The Vikings scored with 10:09 left in the third quarter on a 1-yard rumble by Perry, capping off an 86-yard, 12-play drive.

With the score 29-7, and the Packers desperately trying to make a game out of it, Colquitt went for the conversion on fourth-and-two from its own 28-yard line. The conversion was successful on a 5-yard pass from John Harrison to Darryl Thomas. After the conversion, Lowndes battened down the hatches, getting three straight quarterback sacks for minus-17 yards, forcing Colquitt to punt on the Packers’ 17-yard line.

Reid than took the punt more than 30 yards to Colquitt’s 7-yard line. Lowndes needed just one play to get the seven yards, as Postell dashed into the end zone.

The Vikings would later try put a statement on a game with a 39-yard field goal attempt by Mark Willis that fell short.

With Lowndes undefeated in its region games, with two more games remaining, and having the tiebreaker over current second-place team Valdosta and third-place Coffee, a win Friday against Tift County, or against Warner Robins the following week, would seal a No. 1 seed in the playoffs for the Vikings.

“We’re going to enjoy this one, and get to work Monday,” McPherson said.