by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Essex High School, which beat rival Rappahannock, 60-28, in the Region A championship last weekend, headed the list of honorees on the All Northern Neck District football team.
Announced this week, the team included nine Trojans on the first-team defense and five on the first-team offense. Additionally, senior lineman Keyshawn Holmes was named the defensive player of the year and coach Todd Jones was chosen by his peers as coach of the year.
Region A runner-up Rappahannock placed five on the offensive first team and three on the defensive first time. The Raiders’ junior quarterback KJ Gaines was named the offensive player of the year.
Trojans named to the first team offense included…
