Gainesville, North Hall, Lumpkin County, East Jackson, Habersham Central, North Gwinnett and Apalachee also won contests -- and most won comfortably.
Seon Jones ran all over Lovett, as the Wolves blasted their rivals from Atlanta 37-14. Jones finished with a school record 319 yards on 17 carries. He also tacked on two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Flowery Branch picked up their third shutout of the Region 8-AAAA season, scoring 28 points in the second quarter en route to a 49-0 win over Rockdale County at home.
In Region 8-AAA play, Gainesville used a 50-yard interception return from Michael Norman to help secure a 28-7 defeat of Franklin County in City Park.
North Hall also bounced back from last week's loss to the Red Elephants with a 40-0 pasting of Walnut Grove.
Lumpkin County also kept Johnson winless on the season with big touchdown runs from Ian McIntosh in a 34-13 win at Oakwood.
Chestatee fell at Monroe Area, 27-0, but, in Region 8-AA, East Jackson won its third straight with a 39-12 defeat of Oglethorpe County.
Habersham Central picked up its first win of the season, knocking off Madison County, and, also in Region 8-AAAA, Apalachee kept rolling with a 28-14 win over Heritage.
Area finals for Sept. 24:
Apalachee 28, Conyers Heritage 14
Buford 37, Lovett 14
East Jackson 39, Oglethorpe County 12
Flowery Branch 49, Rockdale County 0
Gainesville 28, Franklin County 7
George Walton 48, Riverside Military Academy 0
Georgia Military School 22, Towns County 15
Habersham Central 44, Madison County 14
Elbert County 54, Jackson County 8
Lumpkin County 34, Johnson 13
Norcross 34, Mill Creek 19
Monroe Area 27, Chestatee 0
North Gwinnett 45, Meadow Creek 0
Roswell 38, North Forsyth 17
North Hall 40, Walnut Grove 0
North Oconee 28, Hart County 16
Clarke Central 55, Winder-Barrow 0
Hebron Christian 28, Lakeview Academy 19
Buford's Seon Jones, right, looks for running room in the Wolves' win over Lovett on Friday in Atlanta. / photo: Josh Martindale
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