One of the most dominating athletes from the 2011 Georgia Olympics is back for another shot at multiple state titles in 2012. Buford’s Martinez Johnson won a pair of events last year, and his coach said that he has been using weight training in an attempt to better his times from one year ago.

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The Elite 11 Regionals are coming to Buford High School this Friday, April 20 from 4-6 pm. The Elite 11 Regionals are for top level rising senior quarterbacks and select elite underclassmen. Athletes must be pre-registered through ESPNHS.com to attend and no day-of-event registrations will be accepted. Read more >

After two thoroughly dominating wins, the Buford Lady Wolves once again have their sights set on national supremacy. The Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, AZ will put the Wolves against some of the top competition in the country, including second-ranked St. Mary’s and third-ranked Riverdale Baptist. Buford, the number 12 team in the country, according to ESPN’s Fab 50 Girls Rankings, will indeed have its work cut out for the them if the Lady Wolves want to continue climbing the ranks of the nation’s best. The team will open the tournament with a tough test against tenth-ranked Mater Dei of Santa Ana, CA.

In spite of losing their star point guard, Andraya Carter, for the foreseeable future, the Lady Wolves have ridden the play of junior combo-guard Kaela Davis. Read more >

The GHSA State Basketball Tournament is just around the corner. This year promises more of the usual, as a ton of talent from across the Peach State will do battle for the right to be called state champions.

But going deep into the tourney is about much more than just talent and ability. Some of the state’s top coaches say that while that is certainly important, winning a title is about much, much more.

Head coach Sharman White and Miller Grove are no strangers to the tournament. They have made a habit of going deep into the postseason and have won back-to-back state titles.

”At our program we want to be playing for state championships every season,” White said. Read more >

For the second straight week, we have an upset in the girls “Two for Tuesday”

game, as host No. 6 GAC upset No. 3 Buford 52-43.

Despite being convincingly beaten in early January by the Lady Wolves, GAC (17-7) rebounded at home behind Kristina Nelson’s 17 points and eight rebounds while freshman Briana Cummings had 10.

Buford (19-3) took a 24-21 lead into the half, but the Lady Spartans stormed out of the gates in the second, taking a 27-26 lead almost immediately. By the end of the third perios, GAC had taken a 39-33 lead. The lead expanded to 10 points with less than a minute left and the issue was no longer in doubt. Read more >