KINGSLAND – When he gave a brief synopsis of his Packers’ 27-6 victory over Camden County last Friday in Kingsland, Rush Propst had not yet heard that Lowndes rallied late to defeat Tift County 51-38.

But the Packers’ head coach made it clear that it really would not matter whether the Blue Devils, who will travel to Moultrie this Friday, had won or lost against Lowndes, the new No. 1 ranked team in Class 7A.

After hanging 38 points on the Vikings, the Blue Devils would have to feel like they have a chance to get a rare victory over the Packers on Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium.

“Win or lose, we’ve beat them eight times in a row, and they know it,” Propst said of the 7-1 Blue Devils who, despite the loss to the now 8-0 Vikings, appear to have the firepower to derail the Packers on Senior Night.

Especially if the Packers play as they did for the first 24 minutes against Camden County.

In the first half, the Packers had a field goal blocked, lost a fumble and punted four times.

Fortunately, Camden was equally inept and the two Region 1-7A foes battled to a 0-0 halftime draw.

Then Ty Leggett took the game over in the third quarter, scoring on 51- and 72-yard touchdown runs to squelch the now 3-4 Wildcats.

Colquitt is now 7-1 with Tift County and Lowndes looming in what is sure to be an epic battle for No. 1 and even No. 2 in the final 1-7A standings.

Leggett rushed for an unofficial 270 yards, which is the fourth-most ever posted by a Packer.

Only Tevin King, who ran for 376 against M.L. King in 2010 and 277 against Westlake in 2009, and brother Sihiem King, who had 308 against Valdosta in 2014, have had more.

And if an apparent 56-yard touchdown run, also in the third quarter, had not been called back, Leggett would have eased himself into second place on the all-time list.

Leggett’s first touchdown burst came just 2:01 into the third quarter and was the first score of the game.

After Camden County’s only touchdown pulled the Wildcats to within four at 10-6 with 3:45 left in quarter, Leggett ripped off the 72-yarder and the Packers were up 17-6.

The Colquitt defense was not about to let that lead slip away.

“He has such explosion,” said Propst, who, while genuinely appreciative of the junior running back’s efforts, was just as eager to point to another big game by Ryan Fitzgerald.

The junior kicker’s first field goal attempt, a 20-yarder at the end of the Packers first possession, was blocked.

But he came back to bang home a 25-yarder that put the Packers up 10-0 in the third quarter. He also nailed a school-record 52-yarder with 8:32 left in the game.

And while Propst certainly would rather not have Fitzgerald punt six times in a game (one return by Camden fumbled back), at least the youngster averaged 43.4 yards on them.

“If there is a better kicker in the country, I’d like to see him,” Propst said.

The Packers had 414 yards of offense, although quarterback Steven Krajewski, who earlier in the week verbally committed to play at the University of Connecticut, completed just 7-of-16 passes for 86 yards.

The team’s 11 penalties for over 100 yards also were worrisome for Propst.

“That was just a lack of discipline, a lack of focus and a lack of fundamentals,” Propst said.

Also next Friday, Camden County will be back at Chris Gilman Stadium to try to slow down the Lowndes juggernaut.

The Wildcats threatened Colquitt only in the third quarter when a 70-yard run to the Packer 5 set up their only touchdown. And then they misfired on the conversion kick after a mishandled snap.

Quarterback Brooks Bryan completed 7-of-17 passes for 73 yards. Even with the 70-yard scamper, the Wildcats managed 112 yards on the ground.