Football: Buford ranked No. 1 nationally among small schools
Buford’s football team is No. 1 in a national poll released Tuesday that ranks the best small-school teams in the country.
Calhoun, a program that Buford has the past two seasons in the Class AA final, is the only other Georgia team in the top 25 of MaxPreps’ small-school preseason top 25. Buford has won four straight championships in AA, Georgia’s second-lowest of five classifications. Buford’s enrollment last spring was 870. Class AA groups schools with enrollment of about 600 to 1,000 students.
Stephen Spiewak, who compiled the rankings, said Buford was an easy choice. Buford has several Division I recruits, including linebacker Dillon Lee (committed to Alabama), defensive backs C.J. Moore (Virginia) and Paris Head (Vanderbilt) and All-American lineman Vadal Alexander.
”In what was seemingly supposed to be a down year [in 2010], they rolled to AA state title,” Spiewak said. “They return an amazing amount of talent for a school their size. Key players returning, continuity in a coaching staff that has an amazing track record of consistency, riding a 12-game winning streak in which they’ve outscored opponents by an average of 30-plus points.”
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From Where I Sit
July 26th, 2011
11:16 am
Big Deal!
Have them step up to AAA and their goes their ranking!
Enough Said!
From Where I Sit
July 26th, 2011
11:18 am
Sorry, 1st there not their.
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
11:29 am
What about the Griffin Bears? Griffin football on Friday nights is what I live my life for.
1bighammer
July 26th, 2011
12:01 pm
What about Griffin? Win something first….
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
12:16 pm
Win something first? All we do is win. I’ve been on this earth for 32 years and trust me, we’ve done a lot more winning than anybody else. Don’t act like you know anything about bleeding green and gold.
Coweta County
July 26th, 2011
12:45 pm
Griffin has won two state championships in football. In 1942 and 1978. They win a lot of games and have a great program. Lose 1-2 games a year and go deep into the playoffs, every year.
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
12:49 pm
Exactly, there is no better feeling than supporting the Griffin Bears with my 1988 Chevy truck(Green and Gold – had it since high school) The G-bears will whip Boooford.
whack hyder
July 26th, 2011
12:52 pm
Buford recruits better than USC and Ohio State. Luckily they are not bound by NCAA rules.
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
12:55 pm
Whack Hyder has it right….BOOFORD is the best team that Money can buy, that is it. Griffin Bears will beat em all the way down to the county line. GO G-BEARS.
Scholarships and Championships
July 26th, 2011
1:16 pm
Since Buford was voted #1 for “Small Schools”, that settles this. Griffin is not a small school. Was at Griffin when we shared the ‘78 title with Valdosta. Buford has an impressive streak of title runs. There is one small school that I would put ahead of Calhoun though, that’s the Charlton County Indians. 4 state titles to Calhouns 1. Charlton and Dublin were the last teams to win state titles in AA. Just saying.
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
1:22 pm
Scholarships and Championships: How dare you…and you went to Griffin! The Griffin Bears have never got the accolades they deserve. I was also at Griffin, granted I used to just pump iron and did not play for the Bears, but I will always support them. The only School worse than Booford are those NORTH GWINNETT PUNKS!!
Chris York
July 26th, 2011
1:30 pm
Oh I am mad now!!! There is nothing better than my Griffin Bears! granted the Gummi Bears came close, but they were no match for my G-Bears. I will go to every home game this year, yes I am 32 years old, however, I am a Grffin Bear for life…I would rather be Grffin Bear than a Booford wolf!
Let the kids play
July 26th, 2011
1:32 pm
Buford has a great program and they play good ball.
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
1:43 pm
To Chrissy Yorkie: you sound like a small dog ….all bark and no bite…must be a moved in Gwinnettain that do not know Jack Squak about football or any othetr sport other than tiddle-winks…we will find out about Buford when they play Yulee H S out of the Jacksonville area with one of the best running backs in the nation…as far as NGHS goes, they are trying but still will not play Buford(22-4-1)…probable a good reason so they will not get their bubble busted….Calhoun, Dublin, and Charlton County are all quality programs….< six weeks tiul reality comes back……….
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
1:50 pm
from where I sit….you need to get closer to the playing field or quit watching T-ball……..they are only one or two AAA teams(maybe just one) that could hang with any three or four AA teams in Ga…Class AA ROCKS
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
And another thing, I was the first male cheerleader ever at Buford High School so I know what I’m talking about. I had close views of the players and what Buford stands for. Go Team!
Donny Football
July 26th, 2011
2:01 pm
This wolfbait guy is a real winner. “Class AA ROCKS”. You admitting being a male cheerleader explained a lot…
SayItAintSo
July 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
@Let the kids play
Pleeeeeaaaaaaaaase on the word GREAT
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
2:18 pm
Donny Football…the AJC has let a hacker into my name………must be from a loser…I have been a cheerleader for BHS since the gold rush of’49
Butch
July 26th, 2011
2:24 pm
Wait, wolfbait-you say you have a hacker who is a ‘loser’ yet you have been a cheerleader since 49?
I would say you, wolfbait are the biggest loser on here. You clearly know nothing about football and have some sort of sick obsession with the players.
Butch
July 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
Just messin w/ ya wolfbait. Buford is a darn good team.
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
3:00 pm
Butch: thanks for letting me know that….I use to do that to the Fitzgerald fans(yellow jacket) but someone is now using my name….not good for the AJC to let it thru….anyway, like most of y’all, can’t wait for the 2011 edition of football………let the games begin.selah
NGHS 09
July 26th, 2011
4:10 pm
I tried to stay out of this but i found it impossible now that NG has been thrown around in this conversation. Idk where this Griffin guy crawled out from, but i don’t think including NG with Buford is remotely relevant other than the fact they are less than five miles from each other. If you want to talk about recruiting go cry to Norcross. I never hear anyone complain about them or ask about their 6 D1 players a year ago. They bus players in i mean come on people. It truly bewilders me when i hear fans say we recruit or have ever recruited. In 2005 NG had 6 or 7 D1 players and lost in the first round of the playoffs. That is the last time NG had more than 2 D1 players in a single season. The coaches are the reason they are always good.
Now back to the national ranking. Well deserved and a testament to coach Simpson’s plan. The man is smart and resilient. You can’t deny what they have done, no matter the path they took to get there. I know they play in a weak classification for the talent they have and that they rub it in everyone’s face, but it can’t last forever. Regardless NG never needs to be talked about with Buford and recruiting. Go knock Camden and their one high school in the WHOLE county, not to mention all of north Fl. they have to recruit from.
