Six defending champions or No. 1-ranked teams lost Friday in the first busy night of games in the Georgia high school football season.
Going down were reigning champs Grayson, Pierce County and Prince Avenue along with No. 1-ranked Rabun County, Brooks County and Eagle’s Landing Christian.
Buford, the only defending champion that started No. 1, managed to survive, winning 35-27 against North Cobb, the No. 3 team in Class 7A. After trailing 14-0 at halftime, the Wolves scored on four consecutive possessions, putting up 28 points in a nine-minute second-half stretch, and held on for the victory.
The opening weekend of the season continues Saturday with 16 games, including five at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as part of the Corky Kell Classic.
Creekside 19, Grayson 14: Nyqua Lett threw a pair of touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 1:47 left, to give the Seminoles a stunning 19-14 road win over last season’s Class 7A champion.
Westminster 17, Lovett 7: Westminster dominated defensively and did enough on offense in the victory as the rivalry between the two Buckhead private schools resumed after being interrupted last year by the pandemic.
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