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Buford vs. Collins Hill: Live updates from Georgia high school football rivalry matchup

Follow along live as Buford and Collins Hill face off in a clash of Georgia high school rivals

Harry Lichtman

Dayton Raiola and Buford look to run their record to 6-0 when they face rival Collins Hill on Friday.
Dayton Raiola and Buford look to run their record to 6-0 when they face rival Collins Hill on Friday. / Corey Jones

Two of the Peach State's best will square off as Buford hosts Collins Hill in a big Region A matchup.

Buford enters the week undefeated at 5-0 and ranked No. 2 in the Georgia High School Football Top 25 State Rankings. The Wolves had a week off but their most recent victory was a 71-7 blowout over Discovery.

Meanwhile, Collins Hill enters the week at 4-2. The Eagles are coming off back-to-back shutout wins over Central Gwinnett and Mountain View.

Buford has won all three meetings against Collins Hill, outscoring them 100-10 in the short series. Last year, the Eagles led 7-6 midway through the third quarter until the Wolves got it together and cruised to a 34-7 victory.

Players to Watch

Buford

  • Dayton Raiola - QB: A 3-star senior and Nebraska commit, younger brother of Nebraska QB Dylan, and son of former Detroit Lions center Dominic

  • Dylan McCoy - RB: A 3-star senior and NC State commit

    Bryce Perry-Wright - EDGE: A 5-star senior who chose Texas A&M over 41 other offers

    Dre Quinn - EDGE: A 4-star senior and Clemson commit

    Ty Green - SAF: A 4-star senior who committed to Georgia

    Nascar McCoy - SAF: A 4-star senior and Ole Miss commit

Collins Hill

  • Makyree Cross - QB: A junior with four offers including Miami-Ohio and Auburn

  • Joel Bradford - RB: A junior with 11 offers including Auburn and Georgia

    Atticus Joseph - WR: A 3-star senior Stanford commit

    Deuce Gerald - DT: A 4-star senior who committed to LSU over 54 other offers, rated as high as the No. 2 DT for 2026

    Katrell Webb - EDGE: A 3-star senior and Purdue commit

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Live Updates

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Pregame

- Kickoff slated for 7:35 p.m. ET.

1st Quarter

- Eagles take the opening kickoff and begin at their own 25. They go three and out and are forced to punt.

Wolves begin their first drive at their own 32. Dylan McCoy pounds the rock on the drive. Quarterback Dayton Raiola (younger brother of Dylan) shows off his mobility. On 1st and goal at the 1, he fakes a handoff and scores on a one-yard keeper. Extra point good with 4:47 left in the first quarter.

TOUCHDOWN: Buford 7, Collins Hill 0, 4:47 left in 1st.

Eagles begin their ensuing drive at their own 29. The Wolves defense once again forces a three and out, along with a punt.

Wolves begin at their own 29. Raiola and McCoy lead the offense into Eagles territory. Time runs out in the quarter.

End of 1st: Buford 7, Collins Hill 0

2nd Quarter

- Wolves continue their drive in Eagles territory. They kick a 42-yard field goal which is good with 11:07 left in the half.

FIELD GOAL: Buford 10, Collins Hill 0, 11:47 left in 2nd.

Eagles begin at their own 24. Deuce Geralds runs with the ball but it's stripped and recovered by Nascar McCoy for a Wolves turnover.

Wolves take over at their opponents' 41. They run a flea flicker play as Raiola fires to a wide open Torre Costin for a 41-yard touchdown. Extra point good with 10:15 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN: Buford 17, Collins Hill 0, 10:15 left in 2nd.

Eagles start at their own 22. They go nowhere once again and have to punt.

Wolves begin their next drive at their own 29. They attempt a trick play with tight end Dream Rashad throwing a pass to Jameer Cantrell, who catches the pass but is out of bounds, ruling it incomplete.

Wolves go three and out and have to punt for the first time.

Eagles begin at their own 36. Quarterback Makyree Cross picks up the team's first first down of the game with a keeper. They drive a little across midfield but are forced to punt.

Wolves begin at their own 10 due to a holding penalty on the punt that resulted in a touchback. They go three and out and have to punt.

Eagles begin at midfield. They get one first down but then go three and out and are forced to punt with 2:06 left in the half.

Wolves begin at their own 6. Time runs out at the half ends.

HALFTIME: Buford 17, Collins Hill 0

3rd Quarter

- Wolves receive the opening second half kickoff and begin at their own 32. Ty Green gets three consecutive first down runs. INJURY TIMEOUT.

Wolves attempt a 41-yard field goal which is no good, wide left, with 8:24 left in the third.

Eagles take over at their own 20. Cross connects with Jacorey Hunt on a slant for a first down around midfield. They attempt a 49-yard field goal, but it's no good with 3:55 left in the third.

Wolves take over at their own 20. Raiola connects with Brandon Gwin on the far sideline for the first down conversion. At their opponents' 47, Raiola throws a backwards pass to Braylon Williams, who races all the way to the end zone for a 47-yard touchdown. Two-point conversion good with 1:13 left in the third.

TOUCHDOWN: Buford 25, Collins Hill 0, 1:13 left in 3rd.

Eagles begin at their own 17. INJURY TIMEOUT. They once again go three and out and are forced to punt.

Wolves take over at their own 48. Raiola fires a deep pass but it's incomplete. But a DPI call moves them 15 yards to the Eagles' 37. The last play of the third quarter is a Ty Green carry that results in a first down.

End of 3rd: Buford 25, Collins Hill 0

4th Quarter

- Wolves continue the drive at the Eagles' 21. They attempt a 32-yard field goal, which is good with 11:04 left in the game.

FIELD GOAL: Buford 28, Collins Hill 0, 11:04 left in 4th.

Eagles take the ensuing kickoff to their own 39. They attempt a 31-yard field goal, which becomes a 36-yarder due to a flag. The kick is good, which puts the Eagles on the board with 6:34 left in the game.

FIELD GOAL: Buford 28, Collins Hill 3, 6:34 left in 4th.

Wolves take the ensuing kickoff to their own 19. They drive up to midfield where they go three and out and punt.

Eagles take over at their own 14. But they go three and out and are forced to punt yet again.

Wolves begin at the Eagles' 36. McCoy gets a huge run up to the 2. INJURY TIMEOUT. They get stuffed at the goal line twice before Dylan McCoy scores from four yards out on the final play of the game.

TOUCHDOWN: Buford 34, Collins Hill 3, 0:00 left in 4th.

FINAL: Buford 34, Collins Hill 3

RECAP

Buford High School football is continuing to have a dominant season. The Wolves faced a solid Collins Hill team on their home turf and cruised through the contest for a 34-3 blowout win. Buford remains undefeated at 6-0 while the Eagles fall to 4-3.

Wolves quarterback Dayton Raiola did a strong job leading the offense on Friday night. He completed seven passes for 103 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for a score. Raiola completed a touchdown pass to Torre Costin on a flea flicker play in the second quarter.

Buford running back Dylan McCoy did a tremendous job on the ground, scoring a four-yard touchdown on the final play of the game.

Meanwhile, the Wolves' defense kept Collins Hill's offense led by Makyree Cross in check, forcing them to punt seven times. They also forced a fumble recovery early in the contest. The only score by the Eagles was a 36-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

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Harry Lichtman
HARRY LICHTMAN

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.

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