I’ll leave it at this though….NG and Buford have two things in common that is factual…Both have incredible coaching staffs and that ALWAYS yields a consistent winning tradition. Give Buford their credit and let your high schools do the talking under the lights. It’s almost here!
needums
July 26th, 2011
6:54 pm
Buford is great I’ll say that, what they have done not only in the past four years but the past decade is truly remarkable…….. but I do have reservations about this in knowing what everybody in this state knows and that is not everyone on that team was born and bred in that nice little Gwinnett County town. I know that doesn’t mean a whole lot given the way it is with kids coming to the school to be part of something and to help them showcase their skills and I’m definatly not taking anything away from the way that the people in Gwinnett County coach these boys up from the time they are able to walk but I feel it’s hard to call something truly your own when the boys that are on the field were not there this time last year and the boys that will be on the field next year will not be playing this year, they come from all around and theres nothing wrong with that but can you sit back and truly say that these are OUR boys and I remember seeing ALL of these kids play when they were 5 years old in rec.? Folks don’t get me wrong I have nothing against Buford or any other school that has kids coming in mainly to play football but I feel it’s kinda taking the passion away from the game when you play against a team that has all-stars from the whole state or possibly the whole southeast region up against you
Sugar Hill Dawg
July 26th, 2011
7:20 pm
Well, knocking North Gwinnett forced me into this conversation. I taught at Berkmar from 1975 – 2007, then retired and transfered to North (a block from my house). I watched North the entire time I was at Berkmar. They tried to build, but that part of Gwinnett County didn’t start to grow until the early 1990s. (We had three kids come to our house for Halloween in 1985 – NOBODY lived in Suwanee or Sugar Hill back in the day! The hiring of John Green as principal caused an epic shift at North (academically, athletically, arts, etc.). I worked with John at Berkmar – I knew he would transform North! To my knowledge, North hasn’t recruited. Once Suwanee (and later Sugar Hill) began to grow, so did North’s success. (Reminded me a lot of Parkview and Brookwood’s emergence.) Buford, on the other hand, might as well have been called “Gwinnett County All – Stars.” What’s his name – the kid that played RB at Notre Dame, lived in the Collins Hill district. Buford’s starting QB in the early 2000s lived a few houses from me – in the North district. I currently teach at a private school, so I understand a parent’s desire to put their child in what they perceive to be the best situation. As a city school, Buford acts in many ways like a cheaper option to many parents (than say GACS or Wesleyan, for example). I personally don’t hold any grudges regarding Buford. (That could be, in part, to my 32 years of working with kids trying to end futility at Berkmar – I vicariously enjoyed other schools’ success!) Good for Buford – would be better if they only played kids who actually live in the city limits of Buford!
The real story
July 26th, 2011
9:27 pm
Buford is a good school, but when they ran up against Cook County in the quarters last year, Cook beat them hands down. buford had some help from the refs and all the refs in that game got fired. Hmmmmm, sounds to me 1AA handed them a good whipping. the score should have been 35-14 Cook instead of 21-14 Buford and the refs he;ped them.
speeedy
July 26th, 2011
9:56 pm
crowell and carver beat the dog out of them
wolfbait67
July 26th, 2011
10:01 pm
Sugar Hill Dawg: absolutely(not Vodka) correct on your assessment of the growth in the North Gwinnett area……what use to be just North Gwinnett, now consist of NGHS, Collins Hill, Mill Creek, the new Lanier High School,(5 minutes from NGHS), and Peachtree Ridge all quality schools led by quality adminstrators and supported Booster Clubs….now the NG area is the place to be although my colors are Kelly Green and Gold yesterday, today, and tomorrow….we also lived outside the city limits
oldgflcoach
July 26th, 2011
11:11 pm
after reading the short article I find it interesting that I coached all 3 kids at collins hill park! hhmmm….
warner robins
July 27th, 2011
1:04 am
wolfbait ,buford is going to kill yullee fl, bad very very bad…..
you can have your Buford team
July 27th, 2011
10:00 am
So Buford is going to be great as usual….what’s new? It might just be me, but all the recruiting that Buford does takes some of the glory out of it all. Carrollton High works the same way…it is a city school and you can pay to attend. It gets all the athletes in the county concentrated in one school. When you compare these schools to other schools it is like comparing apples and oranges. Other schools systems don’t work the same way and students have to go to schools in districts where they live. I feel the same way about Camden County. I live in a county where there are 3 large high schools. If all the talent in our county was concentrated at one super-sized high school, we would be unbeatable too. However, this comes as a price to the athlete who is not the superstar. My son was an above average player who was able to play in every game at his high school and he had a great high school experience. I’ll have to add that his team made it to the final four his junior and senior years. Chances are that he would not have had that experience at Camden County with their 500 football players or at Buford with all their recruiting. There’s something to be said for a community fielding a team that is truly a community team.
NoNameDefense
July 27th, 2011
12:31 pm
hey you can have your Buford team………
Buford doesn’t have to recruit. The school and the program recruits itself. And stop with the pity party. Your son had a great high school experience and made it to some final 4’s. Good for him. Be happy for him and stop the hating. Chances are, those at Buford and Camden County are having a good experience too!
Jefferson
July 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
Buford is a great team, Carver not so great – the Calhoun Jackets handed it to them in their best game of the year last year. The championship game was a thriller. Go Jackets.
atlsportsave
July 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
Buford? Wow! Let’s talk about at http://www.atlantasportsavenue.com Select Forum to talk about Metro Atlanta sports.
Jefferson
July 27th, 2011
2:20 pm
Also for the writer, Buford has won over Calhoun in the last 3 championship games, not 2.
Peachtree Ridge
July 27th, 2011
3:31 pm
They will win it forever as long as they are not playing any talent themselves. They play nobody on a consistent basis thus results in many wins on a consistent basis. WTF does one have to say to get it through to so many that dont realize their consistently is a set up by their own people to never have to play any decent opponents. Every now and then they may play a good team but wtf? evryother 15 games or so. They play schools no one has heard of……or would consider playing. Come play in Gwinnett week after week and see what happens to that streak……
LakeDawg
July 27th, 2011
6:24 pm
Buford has its pick of anyone in Gwinnett County with a population of around 800,000. They should be playing in AAAAA. Having said that though, they’re probably the team of the decade in Georgia, no matter the classification.
JIMB
July 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
Buford, is one of the best football teams in ga. in any classification. Yes, they have choices other school can’t get( only city school in gwinnett county) PAY AND YOU CAN PLAY. first you have to qualify to get in. Good kids go in any sport. Buford has a winning tradition, that why kids pay to play.
Griffin a top ga football program in a joke. Its a good program.
hind tit
July 27th, 2011
9:47 pm
Best team money can buy.
BLACKGOLD
July 28th, 2011
12:45 am
Fizgerald Purple Hurricanes will be back and ready to gi teams all they can handle…………………..Go CANES
yo
July 28th, 2011
12:47 am
Congrats Buford
topper
July 28th, 2011
9:59 am
Congrats Buford. Now lets get this season started !!!!
