There's no place like home for Buford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 29-28 win over the Benedictine Cadets. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Cadets are ranked 38th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Buford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Allen, who picked up 127 receiving yards. Dayton Raiola was another key signal caller, throwing for 220 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Benedictine still got an impressive performance from Stephen Cannon, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 183 yards and a touchdown.
Buford pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Benedictine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Buford will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Roswell at 7:30 p.m. on September 6th. As for Benedictine, they will welcome Burke County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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