Woodland senior linebacker, Emmanuel Jones, along with Cartersville standouts Trevor Lawrence, Avery Showell, Torrian Scrutchins, Trey Creamer, and Antoine Jefferson were players recognized Thursday on the 2016 Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-State Teams.
Canes’ head coach, Joey King, was also named Class 4A Coach of the Year after guiding Cartersville to a second consecutive state title.
Jones (6-3, 230, Sr.) was listed as an all-state defensive lineman although he played the majority of the 2016 season as a linebacker for the Wildcats.
Lawrence (6-6, 196, Jr.), who was named all-classification Player of the Year by the AJC (see previous article: LINK ) is the Offensive Player of the Year in Class 4A and the classification’s all-state quarterback.
Showell (6-2, 195, Sr.) was named to the Class 4A offensive all-state team as an Athlete and wide receiver Antoine Jefferson received honorable mention recognition.
Hurricanes on the defensive all-state team include Scrutchins (6-1, 232, Sr.) and Creamer (6-0, 170, Sr.) Scrutchins was recognized as one of the state’s top defensive linemen and Creamer as a defensive back.