MOULTRIE — If anyone thought Northside-Warner Robins would come to Moultrie looking past Colquitt County and thinking of the first round of the playoffs, the Eagles quickly dispelled that notion.

Northside, the No. 2 team in Region 1-AAAAA, took the opening kickoff and drove 63 yards in just six plays to lead 7-0 less than three minutes into the game.

The Eagles were content to feed the football to senior Xavier Bacon, the region’s leading rusher, and he responded with 184 yards and four touchdowns in the 31-7 Northside victory.

The Packers helped the Eagles, turning the ball over five times, four times on interceptions.

The game was marred by 24 penalties — 12 on each team — for 233 yards.

Two of the Colquitt County penalties were for unsportsmanlike conduct on coach Rush Propst, who was ejected after receiving the second.

Propst was upset with a face-mask infraction called against his team in the fourth quarter and was jawing at the official when he was ejected.

The ejection means Propst will not be allowed to coach the Packers 2009 season-opener.

With the victory, Northside raises its record to 9-1. The Eagles will play host to the No. 3 team from Region 2-AAAAA in the first round of the playoffs next week.

The Packers finish 4-6 overall and 1-6 in the region.

Colquitt made it easy for the Eagles to roll to a 24-0 first half lead, throwing three interceptions in the first two quarters.

The Eagles made it 10-0 on their second possession when Devon Pike converted a 44-yard field goal.

Northside stretched its lead to 17-0 on the second play of the second quarter when Bacon bolted 37 yards untouched for his second score.

Bacon fumbled away his next carry, but the Packers could not convert the turnover into points and in fact were intercepted four plays later.

Colquitt quarterback Tyler Brown threw interceptions on the next two possessions.

Bacon turned the second Colquitt County interception into points when he scored his third touchdown of the half on an 8-yard run to give Northside a 24-0 halftime lead.

The third quarter was scoreless with each team turning the ball over once.

Colquitt got an interception by Davis Durham, but turned the ball back over on a Tyler Brown fumble.

Six plays after Propst was ejected, Bacon scored his fourth touchdown of the game to put the Eagles up 31-0.

The Packers only score came when Eric Key grabbed pass from Brown and raced 70 yards for a touchdown with 2:30 left in the game.

It was the only time Key touched the ball from scrimmage in the final game of an outstanding career for the Packers.

Rich Tyndall kicked the extra point.

The Packers had 290 yards of total offense, but just 35 came on the ground.

Brown completed 16-of-33 passes for 206 yards, but was picked off three times.

Harrison was 2-for-6 for 41 yards and an interception.

Quinn Roberson led the Packer with nine catches for 90 yards. Tevin King had four catches for 31 yards.

In addition to his 184 yards on the ground, Bacon also caught two passes for 24 yards.

Bacon, a transfer from Alaska playing his first season for Northside, finishes the regular season with 1,323 yards on the ground.

Northside quarterback Joe Scott completed 8-of-12 passes for 87 yards.

In other Region 1-AAAAA games on Friday, Lowndes finished the regular season with a 10-0 record after defeating Warner Robins 35-14; Valdosta finished 5-5 after blanking Houston County 17-14; and Tift County claimed third place after defeating Coffee 30-27 on a late field goal.