Friday Night Lights Roundup for the weekend of 12/7
There were only a few Irish commits in action this weekend, all of them in state semifinal games:
- Jamoris Slaughter and his Tucker (Ga.) team built a 28-7 lead at halftime but ended up falling to Marques Ivory and undefeated Northside-Warner Robbins, 31-28, in the Class AAAA state semifinals. Tucker finishes the season at 13-1.
- Joseph Fauria was held to just one catch - and his Crespi (Calif.) offense to 262 total yards - as they lost, 13-3, to Long Beach Poly in the Pac-5 title game. For a nice review of Crespi’s remarkable resurgence this year - they were the only team to defeat perennial state powers Lake Balboa and St. Bonaventure - check out this piece.
- And finally, Omar Hunter and his Buford (Ga.) Wolves squad did just what they’ve been doing all year: they obliterated defending state champion Dublin, 48-0, in the Class AA state semifinal. Buford will face 12-2 Lovett, whom they beat by a score of 21-0 earlier in the year, in next week’s championship game.
That’s all for this week. Best of luck to Omar and the Wolves next Saturday!