1980 GACA North/South Game

July 31, 1980

Site: DeKalb Memorial Stadium

Score: South 34, North 7

Personnel

Coaches

North: Dean Hargis, Marist

South: Robert Davis, Warner Robins

North

Key players

  • Charley Dean (Clarke Central, QB)
  • Barry Little (Archer, QB)
  • Ken Brown (Hart County, QB)
  • Steve Hill (Cedar Grove, RB)
  • Jack Westbrook (Westminster, RB)
  • Todd Berry (Jefferson, RB)
  • Josh Starks (Clarke Central, RB)
  • Rex Willis (Feldwood, RB)
  • Don Hogan (Peachtree, DB)
  • Jeff Suttle (LaFayette, DB)
  • Tommy Carroll (Dunwoody, E)
  • Quency Williams (Douglas County, E)
  • Freddie Gilbert (Griffin, L)
  • Jeff Wells (East Rome, L)
  • David Scandrett (North Cobb, L)
  • Roy Curtis (SE Whitfield, L)
  • Warren Gray (Fayette County, L)
  • Winford Hood (Therrell, L)
  • Bill Smith (South Gwinnett, L)
  • Mark Heninger (Redan, L)
  • Howard Williams (Marist, L)
  • Tommy Rose (Peachtree, L)
  • Victor B. (Archer, L)
  • Kenny Jones (Buford, L)
  • Philip E. (Marist, L)
  • Randy Kirk (Sprayberry, L)
  • Ed Martin (South Cobb, L)
  • Tim Reynolds (Model, L)
  • Don Anderson (Stone Mountain, LB)
  • Jeff Jackson (Griffin, LB)

South

Key players

  • John Bond (Valdosta, QB)
  • Bob Davis (Warner Robins, QB)
  • Mark Hopkins (Westside, QB)
  • Herschel Walker (Johnson County, RB)
  • Willie Ward (Jackson, RB)
  • Jeffrey Spence (Mitchell County, RB)
  • Neil Swen (Westside, RB)
  • Dom Blasingame (Bradwell Institute, RB)
  • Lionel James (Dougherty, RB)
  • Mike Jones (Lincoln County, RB)
  • David Pierce (Warner Robins, DB)
  • Tony Tanner (Ware County, DB)
  • Barry Whitehead (Tift County, E)
  • Keith Ellis (Camden County, E)
  • Barney Bussey (Lincoln County, E)
  • Chris Haggery (Arnold, E)
  • Jim Walsh (Benedictine, L)
  • L. Ewing (Tift County, L)
  • James Farr (Thomson, L)
  • Leonard Jackson (SW Macon, L)
  • Warren Brantley (Johnson County, L)
  • Bill Bazemore (Mary Persons, L)
  • Terry Blesetti (Valdosta, L)
  • Jimmy Harper (Dodge County, L)
  • Joe Douglas (Waycross, L)
  • Tony Barber (Miller County, L)
  • Robert Horton (Metter, LB)
  • Adam Reese (Lowndes, LB)

Game summary

Warner Robins quarterback Bob Davis stole the show from Herschel Walker, completing 8 of 13 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown to lead the South to a 34-7 victory. He was chosen the Offensive MVP. Walker was held to 55 yards on 13 carries and no touchdowns. Dom Blasingame of Bradwell Institute got the South on the board with a 2-yard run and Davis connected with Valdosta’s John Bond to make the score 13-0 at the half. Davis, Jeff Spence, and Willie Ward added scores in the second half. Leonard Jackson of SW Macon was the Defensive MVP. A crowd of 10,000, the largest since the all-star game was resumed in 1974, came to see the much-heralded Walker. “I think I did fair, but I didn’t play up to my potential,” said Walker. North defensive tackle Mark Heninger said, “Nothing against him, but when I hit him I expected more. Mainly, I’d heard so much about his speed until I expected to be trying to tackle a blur.”

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