Dale Jr,
From what I understand, that's how it works at The Herald as well. Barry Byers has told me in the past that it is often difficult to get some coaches to respond and provide him with the names of ANY of their players.
Daddy,
You think it's going to get difficult or "funky" in the future? How about right now? One could argue that the best player from the following teams didn't even make All-Area this year: Clover, York & Rock Hill.
As for one rep per team, I didn't see anyone listed from Lewisville, South Pointe, York, Lancaster or Westminister Catawba.
I think some of the coaches may look to "spread the wealth". In some cases, coaches may look to nominate different players for All-Area than they do for All-Region.