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All-Area Football Team
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All-Hall Football team

All-Area Coach of the Year: Flowery Branch's Lee Shaw

All-Area Player of the Year: Flowery Branch's Daniel Drummond

First-team offense

Zac Crosby

Athlete

School: Jefferson

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 175

Stats: 663 yards total offense, 16 total TDs

Darius Minor

Quarterback

School: Jefferson

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 175

Stats: 1,914 passing yds, 26 TDs, 890 rushing yds, 9 TDs

Justin Beasley

Running back

School: Banks County

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

Stats: 2,161 rushing yards, 8.0 avg., 24 TDs

Cody Getz

Running back

School: Buford

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-7

Weight: 157

Stats: 1,355 yards, 8.6 avg., 27 TDs

Storm Johnson

Running back

School: Buford

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-1

Weight: 202

Stats: 1,245 yards, 8.5 avg., 19 TDs

Tab Martin

Wide receiver

School: Jefferson

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170

Stats: 43 receptions, 606 yards, 8 TDs

Zach Mayfield

Wide receiver

School: Habersham Central

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 165

Stats: 32 receptions, 471 yards, 4 TDs

Patrick Allen

Offensive line

School: Jefferson

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 240

Stats: 51 knockdown blocks; Graded out 91% on the year

Charlie Dwozan

Offensive line

School: Habersham Central

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-11

Weight: 240

Stats: Three-year starter, first-team All-Region 8-AAAA

Kolton Houston

Offensive line

School: Buford

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-5

Weight: 260

Stats: Leader of a unit that aided pair of 1,000-yard RBs

Kalan Jones

Offensive line

School: Habersham Central

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 290

Stats: Dominant at times, First team All-Region 8-AAAA

C.J. McDonald

Offensive line

School: White County

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 255

Stats: 12 pancakes; Graded out at 87% on the year

Daniel Villafuerte

Kicker

School: Buford

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 190

Stats: 77/80 PATs, 16/21 FGs

First-team defense

Tyler Hulsey

Defensive line

School: Banks County

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-10

Weight: 285

Stats: 71 tackles, 5 sacks,
5 tackles for loss

Dallas Lee

Defensive line

School: Buford

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-3

Weight: 290

Stats: 110 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 12 hurries

Andrew Sachais

Defensive line

School: Buford

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-1

Weight: 240

Stats: 78 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 6 sacks

Tasi Suaava

Defensive line

School: White County

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 285

Stats: 84 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 16 hurries

Landon Anderson

Linebacker

School: Buford

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-11

Weight: 205

Stats: 149 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 7 hurries

Lance Chuvala

Linebacker

School: Lumpkin County

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-0

Weight: 200

Stats: 107 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles

Kyle Mosely

Linebacker

School: Jefferson

Grade: Sophomore

Height: 6-3

Weight: 225

Stats: 110 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 forced fumbles

Keylan Myers

Linebacker

School: Habersham Central

Grade: Junior

Height: 5-11

Weight: 180

Stats: 104 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 INTs

Ethan Brown

Defensive back

School: Dawson County

Grade: Sophomore

Height: 5-10

Weight: 160

Stats: 127 tackles, 3 INTs

Dee Ellison

Defensive back

School: Habersham Central

Grade: Junior

Height: 5-11

Weight: 175

Stats: 42 tackles, 5 INTs,
6 passes defended

Kevin Frederick

Defensive back

School: White County

Grade: Senior

Height: 5-9

Weight: 155

Stats: 60 tackles, 4 INTs, 13 passes defended

Lucas Redd

Athlete

School: Jefferson

Grade: Junior

Height: 6-1

Weight: 195

Stats: 104 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks

David Scully

Punter

School: Dawson County

Grade: Senior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 175

Stats: 38.6-yard average

Second-team offense

Athlete: Daniel Abercrombie, Sr., Lumpkin County

Quarterback: Austin Brown, So., Habersham Central

Running back: Virgil Appleby, Sr., Jefferson

Running back: Ashely Lowery, So., White County

Running back: Deon Orsborne, Jr., Commerce

Wide receiver: Kane Duncan, Jr., Banks County

Wide receiver: Chad Fulton, Jr., Lumpkin County

Offensive line: Ben Brown, So., Jackson County

Offensive line: Sasser Conner, Sr., Jefferson

Offensive line: Hayden Grizzle, Sr., Lumpkin County

Offensive line: Taylor Simms, Sr., Commerce

Offensive line: Lafoga Tokio, Jr., White County

Kicker: Mark Bardenwerper, Jr., White County

Second-team defense

Defensive line: A.J. Cunningham, Jr., Buford

Defensive line: Blake Dalton, Sr., Habersham Central

Defensive line: Alex Dege, Sr., Lumpkin County

Defensive line: Ryan Howe, Jr., Jackson County

Defensive line: Josh Key, Sr., Habersham Central

Linebacker: Jake McClure, Jr., Lumpkin County

Linebacker: Cam Segraves, So., White County

Linebacker: Josh Streetman, Jr., Commerce

Defensive back: Daunte Carr, Jr., Buford

Defensive back: Avery Dodd, Jr., Habersham Central

Defensive back: Robert Jones, Sr., White County

Athlete: Charlie Waycaster, Jr., Jackson County

Punter: Ben Ayres, Sr., Lumpkin County

Honorable Mentions

OL Zach Dale, Sr., Banks County

RB Demetric Dempson, Sr., Banks County

TE Devin Durden, Sr., Buford

RB Kevin Ellison, Fr., Habersham Central

TE Ty Fry, Sr., Habersham Central

RB David Griffin, So., Habersham Central

OL Zach Johnson, So., Dawson County

RB Blake Limbaugh, Sr., White County

QB Michael May, Sr., Buford

ATH Chantz Segraves, Sr., White County

ATH Cody Tobias, Sr., Dawson County

OL Trevor Warbington, Sr., Buford

K Josh Wellborn, So., Habersham Central

ATH Jessell Curry, Jr., Buford

LB Jay Fowler, Sr., Jefferson

LB Travaris Glasper, So., Commerce

DL Tyler Hamilton, Jr., White County

LB Stephen King, Jr., Dawson County

DL Jose Magana, Sr., Lumpkin County

DL Derek Millsap, Sr., Jefferson

LB Billy Pinson, Sr., Banks County

DB Ryan Porter, Sr., Lumpkin County

LB Brandon Roberts, Sr., Lumpkin County

ATH Josh Rudnik, Sr., Buford

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