Berrien High’s Tanner Strickland graded out higher than any other Rebel lineman. Strickland is on his way to the University of Georgia in January to begin his college football career.

Finally, Tiftarea Academy’s Alex Moore graded out at 86 percent on the year.

The first-team athlete is Cook High’s Ty Goff, who passed for 1,314 yards and rushed for 303. He threw 13 touchdown passes and had nine passes picked off.

Fitzgerald’s Corey Taylor is the first-team kick returner. The senior had 15 kickoff returns for 374 yards, 16 punt returns for 388 yards and had one interception return for 80 yards and a touchdown.

The first-team place-kicker is Tift County’s Charlie Edwards. The senior converted 18-of-28 field goals and 32-of-34 point afters. During the year he had 27 touchbacks on his kickoffs.

On the first-team defensive line is Worth County’s Meshack Williams. “He was dominant all year,” Worth head coach Harris Rainbow said of Williams’ performance which saw him have eight quarterbacks sacks in 2006.

Fitzgerald’s Jarrell Paschal was also a first-team pick on the defensive line. The senior had 66 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss yardage, five fumble recoveries and four sacks.

Turner County’s Justin Moore had a stellar year along the defensive front. He earned first-team honors with 36 total tackles, six sacks, nine tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries. He also had four touchdown receptions as a tight end on offense.

Tift County’s Larry Bryant rounds out the first-team defensive line. Bryant had 44 total tackles, three sacks, one pass breakup, two fumble recoveries and one interception.

Ashley was picked as a first-team linebacker. He had 110 total stops on the year.

Joining him in the linebacking corps are Turner County’s Lennie Richardson and Tift County’s Josh Abbott and Jeffery Searcy.

Richardson had 92 total tackles, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions, eight sacks and 16 tackles for loss yardage.

Only a sophomore, Abbott led the Tiftarea in total tackles with 119. He also had two caused fumbles, one interception and two pass breakups.

Searcy closed out his Tift career by posting 107 total stops. He also had six sacks, three caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception.

Tiftarea Academy’s Matthew Souter is joined by Tift County’s Jay Gaskins, Randy Parker and Blake Reddick in the first-team defensive backfield.