8-2A all-region football team announced
MAHS running back Cameron Miller (right) gets past Mitchell defender Joesph Adams (middle) during action on Sept. 16. Miller is the offensive player of the year, selected by the league’s coaches. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Here is the all-region football team for Region 8-2A, as selected by the league’s coaches.
First-team offense
QB: Antonio Jenkins (Mitchell), Demetrius Visor (MAHS); RB: Kumaro Brown (MAHS), Malik Mason (Fairley), Desi Hemphill (Freedom Prep); WR: Cameron Miller (MAHS), Tyler Woodard (Freedom Prep), Joseph Adams (Mitchell), Jalen Shelton (MAHS); TE: Christopher Westbrook (MLK Prep); OL: Mitch Mosby (Oakhaven), Misan Sisk (MAHS), Jacoby Sanders (MAHS), Jamarious Williams (MLK Prep), Tyler Christian (Mitchell).
First-team defense
DE/OLB: Charles Perkins (MAHS), Marlon Norment (Mitchell), LaPaul Wooten (Mitchell); DT: Kristian Miller (MAHS), Kendrick Hamilton (MAHS), Jaden Jones (Fairley); LB: Jalen Vardaman (Mitchell), Terrique Hogue (MAHS), Scotty Roddy (KIPP); CB: Greg Martin (Oakhaven), Tylon Nash (Mitchell), Jalen Dale (MAHS), Carmelo Hollingsworth (Fairley); S: Jaquon Brown (MAHS), Frizzle Davis (MLK Prep).
First-team special teams
K: Daniel Ozo (KIPP); P: L.J. Higginbotham (Freedom Prep); KR: Tylon Nash (Mitchell); PR: Cameron Miller (MAHS).
Second-team offense
QB: E.J. Gilliam (Freedom Prep), Courtney Bobo (Oakhaven); RB: Jalen Vardaman (Mitchell), Tavon Crawford (Oakhaven), Antavion Avant (Mitchell); WR: Damain Anthony (Freedom Prep), Tylon Nash (Mitchell), LaPaul Wooten (Mitchell); TE: Jalen Austin (Freedom Prep); OL: Larzarious Harris (Freedom Prep), Howard Passmore (Fairley), Victor Dias (MLK Prep), Andrew Wells (MAHS), Christopher Hubbard (Mitchell).
Second-team defense
DE/OLB: Javeries Suggs (Fairley), Tamarion Jefferson (MLK Prep); DT: Jamarious Williams (MLK Prep), Jared Perkins (Mitchell), LaPakious Standberry (Freedom Prep); LB: Marrico Springfield (Mitchell), Lance Taylor (MAHS), Willie Durham (MLK Prep); CB: Kumaro Brown (MAHS), Cameron Miller (MAHS), Malik Mason (Fairley), Tyler Woodard (Freedom Prep); S: Jalen Shelton (MAHS), Joseph Adams (Mitchell), Francesco Abernathy (KIPP).
Second-team special teams
KR: Mauriceo Galloway (Oakhaven)
Honorable mention offense
QB: Jalen Wagner (KIPP), Nelly Price (Fairley); RB: Leon Savage (Hillcrest), Jahiem Jackson (MAHS); WR: Tyshan Tate (Hillcrest), Marcus Harris (Fairley), Mark Travis (Oakhaven), Marquese Crawford (KIPP); OL: Christopher Rodgers (Mitchell), Zavious Baxter (Mitchell), Amir Milan (Oakhaven).
Honorable mention defense
DE/OLB: Tyrese Young (MAHS), Jayden Wilson (MAHS); DT: Omarion Sutton (Mitchell), Nicholas Robby (KIPP), Rod Johnson (Oakhaven), Landon Randle (Oakhaven); LB: L.D. Webster (Fairley), Carlos McDowell (Oakhaven); S: Jaiden Suggs (MAHS).
Offensive player of the year: Cameron Miller, WR, MAHS.
Defensive player of the year: Tyler Woodard, CB, Freedom Prep.
Special teams player of the year: Tylon Nash, KR, Mitchell.
Coach of the year: Cedric Miller, MAHS.
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TSSAA SCIAA High School Football Fairley High Freedom Prep Academy Hillcrest High Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School Mitchell High MLK Prep Oakhaven HighJohn Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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