Buffaloes show fight early, fall to Monahans 36-12

By Monahans on Thursday, September 3, 2026
  • The Stanton Buffaloes defense played really well during the Odessa Compass scrimmage, keeping the Cougars out of the endzone and held Monahans scoreless in the first quarter of the season opener. The Buffs defense playing well will be key this week during the home opener against the Wink Wildcats
    The Stanton Buffaloes defense played really well during the Odessa Compass scrimmage, keeping the Cougars out of the endzone and held Monahans scoreless in the first quarter of the season opener. The Buffs defense playing well will be key this week during the home opener against the Wink Wildcats

    – The Stanton Buffaloes showed they could hang with Monahans for much of the first half Friday night, but the larger and deeper Loboes pulled away in the second half for a 36-12 victory.

    Stanton got on the scoreboard first after the Buffaloes recovered a Monahans fumble and turned the takeaway into a touchdown drive. Hagen Hale did much of the damage on the ground during the scoring possession, hel…