Class 5A Boys

Friday, 8 p.m.

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Buford

Coach: Eddie Martin

Record/Ranking: 28-2, No. 1

Top players: Donnell Nixon, Marcus Watson, Eric Coleman

How they got here: Def. Miller Grove 64-48, def. Villa Rica 64-38, def. Dutchtown 69-35, def. Southwest DeKalb 59-50. 

Inside information: Buford won the Region 8 championship. The Wolves won their first state championship in 2017. Nixon, who has signed with Wingate, was named region Player of the Year. Watson, an Oklahoma State signee, Coleman and Ashton Young were named to the all-region team. 

Fayette County

Coach: Andre Flynn

Record/Ranking: 26-5, No. 5

Top players: Josh Dupree, JeKobe Coleman, Ricky Knight Jr. 

How they got here: Def. New Hampstead 38-36, def. Eagle’s Landing 68-54, def. Kell 77-73, def. Lithonia 69-62. 

Inside information: The Tigers are the runner-up from Region 3; they lost to Jonesboro in the final of the region tournament. Fayette County has never won a state championship. Dupree was the region Player of the Year. Coleman and Knight were named to the all-region team.