Cairo’s Walter Grant named Region 1-AAAA player of the year
Cairo senior Walter Grant was named the Region 1-AAAA football Player of the Year on Friday, and his coach Steve Devoursney earned Coach of the Year honors.
Carver’s Romello Kimbrough won Offensive Player of the Year and Northside junior Caleb Johnson earned Defensive Player of the Year. The Special Teams Player of the Year was Cole Phillips of Cairo.
Cairo led the way with eight first-team selections, while Carver totaled six.
First Team Offense
QB — John Michael Phillips – Cairo- Sr
RB — Cameron Jesse- Carver- Sr; Terrance Dixon- Columbus- Sr
WR — Daveon Johnson- Americus- Sr; Quincy Brown- Northside - Jr; Jaylon Jones- Cairo- Sr; Camron Hill- Westover- Jr
OL — Malcolm Mercer- Americus- Jr; Tony Smith- Cairo- Sr; Bryan Calhoun- Carver- Sr; William Nana-Fabu- Columbus- Sr; Cedric Lockhart- Hardaway- Jr; Kelvin Lindsay- Westover- Sr
Athlete — US Beasley- Carver- Sr
Kicker — Nathan Robertson-Northside - Sr
Punter — Antonio Campbell- Hardaway- Sr
First Team Defense
DB — Eric Brown- Americus- Sr; Zack Anderson- Cairo- Sr; Jacolbie Hatchett- Carver- Sr; Anthony LaGrand- Carver- Sr; Antonio Campbell- Hardaway- Sr; Denarrius Morgan- Westover- Sr
LB — Jamorrian Johnson- Americus- Jr; Jahseari Patterson- Cairo- Sr; Jahsari Patterson- Cairo- Sr; Richard Cummings- Carver- Sr; Emmanuel Reed- Carver- Jr; Keyshawn Shedd- Westover- Jr
DL — Jeremiah Gordon- Cairo- Sr; Quan Sherman- Cairo- Sr; Andrew Ogletree- Carver- Jr; David Galloway- Columbus- Sr; Duke Haslam- Northside - Sr
Second Team Offense
QB — Bryce Valero- Northside - So
RB — Marco Lee- Hardaway- Jr; Jonathan Mock- Westover- So
WR — Juvante Martin- Carver- Sr; Jacobi Cunningham- Carver- Jr; Cordale Scott- Northside -Sr; Zach Taylor- Shaw- Sr
OL — Deanquez Morales- Carver- Sr; Duane Melvin- Carver- Sr; Blake Tew- Columbus- Sr; Walter Horton- Hardaway- Sr; Ryan Harstad- Northside - Sr; Bryant Knight- Shaw- Jr; Peacory Mathis- Westover- Sr
Athlete — Greg Marshall- Westover- Sr
Punter — Austin Shattles- Cairo- Sr
Second Team Defense
DB — Jamal Thomas- Cairo- Sr; DJ Donaldson- Cairo- Sr; Kamron McFolley- Carver- Sr; Kwandon Tymes- Carver- Sr; Eric Gwinn- Northside - Sr; Dan Land- Westover- Jr
LB — Todd Brown- Cairo- Sr; Clyde Albright- Hardaway- Jr; Julian Robinson- Northside - Sr; Dequondre Green- Shaw- Sr
DL — Lyndon Johnson- Carver- Sr; Jason White- Hardaway- Sr; Devan Porter Wilson- Shaw- Sr; Tyreck Thompson- Westover- Sr; Michael Gentry- Hardaway- Sr
Honorable Mention
Americus-Sumter — Braelin Williams, WR, Jr; Keunta Holley, DL, Jr; Kobe Lewis, DB, Jr; James Baker, DB, Jr; Jaldess Hayes, OL, Jr
Cairo — Tajh Vicks, DB, Jr; Randy Mayo, DE, Sr; Matt Cromer, TE, Sr; Jaquez Oliver, TE, Sr; DJ James, LB, Sr
Carver — Jarius Thomas, TE, So; Joseph Jones, DL, Jr; Thomas Cook, DL, Jr; Venson Maddox, DL, Sr; Khari McCoy, WR, Fr
Columbus — Ty Lucas, RB, Jr; Josh Lee, WR, Sr; Donnie Dawson, RB, Sr; Jason Bowles, LB, Sr; Brent Epps, DL, So
Hardaway — Jakobe Ellerbee, ATH, Sr; Christian Sellars, OL, Sr; Tyler Raleigh, RB, Sr; Jalon Ross, DL, Sr; Jakobe Stinson, DL, Sr
Northside — David Apiag, ATH, Sr; Talon Gamble, DL, Jr; Ka-Shawn Robinson, LB, Jr; Carson Parker, RB, Sr; Dayshun Johnson, DL, Sr
Shaw — Nick Beason, ATH, Sr; Marcus Newsome, RB, Jr; Elisha Ammi, WR, Jr; Miquail Harvey, OL, Sr; AJ Jones, LB, Jr
Westover — Daveon Sanders, RB, So; Jamie Pettway, LB, So; William Green, DL, Sr; Adam Martin, DL, So; Armani Powell, LB, Sr
This story was originally published December 10, 2016 at 5:35 PM with the headline "Cairo’s Walter Grant named Region 1-AAAA player of the year."