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

Coach of the year: John Ford, Roswell

Offensive player of the year: RB/ATH Brittain Brown, Cherokee, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Tre' Lamar, Roswell, Sr.

First-team offense

QB - Quintarious Neely, Roswell, Sr.

QB - Addison Shoup, Walton, Jr.

RB - KK Brooks, Walton, Sr.

RB - Tyray Devezin, Etowah, Jr.

RB - Sheldon Evans, Roswell, Jr.

WR - Cole Taylor, Lassiter, Sr.

WR - Jayden Comma, Roswell, Jr.

WR - Kendrick Jackson, Roswell, Sr.

TE - Sam Letton, Walton, Sr.

OL - Tyler Watson, Milton, Sr.

OL - Will Stapelfeldt, Roswell, Sr.

OL - Cameron Whiteman, Roswell, Sr.

OL - Alex Smith, Etowah, Sr.

OL - Forrest Evans, Walton, Sr.

ATH - Brittain Brown, Cherokee, Sr.

K  - Ethan Suda, Milton, Sr.

First-team defense

DL - Ryan Kaio, Etowah, Sr.

DL - Jason Rooks, Walton, Jr.

DL - Max Boyd, Roswell, Jr.

DL - Ralph Johnson, Milton, Sr.

LB - Bronson Rechsteiner, Etowah, Sr.

LB - Garett Eldred, Walton, Sr.

LB - Joey Goodman, Walton, Sr.

LB - Tyrone Hopper, Roswell, Sr.

LB - Jack Carroll, Cherokee, Jr.

DB - Xavier McKinney, Roswell, Jr.

DB - Stuart Head, Etowah, Jr.

DB - Justus Harris, Roswell, Jr.

DB - Marcelino Ball, Roswell, Sr.

DB - Leanthony Williams, Roswell, Jr.

P - Mitchell Wasson, Lassiter, Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - Garrett Bass, Woodstock, So.

QB - Gabe Magerkurth, Wheeler, Jr.

RB - Cam Adams, Milton, Jr.

WR - Patrick Burke, Pope, Sr.

WR - Louis Hall, Woodstock, So.

WR - Dominic Blaylock, Walton, Fr.

WR - Ethan Chamberlin, Woodstock, Jr.

WR - Aaron Knowles, Cherokee, Jr.

WR - Terry Smith, Wheeler, Jr.

TE - Nate Johnson, Milton, Sr.

OL - Adonis Gordon-Day, Wheeler, Jr.

OL - Jake Brunson, Pope, Jr.

OL - Story Cummings, Pope, Jr.

OL - Isaac Weaver, Lassiter, Sr.

OL - Hampton Sanford, Lassiter, Sr.

OL - Charles Perry, Cherokee, Jr.

OL - Mason Nutter, Milton, Jr.

ATH - Myles Blouin, Roswell, Sr.

K - Turner Barckoff, Roswell, Jr.

K - Mitchell Wasson, Lassiter, Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - Dwayne Tiller, Cherokee, Sr.

DL - Brandon Reibly, Etowah, Sr.

DL - Blaine Miller, Etowah, Jr.

DL - Jedon Pratt, Wheeler, Jr.

LB - Corey Long, Woodstock, Jr.

LB - Kyle Syvarth, Lassiter, Jr.

LB - Matt Slone, Lassiter, Jr.

LB - Devon Jenkins, Wheeler, Sr.

LB - DJ Breedlove, Wheeler, Sr.

LB - Kyle McGregor, Milton, Sr.

DB - Dashaun Tanner, Woodstock, Sr.

DB - Derrik Allen, Lassiter, So.

DB - Ryan Rouge, Walton, Sr.

DB - Bennett Bay, Wheeler, Jr.

DB - Troy Simon, Milton, Jr.

P - Jack Pigott, Roswell, Sr.

P - Ethan Suda, Milton, Sr.

P - Obie Brannon, Cherokee, Sr.

Honorable mention; QB Nolan Donley, Cherokee; WR Blake Jones, Etowah; WR Bryce Washington, Walton; WR Montrell Washington, Cherokee; OL Greyson Holcomb, Milton; OL Cameron Graham, Cherokee; OL Nic Johnson, Etowah; OL Blake Landon, Walton; OL Matt Merriman, Lassiter; OL Austin Mitchell, Milton; OL Jack Nichols, Roswell; OL Hampton Sanford, Lassiter; OL Jordan Tucker, Roswell; OL Clark Price, Walton; OL Patrick Farley, Walton; DB Tyriq Hardimon, Lassiter; DB Davonte Swann, Lassiter; DB AJ Beach, Milton; DB Bryson Perry, Cherokee; DB Jack Sawyer, Etowah; DB Taji Stewart, Walton; DB Christian Sullivan, Walton; DB Vance Taylor, Cherokee; DB Bryan Terry, Pope; LB Alan Michael Harris, Etowah; LB Khari Johnson, Lassiter; LB Emmitt Kersey, Milton; LB Sam Diroberto, Roswell; LB Chance Smith, Cherokee; LB Chipper Smith, Pope; LB Ryan Wilson, Milton; DL Tykee Atkins, Etowah; DL Justin Blanks, Milton; DL Adam Mayo, Cherokee; DL Pete Millen, Cherokee; DL Nick Orrell-Jones, Walton

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