Buffalo Grove

Last season: 2-7

Coach: Jeff Vlk

Worth noting: After three consecutive trips to the playoffs, the Bison slipped last season and was unable to qualify. But Buffalo Grove is hoping to pay dividends from last year’s struggles with the 8 sophomores that started. With those, Buffalo Grove returns 13 starters this season. …The Bison should be especially strong defensively. The linebacking corps of Aiden Vazquez, David Graham and Matthew Kaput all return as does most defensive line in Owen Erickson, Jack Carroll and Drew Carrison while Jordan Alcantar will step in to be the fourth. Preston Herda returns to the secondary while Cole Diaz, who was injured last year, but still saw some time, will also return. Matthew Hong and Andrew Lee will be the other half. …Kaput, who saw plen

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