Recruiter
July 28th, 2011
10:09 am
Well, they have the best recruiting program in Georgia…….they should win.
From Where I Sit
July 28th, 2011
10:28 am
OH BS!
Let’s have Buford play Valdosta, Lowndes, or even Lambert and see what would happen. I would expect 3 L’s after that! This is why they will not move up from AA to AAAA where they belong as they have kids coming from Forsyth Co. and the like going there so truely not a typical home-grown program!
Enough Said!
Peachtree Ridge
July 28th, 2011
10:55 am
What a jacked up claim to fame. They play no one and have not played anyone. Look at the scores over 8 years. This is like USC playing Lagrange College or UNC of Charlotte. Did you see Alabama play GA State? Well this is what you have week after week with Bufords schedule, year after year. They will continue to be the HS Football team of the world if we dont measure toughness of schedule. Maxpreps is getting stroked by the Buford folks just like the GHSA is being stroked too. Cmon and play in Gwinnett every Friday night and then we will talk team of the decade. When you drive out of town go play Lassiter, Roswell, Stephenson, and Tucker. So which of these teams even has a remote chance? Friday, August 12, 2011 @ Clarke Central (Scrimmage)7:00
Friday, August 19, 2011 @ Blessed Trinity7:30
Friday, August 26, 2011 Gainesville7:30
Friday, September 2, 2011 Carver Columbus7:30
Saturday, September 10, 2011 vs. Yulee, Florida (@ Westminster)3:00
Friday, September 16, 2011 Therrell* – Youth Night7:30
Friday, September 23, 2011 Lovett* 7:30
Friday, September 30, 2011 Decatur** – Homecoming7:30
Friday, October 7, 2011 @ Clarkston**7:30
Friday, October 14, 2011 OPEN 7:30
Friday, October 21, 2011 GAC** – Sr Night7:30
AVikingFan
July 28th, 2011
11:35 am
Congrats to Buford AND Calhoun.
Jefferson
July 28th, 2011
11:44 am
Peachtree Ridge – You must not have seen the last 2 state finals. Those were as close of games for Buford as any. Sounds like you wish you had their program’s success, I know I do.
Peachtree Ridge
July 28th, 2011
12:07 pm
Whatever Jeffthro, you must have not look at theoir scores for 10 years either or you would see they maybe in 10 years have played 5-6 tough games, and thats in the state finals too. If they had to overcome the grind of playing a gwinnett opponenet week in and week out, than they would not be beating everyone. To me they play a season ful of practice games and dont playa areal game until the final, then it becoimes blowout……WTF?
Peachtree Ridge
July 28th, 2011
12:11 pm
Play Grayson, and then rather than play Toccoa or Avondale, come back and play North. then play Collins Hill. Then mosey on over to the Ridge and see what we put on you. Then go play Dacula, then Brookwood. Take a week off and play Meadowcreek, then go play South, Then Norcross. then go into the playoffs and tell me that Maxpreps is correct here.
NoNameDefense
July 28th, 2011
12:44 pm
two things Peachtree Ridge.
#1 – The Max Prep ranking are comparing small schools across the country. It’s not comparing schools with a population of 800 against schools with a population of 5000!
#2 – I saw Buford and Peachtree Ridge match up against each other last summer in 7 on 7’s and lineman drills. The talent level at Buford was far superior than Peachtree Ridge. If the 2 teams had played, Buford would have put a beating on the Ridge unlike any they’ve had. Be glad Buford is in AA, start worrying how your team will catch Collins Hill and North, and stop the hating.
Obb V. Ustroll
July 28th, 2011
1:23 pm
lol @ grown men living vicariously through their high school football team
C-Town
July 28th, 2011
1:47 pm
Where is CARVER???? Carver will beat Buford again this season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw5kupEFid8&feature=related
From Where I Sit is a TROLL
July 28th, 2011
2:19 pm
From Where I Sit
Why so bitter and resentful?
Congrats to Buford and Calhoun.
Jefferson
July 28th, 2011
4:34 pm
C-town, you think Carver will be better than last year? Didn’t they lose a lot of seniors?
You can pretty much count of Fitz being back, they will be tough again.
Pete
July 28th, 2011
6:33 pm
Didn’t all three of the players mentioned in the article play rec-ball at Collins Hill park? Wow!
Pete
July 28th, 2011
6:38 pm
Come to think of it, I think a lot of the past stars for Buford played at Collins Hill..Cody Getz, Dallas Lee, Darius Walker to name a few. Now that CH has some of the best coaches in the state, I don’t that will be happening anymore.
blu eagle
July 28th, 2011
7:47 pm
Wow, the trash talking has started in July high school football must be getting close.Good luck to everyone this year!
QUARTERBACK
July 28th, 2011
8:15 pm
HOG WASH TO ALL OF YOU. ITS TIME TO ‘ T’ IT UP AND GET ON WITH IT. MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN. ALL THIS CRAP ABOUT RECRUITING IS NOT WORTH THE TIME IT TOOK TO TYPE IT. IT IS NOT LEGAL TO RECRUIT IN GA. ACCORDING GHSA RULES. HAS ANYBODY HAD TO FORFEIT GAMES????????? NO-NO-NO
Buford alum
July 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
I read so many of these comments slammin’ Buford……..what a bunch of “sour grapes, whiny little girls”…….get over yourselves – Buford played in the Herbstreit Classic two years against teams way bigger than they were and Buford kicked butt; Buford has a hard time getting anyone to play them during the regular season – some AAAAA teams have been contacted to play and decided they didn’t need to lose to a AA team………do none of you ever read anything that doesn’t include your own team (an article two years ago lamented Buford’s efforts to get good games)? – oh yeah, when you read Buford is going to stomp all over AA again this year……….yes, Buford has played larger classification teams – last year, #3 ranked AAA Gainesville got slammed out the gate on their own field……………and most of you folks forget that last year was Buford’s “down year” and we still won………you can hate all you want, but jealousy gets you nowhere – Buford had made MaxPrep’s regular football list that includes teams of all classifications but since you didn’t see your school’s name, you neglected to realize Buford did……….
warner robins
July 28th, 2011
9:50 pm
these maxpreps rakings are obsured ,they got buford ranked no2 in the state &68 nationally,buford is
not the 2nd best team in the state,they lost to carver,68 nationally give me a break buford would make 90 % of the 67 teams ranked ahead of them look silly they are definatlly a force to reckon with but they are not the 2nd best team in the peach state,maxpreps always pays attention to these al,fl,tx,ohiono matter what teams its all about money,maxpreps is a lie,crenshaw lost to north gwinnett,by the way they made sure that ng was ranked no 1 at the time just to make ga look bad,crenshaw won a state championsip in cal 45-7
ng did not win a state championship,ga also beat 2 of flordias state championship teams proofs in the pudding,tx wont play a ga team
Reeze
July 29th, 2011
1:14 am
Gotta give Buford their props for what they’ve accomplished the past decade , but I can’t really see a national ranking , nor can i see them being one of the best teams in Ga….I always thought to be the best , you have to beat the best. We’ve been waiting for years for Buford to schedule a non-region game that the entire state would turn their attention to…..Carver early last year was a good step , and Buford was shut out , they did recover and win state , but i felt Calhoun was a better squad last year than Buford…..I don’t and never will buy into this BS about not wanting to lose to a AA squad ….Northside ,Lowndes , Colquitt for example will just about schedule anyone will to suit up.
