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Gwinnett Daily Post
Buford celebrates 9 college athletic signees
Buford honored nine seniors for signing with college athletic programs on Wednesday night. The group featured five fastpitch softball players — Brooklyn Atha to Mississippi State, Janie Goldin to Oklahoma State, Ella Pierce Hensley to Liberty (Va.), Olivia Nagel to Lander (S.C.) and Kennedy Townsend (Truett McConnell). The Wolves had a pair of lacrosse signees with Ethan Perez to Lander and Myer Stovall to High Point (N.C.). Olivia Harris (Florida track and field) and E’miah Fields (Kennesaw State basketball) also were part of the celebration.
Marietta Daily Journal
Buford dominates Marietta in second half
BUFORD – Buford's defense is known to keep even the explosive offenses grounded. Marietta, which averaged nearly 40 points a game this season, couldn't get on the board until the final minute of the game. Therefore, the Blue Devils settled for a 30-6 loss to the Wolves on Friday in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs at Phillip Beard Stadium. Quarterback Jayden Whiteside, who threw for more than 2,300 yards during the regular season with 29 touchdowns and only six interceptions, struggled to find his rhythm. He threw for 107 yards, had two interceptions and was sacked six times. His best moment was connecting with Jackson Nesmith for a 29-yard touchdown with 28 seconds left to play in the game, preventing the Wolves (11-0) from achieving their fifth straight shutout. “It was a talented defense across the board,” Marietta coach Cameron Duke said. “We did some stuff that hurt us as well, but (Buford) has a great defense.” Meanwhile, Marietta's defense was solid throughout the first half with Buford leading just 7-0 at the break. While a Buford penalty did nullify a first-down touchdown, the Blue Devils (6-5) were getting stops before halftime after Buford's opening drive.
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Defense, special teams help Buford pull away from Marietta
BUFORD — With the Buford offense struggling in the first half, the Wolves’ defense and special teams took over in the third quarter. A safety, a big kickoff return and a long punt return in a span of less than five minutes in the third put a close football game out of reach. That sequence propelled the Wolves to a 30-6 win over Marietta in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs on Friday.. “There is no game in Class 7A that’s easy. Every team that makes the last 32 (of the playoffs) is good enough to beat anybody at any given time,” Buford head coach Bryant Appling said. “If you slop around at times it’s going to look like that. I am proud of the defense and how they played. They bowed their necks all game. We started making plays on defense, we started making plays on special teams and we got the offense rolling.” Defending state champion Buford (11-0) will host Archer in the second round of the state playoffs after the Tigers upset North Cobb 24-17. Buford led 7-0 at halftime and the Wolves punted on their first possession of the third quarter. Punter Valentino
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Gwinnett Daily Post
Grey Richardson excels as Buford wrestling state champ, football defensive lineman
Anytime, anywhere. That’s the motto for Grey Richardson, a state champion wrestler in his weight class and a key member of Buford’s state championship football team last season. It’s not a combination of sports that usually goes together with the calendars overlapping and the physical demands both require, but none of it bothers Richardson. Not even when the two schedules completely back into each other. “I love his attitude,” Buford wrestling head coach Tom Beuglas said. “For example, we’re going out to Kansas City two days after the football state championship. And if we make it, he’s going to have to stay and play football. And I go, ‘I guess you’re not going to be going to Kansas City.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, I’m going!’” Richardson plays on the defensive line in football, a body type that creates both advantages and disadvantages for wrestling. On one hand, a lot of the techniques are the same. Getting leverage, using his hands, beating the guy in front of him. But in the same vein he wrestles in the 285-pound division, a spot many schools either can’t fill or maybe only have one wrestler. It meant at times he had to wrestle a
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Gwinnett Daily Post
BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Dacula powers past Gainesville
NORCROSS — Dacula’s boys basketball team topped Gainesville 66-51 in the On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic at Norcross on Saturday. George Fajemirokun had 14 points, 12 rebounds and two steals, and Case Presley had 15 points, six rebounds and four assists to lead the Falcons. Joshua Brown (nine points, six rebounds, four assists), Kelvin Sanford (seven points, 12 rebounds) and Caleb Golding (six points, three rebounds) also played well. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Francis 63, Archer 61 NORCROSS — Archer fell 63-61 to St. Francis in the On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic at Norcross on Saturday. Mount Vernon 72, Parkview 67 NORCROSS — Parkview lost 72-67 to Mount Vernon in the On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic at Norcross on Saturday. Walker 79, Central Gwinnett 50 NORCROSS — Central Gwinnett lost 79-50 to Walker in the On the Radar Hoops Tip-Off Classic at Norcross on Saturday. Riverwood 78, Shiloh 67 FAYETTEVILLE — Shiloh lost 78-67 to Riverwood in the Starr’s Mill Classic on Saturday despite 22 points and four assists from Nivee Leech. Mason Bostic had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Leo McGrew had 11 points and five rebounds for the Generals. Providence 66, Mount Pisgah 27 LILBURN
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Marietta Daily Journal
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Northeastern Georgian
Raider voyage comes to an end in 37-7 loss to Newnan
Newnan football best Habersham Central 37-7 in the first round of 6A playoffs at Raider Stadium tonight. On the opening drive, the Raider offense moved into the red zone. They went for it on fourth and short, but senior quarterback Paris Wilbanks was stopped short, and the Raiders turned the ball over on downs.