All-region teams: Columbia, Southwest DeKalb take top honors in 5-AAAAA

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

Offensive player of the year: QB Octavious Griffin, Columbia, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: DT Nazir Stackhouse, Columbia, Sr.

Athlete of the year: Tommy Wright, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

Coach of the year: Damien Wimes, Southwest DeKalb

First-team offense

QB - Octavious Griffin, Columbia, Sr.

RB - Demetrius Taylor, Lithonia, Sr.

RB - Mekhi Gilstrap, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

WR - Aquil Muhammad, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

WR - Khalil Roach, Lithonia, Jr.

WR - Jordan Barrow, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

WR - Jeremiah Brown, Chamblee, Sr.

OL - Broderick Jones, Lithonia, Sr.

OL - Evin Scott, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

OL - Kelvin Usher, Lithonia, Sr.

OL - Elliott Howell, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

OL - Cecil Fisher, Columbia, Sr.

TE/HBack - Javan Watkins, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

K - Juan Espinosa, Lithonia, Sr.

P - Keun Neal, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

First-team defense

DT - John Grant, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

DT - Nazir Stackhouse, Columbia, Sr.

DE - Tridavion Slaughter, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

DE - Jean Cherelus, Miller Grove, So.

LB - Asmar Hasan, Lithonia, Jr.

LB - Chandler Martin, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

LB - Stephen Bacon, Miller Grove, Jr.

LB - Keun Neal, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

DB - Tommy Wright, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

DB - Chris Whitaker, Lithonia, So.

DB - Anthony Dennis, Columbia, Sr.

DB - Keshawn Streater, Miller Grove, Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - Rion White, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

RB - Dvont'e Slaton, Lithonia, Jr.

RB - Mekhi Gilstrap, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

WR - Robert Grady, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

WR - Styland Scott, Lithonia, So.

WR - Tommy Wright, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

WR - Kentavious Ivey, Columbia, Sr.

OL - Farris Grant, Lithonia, Sr.

OL - Josh Parks, Southwest DeKalb, So.

OL - Michael Crayton, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

OL - Caleb Grant, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

OL - Jessie Williams, Columbia, Sr.

TE/HBack - Tawann Rome, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

K - Malcom Grinnell, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - David Ndukwe, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

DL - Zaccheaus Streeter, Lithonia, Jr.

DL - Zion McFadden, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

DL - Jamario Washington, Lithonia, So.

LB - Makale Cummings, Columbia, Sr.

LB - Javan Watkins, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

LB - Antonio Partridge, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

LB - Ja'Cari Watkins, Chamblee, So.

DB - Damion Fitzpatrick, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

DB - Jamari Goodgame, Lithonia, Jr.

DB - Royce Tolbert, Columbia, Fr.

DB - Ahmond Glass, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

Honorable mention

QB Savion Lawson, Lithonia, Jr.; RB Jayden Brown, Miller Grove, So.; RB Khoreem Miller, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.; RB Christopher Barnes, Arabia Mountain, So.; WR Kedrick Lackey, Miller Grove, Fr.; WR Kentavious Key, Southwest DeKalb, So.; WR William Hemsley, Columbia, Sr.; DL Kenny Howard, Chamblee, Sr.; DL Chris Rogers, Chamblee, Sr.; DL Tony Randle, Miller Grove, Jr.; DL Tory Jones, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.; DL Anthony Lovett, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.; DL Dontavious Welch, Miller Grove, Sr.; DL Randolph Bolie, Lithonia, Jr.; DL Caleb Fisher, Columbia, Jr.; DL Cecil Davis, Arabia Mountain, Jr..; LB Jaden Moore, Arabia Mountain, So.; LB Afolabi Olatunda, Miller Grove, Sr.; LB Cameron Nelome, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.; LB Darrionque Finley, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.; DB Seoul Newton, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.; DB Joshua Taylor, Southwest DeKalb, So.; DB Deonte Mitchell, Columbia, Jr.; DB Jayden Moore, Arabia Mountain, So.

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