Sep. 11—VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Wildcats (1-3) rallied from a 19-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but couldn't hold down the Colquitt County Packers (3-1) Friday night.
Packers running back Charlie Pace had 21 carries for 111 yards and three touchdowns, capping his monster night with a 2-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead 48-42 with 1:10 remaining.
Needing to cobble together a scoring drive to force overtime or potentially win the game, the 'Cats came out throwing but quarterback Joseph Gardner went 0 for 4 on the final drive — allowing the Packers to kneel in victory formation for the six-point win.