by Rusty Ellis
The end of the football season means it’s time to hand out region awards, and several Upper Cumberland athletes were honored in Region 4-4A’s superlatives.
The awards are as follows:
MVP: Clayton Harris (Upperman), Gabe Borders (Macon County)
Offensive MVP: Tripp Pinion (White County)
Defensive MVP: Kam Bush (Upperman)
Most Outstanding LB: Ari White (DeKalb County), Walter Caine (Upperman)
Most Outstanding DL: Hunter Griggs (Macon County)
Most Outstanding DE: Eli Bullock (Upperman)
Most Outstanding DB: Carmine Phillips (Upperman)
Most Outstanding OL: Evan Briggs (Upperman)
Most Outstanding RB: Malachi Trapp (DeKalb County), Ethan Palk (Upperman)
Most Outstanding TE: Brady Lane (Stone Memorial)
Most Outstanding WR: Bear Eldridge (Stone Memorial), Branson Turnbow (Upperman)
Most Outstanding QB: Nick Osmun (Stone Memorial)
Most Outstanding Returner: Ryan Lyons (DeKalb County), Maddox Oquendo (Stone Memorial)
Most Outstanding P: Dylan Watson (Livingston), Brody Frye (Macon County)
Most Outstanding K: Jamie Perez (Cumberland County)
Offensive Assistant Coach of the Year: Jim Ledford (Upperman), Spencer Young (Macon County)
Defensive Assistant Coach of the Year: Brian Johnson (Upperman)
Special Teams Coach of the Year: Chris Osmun (Stone Memorial), Drew Scott (Macon County)
Coach of the Year: Adam Caine (Upperman)
All-Region
Upperman
First Team: Bronzden Chaffin, Jaxson Rollins, Zack Maynard, Ean Cox, Kayden Durham, Zeke Unger
Second Team: Nathan Ledbetter, Zach Neal, Elijah Fitts, Braxton Speck
Macon County
First Team: Bradon Warren, Austin Barton, Joseph Scott, Zach Borders, Dalton Slayton
Second Team: Ty Young, Tyler Gregory, Braylon Flowers
Stone Memorial
First Team: Cody Parker, Gage Eldridge, Kamryn Melton, Houston Woody
Second Team: Issac Pheaster, Chris Hannah
DeKalb County
First Team: Wil Farris, Ty Webb, Briz Trapp
Second Team: Jordan Parker, Chris Pulley, Andrew Dakas
White County
First Team: Darvon Richmond, Isaiah Kelso
Second Team: Gage Stephenson, Antonio Purvis
Livingston Academy
First Team: Brodey Coffee, Gage Hoffman
Second Team: John Geist
Cumberland County
First Team: Clay Mullen
Second Team: Devon Gilstrap