TrueGREENMachine
July 29th, 2011
7:23 am
Too bad these Buford BOYS were not around from 1982 – 1985 when a TEAM in Rome,GA called West Rome won 4 AA State Championships in a row and went 59-1.With a National Championship in 1985,Even though those are just given and not played.Now that would have been a good ballgame to have these two schools matched up. No team even scored on West Rome in 1985 until the playoffs! Not even 3 points during the reg season play.And these guys were playing very good teams.
AVikingFan
July 29th, 2011
10:03 am
I agree Reese. The three teams you mentioned, and a few more, will play anyone willing to get on the same field. But honestly, this article was about “small” high schools across America. And like’em or not, Buford and Calhoun have consistantly done well over the years against schools their size. I’ve said for years a really good team wins all the games they should win, most of the games against equal teams, and some of the games when they are underdogs. Buford does that. They seldom get beat when they are expected to win. Let’s agree to let them enjoy this ranking. I wish my Lowndes team would win all the games we SHOULD win, and I know you and the Eagle feel the same about NSWR. Unfortunately we don’t win all the games we should, ala Lowndes vs Grayson in 08, Lowndes vs NSWR and Camden in 09, Lowndes vs Tifton and Collins Hill last year, and your team vs White Water last year and WR in 09.
BTW, Reese – great to hear from you again! Where’s the Eagle?
Rabun County
July 29th, 2011
10:31 am
I don’t know much about National Rankings for High School Football and don’t really care, but here is what I can tell you- I played against Buford way back when (when Rabun had a halfway decent football team) Darius Walker and Mikey Henderson were their stars. They always, Always beat our eyeballs out. They were just more talented. However, one game late in the 4th quarter when the score was 52-14 or something like that, a Buford Defensive back intercepted a pass while we were driving deep in to their territory against their 3rd string. He caught it on the run and there was no one between him and scoring. The guy stopped at mid-field and took a knee so Buford could take 4 snaps and run out the clock. I don’t care what you say about their recruiting that takes class. They had dominated the game and everyone knew it, but this guy some 2nd or 3rd string guy takes a knee instead of running up the score. That took class.
Peachtree Ridge
July 29th, 2011
12:32 pm
once again we are accuses of whining and crying…..who cares if Buford beat you 52-14 and showed class by taking a knee. What he should have done was go over and give the ball to coach with flowers attached. Thats class. The point is Buford does not play anyone folks. Raburn County? WTF or you f ing serious? Okay I am listening so please tell us, who is going to beat Buford this season? No one, the next season, no one, the next season, no one. Okay if, I say IF, they were to have been playing a all Gwinnett schedule, and not in a panty wad division……wud they win every game and go ndefeated? Dont give me this numbers pulling from the school crap, your team is recruited, it does not come from the city limits and it hasn;t in a while, when i say team, I mean the guys that start….Play someone and stop living off the herbstreit you played twice and one of those teams truly sucked and were made out to be good.
, who gives a wad.
NoNameDefense
July 29th, 2011
1:12 pm
you must give a wad. you have multiple post in this thread!
Have you done your school shopping yet!
Pete
July 29th, 2011
1:47 pm
Rabun, they don’t have class, flashbacks maybe. They just grew up playing in the GFL where if you beat a team by more than 32 points you have to pay a fine to the league.
NGHS 09
July 29th, 2011
3:38 pm
Respect is always there for what Buford does and has done. I do have to lean towards the comment about Buford playing in a Gwinnett region though. I played in region 7 AAAAA 05,06,07,08 and it is truly a brutal grind. Both regions in Gwinnett wear down any team that comes out on top no matter the score. People can’t knock this if they have never experienced this. Hell i wish NG had played in Camden’s region my four years so we would have been rested up for the playoffs. I mean my senior year we had 5 starters out with injuries before the playoffs and we still made it to the Qrt finals. I worked out at the Factory in Sugarloaf with half of Buford’s defense and hung out with Cody Getz, Dallas Lee, Landon Anderson, and some others. (All North Gwinnett, Mill Creek, or Collins Hill district players) Now as far as talent goes, I played the Ridge when they made title runs and i played Norcross when they had Darius Hanks, Bryce Butler and D.J. Adams. I never came out of a game until the fourth quarter if i was lucky. Sure there were easy games like South Forsyth and North Forsyth and Northview. They are gone though and the only easy games in that region are Mountain View and Meadowcreek now. Even more so now that Mill Creek and Collins Hill have leveled the playing field. Idk a whole lot about region 8 AAAAA but i do know that if you ask Brookwood how brutal last year was in region play they will tell you how hard it was. Just ask Grayson or South Gwinnett or Dacula or Central Gwinnett. My point is that Buford would not be as successful every friday in Gwinnett AAAAA. The speed of the game is completely different and the grind of all four quarters is a whole different animal. I played Camden in 05 when i was at South Forsyth and i played Lowndes in 07 in the concrete jungle for the state title. Trust me by the 15th game Buford wouldn’t be standing. No one is saying they wouldn’t win, i truly believe they would be a great AAAAA program, but they would not win every year. Anyone who thinks they would has their heads to far up in the clouds. I’ve seen it first hand and played it, AAAAA playoffs are unforgiving and whoever can limp their way to the finish line wins. I’m not trying to bash Buford or take anything they have done away from them, i am just stating my opinion.
valyboy32
July 29th, 2011
5:37 pm
wolf bait are sick to think buford would cake walk thru 3-a oh yeah what up topper its almost time baby ga hschftblll
valyboy32
July 29th, 2011
5:39 pm
it really would be hard to win in 3-a really when sandycreek recruiting all the talent out of those soory atl schools
valyboy32
July 29th, 2011
5:39 pm
hey reese long time time to strap up again baby
valyboy32
July 29th, 2011
5:40 pm
peach county baby!!!!
wolfbait67
July 29th, 2011
8:29 pm
valybouy32………U musthave ate the worm in that Peach to way U are tripping….South Atlanta does not know what good football is.selah
POOMAN
July 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
BUFORD continues to improve every year. If you ever get the chance to venture by BUFORD high school, check out the new youth football fields. Talk about state of the art facility! There is not a youth program in the state that compares to BUFORD’s……………….period! # brand new youth football fields and field turf, sitting right behind the visitors stands of the high school field! Money well used by the City of BUFORD! BUILD IT, AND THEY WILL COME!!!! They are coming folks, coming in herds!!!!
