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22 00 11 11 99 33 11 33 Page 2 PACKER FOOTBALL 2013 Friday, August 23, 2013 Can Pack overcome brutal schedule? By Wayne Grandy [email protected] 2013 SCHEDULE Aug. 24 Grayson (Ga. Dome) Packers to celebrate 100 years of football MOULTRIE – Even the Aug. 30 at Hoover (Ala.) ever-confident and opti- Sept. 6 Lovejoy H The 2013 Colquitt County football Georgia Tech, ed to walk on the field and be acknowl- mistic Rush Propst has team will help the community cele- Alabama, Ken- edged by the crowd before the opening mused “Maybe we bit off Sept. 13 Carver-Columbus H brate 100 years of Packer football this tucky and Geor- kickoff. more than we can chew.” Sept. 20 Open season. gia. Commemorative items will be sold The Colquitt County Sept. 27 at Lowndes The focal point of the celebration The celebra- in conjunction with the football head coach, preparing for Oct. 4 Tift County H will be a banquet to be held on Oct. 3. tion will contin- team’s centennial, including a book his sixth season as the Pack- Oct. 11 Open The guest speaker will be former ue the following highlight every team from 1913-2012. ers head, was wondering Green Bay Packers and Georgia Tech night when the The Packers will wear a specially out-loud about the advisabil- Oct. 18 Brunswick H center Bill Curry. Packers meet Tift County in a Region dressed helmet this year and they jer- ity of putting together what Oct. 25 Valdosta H Curry, who played his high school 1-AAAAAA contest at Tom White seys will have the official 100 Year of many Georgia high school Nov. 1 at Coffee football at College Park, had a long Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium. Packer Football patch. The stadium football observers consider Nov. 8 at Camden NFL career and went on to coach at All former Packer players are invit- also will outfitted for the celebration. the most challenging in the state. possible starters at defensive mitted to South Alabama. It is hoped he will become The right tackle last year, The Packers, who will cel- great players will have to end. Senior Quan Patillo has the the kind of go-to receiv- Mobley will move to center, ebrate 100 years of football play at that level.” The linebacking corps played both corner and safe- er that Quin Roberson, the position he is likely to in Moultrie this season, will And while Colquitt grad- was expected to particularly ty for the Packers. Tommy Hudson, Ty play at the next level. open with Grayson on Satur- uated some outstanding deep until rising senior Propst is especially high Flournoy-Smith and Bobby Cade Blackburn, who had day in the Georgia Dome in players from the 10-4 team Brandon Key, the projected on Buckhannon, who Hill were for the Packers in a number of starts early last the Corky Kell Classic. that was ousted in the 2012 starter inside, tore up a knee coached the Packers safeties recent years. year, appears set at one The Rams won the state semifinals by eventual state on the last day of spring last year, as was a defensive As a sophomore last year, guard position. championship in 2011 – elim- champion Norcross – which practice. The Packers sec- coordinator at Elmore Coun- Woods caught 34 passes for Propst said the rest of the inating the Packers in the the Packers also lost to in ond-leading tackler a year ty, Ala., before coming to 490 yards and five touch- offensive line will likely semifinals – and went 10-2 their preseason scrimmage – ago, Key is making remark- Moultrie. downs and set a school have Alfred Brown at left last year. there is plenty of talent able programs after May 31 “Tracy is a quiet guy, but record with 233 receiving tackle, Brandon Cope at Grayson has not won returning. surgery to repair his medial he is a phenomenal coach,” yards on 13 catches in the right tackle and Clay fewer than 10 games in a sea- Especially on defense, collateral ligament, and is Propst said. “He is the right victory over Brunswick. He Hawkins at the other guard. son since 2006. although two projected expected back early in the fit for our program.” also carried the ball 17 times Will Matney, Tyrell Then comes Propst’s starters suffered significant season. Propst said the defense from scrimmage, gaining Cheevers, Micah Edwards, highly anticipated return to off-season injuries. Junior Bull Barge, who must come up with some 164 yards and score two Austin Kinard, Til Blalock Hoover High in Alabama, a That defense will be was third on the team in turnovers and some scores more touchdowns and Logan Moody