Buford's Nick Polino helped a defense that gave up just 56 total yards while winning its 29th straight game.
Photo by Dennis Carter
The trend continued at
Buford (Ga.) Saturday night.
The Wolves continued Georgia's recent dominance over Florida teams with a surprising 17-0 win over No. 22 Trinity Christian.
Joshua Thomas, Buford
Photo by Dennis Carter
Buford scored on its first two possessions and the defense did the rest as Georgia increased its series edge against Florida to 62-33-3 since games played in 2003. Trinity Christian came in with six blue chip recruits and 13 starters back from a state championship team.
According to
gwinnettdailypost.com,
Luke Humphrey completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to
Isaac Nauta on the game's first possession and then Buford took advantage of a turnover to drive just 12 yards in three plays capped by a 1-yard scoring run by
Joshua Thomas.
Buford, which returned 11 starters from a 15-0 team that won its ninth state title since 2001, gave up just 56 yards to win its 16th-straight season opener. It was also Buford's 29th-straight overall.
"That was a physical, tough game," Buford head coach Jess Simpson told the newspaper. "Our kids were hungry and they knew they had a huge challenge in front of them."
Buford is 2-0 and Trinity Christian is 0-1.
