14 Golden Tigers receive Class 5A All-Region 7 Team recognition

The 2025 Class 5A All-Region 7 Team consists of 14 Russellville High School football players—10 Golden Tigers on the First Team and four Honorable Mentions. The announcement was made on Wednesday.

Highlighting the All-Region First Team for Russellville is sophomore quarterback Whit Goodwin, who was also named the Offensive Skill MVP for the region. Goodwin completed his second season as the starting QB at RHS with 2,120 yards passing, 21 passing touchdowns, a .636 completion percentage, 518 yards rushing, and a team-high nine rushing touchdowns.

The Golden Tiger signal-caller is joined on the First Team by senior receiver Connor Devaney, who led the team with 643 yards receiving and five touchdown receptions; senior wide receiver Bryson Cooper, who also had five touchdown catches; senior receiver and safety Ben Pounders; senior offensive lineman Tyrese Wilson; junior linebacker Kiefer Hallmark, who ended his campaign with a team-high 95 solo tackles; junior linebacker and tight end Daniel Aycock; junior running back Tarus Davis; sophomore linebacker Braxton Duncan, Russellville’s leading tackler with 147 total takedowns; and sophomore defensive back Darron Jones, who had four interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns.

Russellville’s All-Region Honorable Mentions were senior safety Malaki Groce, senior receiver and defensive back Houston Askew, senior defensive lineman Andres Gaspar, and junior defensive lineman Patrick Johnson, RHS’ sacks leader in 2025.

“It’s great to see these guys get recognized for their on-field production,” Russellville head coach Dustin Goodwin told the Franklin Free Press. “I know the first thing any one of them would say to anyone asking about the honor is that they couldn’t have done it without their teammates.”

Russellville finished the 2025 season in the second round of the AHSAA Class 5A playoffs with a 7-5 overall record. The Golden Tigers were runner-up in Region 7 with a 5-1 record.