The GHSA state playoffs kick off tonight on GPB Sports Football Fridays in Georgia with a terrific North/South Class 6A first-round showdown as the 8th-ranked Colquitt County Packers travel north from Moultrie to take on the Mill Creek Hawks. 

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Join us for our GPB Sports coverage from Markham Field at Mill Creek Community Stadium in Hoschton starting at 7:30 p.m. on GPB-TV Georgia Public Broadcasting.

These two teams are very accustomed to playing big games against each other. This will be the fifth all-time meeting with the Packers leading the series 3-1. This will be the third time these two have met in the state playoffs with the other two coming in the Corky Kell/Dave Hunter Classic. 

Colquitt has been a thorn in the Hawks’ side. In 2010 the Packers beat Mill Creek 27-14 in the quarterfinals to end what at the time was the Hawks best season ever. The Packers would advance to the state final before falling to Brookwood.

The stakes were even higher when they met again in the 2015 semifinal as the Packers came to Hoschton and won 52-31 ending, again at the time was, the Hawks best season ever at 13-1. Colquitt would go to cap their second straight 15-0 season with a second consecutive state title while also being crowned national champions. 

Mill Creek would get their only win in the series eight months later beating the Packers 34-27 in the 2016 Corky Kell/Dave Hunter Classic and that was the last time these two teams played, nine years ago -- until tonight. Since then the Hawks have won their own state championship, that coming in 2022, with a memorable team led by the spectacular Caleb Downs who is now starring for the No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.

Here in 2025, the Packers finished the regular season 8-2 and as co-champions out of Region 1 with a league record of 4-1. Colquitt County finished in a three-way tie for first with Valdosta and Lowndes but wound-up as the No. 3 seed out of the region based on tiebreakers. The Packers actually beat No. 1 seed Valdosta 18-17 but lost at No. 2 seed Lowndes 31-14. 

Colquitt County is the poster child for how radically different the GHSA Playoffs will be next season when teams are seeded 1-32 based on the mathematically-based  PSR (post-season rankings). In that format the Packers would have been the No. 6 seed in the state and instead of facing a playoff path entirely on the road (which they are under the current format) would be hosting teams the first two rounds (provided they won in the first round) and hosting a team not nearly as formidable as Mill Creek. 

In the current format Colquitt faces at least an 8-hour round trip including an overnight stay to play Mill Creek. If they beat the Hawks, the same itinerary awaits in all likelihood the following week against Grayson (No. 1 GPB 6A Top 10) ranked No. 2 in the country in the USA Today Super 25. And all this for a team that is ranked by the GHSA as the sixth-best team in Georgia. Like I’ve said many times before, the PSR format won’t be perfect but it is imminently better than the current.

As for Mill Creek, the Hawks went 7-3 in the regular season and finished second behind Buford in Region 8-6A at 5-1. Mill Creek lost to Buford 35-3 in their last game two weeks ago. Buford is ranked No. 2 in the GPB 6A Top 10 and ranked No. 7 in the  USA Today national rankings. Mill Creek also lost to fourth-ranked North Gwinnett and Norcross early in the season (Coach Josh Lovelady said they played like “The Bad News Bears” that night they lost to the Blue Devils). The Bulldogs are the one common opponent for Colquitt and Mill Creek and they both lost on the road at North Gwinnett by a 21-7 score.

Packers Coach Sean Calhoun said tonight’s game with the Hawks is more like a quarterfinal playoff game rather than a first rounder and we think he’s right. That’s why we will be there to show it to you this evening.

So should be a lot of fun! Always is when these two teams meet. That’s the game preview. Now here’s the Top Prospects to Watch.

Colquitt County Prospects

Jae Lamar

Jae Lamar

Credit: 247 Sports

#1 Jae Lamar – 6-0, 205, Senior – Consensus 4-Star rated as high as No. 11 RB 2026 – Committed to Georgia over 31 total offers including Auburn and Clemson. Was suspended from the team for two games but has been reinstated. He is a difference-maker. Rushing: 112-760 yards - 6.8 avg - 95.0 YPG - 13 TD - 8 GP

#10 MacKenzie Graham – 6-2, 185, Junior LB – Four offers - Mississippi State, Georgia State, App State and Marshall. Stats: 69 TT - 34 Solo - 10.0 TPG - 3.5 QBS - 12 QBH - 1 FF

