We originally posted our Milton vs. Buford preview in Week-1, but decided this game was too good not to revisit. For those unfamiliar, this game was part of the Corky Kell Classic scheduled to be played at Cool-Ray field. Mother Nature had other plans, and it was rescheduled for this Friday. Milton won the coin toss to determine the home venue. These teams have not met since 1983. (Almost 36 years to the day.) Buford is breaking in a new head coach, but Coach Appling is no stranger to the Wolves and has been a big part of their success. Meanwhile, Milton will look to defend their home turf, as they have gone from the hunter, to being the hunted after winning the first football state title in school history. You can check out our preview below. As always, thank you for reading…please feel free to share and comment.
Key:
TFR – Turd Ferguson Report
NR – Not Ranked
**The GSWA Poll was not available at the time of publishing so it was not included in this week’s previews.
The Skinny
This game was initially scheduled for week-1, but Mother Nature had other plans. Bryant Appling takes over as head coach for the Buford Wolves and he had them looking good last week against Jonesboro. Buford lost their starting quarterback from a season ago to transfer, but Jarvis Evans has stepped in nicely. The junior southpaw tossed three touchdowns in last week’s win. Gabe Ervin had a big day at running back, eclipsing the century mark and scoring 1-TD. Ervin had success running behind Seth McLaughlin and the rest of the Buford offensive line. Perhaps the most dynamic player for the Wolves is DB/WR T Lee. He will certainly make things difficult for the Milton passing attack.
Speaking of Milton…The Eagles are coming off of their first State Title win in school history. But like Buford, the Eagles will be trotting out a new quarterback as last year’s starter is now playing at Georgia Tech. Ahmad Junearick is the Eagles leading offensive producer from last season. Last week, against rival Alpharetta, he rushed for 201 yards and 3-TDs. The Eagles back will have the luxury of running behind Paul Tchio and Anthony Minella. Defensively, Jack Rhodes and Stephen Michaels will lead the Milton linebackers while Marcos Rangel will help anchor the defensive line. Both of these teams proved they can light up the scoreboard last week. We like the home team this week in a close battle…Milton by 3.