Packers big plays sink Lambert in 52-26 win

MOULTRIE – Colquitt County scored six touchdowns of 30 or more yards – including four that were 54 yards or longer – to defeat Lambert 52-26 on Friday in first-round state playoff game at the Hawg Pen. The Packers will be back to play on Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium next Friday to meet McEachern in the second round. The Indians, now 9-2, advanced with a 24-7 victory over Harrison. The McEachern-Colquitt County winner will advance the winner of the Peachtree Ridge-Newton game. The Packers win was the 400th for Colquitt County since the three county schools merged in 1978. Colquitt, now 8-3, led just 17-14 at the half after taking a 14-0 lead on its first two possessions. But the Packers scored five touchdowns in the second half, the shortest of which came on a 30-yard run by sophomore Eyan Smith that gave them a 31-14 lead with less than a minute left in the third quarter.

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