Parker was in on 35 tackles. He also intercepted four passes and broke up eight more. He added two blocked extra points and a blocked field goal. Besides those numbers, he also had 12 punt returns for 225 yards and 10 kickoff returns for 176 yards.

Tiftarea Academy’s Garrett Bowen had 130 total tackles, nine tackles for loss yardage, four fumble recoveries, four interceptions and three sacks from his linebacking position. Joining him as first-team linebackers are Turner County’s Lennie Richardson, Tift County’s Jeffery Searcy and Fitzgerald’s Kiyati Nicholas.

Richardson had 110 total tackles, including 17 for loss yardage; six sacks and two interceptions. Searcy had 96 total tackles, as well 14 tackles for loss yardage. Nicholas had 119 total tackles, including 10 for loss, and two interceptions.

Every first-team defensive lineman was either a first-team or honorable-mention All-State pick. Those players are Worth County’s Nikita Hooks, Cook High’s Jeremy Brown and Jamarian Brown, Fitzgerald’s Jarrell Paschal and Tift County’s James Carter.

Hooks had 101 total tackles, 11 sacks, 24 quarterback hurries and was in on five turnovers. Paschal had 92 total tackles, including 21 for loss yardage, seven sacks and three fumble recoveries. Carter was in on 43 tackles, including five for loss yardage. He also caused a fumble and recovered a fumble.

Jeremy Brown was in on 100 tackles, including 21 for loss yardage. He also had three fumble recoveries, one an interception return for a touchdown. Besides the interception for a touchdown, the Cook High Hornet also recovered one of the fumbles for a touchdown. Jamarian Brown had 98 total tackles, including 14 for loss yardage. He also recovered two fumbles.

Rounding out the first team is punter J.J. Brown of Berrien High, who was also first-team All-Region 1-AA.

The second-team offensive backfield has Turner County’s Mikel Soliday at quarterback (1,501 yards passing), and at running backs, Fitzgerald’s Johnathan Roberts (862 yards rushing), Berrien’s Kendrick Riley (798) and Irwin County’s Chavarious Carlton (756). The second-team wide receivers are Dontavious Smith of Turner County (30 catches for 643 yards) and Arthur Blackmon of Worth County (31-464).

David Stevenson of Turner County (11 catches for 142 yards) is the second-team tight end, while the offensive line is comprised of Fitzgerald’s Russ Ridgeway and Marcus Walker, Cook High’s Jonathan Surrency and Mike Mello, and Tift County’s Britt Wilson.

The second-team athlete is Cook’s Ty Goff (793 yards passing and 867 yards rushing), while the second-team place-kicker is Fitzgerald’s Victor Ayala (45-for-49 on point afters, 2-for-2 on field goals).

In the second-team defensive backfield are Berrien’s Kenta West (first-team All-Region 1-AA defense), Fitzgerald’s Corey Taylor (77 tackles, five interceptions), Tiftarea Academy’s Robby Garren (90 tackles, one interception) and Tift County’s Blake Reddick (57 tackles, four interceptions).

The second-team linebackers are Irwin County’s Vincent Wells (136 total tackles) and Terry Ashley (118), Cook High’s Kenny Tippins (91) and Tift County’s Sumner Ellis (60).

On the second-team defensive line are Tiftarea Academy’s Justin Burke (108 total tackles), Tripp Giddens (104) and Corey Bradley (97), Fitzgerald’s Byron Scott (97) and Tift County’s Jay Gaskins (48 total tackles, four fumble recoveries and three touchdowns off the fumble recoveries).

The second-team defense is rounded out by Turner County’s Adam Brock, who averaged 36.4 yards per kick.

The All-Tiftarea team is selected by the Tifton Gazette sports staff, with help from area football coaches.