Here is the all-region team for 8-5A, as voted by the league’s coaches:

Region 8-5A

Player of the year: WR Nono Mack, Clarke Central, Sr.

Offensive player of the year: QB Brooks Pangle, Greenbrier, Jr.

Defensive players of the year: DL Andrew King, Jackson County, Sr.; and DL Neto Okpala, Loganville, Sr.

Two-way player of the year: DL/FB/TE Beau Shugarts, Greenbrier, Sr.

Coach of the year: David Perno, Clarke Central

First-team offense

QB - Will Robinson, Clarke Central, Sr.

RB - Dallas Johnson, Eastside, Jr.

RB - Tre Ransom, Jackson County, Jr.

RB - Colby Sikes, Apalachee, Jr.

H/TE - Cole Shannon, Eastside, Jr.

WR - AJ Jewell, Clarke Central, Jr.

WR - Austin May, Loganville, Sr.

WR - Brayden Collett, Greenbrier, Sr.

OL - Hog Cunningham, Clarke Central, Sr.

OL - James Amos, Eastside, Jr.

OL - Tyler Vaughn, Jackson County, Sr.

OL - Elijah Harris, Apalachee, Jr.

OL - CJ Hann, Walnut Grove, Sr.

First-team defense

DL - Seth Martin, Eastside, Sr.

DL - Kevin Napier, Eastside, Sr.

DL - Dailen Howard, Clarke Central, So.

DL - Kyle Smith, Walnut Grove, Jr.

LB - Grayson Malcom, Eastside, Sr.

LB - Khyle Cowan, Clarke Central, Jr.

LB - Brandon Thornton, Loganville, Sr.

LB - Marcus Streeter, Apalachee, Sr.

DB - Nick Benton, Eastside, Jr.

DB - Ty Millsap, Clarke Central, Sr.

DB - Scotty Randolph, Clarke Central, Sr.

DB - Cooper Kennedy, Loganville, Jr.

First-team specialists

K - Jaydon Fain, Eastside, Jr.

P - Stephen Flores, Johnson (Gainesville), Sr.

RET - Austin Coleman, Walnut Grove, Sr.

Second-team offense

QB - Tanner Greene, Loganville, Sr.

RB - Avery Hamilton, Loganville, Jr.

RB - Wilkes Riggins, Greenbrier, Sr.

RB - Chad Walden, Walnut Grove, Sr.

WR - Justin Hodges, Clarke Central, Sr.

WR - Michael Mason, Loganville, Sr.

WR - Malik Leverett, Greenbrier, So.

TE - Rio Foster, Clarke Central, Sr.

OL - Chase Ransom, Loganville, Sr.

OL - Micah Cordle, Loganville, Jr.

OL - Sean Lane, Clarke Central, Jr.

OL - Jaylen Farmer, Eastside, Jr.

OL - Evan Rosser, Jackson County, Jr.

Second-team defense

DL - Sambo Button, Eastside, Sr.

DL - Kolbe Cooper, Clarke Central, Sr.

DL - Tyler Ferro, Apalachee, Soph

DL - Matt Knapp, Greenbrier, Jr.

LB - Trace Nicholson, Eastside, Sr.

LB - JT Sosebee, Jackson County, Jr.

LB - Davin Driskell, Greenbrier, Jr.

LB - Dylan Nunn, Walnut Grove, Sr.

DB - Devin Brown, Eastside, Sr.

DB - JJ Mack, Clarke Central, Sr.

DB - Caleb Reining, Greenbrier, Sr.

DB - Colby Yancey, Walnut Grove, Sr.

Second-team specialists

K - Ayden Griswold, Jackson County, Sr.

P - Rodney Williams, Eastside, Jr.

LS - Colton Boone, Jackson County, Sr.

Honorable mention: Apalachee - QB Todd Jones, LB Malcom Johnson, DB Deondre Moore, OL Kaito Hamm, TE Andrew Howe, OL Chase Hunter. Eastside - QB/WR Dayton Green, LB Christian Benson, RB Sincere Johnson, WR Saabir Berrian, DB Vaughn Mattox, OL Garrison King. Greenbrier - OL Jayden Raymond, LB Spencer Smith, LB Dakota Williamson, WR Jackson Smith, DE AJ Trupp, RB Kahlil Harris. Jackson - LB Jordan Adamson, ATH Bo Reeves, CB RJ Jones, DL Peyton Scott, H/TE Bailey Hamm, OL Cody Baugh. Johnson (Gainesville) - DB Jud Farmer, OL Alan Gutierrez, LB Antrevious Jackson. Loganville - CB/SP Eric Jones, C TJ Jackson, T/LB Dozie Okpala, RB Solomon Leslie, CB Mason Lawson, WR Jackson Daniel. Walnut Grove - OL Dallas Dimsdale, WR/DB Kolton Goodbar, LB Chris Mull, RB/LB DD Brown, DL Justin Pressley, OL Nicholas Landrum

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