When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Greyhound Field, Gray

Records, rankings: Buford is 12-1, the No. 2 seed from Region 8- AAAAA and No. 5; Jones County is 12-1, the No. 1 seed from 4-AAAAA and No. 7.

Last meeting: Buford won 56-26 in the second round of the 2016 Class AAAAA playoffs.

Things to know: This is Jones County's first semifinal since 1961, Buford's 12th in 13 seasons. Jones County was a Class C school in 1961 and lost to eventual champion Lincolnton 33-0.

The modern Jones County has a 2,800-yard passer (Hunter Costlow), 1,100-yard rusher (Andrew Carner) and 1,100-yard receiver (Jontavis Robertson). Maleek Wooten (55 receptions, 875 yards, 12 touchdowns) is another bit threat. The Greyhounds have intercepted seven passes the past two games. Their coach is Mike Chastain, who led Warner Robins to the finals each of the past two seasons. Buford also has a new coach, Bryant Appling, a longtime staff member.

In the quarterfinals, Buford played without its two leading rushers, Gabe Ervin Jr. (1,095 yards) and Elijah Turner (782), but reserve Victor Venn ran for 235 yards on 34 carries in a 24-21 victory over No. 1-ranked Carrollton. Venn had only 41 carries entering the game. Ervin is expected back this week; Turner is out for the season. Hayden Olsen kicked a 28-yard field goal on the final play last week to win the game and also completed a short pass on a fake punt on the winning drive. Olson has put 62 of 72 kickoffs in the end zone, averaged 37.6 yards punting and made six of seven field-goal attempts.

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