Bison comeback falls short

COLOMA - The New Buffalo Bison came from behind to shock Eau Claire on Jan. 10. The next Friday, they nearly pulled off a similar upset.

Despite trailing 16-2 early in the second quarter, the Bison outscored the Coloma Comets by 12 points bridging the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarters. Jordan Stover had 17 points for New Buffalo, and hit a shot with a minute and a half remaining to close the Comet lead to a basket.

But Coloma hit their free show shots in the final minute and thwarted New Buffalo's comeback attempt, 45-42.

Stover said the key is to come out stronger right out of the gate. "I don;t know why, but for some reason we don;t turn it up defensively until late in the game," he said. "If we can start better, we could seriously make a run at conference."

Photo: New Buffalo's Kevin Levine (5) tries to get past a Coloma defender.