Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.) vs. Archer (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Sihiem King, Colquitt County
Photo by Dennis Carter
Colquitt County, the sixth-ranked team in the
MaxPreps Xcellent 25, stands on the brink of its first state championship and first undefeated season in 20 years. The Packers (15-0) rolled into Saturday's Class 6A championship game at the Georgia Dome with a 57-20 win over preseason Xcellent 25 squad McEachern (Powder Springs) last week. After trailing by one at halftime,
Colquitt County exploded to score 41 of the game's final 44 points. Equally as impressive was Archer's 52-7 semifinal win over Etowah (Woodstock), which resulted in the Tigers' first trip to a state championship game in only their sixth season with a varsity football team.
See live scoring updates of this game via Qwixcore Just the facts: According to Todd Holcomb of AJC.com, Colquitt County and Archer are the first championship-game contestants in state history to both average over 50 points per game during their playoff march. It's also the only time both teams entered the game after winning in the semifinals by more than 35 points. … Also according to Holcomb, if Archer wins a state championship just six years after opening its doors it would not be the quickest a team has achieved a title. That distinction would still belong to Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee), which fielded its first team in 2003 and tied Roswell for the Class 5A crown in 2006.
Mitch Stephens: Colquitt County 28, Archer 24
Kevin Askeland: Colquitt County 34, Archer 24
Jamie DeMoney: Colquitt County 37, Archer 27
Stephen Spiewak: Colquitt County 30, Archer 27
Leland Gordon: Colquitt County 31, Archer 26
Colin Ward-Henninger: Colquitt County 35, Archer 21
