🌱 Patch AM: How landing the nation’s No. 1 recruit boosts Buford football

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• How landing the nation's No. 1 recruit boosts Buford football

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📰 News we're reading

• Nation's No. 1 recruit transfers to Georgia high school powerhouse (usatoday.com) — Buford High's powerhouse football program is adding the nation's top-ranked 2027 recruit, five-star defensive tackle Jalen Brewster, for his senior season. The Texas Tech commit is transferring from Cedar Hill in Texas, aiming to graduate early while boosting Buford's already elite status in Georgia's highest-level high school football.
   

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Wednesday August 26
• Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
  White Oak Elementary School Buford, GA 30518
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball @ Moore MS
  Lanier Middle School Moore Middle School, 1221 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Sugarhill Christian vs. Trinity Classical →
  Sugar Hill Christian Academy, 4600 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill
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  Buford High School Buford, GA 30518
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