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All-region teams: Alpharetta’s Guthrie named 7-6A player of the year

Alpharetta QB Ben Guthrie passes against Milton during Friday's game.
Alpharetta QB Ben Guthrie passes against Milton during Friday's game.
Dec 13, 2022

Here is the all-region team for 7-6A, as voted by the leagues’ coaches:

Player of the year: QB Ben Guthrie, Alpharetta, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: RB Nykahi Davenport, Roswell, Jr.

Defensive player of the year: DE Chase Morrison, Roswell, Jr.

Special teams player of the year: RET Zyon McKenzie, Blessed Trinity, So.

Athletes of the year: QB Kemari Nix, Sprayberry, Jr.; and DB/WR Ethan Nation, Roswell, Sr.

Coach of the year: Chris Prewett, Roswell

First-team offense

QB - K.J. Smith, Roswell, Jr.

RB - Kieran Davis, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

RB - Jake Gil, Alpharetta, Sr.

WR - Garrett Young, Alpharetta, Sr.

WR - Cole Weaver, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

WR - Kenyon Pipes, Alpharetta, Sr.

WR - Ethan Crite, Roswell, Sr.

TE - Ethan Barbour, Alpharetta, So.

HB - Zeke Moore, Roswell, Sr.

OL - Skye Richardson, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

OL - Paul Harrington, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

OL - Elias Cloy, Alpharetta, Sr.

OL - Obadiah Obayusi, Alpharetta, Sr.

OL - Fernando Baker, Sprayberry, Sr.

OL - Parker Peterson, Alpharetta, Sr.

OL - Anthonie Knapp, Roswell, Jr.

OL - Ethan MacKenny, Lassiter, Sr.

ATH - Chris Elko, Roswell, Sr.

PK - Bryson Hosea, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

First-team defense

DL - Darius Gailliard, Sprayberry, Sr.

DL - Aven Kelley, Alpharetta, Sr.

DL - Dan Ward, Pope, Sr.

DL - Kobby Sakyi, Roswell, So.

LB - Mavrick Torrico, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

LB - Mark Trigg, Roswell, Sr.

LB - Stone Smith, Roswell, Sr.

LB - Patrick Jones, Sprayberry, Sr.

DB - William Reed III, Alpharetta, Sr.

DB - Mark Manfred, Sprayberry, So.

DB - Ben Henry, Alpharetta, Sr.

DB - Isaiah McGarity, Sprayberry, Sr.

DB - Jordan Beaurem, Roswell, Sr.

LS - Ryan Snipes, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - Bryson Harrison, Lassiter, Sr.

RB - Synkwan Smith, Roswell, So.

RB - Jason Pitts, Sprayberry, Jr.

WR - Sean Wilson, Alpharetta, Jr.

WR - Kyle Vaka, Johns Creek, Jr.

WR - Dylan Williams, Roswell, Jr.

WR - John Stuetzer, Pope, So.

TE - Luke Richards, Johns Creek, Sr.

HB - Cole Harof, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

OL - Troy Beverly, Sprayberry, Sr.

OL - Andrew Stargel, Roswell, So.

OL - Patrick Burns, Pope, Sr.

OL - Tay Hughes, Roswell, Sr.

OL - Ayk Dedeoglu, Alpharetta, Jr.

OL - Chase Spinney, Alpharetta, Sr.

OL - Nick Pearson, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

ATH - Amauri Anderson, Alpharetta, So.

PK - Caleb Prickett, Sprayberry, Sr.

P - Logan Rapp, Pope, Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - Devin Redmond, Roswell, Jr.

DL - Sean Lyles, Johns Creek, Sr.

DL - Adrian Forbes, Blessed Trinity, So.

DL - Michael Ogundepo, Alpharetta, Sr.

LB - Deldric Franklin, Blessed Trinity, Sr.

LB - Trent Godfrey, Pope, Sr.

LB - Ryder Duffy, Roswell, So.

LB - Trent McWhorter, Alpharetta, Jr.

DB - Spencer Kramer, Blessed Trinity, Jr.

DB - Tyjai Hopper, Alpharetta, Jr.

DB - Chapel Young, Alpharetta, Jr.

DB - Heath Purdie, Roswell, Sr.

DB - Cole Walker, Alpharetta, So.

Honorable mention: Alpharetta - DL Ryan Fletcher, Jr.; DL Julius Holly, So.; LB Collin Kungu, Jr.; DL Emmanuel Talabi, Jr.; LB Ashton Moore, Fr.; DL Duke Condie, Fr.; LB David Omene, Jr. Blessed Trinity - DB Bryce Lewis, So.; TE Drew Stephenson, Sr.; QB Brooks Goodman, So. Johns Creek - QB Michael McClellan, Jr.; LB Sam Oppenheimer, Sr.; OL Will Lipsitz, Sr.; WR Taz Smith, Jr. Lassiter - DL Griffin Mack, Jr.; DB Jaheem Murray, Sr.; P Bradley Hungerbuhler, Sr. Pope - WR Sosuke Watanabe, Sr.; LB Nick Chao, So. Roswell - K/P Brett Gonda, Jr.; DB Hill Plunkett, Sr.; LB Connor Beech, Jr.; DB Miles Christie, Sr.; DL Blake Jeska, Jr. Sprayberry - OL Max Wenger, Sr.; LB Everett Currie, So.; RB Jermaine Kenty, Sr.; OL Brady Gillen, Sr.; OLB Oakley Thorpe, Sr.

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Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.

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