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Look: TJ Lester scores Milton's first touchdown of the 2024 season vs. Buford

Son of former NFL fullback Tim Lester gives Milton an early 7-0 lead

Mike Swanson

TJ Lester scored Milton's first touchdown of the season in 2024 against Buford.
TJ Lester scored Milton's first touchdown of the season in 2024 against Buford. / Cecil Copeland, SBLive

TJ Lester has opened up the scoring in the clash of Georgia high school football titans Milton and Buford in Week 1 of the season.

Lester, the son of former NFL fullback Tim Lester and an Eastern Kentucky commit, showed speed and power on his 21-yard run:

Milton leads 7-0 as the first quarter winds down.

Milton and Buford both entered the game ranked in the preseason national SBLive/SI Top 25, with the defending state champion Eagles starting the year at No. 6 and the Wolves checking in at No. 13.

Milton is No. 1 and Buford No. 2 in the SBLive Georgia preseason Top 25.

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MIKE SWANSON

Mike Swanson is the VP of Content for High School On SI. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.

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