MOULTRIE —
Five former Colquitt County High football players will be playing in bowl games over the next month.
Three of them — offensive linemen Xzavier Ward and Preston Mobley and tight end Ty Flournoy-Smith — are members of the University of Georgia team that will meet Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on Jan. 1.
Starting left tackle Cameron Erving and his Florida State teammates will face off against Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl, also on Jan. 1.
And freshman center Bryce Giddens will snap for Arkansas State when the Sunbelt Conference champion Red Wolves meet No. 25 Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 6 in Mobile, Ala.
Several other ex-Packers are still suiting up to perform in playoff games.
Valdosta State University, now 10-2 after its 48-26 victory over Carson-Newman last Saturday, will travel to meet Minnesota State-Mankato in an NCAA Division II playoff game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Quin Roberson had four pass receptions for 48 yards and a 29-yard touchdown catch as the Blazers ran up 525 yards of offense against the Carson-Newman.
Also playing for Valdosta State this season are defensive back Davis Durham and Amel Magwood and running back D’Amonte Ridley.
Georgia Southern, where Quaun Daniels is playing linebacker, advanced in the FCS playoffs with a 24-16 victory over Central Arkansas last Saturday.
The Eagles will travel to Old Dominion in the quarterfinals at noon Saturday.
The game will be televised by ESPN.
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n Former Lady Packer Kwante’sha Love is getting some playing time and is scoring some points for the Georgia Southwestern women’s basketball team.
The Lady Hurricanes’ freshman scored four points in a 61-48 loss to Albany State and got a basket in a 70-39 victory over Truett-McConnell. Georgia Southwestern, now 1-5, will play next on Dec. 11 at Georgia College.
n Kelsey Goodman was fourth on both springboards as the Florida State women’s swimming and diving team won the recent Georgia Tech Invitational.
The Seminoles will be off until Jan. 18, when the travel to Columbia, S.C., to take on South Carolina.
n Ann-Perry Blank was second on 3-meter with a 310.90 and was sixth on 1-meter with a 256.35 as the University of Georgia women’s swimming and diving team won the Georgia Fall Invitational.
The Georgia divers will compete next on Jan. 3, in the Tennessee Diving Invitational.
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Former Packers to play in bowl games
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Packers head to Tifton to chase state golf championship
When the Colquitt County High golf team tees off in Monday’s state tournament, the Packers will be playing a course that it sometimes plays better than its own.
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Davis Insurance, Hutson Motors win boys baseball championships
Davis Insurance edged Liberty Tax 13-12 on Thursday at the Magnolia Sports Complex and claimed the Farm League baseball championship.
Hutson Motors won the Tiny Mites championship after defeating Holman Supply 15-0 to finish its season undefeated.
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Harrell Auto Electric wins Mite girls championship
Harrell Auto Electric defeated M&M Diesel 13-4 on Thursday and, combined with Little Debbie’s 13-10 over Kirk Clinic, clinched the Mite girls championship.
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Colquitt girls seek state golf title on home course
The Colquitt County girls golf team will certainly have an advantage in Monday’s Class AAAAAA tournament at Sunset Country Club with three fine players competing on familiar territory.
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As expected, defense shines in Packers scrimmage
To no one’s surprise, the talented Colquitt County defense had its way much of the time in Saturday morning’s spring scrimmage at Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium.
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Colquitt County producing top offensive linemen
Since Rush Propst rode into town in 2008 and installed his gun-slinging, rapid-fire offense, Colquitt County has produced record-setting teams and players.
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TOURNAMENT RUNNERS-UP
The Colquitt County Legends 9U travel baseball team placed second at the Berrien County 10U Invitational Tournament held last Saturday. All the teams in the tournament were 10U teams except the Legends, who were the only 9U team. Shown are, front, from left, Chasyn Miley, Hayden Moore, Abraham Daniels, Jace Autrey, Henry Underwood, Hayes Lightsey and Landon Griffin; middle, Cole Whatley, Nathan Harden, Davis Dalton, Cannon Whatley, Drew Johnson and Mason White; back, coaches Andy Whitaker, Chris Miley, Ricky Griffin, Keith Whatley and Clay Underwood.
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Lowndes, Tift County eliminated
And now there are none. Region 1 had three representatives in the Class AAAAAA baseball semifinals, but none reached the Final Four.
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Dairy Queen wins Junior girls championships
Dairy Queen clinched the Junior girls softball championship on Tuesday, defeating Pretty Poison II 6-1.
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Quality Employment wins Midget League title
Quality Employment needed a win or a tie in its game against Southwest Georgia Insurance on Tuesday to claim the Midget League championship.
Quality won the title when the game ended in a 5-5 tie.
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