After Flowery Branch took a 7-0 lead on the first drive of the game, Jefferson outscored Flowery Branch 41-6 en route to a 41-13 Region 8-5A win at home last week.
Rain. Two power-rushing teams. Stingy defenses. It figured to be a monumental ground battle between No. 1 Buford and No. 2 Mill Creek for early supremacy in Region 8-7A and Class 7A. Wrong.