Daily Dive: GACA releases 2024 All-State Selections

The Georgia Athletic Coaches Association released its 2024 all-state teams this week. Each classification is sub-divided between Regions 1-4 and Regions 5-8 with separate offense and defensive teams and a Coach of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year that was selected to represent each classification. In Class 6A, Graysons Santavious Bryant was named Coach of the Year. All seven GHSA coaches selected were state champions this season with Miltons Ben Reaves (5A), North Oconees Tyler Aurandt (4A), Calhouns Clay Stephenson (3A), Carver-Columbus Pierre Coffey (2A), Toombs Countys Buddy Martin (A Div. I) and Bowdons Rich Findley (A Div. II) also earning coach of the year. Coach Coffey earned the Class 2A title over Hebron Christian head coach Jonathan Gess, who led Hebron Christian to the Class A-3A Private state title while competing out of Class 2A this season. Coach Gessin his third season with the Golden Lions earned the Gwinnett Daily Posts All-County Coach of the Yearbesting Graysons Bryantwho also won a state title out of Gwinnett County this year.

The Offensive player of the year winners were Carrolltons Julian Lewis and North Gwinnetts Ryan Hall in 6A, Lee Countys Ousmane Kromah and Miltons Luke Nickel in 5A, Creeksides Cayden Benson and North Oconees Harrison Faulkner in 4A, Peach Countys DJ Hudson and Jeffersons Gavin Markey in 3A, Carver-Columbus Jokobe Caslin and Prince Avenue Christians Andrew Beard in Class 2A, Toombs Countys TJ Stanley and Chattoogas Zayden Cook in Class A Div. I and Miller Countys JP Powell and Manchesters Darrius Favors in Class A Div. II. In the GIAA All-State team, Brentwoods Adam Lord was named Coach of the Year and Bulloch Academys Shamar Jenkins received Offensive Player of the Year.

For all of the 2024 GACA All-State selections CLICK HERE.