are trying school he led to five state under direction of Tracy tackles last season, is expect- this season. Kiel Pollard, Marquan to earn playing time. championships before he Buckhannon, who takes ed to hold down one inside Shawn Sutton has taken Greene and Cambrick Tay- “Offensively, early on came to Moultrie in 2008. over as the coordinator fol- linebacker spot with Reese over as offensive coordina- lor also are expected to be we’ll just have to survive,” The Bucs have been just lowing the departure of also in the mix. Hampton tor, replacing Jeff Ham- prime targets this season Propst said. “We’ll have to as successful since Propst Travis Pearson. and C.J. Johnson also will mond, who held the position Sihiem King, younger manufacture some things. left and went 15-0 in 2012 In his first season as coor- figure into the linebacking the last five seasons. He has brother of former outstand- We just don’t have a bone-on- winning another state cham- dinator, Buckhannon has plans. some veteran play-makers. ing Packer running back bone offense. pionship. strong first-team players, Michael Sutton, Taif Daniel Mobley will Tevin King, will work at the “But Shawn has some Then comes defending with depth to be built along Smith and offensive back assume the starting quarter- featured back position. capable coaches. He’ll get it Georgia Class 6A runner-up the way. crossover Maleek Lewis are back duties after starting Ty Lee, who got some figured out.” Lovejoy for the Packers There is plenty of talent expected to get the most reps three games before arm mis- time as a kick returner last Rowell also is in charge of home-opener. Perennial returning on the defensive at cornerback. eries curtailed his playing season and who also will the Packers special teams, Class AAA contender Carv- front, including tackles The safeties, coached this time late last year. play some slot receiver, will which is facing a large er of Columbus follows Jamiyus Pittman and season by former Troy Uni- Mobley has been impres- be a running back as well. turnover. before the Region 1- Michael Parrish, both of versity defensive coordina- sive when he has played the When healthy, Sanders also The Packers also will AAAAAA part begins. whom are big and talented tor Jeremy Rowell, have a last two seasons, completing will get some snaps in the have to replace snapper Britt The region schedule and are two-year starters. returner in O’Shay 99-of-152 passes for 1,360 backfield. Jones, holder and punter includes Camden County, Pittman has already com- Williams. yards and 13 touchdowns. He Austin Hunnicutt and Tyler Yost and place-kicker Lowndes, Valdosta, Tift mitted to Ole Miss and Par- Tim Sanders was expect- has been intercepted four Slaughter will be the tight Will Bannister. County and Coffee. rish is also likely to play at ed to team with Williams at times. ends. Jose Vega and Luis Mar- The Packers should not the next level next season. safety, but he suffered a frac- Sophomore Chase Par- Perhaps the team’s tinez are battling for the find the postseason any Di Slaughter, another ture leg and high ankle rish is the projected backup. biggest question mark is the main place-kicking job. Pol- more grueling than the first senior, will help provide sprain on the opening kick- Veterans Todd Boyd and offensive line. lard looks to be the primary 10 games. depth. off of the scrimmage Javonta Woods are the top Only one full-time starter, long-snapper. “We are going to have to Former Dooly County against Norcross and is returning receivers. Gabe Mobley, returns and he Mobley and Chase Par- be better than we actually defensive coordinator Shel- expected to be out at least Boyd, who had an out- is changing positions. rish are the holders and are to survive the run,” ton Felton is coaching the four weeks. standing junior season last Gone are veterans O’Shay Williams is expected Propst said. “Our average defensive ends and his group Johnson transferred last fall, will be one of the wide Octavius Jackson, who to start the season as the players are going to have to has Quintin Hampton, winter from Coffee High and outs after catching 47 passes signed with Florida, Jeffery punter. be good, our good players Tomarcio Reese, I-Key Pink- is expected to make an for 853 yards and six touch- Davis, Travis Register and “We’ll be inexperienced will have to be great and our ins and Alex Williams as impact. He has already com- downs last season. Dalton Dillon. there early,” Propst said. 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