1992 GACA North/South Game

July 24, 1992

Site: Bobby Dodd Stadium

Score: North 9, South 7

Personnel

Coaches

North: Phil Lindsey, Lakeside (Atlanta)

South: Gary Guthrie, LaGrange

North

Key players

  • Neil Abney (Oglethorpe County, DB)
  • Devone Bates (Mount Zion-Carrollton, RB)
  • Shannon Blackwell (NW Whitfield, DB)
  • Don Bowers (Franklin County, OL)
  • Brandon Brantley (McEachern, OL)
  • Chris Branton (Cartersville, OL)
  • Mike Brown (Commerce, DL)
  • Khalid Burnette (McNair, DB)
  • Antonio Crawford (George, FB)
  • LaShon Darby (Cartersville, RB)
  • Bo Davis (Marietta, WR)
  • Byron DeGraffenreid (Dunwoody, DL)
  • Mecole Hardman (Elbert County, RB)
  • Hubert Harris (Lakeside, LB)
  • Bernard Hulsley (Coosa, DE)
  • Thomas James (Cedartown, OL)
  • Jermaine Johnson (Carrollton, RB)
  • Lamont Johnson (Clarke Central, DB)
  • Chris Little (Lakeside, DL)
  • Randy Mapp (SW DeKalb, DB)
  • Matt Penland (Murray County, QB)
  • Eric Polite (Winder-Barrow, WR)
  • Stanley Pritchett (Douglass, DE)
  • Xavier Shephard (McNair, TE)
  • Shawn Sickler (Shamrock, DT)
  • Marisa Simpson (Norcross, RB)
  • O.J. Soto (Loganville, OL)
  • Lee Southerland (Shiloh, K/OL)
  • Monte Stephens (Greene-Taliaferro, OL)
  • Dale Teasley (Stephens County, LB)
  • Bill Thompson (Dunwoody, OL)
  • Cedric Thornton (Greene-Taliaferro, OL)
  • Michael Turner (Loganville, OL)
  • Chris Ward (SW DeKalb, LB)
  • Matt Wyrick (Norcross, QB)

South

Key players

  • Sulton Cooper (Bradwell Institute, QB)
  • Junior Sneed (Treutlen, QB)
  • Jason Ross (Westside, DB)
  • Brad Hill (East Coweta, RB)
  • Thomas Plant (Macon County, LB)
  • Reco Council (NE Macon, RB)
  • Rod Strickland (Newnan, RB)
  • Anthony McNeil (Clinch County, RB)
  • Shawn Montford (Mary Persons, RB)
  • Nathan Williams (Colquitt County, RB)
  • Spencer Moore (Treutlen, WR)
  • Jason Taylor (Colquitt County, DB)
  • Cory Johnson (Forest Park, DB)
  • Steve Scott (Camden County, S)
  • Chris Jones (Burke County, DB)
  • Jason Carter (Warner Robins, DL)
  • Anthony Franklin (LaGrange, LB)
  • Chris Harris (NE Macon, OL)
  • Curt Williams (Miller County, WR)
  • Monte Dunlap (Manchester, RB)
  • Greg Jackson (Coffee, OL)
  • Barron Mosley (Montgomery County, OL)
  • Chad Thompson (Thomasville, OL)
  • Robert Williams (Burke County, OL)
  • Chris Plummer (East Laurens, DL)
  • Randolph Butler (Bradwell Institute, LB)
  • Todd Fordham (Tift County, OL)
  • Thomas Shipp (Worth County, DL)
  • Bubba Scott (LaGrange, OL)
  • DeWayne Morgan (Griffin, OL)
  • Demeion Shiver (Lowndes, OL)
  • Brice Hunter (Valdosta, WR)
  • Phillip Daniels (Seminole County, TE)
  • Naymon Culbreth (ECI, DL)
  • Neil Carson (Newnan, OL)
  • Andre Kinnebrew (Troup, OL)

Game summary

The North was seemingly in control, then almost let it slip away at the end. The South’s Anthony McNeil from Clinch County attempted a 33-yard field goal as time expired only to see the kick drift wide right. Coach Gary Guthrie of LaGrange said, “With the wider high school goal posts, I think it might have been good.” The South made a game of it late, scoring on a 64-yard pass from Junior Sneed of Treutlen to Valdosta’s Brice Hunter. The North got on the board first on a 2-yard run by Jermaine Johnson in the second. Lee Southerland added a 28-yard field goal in the third. Junior Sneed was 6/7 passing for 157 yards. Two lineman received the MVP awards. Dunwoody tackle Bill Thompson was the most valuable on offense and Chris Ward from SW DeKalb was the defensive choice.