FINAL: No. 10 Buford [GA] routs Roswell [GA] in second half, 65-21

Kendall Webb

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The No. 10 Buford Wolves are back in action after a bye week against the Roswell Hornets.

BUFORD, Georgia, Sept. 5 — The No. 10 Buford Wolves routed the Roswell [GA] Hornets, 65-21, Friday night.

Buford was off last week, and both teams enter the game with 2-0 records.

Buford is up to No. 8 in our composite rankings while holding down the No. 10 spot in The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.

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FINAL — BUFORD 65, ROSWELL 21

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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||

Buford can do no wrong in this second half. They add another tally to their lead.

4th Qtr — BUFORD 65, ROSWELL 21

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|| THIRD QUARTER ||

And it's officially getting out of hand now in Buford. It's all Wolves in the second half as they score 30 points in the third quarter.

End of 3rd Qtr — BUFORD 58, ROSWELL 21

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And Buford has officially broke this game open. Roswell challenged after the long weather delay when they came back in the second quarter, but since the half, it's been all Buford.

3rd Qtr — BUFORD 51, ROSWELL 21

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It looks like Buford went to the half and got things worked out. They're starting to pull away now.

3rd Qtr — BUFORD 44, ROSWELL 21

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Buford opens the second half by extending its lead.

3rd Qtr — BUFORD 36, ROSWELL 21

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|| SECOND QUARTER ||

And that's where it stands at the half.

Halftime — BUFORD 28, ROSWELL 21

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And the long delay definitely seems to have flipped the momentum in this one. Roswell has come back fired up, and they now trail by just a touchdown after being down 28-7.

2nd Qtr — BUFORD 28, ROSWELL 21

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After the long weather delay, it's Roswell that comes out and chips into Buford's lead.

2nd Qtr — BUFORD 28, ROSWELL 14

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We're finally under way again in Buford after a delay of well over an hour. We're just under the 8-minute mark of the second quarter, so it will be a late night in Georgia.

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We are in a weather delay.

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Roswell finally stops the bleeding, and gets on the board in Buford.

2nd Qtr — BUFORD 28, ROSWELL 7

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Just under way in the second quarter less than 10 seconds in, and Buford has scored again. They're making it look easy against Roswell.

2nd Qtr — BUFORD 28, ROSWELL 0

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|| FIRST QUARTER ||

And that's your first quarter in Buford.

1st Qtr — BUFORD 21, ROSWELL 0

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This might be the best Buford has looked all season so far. They're piling it on a 2-0 Roswell squad early.

1st Qtr — BUFORD 21, ROSWELL 0

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And Buford quickly adds to its lead with a pick six. A cornerback jumped a route in the flat, picked it off, and took it to the house.

1st Qtr — BUFORD 14, ROSWELL 0

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Buford takes the early lead on a nice pass and catch to the corner of the end zone.

1st Qtr — BUFORD 7, ROSWELL 0

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And we're under way!

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Kendall Webb

Kendall Webb is a freelance writer with The Sporting News and the former publisher of the College Football America Yearbook. He is a proud alumnus of Kilgore College (AA), the University of Texas at Austin (BJ), Middle Tennessee State University (BS), and Harvard University (ALM). Webb has attended a high school or college football game in more than 40 states during his career as a freelance journalist, and he remains an avid follower of team sports at all levels.