Here is the all-region team for 7-AAAA, as voted by the league’s coaches:

Player of the year: RB/DB Steele Chambers, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

Offensive player of the year: QB Chase Abshier, Marist, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Paul Stanley, Marist, Sr.

Special teams player of the year: PK Timmy Bleekrode, Marist, Sr.

Offense

QB - Jake Smith, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

RB - Kaleb Crane, White County, Sr.

RB - Nick Lyles, Chestatee, Sr.

TE - Nick FitzPatrick, Marist, Sr.

WR - Austin Rowland, White County, Sr.

WR - Ryan Davis, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

WR - Ty Ulrich, White County, Sr.

OL - Manuel Monroy, Marist, Sr.

OL - Peter Renkowski, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

OL - Josh Taylor, West Hall, Sr.

OL - Josh Hamilton, Chestatee, Jr.

OL - Nakia Anthony, White County, Sr.

PK - Israel Lopez, West Hall, Sr.

Defense

DL - J.R. Bivens, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

DL - Corey Dupree, West Hall, Jr.

DL - Jay Lepkoske, White County, Jr.

DL - Dean Colton, Marist, Jr.

LB - Austin Sinclair, West Hall, Sr.

LB - Mike Mintz, White County, Jr.

LB - Reggie James, Chestatee, Sr.

LB - Jake Rudolph, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

DB - Kyle Hamilton, Marist, Jr.

DB - Charles Jackson, Chestatee, Sr.

DB - Kurtis Havelin, White County, Jr.

DB - Matthew Gwin, Marist, Sr.

P - Brett Bardenwerper, White County, Sr.

Honorable mention: Michael Thompson, West Hall; J. Ben Haynes, White County; Christian Charles, Chestatee; Dean Johnson, Marist; Matthew Gwin, Marist; Shane Stazierowski, West Hall; Cameron Shirley, West Hall; Quentin Smith, West Hall; Garrett Herold, White County; Juaquin Aguillares, Chestatee; Damien Fouts, West Hall; Jackson Bartlett, West Hall; Ricky Castillo, West Hall; Wil Anglin, White County; Tommy Churchwell, White County; Cory Davis, West Hall; John Stoecker, West Hall; Dayton Colbert, West Hall; Ryan Manelly, Marist; Talmage Sampson, White County; Mason Palmer, White County; Jeremiah Prather, West Hall; Dean Johnson, Marist; Steven Martinez, Chestatee; Brandon Farrell, Marist

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