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Sunday, December 7, 2008
All-state: Let us know who’s worthy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I got about 100 emails from coaches last week nominating players for our all-state team, which will be announced Dec. 28. Hope to get a hundred more this week. I’m sure they know a little about it, but I’m also eager to know our Poll Talk experts think about the state’s best players in 2008.
Who is worth of all-state? Who is overrated? This is your only week to lobby for somebody because next week, this spot is reserved for the final rankings.
For all-state, we’ll be selecting an all-class player of the year. Should it be Washaun Ealey again? Greg Reid? Branden Smith? I know Smith isn’t a typical choice because his team was not a factor, but I don’t know if I saw a better player in person than him.
We’ll also be selecting offensive and defensive players of the year in each class. Who’s the offensive player of the year in AAA? Angelo Pease? What about the defensive player of the year in AAAA? Jonathan Davis?
As for the finals, I’m going to let Chris Whitfield do the predicting for us later this week, but jump in all you want about the semifinals and the finals. Did Marist cross the plane, and were Carver and Newnan exposed, or did they play their worst game at the worst time?
