MOULTRIE — If the 2014 Colquitt County football team, or the community, had any doubts about how just good the Packers could be, they were dispelled in the second game.

After going 11-3 the previous season that ended in disappointing 14-9 loss at Norcross, the Packers opened 2014 with a 31-14 victory over Mill Creek at brutally hot McEachern High in the Corky Kell Classic.

Next on the schedule was Alabama’s Hoover High, which Packers coach Rush Propst had coached to five state championships before coming to Moultrie in 2008.

The Bucs had defeated the Packers 24-10 at Hoover the previous season and went on to claim another state title.

But the Packers made a big-time statement on Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium that late August evening, pounding the Bucs 35-14.

Colquitt allowed just 135 total yards and one offensive touchdown and limited highly regarded running back Bradrick Shaw to just 29 yards on 19 carries.

The Packers forced Hoover to punt 11 times, eight times in the first half.

Senior running back Sihiem King rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Packers to 394 yards against the No. 1-ranked team in Alabama’s Class 7A.

Junior quarterback Chase Parrish completed 24-of-33 passes for 227 yards and two scores.

It was the second of what would become 15 straight victories and Colquitt County’s second state championship.

The Packers capped the banner season by defeating Archer High 28-24 in the Georgia Dome.

Colquitt County’s first state title had come exactly 20 years earlier when perhaps the best defensive team in school history led the Jim Hughes-coached Packers to a 15-0 record that ended with a 23-10 state championship game victory over Valdosta  in the Hawg Pen.

Today, 10 years after their title, the 2014 Packers are still remembered for their offense, rolling up 687 points and averaging 45.8 points a game.

Parrish, in his first year as a starter, completed 226-of-309 passes for 2,835 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was intercepted just nine times.

And what weapons he had at his disposal.

Kiel Pollard caught 66 passes for 830 yards. Ty Lee grabbed 51 for 856 yards. Marquan Greene caught 43.

King had 32 receptions, but it was the 279 times he carried the football from scrimmage that Packer fans will remember.

Before heading off to play at Kentucky, King rushed for 2,090 yards, the most in a season in Colquitt County history.

He ran for 37 touchdowns and scored three more on pass receptions.

Giving King room to run and Parrish time to pass was an offensive line that included Cade Blackburn, Alfred Brown, Noah Moore, Will Matney and Micah Edwards.

Tight end Shaun Bonner caught 22 passes, but also was a fine blocker, as was Chris Bouie.

When the Packers stalled, which wasn’t often, Luis “Baby Lou” Martinez converted 10 of his 17 field goal attempts. He made all 83 of his extra point attempts.

King, Parrish and Brown were named All-State.

The Packers had two All-State team members on the defense as well: linebackers Bull Barge and Quintin Hampton.

Barge, the region Defensive Player of the Year, is still the school’s all-time tackler.

The Packers 2014 defense also included linemen T.J. Smith, Ricky Dunbar, I-Key Pinkins and Alex Williams; linebackers Jaquan Blakely, Tomarcio Reese and Demetrius Walker; and defensive backs Landon Scott, Taif Smith, Raheem Hightower, Zay Lewis and Javonta Woods.

The punter was Nate Powell.

In his seventh season with the Packers, Propst was named the state Coach of the Year.

His staff included Darius Townsend, Ryan Kebler, Dextra Polite, Andrew Crenshaw, Granger Shook, Danny Blaylock, Andy Harden, Shelton Felton, Jeremy Rowell, Tracy Buckhannon, Earl Jefferson, Ian Smith, Joey Bennett, Zach Grage, Sean Calhoun, Jean Cherizol, John Cooper, Josh Crawford and Joseph Flowers.

Colquitt did not suffer a letdown after the decisive victory over Hoover, which went on to win a state championship.

In their Homecoming game the following Friday night, the Packers led 42-0 at the half and went on to a 55-0 victory over Crisp County.

Colquitt, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, traveled to Enterprise, Ala., the next week and needed a Martinez field goal to tie the game right before the half.

But the Packers scored three times in the third quarter and went on to its fourth win in a row with a 38-10 victory.

Back home the next week, Colquitt prepared for the stretch of five region games by defeating Class AA Pelham 47-7.

Colquitt opened region play with a 45-27 win over Lowndes in the Hawg Pen.

The 45 points were the most scored against a Randy McPherson-coached team.

Against Lee County, Pollard scored four touchdowns in the second quarter in a 58-14 victory in Moultrie.

The Packers then went to Valdosta, where King rushed for 308 yards, including 226 in the second half, of a 48-20 victory.

At Brodie Field after an off-week, the Packers, leading 29-21 with 10:17 left in the third quarter, erupted for a 62-21 victory over Tift County.

The Packers were challenged in their regular-season finale, but got a 48-yard touchdown run from King with 7:49 left to defeat Camden County 28-25.

Colquitt played the first four playoff games at home, defeating Rockdale County 62-12, Dacula 51-30, Milton 42-35 and McEachern 57-20.

That sent the Packers to the Georgia Dome to polish off the perfect season — and first of two straight state championships — with the win over Archer.

Protecting the four-point lead, the Packers got their final possession with 4:48 left. King carried nine straight times, three times making first downs, as the Packers claimed the title.