1985 GACA North/South Game

July 25, 1985

Site: Sanford Stadium

Score: North 14, South 11

Personnel

Coaches

North: Max Bass, Newnan

South: Dexter Poss, Evans

North

Key players

  • Keith Henderson (Cartersville, RB)
  • Bryce Cantrell (Buford, QB)
  • Chris Morocco (Clarke Central, QB)
  • Bennie Atkinson (Rockdale County, OL)
  • Todd Wheeler (Pepperell, OL)
  • Patrick Baynes (Murray County, QB)
  • Jeff Miller (Dunwoody, K)
  • Davenport (SW DeKalb)
  • Ammons (Columbia)
  • Stargell (LaGrange)

South

Key players

  • John Porter (Valdosta)
  • Roderick Zanders (Dooly County, LB)
  • Earnest Thompson (Louisville, QB)
  • Jerry Mays (Thomson, RB)
  • Michael Proctor (Worth County, QB)
  • Troy Holland (Warner Robins)
  • Strong (SW Macon)
  • Chandler (Evans)

Game summary

Offensive MVP Keith Henderson ran the ball 23 times for 84 yards and caught four passes for 25 to spark the North’s win. His one-yard touchdown run in the third put the Yanks ahead to stay. Bryce Cantrell added the second touchdown on a 14-yard run in the fourth. Jerry Mays got the South score on a 24-yard pass from Earnest Thompson with less than two minutes remaining. Linebacker Roderick Zanders from Dooly County was the Defensive MVP. The North had 181 yards total offense and the South had 179.