2017 Region 1-4A Football Team released

Several local standouts received recognition with the release of the Region 1-4A Football Team Thursday.

Hardaway running back Marco Lee’s strong senior season earned him Co-Player of the Year alongside Americus-Sumter’s Kobe Lewis. Lee rushed for 1,570 yards and scored 16 touchdowns in 10 games for the Hawks.

Northside senior linebacker Caleb Johnson took home Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson was a constant punisher on the Patriots’ defense and ended the year with 104 total tackles, 8 sacks and 16 tackles for loss.

Below is the region’s football team in its entirety

Individual Honors

Co-Player of the Year: Marco Lee, Hardaway

Co-Player of the Year: Kobe Lewis, Americus-Sumter

Defensive Player of the Year: Caleb Johnson, Northside

Coach of the Year: Erik Soliday, Americus-Sumter

First Team

QB - Kierston Harvey - Americus-Sumter

RB - Fred Davis - Northside; Jamarcus Vicks - Cairo

WR - Mike Ramsey - Colmbus; Jacobi Cunningham - Carver; Braelin Williams - Americus-Sumter; AJ Burris - Northside

TE - Jarius Thomas - Carver

OL - Malcolm Mercer - Americus-Smter; Bryant Knight - Shaw; Jkobe Greene - Carver; Riley Maynard - Cairo; Michael Stephens - Hardaway; Jason Webb - Northside; Bayard Taylor - Columbus; Gyasi Revills - Westover

DL - Talon Gamble - Northside; Joseph Jones - Carver; Andrew Ogletree - Carver; Dacorrion West - Carver; Keonta Holley - Americus-Sumter; Adam Martin - Westover

LB - Will Keller - Northside; Tahj Vicks - Cairo; Mikal Douglas - Americus-Sumter; Josh Scarbrough - Columbus; Timothy Allen - Westover; Clyde Albright - Hardaway

DB - Jordan Geter - Columbus; Kelvin Harris - Carver; Jaron Moore - Westover; Jamel Chin - Cairo; Andre Lacy - Shaw; Jakhari White - Americus-Sumter

Athlete - Jaron Early - Hardaway

Kicker - Andres Espinoza - Northside

Punter - Collins Giovingo - Westover

Long Snapper - TJ Harvey

Second Team

QB - Chandler Blanton - Northside; Xaiyhir Jacobs - Carver

RB - Justin Swain - Carver; Jonathan Mock - Westover

WR - Jakhari Thomas - Hardaway; Camron Hill - Westover; Ian Rome - Columbus; AJ Payne - Americus-Sumter

OL - Joshua Jones - Carver; Gabe Manley - Hardaway; Prince Branson - Northside; Lorenza Huckaby - Westover; Dalton Newmans - Cairo

DL - Jimmy Randazza - Northside; Philip Adams - Columbus; Keevaughn Peterson - Hardaway; MJ Cooks - Shaw; Mike Jones - Shaw; Brendan Willeford - Shaw; Nick Smith - Cairo

LB - Chance Averett - Shaw; Laikyn Perry - Shaw; Chris Brown - Columbus; A’Jhoni Crowell - Carver; Jamie Pettway - Westover; Tyrail Rosser - Hardaway

DB - Courtland Dixon - Hardaway; Donovan Wright - Westover; Jakari Jefferson - Shaw; Travian Thomas - Americus-Sumter; Tucker Copeland - Northside; Marshaun Adams - Northside

Athlete - Daveon Sanders - Westover

Punter - Moussa Nabe - Shaw

Kicker - Noah Jones - Cairo

Long Snapper - Slade Baggett - Cairo

Honorable Mention

Americus-Sumter: Sage Finch, Jaydess Hayes, Shaquille Colbert, Sh’Qual White, Jaquan Searcy; Cairo: Micah Donaldson, Shafford Gordan, Malik Thomas, Jarion Carter, OK Bryant, Mathew Peters, Marquii Lovejoy, Jakevon Cooper, Daniel King, Cameron Goosby; Carver: Khari McCoy; Columbus: Anthony Bonner, Darius Hill, Brent Epps, Caleb Bailey, Donovan Carter; Hardaway: AJ Dunham, Juston Jones, Kylan Draper, Cedric Lockhart, Dominique Ford; Northside (Col): Ka-Shawn Robinson, Marcus Smith, Corey James, John Tucker, Kade Werner; Shaw: Andrew Lacy, Daejon Lovett, TJ Mitchell, Wason Davis; Westover: Ikenine Ochie, Dan Land

This story was originally published December 1, 2017 at 3:22 PM with the headline "2017 Region 1-4A Football Team released."