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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