Locals selected to 7-AAAAA All-Region football squad

Several players from Cass and Woodland were recently named by region coaches to the 2017 All-Region 7-AAAAA Team.

Cass offensive lineman Seven Richards and linebacker Tripp Breeden were first team All-Region selections along with Woodland defensive back Titus Jones.

Second team selections included defensive lineman Kurtis Feanny and tight end Zach Pitner of Woodland. From Cass, defensive end Rodney Richards, linebacker Eathan Mitchell, and safety Evan Hinton were chosen as second team representatives.

Rome had 17 first- and second-team selections including Player of the Year Knox Kadum (QB), Defensive Player of the Year Ja’Quan Griffin (DL), and Special Teams Player of the Year Montreal Millsaps. Rome’s John Reid was Coach of the Year.

Jaylan Thomas of Carrollton and Marcel Murray of Hiram shared Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Honorable mentions for Cass included Cameron Gonyea, Thomas Gilliam, Ahijah Blackwell, Johnny Bootz, James Perry, Zach Hall, Tyrese Dawson, Blake Carrington, Demarco Moore and Macland Shay.

Honorable mentions for Woodland included Brody Williams, Justice Carter, Demarcus Williams, Austin Costlow, Austin Potter, Seth Johnson, Blake Cash, Dustin Ivie and Jaylen Ballard.