Buford '78
July 29th, 2011
10:27 pm
If Buford had enough students to be in a higher classification, they would win there too. It is a solid program no matter what the size of the school. Haters are haters and are to be pitied.
Trojan94
July 29th, 2011
11:15 pm
I will agree with valyboy32 it is hard to win AAA and if buford played in this class championships would be hard to come by. Yes they beat gainsville last year but gainsville had lost a lot of talent from the year before.
Trojan94
July 29th, 2011
11:26 pm
Here is my ? could buford have have beaten sandy creek carrollton peach co or cairo last year to win AAA title?
Reeze
July 29th, 2011
11:37 pm
Valyboy ,I think Buford would run over the majority of AAA , against Sandy Creek or Peach county Buford wouldn’t have a snow balls chance in hell . Valyboy , two weeks until Northside and Peach county square off , how are you guys looking this year
Buford
July 29th, 2011
11:46 pm
Everyone just keeps making excuses, Buford is the best period. Congrats to Buford with the ranking. Everyone else is just trying to re-live their glory days in highschool football. It’s not cool to hate. Get over yourself, I don’t see you out on the field playing your heart out and winning all of these games.
Phildo
July 30th, 2011
8:43 am
Buford, Griffin, and Charlton County no doubt have fine football teams, but they all play within their size rankings, as opposed to Marist, a AA sized school that plays at the AAAA level and constantly wins an average of 10 games a year, with occasional state tiles to boot. I suspect that the others could not accomplish this feat on the same basis as does Marist, and for that reason I would put Marist, who was selected several years ago by Sports Illustrated as one of the top teams in the country (#14) regardless of size and titled as “The little school that could”, at the top of all state schools with under 1,000 daily attendance. Not to mention that they have won the Governors Cup at the AAAA level for the best overall sports program every year that the cup has existed.
I suspect that Spiewak of MaxPreps failed to actually look at daily attendance when making his picks, focusing more on the classification in which a school played, but that is understandable since Marist is such an anomaly.
Again, however, all due credit and congratulations to Buford, Griffin, Charlton County and others for the fine programs that they have. I find nothing more enjoyable than watching a good high game featuring two very strong teams. Beats the pros and colleges every time.
Trojan94
July 30th, 2011
10:05 am
phildo you have a good point! marist
Flyer
July 30th, 2011
11:29 am
Phildo you have it right. There are also some others like Marist. Don Bosco Prep and De La Salle are always in the hunt for the best in the country and they have similar enrollments to Buford. However, they like Marist, choose to play in higher classifications. Buford on the other hand is content to stay in AA.
2A supporter
July 30th, 2011
1:48 pm
To Where I sit……Sir, Buford has tried to play 5A schools. No 5A school wants a part of them. They know they would lose. My child goes to a 2A school. We play Buford every year. Do you realize the size of these kids they recruit? There offense and defensive line average 6 feet 4…300lbs. They are as big as most pro teams! Buford has no business being in the classification they are in. 3 years ago they were rated #48 in the nation in all classifications. They would beat 5A teams routinely in the state of GA. 5A schools refuse to even consider them on their schedule. 2 years ago they flew to TX. to play a 5A texas school which they dominated!
QUARTERBACK
July 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
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Lowndes96
July 30th, 2011
3:36 pm
2A Supporter, I can understand your frustration of having to play buford when your a small school. But buford is not unbeatable, Cook almost beat them last year and they couldnt come close to matching their size. Also there are plenty of AAAAA schools in this state that would play buford, buford wants you to play a home and away series with them, it doesnt make monitary sense for a big time AAAAA program to do that. Some of the schools that come to mind are camden, who has played hoover, STA, and miami central. why wouldnt they play buford? Theyre also headed to play one of the best teams in ohio this year. Another, Colquitt County played south panola last year which was the #1 team in the country, why wouldnt they play buford? And lowndes, they would play them as long as they agreed to come to us twice.Why come to us twice? Money. Noone is going to take money out of their program to play buford.
Trojan94
July 30th, 2011
4:12 pm
you can have your buford team- if you dont know anything about carrollton please keep your stupid comments to yourself! FOR THE LAST TIME CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL DONT RECRUIT PLAYERS! If famalies move inside the city limits because of better jobs and they send there kids to CHS thats not the school doing. If you hate the trojans just say it nobody cares
BLACKGOLD
July 30th, 2011
9:43 pm
Fitzgerald purple Hurricane is ready to play some football . GO CANES and go 1AA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Jefferson you on deck baby , you all have a safe trip down and bring your A game , it should be a barn burner.
Reeze
July 31st, 2011
12:05 am
Good points Lowndes96……..That’s what I can’t really understand about Buford , just imagine the gates at a Buford vs Camden , Lowndes , Colquitt or any AAAAA Gwinnette school. They played Carver last year and it was the biggest game that week in the state last year .Even if Buford travels both years , it would be worth their time with the exposure they’d get by coming to the Concrete Palace the MAC or anywhere else than can handle 10k to 15k people , compared to their 2k or 3k… Excellent program Buford has , seems just a waste of some good football.
Willie B
July 31st, 2011
2:05 am
Buford does recruit in all sports. Not just football.
One of the main reasons kids transfer to Buford is that egotistical parents want their kids playing for a winner. As for needing to qualify to get into the school, Buford Elementary and Middle schools did not meet their AYP requirements for this past school year. The high school’s SAT scores were below the county average with having fewer students taking the test. Best affordable sports school money can buy.
Sure is! Education wise not so good.
2A supporter
July 31st, 2011
8:46 am
Hey Peachtree Ridge! Buford would kick your teams butt!!! Peachtree Ridge wants no part of Buford. Check their D-1 prospect list!!! there lineman are as big as NFL teams you goof ball!
2A supporter
July 31st, 2011
8:51 am
Lowndes96…Check the D-1 prospects being recruited by the likes of Alabama, GA., Auburn, ND. Your school doesn’t come close to matching their talent. They go anywhere to play anybody! NO 5A wants to play em. Believe me. I dislike Buford because our school has to play them every year.
Curious
July 31st, 2011
9:09 am
No doubt that Buford is and has created a superb program. I am curious though. How many players in Buford’s starting line-up actually grew up and live in the City of Buford and how many are from outside? A typical county school playing in AA ball has a population of some 17,000 to 21,000. How many people live within a 10 mile radius from the center of Buford?
Pete
July 31st, 2011
9:43 am
2A supporter.. Someone from Peachtree Ridge would probably no more than you about Bufords roster, they play together and against each in the same rec program in Gwinnett county. Of course, not all of Bufords players play rec-ball at Buford, some even played at Peachtree Ridge.
