MOULTRIE — Rush Propst doesn’t rule out a run at third straight state championship for his Colquitt County football team this fall, but knows it won’t be easy.

In fact, he says, “On paper, we’re not supposed to three-peat in this state.”

And not just because he is losing three of the most dynamic players in Packers history in quarterback Chase Parrish, receiver Kiel Pollard and receiver/running back Ty Lee and perhaps the best place-kicker in the state in Luis “Baby Lou” Martinez.

Over the course of the last two seasons, Parrish passed for 70 touchdowns. Pollard scored 49 in his career, which started as a freshman.

Lee quietly caught 118 passes in his career, including 22 for touchdowns. He also ran for seven more.

And all Baby Lou did was convert 164-of-166 extra point attempts and make a state-record 34 field goals in his career.

Still, Propst likes the potential of heir-apparent quarterback Jay Saunders, promising running backs Nigel Hillie and Ty Leggett and receivers Tory Ponder, Sheronsky Sloan and others.

Several offensive line prospects are developing to help returning starters Quan Stokes and Ian Brinson, including Will Rykard, Griffin Rigsby and Tyler Howard.

Coy Kirkland looks ready to take over at tight end.

Propst said the Packers could be especially deep on the defensive line with Dante Roundtree, Donald Key, Brian Merritt, Dy’Narian Wyche and Semaj Willis all having the possibility of starting.

“I love our defensive front,” Propst said.

Outside linebackers Dee Walker and Jay Blakely will be gone, but J.J. Peterson and Willie DeBruce are expected to step right in.

The corner positions are expected to be in the capable hands of Jamarius Walker and Kaleb Dawson, and Tirise Barge looks ready to assume one of the safety spots.

The inside linebacker positions are not nailed down yet.

Propst hopes Baudilio Martinez can come close to kicking like Baby Lou. And a punter must be found.

And Propst knows what it takes to win three straight state titles. He won four in a row between 2002-2005 at Hoover High in Alabama.

But the biggest obstacle to a three-peat for the Packers, who have won 30 straight games, could be their schedule, Propst said this week.

Colquitt will have just three Region 1-7A games next fall, with Lowndes, Tift County and Camden County the other survivors from the former Region 1-AAAAAA following the recent Georgia High School Association reclassification.

The Packers also will begin the season in the Corky Kell Classic for the fifth straight season, meeting Mill Creek in the Georgia Dome.

Propst says Valdosta will play the Packers as a non-region opponent. It is hoped that Tuesday’s resignation of head coach Rance Gillespie to become the co-offensive coordinator at Georgia Southern will not change that.

Brookwood High of Snellville also apparently will play the Packers next season as well.

But that leaves four other vacancies. Tucker and Lovejoy are possibilities.

Scheduling other Atlanta-area teams is difficult.

“Everybody in Atlanta can play everybody else in Atlanta,” Propst said.

There was hope to rebuild its profitable home-and-home series with Thomas County Central, but apparently school officials there have nixed that possibility.

Crisp County and Pelham have come to Moultrie the last two seasons, but are not likely to be back.

“But we might have to schedule three out-of-state teams,” Propst said. “And they would all be boy dogs.”

And Propst did not blow off rumors of a game against Bishop Gorman, which has won eight straight Nevada state championships and last season played six out-of-state games.