Here is the all-region team for 8-AAAA, as voted by the league’s coaches:

Player of the year: RB/CB Martin Mangram, Buford, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: RB C.J. Winding, Monroe Area, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB T.D. Roof, Buford, Jr.

Specialist of the year: K/P Bradley Hurst, White County, Sr.

Athletes of the year: RB/DB Xavier Gantt, Buford, Sr.; and WR/DB Jermaine Barnett, Stephens County, Sr.

Coach of the year: David Bishop, North Hall

First-team offense

QB - Mic Roof, Buford, Jr.

RB - Tyreik Cunningham, Stephens County, Jr.

RB - Kyle Bacus, North Hall, Jr.

RB - Christian Turner, Buford, So.

FB - KJ Burton, Madison County, Jr.

TE - Caleb Auer, Buford, Sr.

OL - Ben Cleveland, Stephens County, Sr.

OL - Graham Ferreira, Stephens County, Sr.

OL - Conner Krieger, North Oconee, Sr.

OL - Cooper Simpson, Buford, Sr.

OL - Innis Claud, Buford, Sr.

WR - Alfred King, Monre Area, Sr.

WR - Da'Marco Canty, North Oconee, Sr.

WR - Brandon Marsh, Buford, Sr.

WR - Sam Jackson, North Hall, Sr.

P - Eli Dixon, Madison County, Sr.

First-team defense

DL - Shug Frazier, Buford, Sr.

DL - Eric Bell, North Oconee, Sr.

DL - DaMario Lott, Buford, Sr.

DL - Mac Bennett, North Hall, Jr.

LB - Tyrik Combs, Stephens County, Sr.

LB - Jake Simpson, Buford, Jr.

LB - Nassar Clark, White County, Jr.

LB - Will Newman, North Oconee, Jr.

DB - Adam Johnson, White County, Sr.

DB - Micah Oglesby, Stephens County, Sr.

DB - Joshua Blackwell, Buford, Jr.

DB - RJ Walker, Buford, Sr.

PK - Chris Dennis, North Hall, Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - David Metts, Madison County, Jr.

RB - Anthony Grant, Buford, So.

RB - Kaleb Crane, White County, So.

RB - Nick Lyles, Chestatee, So.

FB - AJ Howard, Stephens County, Jr.

TE - Preston Wilkie, North Oconee, Sr.

OL - Cameron Jeffery, North Hall, Jr.

OL - Grant Bulla, Madison County, Jr.

OL - Brandon Samples, Monroe Area, Sr.

OL - Gevarius Brown, Stephens County, Sr.

OL - Crawford Abernathy, White County, Sr.

OL - Parker Dorsey, White County, Sr.

WR - Donte Thomas, Stephens County, Sr.

WR - Alan Bussoletti, Buford, Sr.

WR - Sam Bartlett, Madison County, Sr.

WR - Khyrie Moore, North Oconee, Sr.

ATH - Austin Gean, Chestatee, Jr.

ATH - Clancy Loudermilk, White County, Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - Malik Perry, Stephens County, Sr.

DL - Jamai Davis, Monroe Area, Sr.

DL - Dean Powell, Buford, Jr.

DL - Jay Lapkoske, White County, Fr.

LB - Jacob Martin, Buford, Sr.

LB - Dylan Murphy, North Hall, Sr.

LB - Jakia Thompson, Monroe Area, Fr.

LB - TJ Ballard, White County, So.

DB - Mils Eisenberg, North Oconee, Sr.

DB - Kevon DeBose, Monroe Area, Sr.

DB - Ky Crowe, White County, Jr.

DB - Drew Atha, North Hall, Sr.

PK - Simon Clarke, North Oconee, Sr.

Honorable mention: North Oconee - DE Kumar Rocker, LB Saajan Patel, OL Robert Bohler, DL Stephen Kreyenbuhl. Buford - OL Tyler Thurmond, LB Matthew, Parker, OL Garrett Scoggins, OL Connor Mills. Madison County - DL Jason Baxter, WR Ritchie Hajdu, DL Logan Childers, K Levi Larkins. Monroe Area - LB Andy Fielding, OL Levi Parker, DL William Randolph, LB Jermonte Davis. Stephens County - QB Jackson Bell, WR AJ Curry, LB Cole Beitzel, DB Cole Rogers. Chestatee - TE Jamie Arroyo, DL Barron King. White County - OL DJ Dover, DL Trevor Morgan, TE Sam Smith, QB Dane Quinn. North Hall - RB Colby Miller, DL Christian Barbosa, LB Jake Meeler, LB Nathan Kinney.

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