Fred
July 31st, 2011
11:05 am
I kind of think any well coached team with good players can beat any other team once. I think Buford does well in their classification and could do well playing the occasional game against higher classifications. I firmly believe that if they played consistently in the 4A or 5A classifications they would get their heads handed to them. I know some about the 5A classification and it is brutal to play in all season! The thing about the large classifications is their depth. I just don’t see that depth in the smaller classes. I’m not saying Buford doesn’t have great players or some depth, but I just don’t think they could hang with the big programs for the whole season.
Napoleon
July 31st, 2011
11:07 am
Coming from a Westminster and Lovett fan, Buford is every bit as good as this ranking. I have grown up around football, coached football, and to be honest the actual NHS rankings do not give this team justice. I don’t call it recruiting, when you put out such a dominate team, that young players just want to come play for you. Just like college football, the best players want to be on the best teams. Congratulations to Buford. Everyone in AA expects another tough year from you guys.
Flyer
July 31st, 2011
11:20 am
2A supporter–Buford is not the only school with D1 talent and big offensive linemen. In 7 and 8 AAAAA in Gwinnett, each team is loaded with those. For instance, NG has had 4 offensive linemen go D1 in the last 2 years. Their size was between 6-3 and 6-6 and weight between 275 and 320. This years offensive line will have at least 3 that are 6-3 or taller and over 300 lbs. The main point is that NG is not unique in this. Just about every other AAAAA school in Gwinnett is configured the same. When Buford lines up with all of their top talent, they are playing with teams that just don’t measure up.
CW
July 31st, 2011
12:07 pm
POOMAN
July 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
BUFORD continues to improve every year. If you ever get the chance to venture by BUFORD high school, check out the new youth football fields. Talk about state of the art facility! There is not a youth program in the state that compares to BUFORD’s……………….period! # brand new youth football fields and field turf, sitting right behind the visitors stands of the high school field! Money well used by the City of BUFORD! BUILD IT, AND THEY WILL COME!!!! They are coming folks, coming in herds!!!!
WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!!!
They will not come in herds because your school system only lets a certain few in each year to keep those numbers in the lower classification. You can bet your arse that those certain few excel on the football field.
wolfbait67
July 31st, 2011
3:45 pm
Blackgold::::Ubouys ready for another 13 game run before the wheels fall off…I think they play 15 for the championship…anyway, good luck to y’all down in South Ga…stay out of trouble now…hopefully we will see y’all somewhere down the road….means both programs have got it on….
Pea Ridge:just remember, coming off the ridge, the left goes to the Atlantic and the right goes into the Gulf…..but # 2 always flows downhill…but you guys were co co co champions once……just wannabe be Brookwood/Parkview type teams…………in their glory years,Pea Ridge would just be a Pea trap to these two programs
Lowndes96
July 31st, 2011
4:48 pm
Thanks Reeze, theres no reason for them to play a b school out of Fla when they could have a big time matchup right here is Ga.
Lowndes96
July 31st, 2011
4:50 pm
Great post Fred couldn’t agree with you more, playing 15 games in AAAAA is alot different than playing 15 in AA.
BLACKGOLD
July 31st, 2011
5:17 pm
wolfbait , if we had the size of Buford everyyear and spend the money you guys spent to lnfluence parents to allow their kids to play for BOOFORD we will be one a the best programs also , we small get some transfers cause a new jobs in the industry , play hard ,but 90% born and raised since rec ball …………….we will always be great contenders and will support OUR CANES faithfully and we know everything and everyone about our players, sorry you cant say the same ….win or lose we still PURPLE AND GOLD !!!!!!!! GO CANES
BLACKGOLD
July 31st, 2011
5:24 pm
Let me clear this up , we are one a the best programs , just dont highly RECRUIT
Buford
July 31st, 2011
5:33 pm
Okay! Everybody can shut up because Buford is actually going into 3A next coming year. They only have one more year in 2A football. And Buford excepts more than just athletes into their tuition program. They accept students who excell mentally and not only physically.
Northgaball
July 31st, 2011
9:06 pm
Someone earlier compared a team in Rome,GA(West Rome) to Buford.Well I can tell you one thing because I watched WR play their football in Rome and have also seen many,many games in Buford.Those teams in the 80’s in Rome would have killed Buford and there is no question about it.Men among boys from Rome back then! And someone else said Tutt,Greg Gordan,Larry Kennebrew played on a West Rome team,They did NOT! They played for East Rome in the late 70’s.They were not as good as the WR bunch from the 80’s that went 59-1 in 4 years and had a coke bottle made for them.
NGHS 09
July 31st, 2011
10:25 pm
Buford against Camden or Lowndes would be worth a 15 dollar gate price. I would pay to watch that on PPV. I think we can all agree that Buford wouldn’t be all high and mighty in AAAAA, BUT it is almost wasting their talent and success to not play the top tier programs in AAAAA atleast twice a year. Those would be some great matchups and it could possibly give Buford more respect around the state granted they win some of those. Either way they are the real deal and need to branch out to AAAA and AAAAA.
Oh and when players transfer to Buford to get more exposure from college scouts its common sense. Just think about it. I mean Ealey starts for UGA and played at ECI. Not fair but that’s life.
Willie B
July 31st, 2011
10:44 pm
Buford:
You accept more just than athletes in your tuition program?
Your joking right?
I know a family that tried to get their daughter into Buford a few years ago.
They kept putting her off and putting her off until they found out she could play softball.
They did not need her final transcript then.
I heard the principal worked on one family for three years before the child was high school age.
It is all about egotistical parents, coaches, and administrators.
Tell me this. Can a child be disqualified from playing a sport in another Gwinnett County School for grades, and then transfer to Buford and be eligible?
fred
August 1st, 2011
12:34 am
buford is a cult
fred
August 1st, 2011
12:36 am
we beat them bad in baseball last year goNGHS
AVikingFan
August 1st, 2011
12:05 pm
Just how much is the “tuition” required to enroll at Buford and who pays it for top notch athletes transferring there to play football? Just asking.
Buford
August 1st, 2011
1:16 pm
Bufrd tuition is only around $1,200 per semester, and with multiple kids it goes down. Plus, if you are a transfer student you are not eligible to play a varsity sport your first year. You have to wait exactly a year after you first transfered, in ANY sport, not just football. I’m not an athlete (a cheerleader) and I was excepted into Buford, and I live out of the district. And no, the coaches can’t play a student who has a failing grade. And the coach will suspend them from practices untill they bring up their grades. And usually the athletes parents pay for ther tuition. And if athletes can’t afford it and they are really committed than they will move into the district, and then they don’t have to wait a year to play on varsity. Buford doesn’t recruit eitheir, the athlethes come to us.
still
August 1st, 2011
1:56 pm
a small freakin’ little backwards City full of rednecks! You want to argue that point? Take a ride over there and look around.Trash with a little money.
