By: Kenneth Harrison

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

The 2025 high school football season is kicking off soon.

We are going to look at the Buford Wolves and see how they will do this season.

Buford is always a state championship contender. They have 14 football state championships from single A up to 6A. They have one championship prior to the year 2000. Their last state championship is from 2021.

This year will be no different. They have a very talented roster, so I expect them to have another great season.

Last season they were 12 – 2. Buford was 9 – 1 during the regular season with their only loss to Milton, 13 – 10 in the season opener. They advanced to the 6A state semifinals and lost to Carrolton, 30 – 17.

The Wolves are led by five-star senior defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright. He’s ranked as the #5 recruit in the state for the class of 2026 and he’s committed to Texas A&M.

As a junior he had 57 total tackles, 30 solo, 13 TFL and 9 sacks. Perry-Wright is 6’2, 250 pounds and he can play defensive tackle or defensive end.

Buford has added three-star senior edge rusher Dre Quinn. He transferred from Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC). He’s 6’4 and 230 pounds. Last season he had 42 total tackles, 9.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks. He is committed to Clemson.

The Wolves have senior quarterback Dayton Raiola, who is the younger brother of University of Nebraska starting quarterback Dylan Raiola.

Dayton is committed to the Huskers and coming off a season where he threw for 1,953 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Three-star senior athlete Tyriq Green is a three-star player and a Georgia commit. He plays running back, defensive back and he runs track. He’s a member of the Buford 4×100 relay squad that captured a Peach State AAAAAA title as an 11th grader. He clocked a personal-best 10.85 in the 100-meter dash as a 10th grader.

In 2024 he had 28 tackles, 5 interceptions and 5 PBU. He also had 77 carries for 527 yards (6.8 YPC) and 8 touchdowns.

Senior IOL Graham Houston is a three-star recruit and he’s committed to Georgia. Houston is 6’5 and 305 pounds so he’s a man amongst boys.

Nassir ‘Nascar’ McCoy is a senior three-star safety. The 6’2, 180 lbs. DB has over 20 scholarship offers. Some of the schools recruiting him are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Georgia, Auburn, Ole Miss and Kentucky.

Buford will start the season on Thursday, August 14th at home against Milton, which is a nationally televised game on ESPN. They are looking to avenge last season’s loss.

Week 2 they travel to Savannah to face Benedictine. The Cadets are a 4A school but they came close to beating the Wolves on the road last year, losing 29 – 28.

The rest of the non-region schedule is brutal. They play Roswell and Douglas County. Buford will begin play in AAAAAA Region 8 on September 19^th against Discovery. The only two teams that might challenge them from their region are Collins Hill and Mill Creek.

Grayson won the 6A state title last season so I think they are still the favorites. I do think Buford can challenge them for the state championship.

Schedule

8/14 vs Milton

8/22 @ Benedictine

9/5 vs Roswell

9/12 vs Douglas County

9/19 vs Discovery

10/3 @ Collins Hill

10/9 @ Dacula

10/17 @ Central Gwinnett

10/24 vs Mountain View

10/31 vs Mill Creek