Here is the all-region team for 4-5A, as voted by the leagues’ coaches:

Player of the year: QB Fabian Walker, Chamblee, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: WR Kenric Lanier, Decatur, Sr.

Defensive player of the year: LB Josiah Petersen, Lithonia, Sr.

Specialist of the year: PK/P Isaac Kone, Decatur, Sr.

Coach of the year: William Felton, Decatur

First-team offense

QB - Harrison Hannah, Decatur, Sr.

RB - Jordan McCoy, Tucker, Jr.

RB - Solomon Rayton, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

WR - Tristian Sizemore, Chamblee, Jr.

WR - Kedric Lackey, Decatur, Sr.

WR - Isaiah Byrd, Lithonia, Sr.

WR - Levi Bradham, Chamblee, Sr.

OL - Miller Meeks, Chamblee, Sr.

OL - Jackson Pickett, Tucker, Jr.

OL - Bryan Freeman Jr., M.L. King, Jr.

OL - Sekou Copeland, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

OL - Marquavious Hood, Decatur, So.

ATH - Malachi Miller, Decatur, Jr.

First-team defense

DL - Nakobi Spurrier, Tucker, Sr.

DL - Christopher Jackson, Tucker, Jr.

DL - Marquacious Wright, Chamblee, Jr.

DL - Daniel Chavez, Chamblee, Sr.

DL - Marquis Hood, Decatur, Sr.

LB - Jason Bond, Lithonia, Jr.

LB - Ezekiel Yusuf, M.L. King, So.

LB - Daniel Turpin, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

LB - Mason Carrington, Chamblee, Sr.

DB - Brandon Robinson, M.L. King, Jr.

DB - Jordan Miller, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

DB - Jeffery Thornton, Chamblee, Sr.

DB - David Price, Lithonia, Jr.

Second-team offense

QB - Julian Shanks, Arabia Mountain, So.

RB - Larry Harris, Chamblee, Jr.

RB - Anthony Booker, Lithonia, Fr.

WR - Jordan Thornton, Chamblee, Sr.

WR - Jonah Stancil, Decatur, Sr.

WR - Jaiden Figaro, Arabia Mountain, Sr.

WR - Jarvous Franklin Jr., Decatur, Sr.

OL - Kelvin Allen, Lithonia, Fr.

OL - Bennett Knapp, Decatur, So.

OL - Chance Campbell, Arabia Mountain, So

OL - Zach Smith, Chamblee, Sr.

OL - Markal Banks, Lithonia, Sr.

ATH - Xavier Leach, M.L. King, Sr.

Second-team defense

DL - Will Johnson, Tucker, Sr.

DL - Ty’Jae Richardson, Decatur, Jr.

DL - Daniel Ndukwe, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

DL - Kendal Brown, Arabia Mountain, Jr.

DL - Wesley Covert, Lithonia, Jr.

LB - Malcolm Snipes, Arabia Mountain, So.

LB - Ethan Johnson, Decatur, So.

LB - Jack Hawkins, Chamblee, Sr.

LB - Mike Orvil, Lithonia, Jr.

DB - Christian Williams, Chamblee, Sr.

DB - McKaden Smith, Arabia Mountain, So.

DB - Kaleb Lanier, Decatur, So.

DB - Hasaan Sykes, Tucker, Jr.

Honorable mention: Dillon Shanks, Arabia Mountain; Christian Walker, Arabia Mountain; Ashton Bolston, Chamblee; Aidan Harron, Chamblee; Makhi Reid, Decatur; Asa Bailey, Decatur; Morgan Bradley, Decatur; Octavian Tennell, Lithonia; Amonte Hardin, Lithonia; Moses Lutton, Lithonia; Josias Dore, Lithonia; Traviance Armour Jr., M.L. King; Amir Simmonds, M.L. King; Keyshawn Verdell, M.L. King

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