BLACKGOLD
August 1st, 2011
6:31 pm
buford ,hands down its been all yours for year after year just like Valdosta…(back in the days ) everbody say yall should move up and next year you will to AAA and we will see, maybe Fitzgerald can contend for the title that we long for , how your li sons Calhoun look this year ? , win or lose im a Cane ,but we gonna be in the hunt this yaer also so dont never count 1AA (the strongest region in all south classifications) out , I would like to beat Buford before yall leave AA though……………good luck in 2011 to all and to all a good game
black1
August 1st, 2011
11:19 pm
buford, did the young lady from norcross sit out a year. I dont think she did or any other player they get!!!
Buford
August 2nd, 2011
8:07 am
Yes, Dexter Wood our head over sports will not allow ANYONE to play if they transfer to Buford they have to wait a year. But it’s only on a VARSITY sport. Unless they are a freshman, the rule only applies to upperclassmen who transfer. They can still practice with the team, and come to the games with the team, but they can not physically play untill they wait a year.
AVikingFan
August 2nd, 2011
11:45 am
“BUFORD — Thanks for the reply. Sounds mighty fair and above board to me. Congrats for the school’s success! Good luck this year. I admit, I was pulling for Calhoun in the Dome last year. It was a great game! As you could see, me pulling of Calhoun didn’t make a difference in the outcome! LOL. Didn’t help Colquitt either!
Upset
August 2nd, 2011
4:52 pm
Watch out for Lovett!!
WOLFBAIT67
August 2nd, 2011
6:20 pm
BLACKGOLD: you said it all when you said win or lose, you are still a Hurr….to paraphase Lewis Grizzard “I am Buford borned, Buford bred and when I die, I will be Buford dead…# 5 coming up…go Wolves
BLACKGOLD
August 2nd, 2011
7:12 pm
to all veiwing post aon ajc , its a sad day today ,having learned one a our player,upcoming junior OL died after practice at camp this morning, please send your prayer with the Searcy family as well as teammates to guide them through this rough time ,DJ was 16 and our coach Pruitt had to hospitalized for axiety attacks, a message to all players be safe and enjoy life while you are here cause we never know when it a be our time
black1
August 2nd, 2011
8:10 pm
thats a bunch of bull, answer my question! The young lady never say out a year!
Trojan94
August 2nd, 2011
10:02 pm
My prayers go out to students and families at fizgerald and l.grove high schools.
Caleb Powell
August 2nd, 2011
11:38 pm
Sweet! Who said money doesn’t talk! lol
bufordwolf19
August 2nd, 2011
11:50 pm
the girl from norcross kayla davis did not sit out because she moved into the district. just like she would have gotten to play anywhere else if she moved their, city school or not.
Stop Crying
August 3rd, 2011
9:16 am
Everybody’s playing illegal players, that’s why nobody gets punished for it.
Stop Crying
August 3rd, 2011
9:19 am
Buford essentially plays in a private school league and beats everybody around them. Westminster, Lovett, Blessed Trinity, Decatur and GAC get kids from all over. Sucks for the City schools they compete with, but I don’t hear the complaints about that. So stop crying.
wolfbait67
August 3rd, 2011
9:23 am
BLACKGOLD AND TO ALL HURRICANES FANS: we all talk our smack in jest but all our hearts and prayers go to your team, fans, and family during this time….words can not express our feelings when we lose one close to us and the community as this young man was…..another reason that fall sports crank it up to soon….
AVikingFan
August 3rd, 2011
10:06 am
Please everybody say a prayer for the two young men who died trying to entertain us old geezers and give us something to hassle each other about. It is indeed a sad day in the history of Georgia High School Football, and especially for Locust Grove and Fitzgerald.
Concerned HS parent
August 3rd, 2011
4:11 pm
prayers are with the families of both students…Buford scrimmages 4a and 5a playoff teams every year and they cant stay on the field with Buford.Granted they’re are scrimmages but they outclass Dacula and Clarke the last several years. others before that. Buford may not win every game if they played in 5A, but they would win most.They do have depth. Theit rising Seniors may be the best team they’ve ever put on the filed. Peachtree , you guys wouldn’t make it out of the first half against them. I’ve watched both teams for years and you don’t hold a candle to them. Sorry. Their coaching staff and facilities are superior. thats why kids want to play for them.
black1
August 3rd, 2011
4:41 pm
ok yeah right! When buford was in class A a while ago, they were not winning like that. They had to do something illegal. I remember when buford actually had players from their community. mexican and all
NGHS
August 3rd, 2011
8:52 pm
@Concerned HS Parent…Dacula is a .500 team at best and Clarke can’t go all the way in AAAA. Who cares if Buford beats them. I’ve seen my fair share of Buford games and i played the Ridge for 4 years. What are you talking about???? That was not logical at all. Peachtree Ridge had one down year in their brief existence, but have already done plenty to say what they want. Hide behind your trophies, but until then stop acting like you could hang with AAAAA Gwinnett teams. Grayson or North’s defense would stop any run game you could deliver. Look at the rushing yds allowed last season and tell me who you find at the top. I’ve been trying to give yal the benefit of the doubt but it’s just beating a dead horse now. I can’t wait for the day that happens (if ever) and we will all see your true colors. I grew up with many players of the 07 and 08 teams and i know exactly how Jess Simpson and his coaches do things. I know how the school works and i can’t believe that yal continure to lie. Maybe it’s just denial idk. You are the # 1 team in the USA and still nobody gives you respect. Go challenge the teams you claim that you would destroy. Until then i guess there is nothing more yal can say.
My prayers go out to the families and communities of the fallen boys of fall.
wolfbait67
August 3rd, 2011
9:01 pm
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wolfbait67
August 3rd, 2011
9:09 pm
NGHS: I am sure that the Won 22, lost 4, and tied 1 does not figure into the equation of why the puppy dogs chose not to play Buford…Coach Squares won’t be able to toot his whistle as he loves to do after he leaves the field other than to say “Now that is why I do not want to play Buford”…………Buford would go farther in the 5AAAAA plalyoffs that nghs would go in 2AA….let them play Calhoun, Cook County, Fitzgerald, Charlton Co nty, Dublin, Jefferson.. among a few NGHS too would not be undefeated Got to give you credit though, in the last few years, you boys have stepped up.must be all the new people moving into the area…………..
berkmar
August 3rd, 2011
11:49 pm
@ from where i sit. buford will crush any team. it does not matter what team or class they are in. a team is a team.
cat doc
August 4th, 2011
6:50 am
all the state championships speak for themselves. Great job. My hat is off to Buford.
PeachCountyTrojanBlood
August 4th, 2011
8:17 am
I would love to see Buford play my Trojans…
4 Generations @ Buford
August 4th, 2011
1:50 pm
This kind of chatter is really funny! My Dad (1945) and my son (45 in a row) both played on undefeated Buford football teams! Anyone want to challenge that?
