Hugo’s coaching staff knew what it was getting into the minute it scheduled Broken Bow for the Buffaloes’ preseason scrimmage. The Buffs brought in a talented 4A team with a 3-4 defense similar to their own with one thing in mind — identifying weaknesses.

HUGO BUFFALO STACEY POWERS ducks a big pie coming straight for his face from Ashton Barnett during last week’s annual Hugo Buffalo pie throwing fund-raiser. But his teammates were not going to let him off the hook so easily and held him down (lower photo) so Barnett could finish the deed. Hugo News Photo / Kelli Stacy

EVEN HUGO BUFFALO HEAD COACH Krystopher Gross became a victim of the annual piethrowing event last week, as his daughter, Lakyn Gross smacks her Dad right in the face and runs in glee. Hugo News Photo / Kelli Stacy

WILBURTON — Jace May was seeing the baseball well Thursday, when the Rattan RAMS ventured into the Cameron Yellowjackets’ territory and escaped with a solid 10-2 victory. May ripped one three-bagger and added two additional hits to lead the RAMS at the plate.

THE 2021 HUGO BUFFALOES include: Landon Lemmons, Ashton Barnett, Stacey Powers, Aden Parish, Cameron Hamill, Hunter Sims, Amareion Maytubby, La’Marcus Davis, Cam Holt, Davionta Jackson, Caselin Davis, Dakerrious Wilson, Don’tez Cherry, Ethan Sparks, Da’shon Sims, Dacorion Cook, De’Koryian Mitchell, Pierson Evans, Isaiah Greer, Micah Ribiero, Sharod Holt, Noah Joe, Kameron Allred, Kane Worthy, Ethan Bigfeather, Mekii Bell, Trandon Morgan, Jonathon Gilley, Caleb Allen, Caleb Joe, Jordan Creel, Connor Frazier, Payton Parra, Jaren Trantham, G’Mariyon Wallace and Logan Allen. Coaching staff includes: Head coach Krystopher Gross, Cody Tramble, Derek McKinney, Dante Dangerfield and Cody Gilmore. Not pictured: Kvon Bradley, Evan Tollett, Kamoney Garrett, George Gentry, Caleb Allen and Carlos King.

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1Landon Lemmons: “He will be a junior. He started at quarterback for me at the end of last year and kind of showed us what he could do. We’re hanging our hat on him this year. We’re expecting him to lead that offense, to command that offense.”

STACEY POWERS WR/DB ASHTON BARNETT WR/DB CAM HOLT WR/OLB DAVIONTA JACKSON WR/DB SHAROD HOLT OL/DE KAMERON ALLRED OL/DE KANE WORTHY OL/DL ETHAN BIGFEATHER OL/DL G’MARIYON WALLACE RD/DE.

LANDON LEMMONS QB ADEN PARISH RB/LB CAMERON HAMILL WR/DB HUNTER SIMS RB/LB AMAREION MAYTUBBY WR/DB NOAH JOE OL/DE MEKII BELL OL/DL TRANDON MORGAN OL/DL CALEB JOE OL/LB JORDAN CREEL OL/DL JAREN TRANTHAM OL/OLB.

ETHAN SPARKS WR/DB PAYTON PARRA OL/DL DA’SHON SIMS RB/LB DE’KORYIAN MITCHELL RB/LB PIERSON EVANS WR/DE JONATHON GILLEY OL/DL.