All-region teams: Allatoona's Rainey named top player in 5-AAAAA

Here is the all-region team for 5-AAAAA, as voted by the league’s coaches:

Most outstanding player: QB Brandon Rainey, Allatoona, Sr.

Most outstanding defensive player: LB Sonny Smith, East Paulding, Sr.

Most outstanding offensive player: QB Tabashi Thomas, New Manchester, Sr.

Most outstanding lineman: Austin Gibbs, Allatoona, Sr.

Newcomer of the year: RB Daetrich Harrington, Alexander, Jr.

Coach of the year: Gary Varner, Allatoona

Assistant coaches of the year: Kelby Watts, Alexander, and Troy Peterson, Allatoona

Offense

QB - Baylor Whitfield, Alexander, Sr.

QB - Brandon Rainey, Allatoona, Sr.

QB - Tabashi Thomas, New Manchester, Sr.

RB - Brian Herrien, New Manchester, Sr.

RB - Russell Halimon, Allatoona, Sr.

RB - Daetrich Harrington, Alexander, Jr.

WR - Antonio Grady-Golden, Paulding County, Sr.

WR - Jalen Browder, East Paulding, Jr.

WR - Justin Hall, Alexander, Jr.

WR - LJ Pope, South Paulding, Sr.

TE - Turner Cockrell, Allatoona, Sr.

OL - Carter Francis, Allatoona, Jr.

OL - Cole Benson, East Paulding, Sr.

OL - Mark Foster, Chapel Hill, Sr.

OL - Nick Lane, East Paulding, Sr.

OL - Noah Kendrick, South Paulding, Sr.

OL - Tanner Holcomb, South Paulding, Sr.

OL - Austin Gibbs, Allatoona, Sr.

Defense

DL - Cameron Gill, Chapel Hill, Sr.

DL - Keith Knight, East Paulding, Sr.

DL - Michael Farmer, South Paulding, Sr.

DL - Trayzel Jutiedini-Wyche, Alexander, Jr.

DL - David Jackson, Alexander, Sr.

LB - Kody Brown, East Paulding, Sr.

LB - Dawson Mitchell, South Paulding, Sr.

LB - Jordan Pounds, Alexander, Sr.

LB - Michael Robinson, Allatoona, Jr.

LB - Sonny Smith, East Paulding, Sr.

DB - Dionte Ruffin, Paulding County, Jr.

DB - Faizon Harris, Allatoona, Sr.

DB - Leon Agee, Alexander, Sr.

DB - Michael Carter, South Paulding, Jr.

DB - Raliegh Webb, Allatoona, Sr.

DB - Dishon McNary, East Paulding, Sr.

Special teams

P - Michael Keener, Lithia Springs, Jr.

K - Skyler Davis, Allatoona, So.

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