Local players named All-State by coaches

Published 11:16 pm Monday, February 12, 2007

GACA All-Star

Football Teams

The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association has selected it Coaches Choice All-Star Football Team for the 2006 season.

There is a North and South team chosen for each classification, as well as an offensive and defensive player of the year was chosen for each class. There is one coach of the year per classification.



Class AAAAA

North

QB Bryce Dykes, Norcross; RB Alex Daniel, Roswell; OL James Boatright, Grayson; OL Tyler Hodgson, Etowah; WR Darius Hanks, Norcross; LB Bryce Smith, Central Gwinnett; LB Ebele Okakpu, Roswell; DL Brooks Cunningham, Norcross; DL Cameron Heyward, Peachtree Ridge; DB Phillip Davis, Peachtree Ridge; DB Buster Skrine, Etowah; Special teams Drew Butler, Peachtree Ridge.

Offensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Dwyer, Kell

Defensive Player of the Year: Rennie Curran, Brookwood



South

QB Thomas Darrah, Newnan; RB Eric O’Neal, Houston County; OL Ernesto Herring, Camden County; OL Lawrence McCoy, Valdosta; WR Quamorris Dixon, Newnan; LB Vince Smith, Camden County; LB Dami Teniola, Stephenson; DL Devaris Leonard, Lowndes; DL Patrick Hampton, M.L. King; DB Willie White, Camden County; DB Jay Gaskins, Tift County; Special teams Charlie Edwards, Tift County.

Offensive Player of the Year; Israel Troupe, Tift

County

Defensive Player of the Year: Adam House, Camden

County

Coach of the Year: (tie) Blair Armstrong, Peachtree Ridge; Tim McFarlin, Roswell.



Class AAAA

North

QB Gary Marshall, Marist; RB Raymond Spivey,

Pebblebrook; OL Dante Wells, Rome; OL Spencer Romero, Habersham Central; WR Cameron Kenney, Dacula; LB Jennings Hester, Marist; LB Desmond Stewart, Douglas County; DL Bernard Smith, Mays; DL Tymon Hudson, Rome;

DB Tyler Reedy, Sequoyah; DB Brandon Sheppard, Rockdale Co.; Special teams Chas Henry, East Paulding.

Offensive Player of the Year: Tavares King, Habersham Central

Defensive Player of the Year: Trezley Lockhart, Mays



South

QB Cameron Newton, Westlake; RB Bobby Rainey, Griffin; OL Jerome Bibbins, Northside; OL Andrew Ford, Ware County; WR Jacobi Rodriguez, Northside; LB Kayman Sutton, Creekside; LB Antonio Fredrick, Glynn Academy;

DL Jason Stanley, Creekside; DL Justin Houston, Statesboro; DB Morgan Burnett, North Clayton; DB John Knox, Statesboro; Special teams Chandler Oppenheim, Thomas County Central.

Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Berry, Creekside

Defensive Player of the Year: Deonta Jordan, Northside

Coach of the Year: Conrad Nix, Northside Warner Robins





Class AAA

North

QB Jaybo Shaw, Flowery Branch; RB Roddy Jones, Chamblee; OL Joseph Gilbert, Cartersville; OL Ryan Lee, Carrollton; WR Blake Poole, Haralson; LB Keaton Thompson, Stephens County; LB Anthony Johnson, Grady; DL Shane McCord, Hart County; DL Korentheus Bailey, East Hall; DB Devin Reed, Flowery Branch; DB Rico Robinson, Grady; Special teams Dexter Barnett, Grady.

Offensive Player of the Year: Lyle Allen, Cartersville

Defensive Player of the Year: Jerrard Tarrant,

Carrollton



South

QB Brad Lunsford, Jackson; RB Rosco Walls, Washington County; OL Antwane Greenlee, Hardaway; OL Shaquan Hicks, Washington County; WR Bruce Figgins, Shaw; LB Patrick Graham, Carver-Columbus; LB Mychal Bailey, LaGrange; DL D.J. Stafford, LaGrange; DL Rayfield Everett, Peach County; DB Chavius Jackson, Monroe; DB Deon Harden, Washington County; Special teams DuranzoBrown, Peach County.

Offensive Player of the Year: Bryan Ellis, Peach County

Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Smith, Monroe

Athlete of the Year: John Keye (deceased), Jackson

Coach of the Year: Rance Gillespie, Peach County



Class AA

North

QB Lee Chapple, Greater Atlanta Christian; RB Dontavius Jackson, Heard County; OL Brandon McEachern, Buford; OL Kyle Yates, Heard County; WR David Hendrix, Buford; LB Trey Hunsucker, Buford; LB Demont Grisham, Washington-Wilkes; DL Omar Hunter, Buford; DL Jimmy Daniels, Macon County; DB Gary Wilburn,

Washington-Wilkes; DB Mason Strickland, Calhoun; Special teams Scott Blair, Calhoun.

Offensive Player of the Year: Josh Nesbitt, Greene County

Defensive Player of the Year: Curt Welch, Calhoun



South

QB Ben Cochran, Dublin; RB Zeke Rozier, Bleckley County; OL Tanner Strickland, Berrien; OL Tyler Josey, Dublin; WR Brandon Collins, Brantley County; LB Tim Nelson, Jefferson County; LB D.J. Donley, Charlton County; DL Adam Davis, Charlton County; DL Jarrell Paschal, Fitzgerald; DB Brian Wilcher, Dublin; DB

Elbert Lee, Early County; Special teams Drew Griggs, Dublin.

Offensive Player of the Year: Emmanuel Taylor Early County

Defensive Player of the Year: Thomas Barnes, Dublin

Coach of the Year: (tie) Roger Holmes, Dublin; Rich McWhorter, Charlton County.



Class A

North

QB Matt Moody, Landmark Christian; RB Darell Norman, Lincoln County; OL Todd Jenkins, Athens Academy; OL Brandon Mosley, Jefferson; WR Jimmy Eden, Landmark Christian; LB Josh Beauchamp, Commerce; LB Nick Stiles, Athens Academy; DL Dante Martin, Commerce; DL John Douglas, Aquinas; DB Andrew McClure, Bremen; DB Rueben Haynes, Commerce; Special teams Sam Pittard, Athens Academy



Offensive Player of the Year: Brandon Barden, Lincoln County

Defensive Player of the Year: Rontae Norman, Lincoln County



South

QB Baccarri Rambo, Seminole County; RB Nate Copeland, Brookstone; OL Chad Turner, ECI; OL Chris Davis, Clinch County; WR Mark LeGree, Pacelli; LB Terry Ashley, Irwin County; LB Lennie Richardson, Turner County; DL J.C. Lanier, ECI; DL Caleb Miller, Pacelli; DB Darrian Douglas, Pacelli; DB Dequan Bembry, Hawkinsville; Special teams Lindsey Wolfe, Irwin County.

Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Gainey, Clinch County

Defensive Player of the Year: Keif Robinson, ECI

Coach of the Year: Larry Campbell, Lincoln County