All-region teams: St. Pius CB/RB Tchienchou named 5-5A’s top player

The 2021 St. Pius football team has 27 returning seniors for first-year coach Chad Garrison. The Golden Lions were photographed at the DeKalb County Media Day at Tucker High School.

The 2021 St. Pius football team has 27 returning seniors for first-year coach Chad Garrison. The Golden Lions were photographed at the DeKalb County Media Day at Tucker High School.

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

Region 5-5A

Player of the year: CB/RB Jack Tchienchou, St. Pius, So.

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

Defensive player of the year: LB/DE Cameron Wingo, Decatur, Sr.

Coach of the year: Chad Garrison, St. Pius

First-team offense

QB - Alex Possert, St. Pius, Sr.

RB - Delano Jean-Jacques, Lithonia, Sr.

RB - Billy Johnson, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

RB - Darius Sanders, Lithonia, Sr.

WR - Curran Brant, Decatur, Sr.

WR - Armond Davis, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

WR - Kedric Lackey, Decatur, Jr.

TE - Patrick Hester, Northview, Sr.

OL - Morgan Bradley, Decatur, Jr.

OL - Khamari Shannon, Lithonia, Sr.

OL - Josh Parks, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

OL - Jack Woods, St. Pius, Jr.

OL - Cayne Wright, St. Pius, Sr.

PK - Isaac Kone, Decatur, Jr.

ATH - Sabian Campbell, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

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

First-team defense

DE - Keshawn McCoy, Lithonia, Sr.

DE - Chapman Smith, Decatur, Sr.

DE - Derrick Stevenson, M.L. King, Sr.

DE - Ronel Thomas, Stone Mountain, Sr.

DT - Wesley Covert, Lithonia, So.

DT - Jack Kelly, St. Pius, Sr.

DT - Nick Moon, Northview, Sr.

DT - Akiliss Smith, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

LB - Shug Bentley, St. Pius, Jr.

LB - Damarion Davis, Lithonia, Sr.

LB - Jamel Nelson, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

LB - Max Nunnally, Decatur, Sr.

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

DB - Styland Scott, Lithonia, Sr.

DB - Austin Taylor, St. Pius, Sr.

DB - Tre’vyon Webb, Decatur, So.

P - Jack Galvez, St. Pius, Jr.

Second-team offense

QB - Antonio Anderson, M.L. King, So.

QB - Harrison Hannah, Decatur, Jr.

QB - Sadir Ryan, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

RB - James Carswell, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

RB - Luke Jacobellis, St. Pius, Sr.

RB - Nahshon Smith, Decatur, Sr.

WR - Saquan Bailey, Stone Mountain, Sr.

WR - Davauntae Cemexan, Stone Mountain, Jr.

WR - Christopher Whitaker, Lithonia, Sr.

TE - Ryan Sowell, St. Pius, Sr.

OL - Matthew Banna, St. Pius, Sr.

OL - John Covert, Lithonia, Jr.

OL - William Dickerson, Lithonia, Sr.

OL - Quay Hood, Decatur, Fr.

OL - Jacob Hull, St. Pius, Sr.

OL - Jaden Martin, M.L. King, Sr.

OL - Varney Shannon, Stone Mountain, So.

OL - Sully Wootton, St. Pius, Sr.

ATH - Darrius Garrett, Lithonia, Sr.

ATH - Mekhi Lloyd, Decatur, Sr.

ATH - Liam Whitlark, St. Pius, Jr.

PK - Josue Ndeko, Stone Mountain, Jr.

Second-team defense

DE - Wesley Brown, Southwest DeKalb, So.

DE - Jack Geeslin, St. Pius, Jr.

DE - Maurice Harkness, Decatur, Jr.

DE - Jimin Kwak, Northview, Jr.

DE - Josiah Petersen, Lithonia, Jr.

DT - Renaldo Ebanks, Lithonia, Jr.

DT - Chase Kerns, Southwest DeKalb, So.

DT - Connor Scott, Decatur, So.

DT - Jordan Shannon, Stone Mountain, Sr.

LB - Jacob Moore, Southwest DeKalb, Jr.

LB - Cameron DeBose, St. Pius, Sr.

LB - Jacob Rachell, Decatur, Sr.

LB - Ali Diakite, Stone Mountain, Jr.

LB - Amante Hunte, M.L. King, Sr.

DB - Brandon Gunn, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

DB - Darrian Hunter, Lithonia, Sr.

DB - James Kirkland, St. Pius, Sr.

DB - Malachi Miller, Decatur, So.

DB - Jalen Patterson, Stone Mountain, Sr.

DB - Marcus Toudeka, M.L. King, So.

DB - Ke’Antae Thornton, Southwest DeKalb, Sr.

P - Randy Smith, Southwest DeKalb, So.

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