AVikingFan
August 4th, 2011
2:12 pm
berkmar, how bad did they “crush” Carver Columbus last year? Just asking?
Trojan94
August 4th, 2011
6:45 pm
I would love to see buford play carrollton
Trojan94
August 4th, 2011
6:56 pm
If you think buford can beat every team in georgia then how come they don’t they schedule top teams in AAA on a year in and year out basis that has just as much talent as they do and don’t give me that crap about the top AAA teams not wanting to play them.
Donny in Suwanee
August 4th, 2011
8:06 pm
If Buford recruited, as some of you ignorant posters assert, then GHSA would investigate and people would be fired. I’ve been in the school business for almost 30 years and I’ve taught at small schools and large schools. Buford isn’t doing anything that any other school system in Georgia could do, if they had the gumption to. Kids are the direct beneficiary of the Buford machine. Get a life people! Buford is one of the best high schools in Georgia. They won 5 state titles last year, including the AA title in Literary (Arts and Academics.) They offer something for everyone, and their teachers work hard to carry on the winning tradition. Wouldn’t you try to send your child to a place like that if you could? That’s what I thought. Envy and jealousy are ugly things. Let it go.
Pete
August 4th, 2011
9:31 pm
Donny in Suwanee .. So you think it would be good if other districts allowed people to pay $2,000 and go to what ever school they wanted? Is that what you would recommend.
piodol
August 5th, 2011
11:24 am
Buford vs. Glades Central or Pahokee could be a great GA-FL rivalry. Or at least Madison County. None of the three Florida schools recruits but they always have speed.
AVikingFan
August 5th, 2011
11:58 am
Good post DONNY IN SUWANEE. You know the season’s getting close when folks start criticizng Buford, Stephenson, Camden County (oops that hasn’t started yet but it will!) and inner city bands from Atlanta.
As far as folks wanting their children to go to Buford, it was that way for years with Valdosta. It’s that way now in Colquitt County also. (5 transfers in this year). Winners learn to take criticism.
In a week or so people will start talking about the new season. It’s getting close. Heck it won’t be long before the EP folks start dominating the blogs. I’m looking forward to hearing Tick Tick Boom again!
NGHS
August 5th, 2011
4:28 pm
wolfbait67…the last five years is all NGHS fans care about and talk about now. Just like everyone keeps talking about Buford’s past five years. I find it comical that you think we would get beat in AA, truly funny. Buford does not have a clue what it is like to play in AAAAA. I just can’t understand why all of you preach to everyone about how you would kill everyone. Put your money where your mouth is or shut up. I never said Buford would lose every game or get killed by anyone in AAAAA. If anything i have stood by the national ranking and i still would love to see yal match up against AAAAA’s best. The scheduling issue is not losing to a AA program and coaches might be embarrassed anymore. If Buford could do all these things people claim, then no coach would feel embarrassment losing to the all mighty Buford. I really think alot of fans don’t really know what they are talking about quite frankly. I’ve been around Buford for 13 years and i know/knew many of the players and students who went there. My best friend in 8th grade was contacted by Buford four weeks before classes ended about playing football @ Buford. I have witnessed what all of you claim to be outlandish and incorrect. My coaches @ NGHS knew, but coaches don’t rat other coaches out. This is saddening that people continue to defend what they do not truly know about. Say what you want about NGHS, we are free whenever you are. Just hop over Highway 20 and come get some.
rwdekalb
August 5th, 2011
7:22 pm
Someone on here mentioned Marist and the success they have had playing up in AAAA. I suspect Buford would have very similar success of Marist. They would average 9 or 10 wins per year, always be a contender for title and win a title about once every 4 or 5 years. Kudos to Marist for playing up the way they do. It sort of offsets the same criticism they get of recruiting.
rwdekalb
August 5th, 2011
7:27 pm
And another thing. Marist has great succes but they rarely have the incredibly huge lineman that Buford always seems to have. The War Eagles are well coached and back down from no one.
Championship Game
August 7th, 2011
9:02 am
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AA Schools Significant Enrollment Difference
August 7th, 2011
9:08 am
Can’t compare states based on the number of A(s) they have in each classification. For example, comparing a Georgia AA school to a Texas AA school takes a little understanding. Georgia AA enrollments goes to 1,000 students; Texas AA schools go to an enrollment of less than 500. Can’t compare states based on how many A(s) they have….you must use their enrollment numbers. That’s one reason Buford beating a Texas school with more A(s) a few years ago wasn’t that big of deal….the schools were nearly the same in enrollment numbers.
Jon
August 7th, 2011
8:11 pm
These arguments are truly stupid. If Buford recruits the best players in Gwinnett County or state as some have said, in theory they would beat whomever they played. Again, if Buford recruits the best players and played up in classification, it would win there too. You guys are complete idiots.
ga boy
August 20th, 2011
6:04 pm
All I can say is hey they have kids containing great character,physical,and mental preparedness. I wish the community that I dwell in had the bright coaches they employ. Simpson and his coodinators mixes up the offense attack well by balancing the pass and run, plus the defense plays assignment football with blitzes and stunts. I believe my city has those kids the coaches may need to recruit in the school’s lunch room.
Buford RN
August 27th, 2011
2:10 am
Buford just wiped out AAA Gainesville 49-0 tonight, so there!!! AAA or AA we are number 1!!!!
zack
August 29th, 2011
2:30 pm
well excuse me, but buford is moving up to triple A next year and after winning the state championship coming up this year, we will b high rolling straight past AAA in another State Championship, we cld beat any school in the nation
shooter
January 31st, 2012
1:37 pm
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February 14th, 2012
5:05 pm
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G5Wolves
July 9th, 2012
6:43 pm
Haters are what most of you are. One day someone will accuse Buford of recruiting my son. We used to live in the Collins Hill cluster, but my wife and I decided that we wanted our kids to go to a small school that has high academic standards and wads of money to spend on facilities, athletics, and academics. We found that school just a few miles away in Buford. To all those fools who say Buford can’t beat the 5A schools…look who Buford scrimmages preseason. They scrimmage 4A and up and win every year. Here’s a good bit of info. The past two years the Buford 8th grade has won the GFL championship, and that is against schools of all classifications, including CH, Peachtree Ridge, Norcross, Mill Creek, Loganville, Grayson, etc… Buford does not recruit, kids want to come there. I see it all the time. Parents ask us about the schools and where they can find a house in the city limits. My kid will be scratching and clawing his way to high school playing field because of all the kids that move in, but the majority of kids move in during middle school. The HS does NOT recruit!! The bottom line is all the county schools can’t afford to fork over the money it takes to build a dynasty. 16 team championships in the past 10 years!! Thats athletic dominance.