Local and area players dominated the year-end awards for the Region 7-3A All-Region team, which was released Friday.
Below is the entire All-Region team, as selected by region coches:
Region 7-3A
2020 All Region Football Team
Player of Year: Clark Howell (North Hall)
Offensive Player of the Year: J. Ben Haynes (White County)
Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremiah Telander (North Hall)
Athlete of the Year: Darius Cannon (White County)
Special Teams Player of the Year: Eli Little (Cherokee Bluff)
Lineman of the Year: Mateo Guevara (Cherokee Bluff)
1st Team
OFFENSE
QB - Zach Holtzclaw (Dawson County)
RB - Isaiah Grindle (Dawson County)
RB - Silas Mulligan (White County)
RB - Jayquan Smith (Cherokee Bluff)
WR - Jaden Gibson (Dawson County)
WR - Jaylon Justice (Cherokee Bluff)
WR - Rodrigo Lopez (West Hall)
WR - Dakota Sonnichsen (Dawson County)
TE - Eric Gohman (Cherokee Bluff)
OL - Reagan Byrd (West Hall)
OL - Ricky Hicks (Lumpkin County)
OL - Jarrett Latty (North Hall)
OL - Dawson Stephens (Gilmer)
OL - Devin Sullens (White County)
OL - JD Trowell (White County)
DEFENSE
DL - Cade Adams (Dawson County)
DL - Drew Allison (Lumpkin County)
DL - Tilil Blackwell (West Hall)
DL - Tyler Gatlin (Gilmer)
DL - Kevin Rochester (North Hall)
DL - Myka Sims (Cherokee Bluff)
LB - Garrett Davis (Cherokee Bluff)
LB - Zion McMullen (White County)
LB - Kade Moledor (Dawson County)
LB - Brayden Nance (Cherokee Bluff)
LB - Shakye Shaw (West Hall)
DB - Shad Dabney (Cherokee Bluff)
DB - Reece Dockery (White County)
DB - Sam Holcomb (West Hall)
DB - Brandon Lantz (Dawson County)
DB - Spenser Smith (Gilmer)
DB - Jaden White (West Hall)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K - Caleb Bonesteel (Dawson County)
P - Seth Darling (Gilmer)
Playmaker - Kalab Wyatt (North Hall)
2nd Team
OFFENSE
QB -- Sebastian Irons (Cherokee Bluff)
RB - Josiah Henriques (West Hall)
RB - Kobe Stonecipher (Gilmer)
RB - Charles Tolbert (Cherokee Bluff)
WR - Will Kiker (Gilmer)
WR - Tyler Lane (Dawson County)
WR - Caleb Norrell (Lumpkin County)
WR - Deakon Phillips (Cherokee Bluff)
WR - Cooper Turner (White County)
TE - Andrew Malin (West Hall)
OL - Austin Copper (North Hall)
OL - Hershel Defoor (Gilmer)
OL - Brayden Kenney (Dawson County)
OL - Alex Garcia (White County)
OL - Riley McCord (Dawson County)
OL - Cason Moore (Cherokee Bluff)
DEFENSE
DL - Logan Berry (Dawson County)
DL - Dakota Collins (Cherokee Bluff)
DL - Baker Dyer (North Hall)
DL - Ashton White (Gilmer)
DL - Jaquezz Williams (White County)
LB - Kyke Allison (Gilmer)
LB - Austin Atha (North Hall)
LB - Hayden McKenny (Dawson County)
LB - Nick Sturm (West Hall)
LB - Alex Thonrton (White County)
LB - Kincade Weaver (Dawson County)
DB - Jonathan Hall (West Hall)
DB - Jared Hoch (Lumpkin County)
DB - Tanner Kirk (Lumpkin County)
DB - Branden Jenkins (Gilmer)
DB - Ajay Jones (North Hall)
DB - Sam Stribling (Cherokee Bluff)
DB - Jamir Tolbert (Cherokee Bluff)
DB - Mason Gill (Cherokee Bluff)
DB - Bradford Puryear (North Hall)
DB - Noah Legault (West Hall)
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