#13 Josh Alford – 5-11, 179, Junior NB – Offered by Arkansas State - Stats: 64 TT - 41 Solo - 6.4 TPG - 6.0 TFL - 1 INT - 1 FR

#11 Ry’Sheed Fuller – 5-10, 169, Senior CB – Committed to Chattanooga over 8 total offers including Missouri State. Stats: 40 TT - 37 Solo - 5.0 TPG - 1 TFL - 3 INT - 15 PD

 

#0 Alexis Barge – 6-4, 225, Senior TE – Offered by Bethune-Cookman and Tuskegee

#9 Ty’Mhyr Moore – 6-3, 237, Junior DE – Offered by Sacramento State - Stats: 28 TT - 24 solo - 14 TFL - 3 QBS - 14 QBH - 1 FF - 1 BLK FG

#4 Alfonso McNeil – 5-9, 175, Senior Safety – Committed to Tuskegee - Stats: 85 TT - 59 Solo - 8.5 TPG - 2 QBH - 1 FR

#51 Stacey Lambright – 6-0, 230, Senior DE – Offered by Shorter, Tuskegee and Reinhardt - Stats: 18 TT - 11 solo - 1 TFL - 1 QBS - 5 QBH

#55 Kam Gay – 5-10, 255, Senior DT – Offered by Reinhardt - Stats: 25 TT - 19 solo - 9.5 TFL - 3.5 QBS - 9 QBH - 1 FF/FR - 1 BLK FG

 

Mill Creek Prospects

#8 Devin Hamilton – 6-5, 206, Senior – Consensus 3-Star WR – Decommitted from Colorado State Tuesday. Still has 17 total offers. Hamilton has battled injuries this season but will play tonight - Receiving: 20-256 yards - 2 TD - 12.8 avg

Devin Hamilton

Devin Hamilton

Credit: 247 Sports

#12 Braxton Rembert – 6-6, 200, Senior – Consensus 3-Star LB – Committed to Wake Forest over 13 total offers including Army - Stats: 47 TT - 36 solo - 11 TFL - 8 QBS - 7 QBH - 3 FF - 1 INT - 7 PBU - Receiving: 6-147 yards - 1 TD

#93 Eli Richards – 6-1, 270, Senior DE – Committed to Air Force - Stats: 54 TT - 11 TFL - 2 QBS - 2 QBH - 1 FF/FR - 1 BLK Punt

#11 Brady Wendt – 6-2, 201, Junior LB – Offered by Miami-Ohio - Stats: 39 TT - 22 solo - 13 TFL - 4 QBS - 6 QBH - 1 FF

#2 Jayde Beasley – 5-10, 183, Senior RB – Offered by Brevard College and Thomas University - Rushing: 163-1021 yards - 12 TD - 6.3 avg - 102.1 YPG - Receiving: 11-145 yards - 1 TD - Total TD: 13 - Blocked Punt: 1

#3 Cannon Kiley – 6-2, 182, Senior QB – Offered by Thomas University - Passing: 57-104 (55%) - 777 yards - 5 TD - 4 INT - Rushing: 1 TD 

#70 Jaylen Hillman – 6-1, 330, Senior OL/DL – Offered by West Georgia, The Citadel and Shorter

#15 Anderson Ragone – 6-2, 190, Sophomore QB – Future Prospect – Son of LA Rams Quarterback Coach Dave Ragone who was the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons 2021-23 and former NFL QB and 3rd Round draft pick himself who starred at Louisville - Passing: 41-74 (55%) - 716 yards - 9 TD - 0 INT - Rushing: 2 TD

So, join Wayne Gandy, Cody Chafins and me in Hoschton for our Emmy Award-winning Football Fridays in Georgia Game of the Week as the Colquitt County Packers play at the Mill Creek Hawks. Jon Nelson and Niki Noto Palmer will be in our GPB Studios during the game and afterwards will bring you the Playoff Post-Game Show with scores and coaches’ interviews from all across the state. 

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Now if you miss the game live or just want to watch it again, don’t worry, we replay the entire Football Fridays in Georgia Game of the Week at 11:15 p.m. or you can watch it on demand anytime at GPB.org. 

Enjoy your Nov. 14, 2025, Playoff Football Friday in Georgia.