MOULTRIE — When the dust settled on Friday night in Region 1-AAAAA, Colquitt County had taken the No. 3 seed in its return to the postseason for the first time since 2005.

And while grateful for the chance to chase a state championship, the Colquitt County football team must have raised its collective eyebrows at its seeding.

If the Packers can get by 7-3 Westlake in Atlanta on Friday, their like second-round opponent would be Region 2-AAAAA champion Stephenson, currently 10-0 and ranked No. 5 in the state.

If Colquitt can get by the Jaguars, it is expected that Region 6-AAAAA champion Lassiter will be lying in wait.

All the Trojans have done since losing to the Packers in their preseason scrimmage is go 10-0 behind record-setting quarterback Hutson Mason.

A state semifinal game could be against North Gwinnett, 10-0 and ranked No. 2 in the state.

All four of those games would come on the road if the Packers can continue to win.

And, of course, if the Packers can make it to the state championship game, it would be in the Georgia Dome on Dec. 12.

“And that’s our motto,” Packers coach Rush Propst said on Saturday. “Five straight weeks to Atlanta.

“After our last loss, we won five in row. We want to do that again.”

Another possibility if the Packers win their first three playoff games would be meeting Northside of Warner Robins in a state semifinal.

And the Packers would certainly relish a chance to play the Eagles again, especially in the light of Friday’s 20-17 loss at McConnell-Talbert Stadium that gave Northside the Region 1-AAAAA title.

The Packers gave up touchdowns on Northside’s first two possessions, then outscored the Eagles 17-6 the remainder of the game.

The Packers were flat in the first quarter and Northside took advantage, marching 80 yards on four plays after taking the opening kickoff to go up 7-0.

After forcing a three-and-out, Northside went 83 yard to score on their next possession and led 14-0 less than eight minutes into the game.