Week 3 notebook: Buford, GVL, Jefferson face tough road trips; who's hot and who's not

Week 3 sets up major out-of-state road tests for Georgia powers Buford and Gainesville. Buford (Class 6A) and No. 2 Gainesville (Class 5A) started the season two weeks ago at Phillip Beard Stadium, then both had an off week in Week 2 after Buford’s Wolves beat Maury 39-19 in their opener. This week, Gainesville travels to face East St. Louis (1-1) in Illinois, ranked No. 1 in all classes and top 25 nationally in MaxPreps, while Buford heads to Mallard Creek in North Carolina after that team’s comeback win over Maury (Va.), the defending champs. The article notes Gainesville led Buford 13-10 in the third quarter before falling apart. Buford and Gainesville both have offensive questions, including key running backs Nigel Newkirk and PJ Lewis sitting out for Buford.