2008 Class AAAAA All-State football team

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Friday, December 26, 2008

Other classes: AAAA | AAA | AA | A

• All-Class Player of the Year: Greg Reid, Lowndes

• Offensive Player of the Year: Toney Williams, Milton

• Defensive Player of the Year: Abry Jones, Northside-Warner Robins

• Coach of the Year: Bill Ballard, Peachtree Ridge

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Mike Tamburo, North Gwinnett, 6-1, 185, Sr.

RB: Brandon Jacobs, Parkview, 6-0, 237, Sr.

RB: Toney Williams, Milton, 6-1, 230, Sr.

WR: Alan Bonner, Newnan, 5-11, 175, Sr.

WR: Price Garrett, Walton, 6-2, 180, Sr.

TE: Philip Lutzenkirchen, Lassiter, 6-4, 245, Sr.

OL: Ray Beno, Newnan, 6-2, 285, Sr.

OL: Jay Finch, Kennesaw Mountain, 6-4, 265, Sr.

OL: Antonio Foster, Valdosta, 6-4, 300, Sr.

OL: Andre Harris, Lovejoy, 6-5, 325, Sr.

OL: Kellen Williams, Brookwood, 6-4, 300, Sr.

Specialist: Robbie Godhigh, Harrison, 5-7, 185, Sr.

Athlete: Greg Reid, Lowndes, 5-9, 185, Sr.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

DL: Duran Christophe, Woodstock, 6-6, 270, Sr.

DL: Abry Jones, Northside-Warner Robins, 6-3, 250, Sr.

DL: Derrick Lott, North Cobb, 6-4, 270, Sr.

DL: Joshua Williams, Stephenson, 6-3, 210, Sr.

LB: Jonathan Atchison, Douglass, 6-3, 212, Sr.

LB: Mike Gilliard, Valdosta, 6-3, 208, Sr.

LB: Kevin Minter, Peachtree Ridge, 6-1, 240, Sr.

LB: Nigel Mitchell-Thornton, Stephenson, 6-3, 225, Sr.

DB: Roderick Sweeting, Luella, 6-0, 170, Sr.

DB: Joel Kight, M.L.King, 5-10, 210, Sr.

DB: Gerald Demps, Lowndes, 6-1, 200, Sr.

DB: Mike Green, Camden County, 6-0, 176, Sr.

PK: Connor Hawk, Norcross, 5-9, 165, Jr.

P: Ishmail White, Etowah, 6-2, 210, Sr.

Honorable mention: QB Brendan Cross, Chattahoochee; QB Hutson Mason, Lassiter; QB Russell Powell, Newnan; RB D.J. Adams, Norcross; RB Xavier Bacon, Northside-Warner Robins; RB Michael Boydston, Walton; RB Ryan Boykin, Etowah; RB Mack Brown, M.L. King; RB Ean Pemberton, Grayson; WR Tyler Jarry, North Gwinnett; WR DeAngelo Smith, Camden County; TE Conner Orr, Peachtree Ridge; OL Ed Christian, Lowndes; OL Nick Jackson, Harrison; OL Nick Siemer, Camden County; OL Mark Speir, Union Grove; OL Camden Wentz, Lassiter; OL David Yankey, Centennial; DL Euclid Cummings, Centennial; LB Shayon Green, Tift County; LB Darius Ivey, Northside-Warner Robins; LB Robert Williams, Camden County; DB C.J. Dudley, Chapel Hill; DB Zach Gonosz, East Paulding; DB Alec Ogletree, Newnan.

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