A total of 17 Chronicle Country players were selected to the inaugural S.C. Football Coaches All-State team released Monday.

Defending 4-time Class 5A champion Dutch Fork and Region 5-3A champion Gilbert each had 3 players selected to their respective All-State classifications. Chapin, Swansea and Pelion and there were also 14 honorable mentions among the local schools. 

2019 S.C. COACHES ASSOCiATION ALL-STATE TEAM

CLASS 5A

QB Tyler Olenchuk (Dutch Fork)

RB Braden Walker (River Bluff)

WR - Jalin Hyatt (Dutch Fork) and Zavier Short (Chapin)

OL - Thornton Gentry (Chapin) and Nick Taiste (White Knoll)

DL - Trey Irby (Dutch Fork) 

ATHLETE - Tristan Allen (Lexington)

HONORABLE MENTION - Ta’Chawn Brooks, DiMarco Johnson, Tyrik McDaniel and Jon Hall (all of Dutch Fork), Walker Anderson (Lexington), Mason Floyd, Garrett Huyck, Joshua Taylor and Roger Pedroni (all of Chapin).

CLASS 4A

ATHLETE - Nanders Lawrence (Airport)

HONORABLE MENTION - Tradd Castles (Brookland-Cayce)