Buffalo regained its edge by scoring midway through the fourth. Park’s Aikens scored again on a 3-yard touchdown run with 6:51 to play to cut the margin to 28-17 but that wrapped up the scoring for both teams.
Buffalo rolled by 349 total yards to 223 for the Wolfpack, including a whopping 312 yards rushing.
Park had trouble running the ball, gaining just 60 rushing yards. Park’s passing game supplied most of the offense for the Wolfpack with 163 yards.
The Wolfpack also hurt themselves badly with penalties, suffering 116 yards in infractions to just 37 for the hosts.
Park quarterback Miskir Esayas completed 12 of 23 passes for 163 yards with no interceptions. Aikens ran seven times for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Dom Batts caught 5 passes for 82 yards and Dom Dean had three receptions for 41 yards.
Junior linebacker Aidan Boche had a huge night defensively for Park, recording seven solo tackles and 12 assists. Aikens had six tackles, three assists and a fumble recovery. Bryan Wright had seven total tackles and an interception. EJ Lange Jr. had three solo sops, four assists and a tackle for a loss. Gheritt Museus and Lance Hayes had six total tackles each.
Park hosts Roseville (1-1, 1-2) Friday, Sept. 20, with a 7 p.m. kickoff. Park had one of its best wins of the season last fall in a 28-7 decision over Roseville. Roseville defeated winless Burnsville 23-9 on Friday.
Metro-Maroon standings
Conference Overall
Buffalo 2-0 2-1
Park 1-1 1-2
Eastview 1-1 1-2
Hopkins 1-1 1-2
Roseville 1-1 1-2
Burnsville 0-2 0-3
Friday’s results: Buffalo 28, Park 17; Roseville 23, Burnsville 9; Hopkins 22, Eastview 21.
