One of the top high school football games of the 2023 season will be played Friday night north of Atlanta.
St. Frances Academy from Baltimore, Maryland, ranked No. 3 in the Preseason High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, travels south to play No. 7 Buford in a game that will be televised nationally on FloFootball.
Click here to watch No. 3 SFA vs. No. 7 Buford
Both teams are loaded with talent.
Buford has three, 5-star college football prospects. Quarterback Dylan Raiola is considered the top prospect in the nation. Raiola, who has given his verbal commitment to the Georgia Bulldogs, transferred earlier this year from Pinnacle High School in Arizona. Two-way starter (safety and wide receiver) KJ Bolden recently gave his verbal to Florida State. Defensive tackle Eddrick Houston is still mulling his college decision.
SFA is led by senior quarterback Michael Van Buren, who has verbally committed to Oregon. It doesn’t stop with Van Buren. There’s plenty of talent on both sides of the ball to play one of the toughest schedules in the nation.
Senior running back DeJuan Williams is considered a 4-star prospect. He’ll stay in-state to play his college football at Maryland.
Like Van Buren, senior cornerback Ify Obidegwu has given his verbal to Oregon.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 Eastern Time.
