Two of the elite teams in Class 6A will take center stage when Buford hosts Douglas County on this week’s edition of GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia.

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Kickoff for the game is 7:30 p.m. It can be seen live on GPB-TV and GPB.com.

Buford (3-0) is ranked No. 2 in the state and is coming off a 65-21 win over Roswell, which last week was ranked No. 8 in Class 5A. Douglas County (2-1) was ranked No. 3 last week, but lost a hard-fought 44-31 game to Class 5A No. 1 and local rival Hughes.

This marks the third meeting between the teams. Buford won 31-14 in 2024 during the regular season and prevailed 48-0 when the teams met in the first round of the state playoffs in 2020.

Here are four other top games to watch:

Carrollton at Gainesville: Two of Georgia’s most iconic programs meet for only the fourth time on Friday. Class 6A No. 4 Carrollton (4-0) breezed to a 63-0 win over Lithia Springs. Class 5A No. 4 Gainesville (3-0) did not play last week; the Red Elephants trounced Westlake 42-14 in their previous game. Gainesville has scored 117 points in three games against good teams. Carrollton has won all three previous meetings, including 45-16 in 2025.

Colquitt County at Lee County: Class 6A No. 10 Colquitt County (1-1) took the week off after suffering a loss to North Gwinnett. Class 5A No. 5 Lee County (3-0) defeated Hapeville Charter 28-13 in a rare Tuesday night game. Lee County had never beaten Colquitt until prevailing 47-35 a year ago to end the 12-game winless streak.

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Sprayberry at Sequoyah: Control of Region 6-5A will hang in the balance on Friday when No. 7 Sprayberry travels to play No. 10 Sequoyah. The two state-ranked clubs are both 4-0 and the winner will have a definite leg up when it comes time to determine the regular-season champion. The game will be streamed live on GPB.org.

Both teams are coming off lopsided victories in their region openers on Friday. Sprayberry routed Pope 49-7, while Sequoyah blitzed Riverwood 56-0.

Sprayberry won last year’s game 31-17 to end a nine-game losing streak to the Chiefs. Sequoyah leads the series 12-3.

North Oconee at Jefferson: There is a lot of sparkle in this northeast Georgia matchup. Class 4A No. 1 and reigning state champion North Oconee (3-0) has run roughshod over its first three opponents, outscoring them 137-7 and last week beat Clarke Central 40-0. Class 3A No. 5 Jefferson (4-0) served notice with a 19-0 win over Marist on opening night; the Dragons are coming off a 42-14 win over Stephens County. Jefferson leads the series 6-4, but North Oconee won 35-0 and used the momentum to produce an unbeaten season.