The North Fulton Forsyth Touchdown Club recently honored the top eight 2014 year-end award winners at a banquet held at the Lanier Tech Forsyth Conference Center. Award winning broadcaster, Sam Crenshaw, was the emcee for the evenings festivities and James West, former Oakland Raiders and Calgary Stampeders player, was the special guest speaker.

Included in the winners was Alpharettas Senior Special Teams player Ryan Kopec, Alpharetta High School who was awarded Special Teams Player of the Year. Alpharetta Head Coach, Jacob Nichols, says, Ryan does a little bit of everything for our team. His work-ethic and motivation are unmatched by any player I have ever coached.

Receiving the Head Coach of the Year award was Alpharetta High School Head Coach Jacob Nichols. In his first year as head coach, Nichols was undefeated in region play.

Roswell High School sophomore running back Sheldon Evans was awarded the Offensive Player of the Year. He was also named 1st All-Region for 5AAAAAA. Roswell Head Coach, John Ford, says he is a, Very hard working young man who has a very bright future if he keeps grinding.

Blessed Trinity High School senior linebacker and tight end Patrick Jasinski received the Defensive Player of the Year award. Hes a 2 time first team All-Region player, All-State honorable mention his junior year and was voted by the 4-AAA Region Coaches as 1st Team All-Region this year as a LB and TE. He was also selected by the region coaches as the 2014 Region 4-AAA Defensive Player of the Year.

Senior Linebacker Quarte Sapp for Milton High School was awarded Player of the Year.  He was named 1st Team All-State as a Junior and 1st Team All-Region as a Junior and Senior. As a senior he was the Region 5-6A Defensive Player of the Year. Milton head coach, Howie DeCristofaro, says about this player, He has represented our program with character and hard work in the classroom, on the playing field, and in the community. He will be sorely missed by his football Family.