Elk River, with its quick-striking rushing attack, is known for scoring points. Buffalo, behind quarterback Aidan Bouman, can light up the scoreboard, too.

But what played out Friday at Buffalo was ridiculous.

Elk River outscored Buffalo 80-70, setting what is believed to be a state record for combined points in a single game. According to the Minnesota State High School League website, Virginia won a game 128-0 in 1919. Elk River and Andover combined to score 126 points in a game last season.

“It was electrifying. A wild night,” Elk River running back Adam Nelson said.

Elk River (3-0) threw an interception the first time it had the ball. It ran out the clock to end the game. In between, the Elks scored touchdowns on 11 consecutive possessions.

Carter Otto scored three touchdowns for Elk River and Nelson, Logan Enkhaus and Arik Nordenstrom scored two each, offsetting a remarkable passing performance by Bouman.

Buffalo’s junior lefthander threw eight touchdown passes. He completed 35 of 54 passes for 551 yards.

“He is one heck of a quarterback,” said Nelson, who rushed for 268 yards and set up at least three Elk River touchdowns with long kickoff returns.

Before the game, Buffalo coach Todd Bouman said his team would need to play a perfect game to defeat Elk River.

Offensively, the Bison (1-2) were on point, interspersing a healthy dose of running Riley Habsich between Bouman’s throws. But one significant mistake — a blocked punt in the first quarter that resulted in an Elk River touchdown — put Buffalo in catch-up mode for the rest of the game.

“Against them, once you get behind by a score, or more than one, it’s tough to get caught up,” Todd Bouman said. “To beat them, you have to stay ahead of them by one [score] and that’s something we couldn’t do today.”

Elk River coach Steve Hamilton is accustomed to his team running up basketball-type scores, but even he had to laugh and shake his head at the outcome.

“I told you it would be a long night,” Hamilton said with a laugh. “In other games, we could have scored a ton of points, but in those games, we’ve been able to take people out and put subs in. When the other team is right there with you, you’ve got to keep scoring.”

Hamilton acknowledged that the game had good and bad aspects – “good if you’re an offensive coach, maybe,” he said – but was happy to take part in something so memorable.

“[Buffalo] was awesome,” Hamilton said. “That was fun to watch. This is a game for kids and they had a blast. They’re going to remember this game for their whole lives.”

Elk River threw an interception the first time it had the ball, then scored touchdowns on 11 consecutive possessions en route to an 80-70 victory over host Buffalo.

The 150 combined points is believed to be a state high school game record for combined points.

Buffalo quarterback Aidan Bouman threw eight touchdown passes.

According to records posted on the Minnesota State High School League's web site, these are among the previous top-scoring games:

128 -- Virginia 128, International Falls 0, Oct. 4, 1919.

126 -- Elk River 66, Andover 60,  Nov. 10, 2017.

115 -- St. Louis Park 74, Bloomington Kennedy 41, Oct. 21, 2014.

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