Junior forward Bailey Minor, who led the Gainesville boys basketball team to first-place finishes in the regular season and the region tournament, has been chosen by the region's coaches as the player of the year in 8-AAAAAA.
The top honor on the girls' side was shared by Gainesville's Taylor Hawks and Habersham Central's Lainey Gosnell, who were named co-players of the year.
Hawks has signed with Jacksonville State, and Gosnell is an Appalachian State signee.
BOYS
Player of the Year: Bailey Minor, Gainesville
Coach of the Year: Benji Wood, Gainesville
All-region team
Ethan Morris, Apalachee
Omer Ahmed, Apalachee
Derek Miller, Apalachee
Arusha Hunter, Dacula
Mekhail Bethea, Dacula
Justin Goodson, Dacula
Jarred Rosser, Gainesville
Xavier Bledson, Gainesville
KJ Buffen, Gainesville
Adrian Martin, Lanier
Terence Butler, Winder-Barrow
GIRLS
Co-Players of the Year: Taylor Hawks, Gainesville, and Lainey Gosnell, Habersham Central
Coach of the Year: Brandon Thomas, Winder-Barrow
All-region team
Nakie Hooks, Apalachee
Shania Thomas, Apalachee
Kandy Brown, Dacula
Tijia Blackwell, Gainesville
Kalen Surles, Lanier
Jamyah Montissol, Lanier
Mekala Fuller, Lanier
Oliva Nelson-Ododa, Winder-Barrow
Latrice Perkins, Winder-Barrow
Chellia Watson, Winder-Barrow
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