https://ghsfha.org/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=1980_GACA_North%2FSouth_Game1980 GACA North/South Game - Revision history2026-06-09T09:52:06ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.37.1https://ghsfha.org/wiki/index.php?title=1980_GACA_North/South_Game&diff=52749&oldid=prevLoren Maxwell: Text replacement - "Category:All-Star Games" to "Category:All-Star games"2017-08-06T14:28:05Z<p>Text replacement - "Category:All-Star Games" to "Category:All-Star games"</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>July 31, 1980<br />
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Site: DeKalb Memorial Stadium<br />
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Score: South 34, North 7<br />
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==Personnel==<br />
===Coaches===<br />
North: [[Dean Hargis]], [[Marist]]<br />
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South: [[Robert Davis]], [[Warner Robins]]<br />
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===North===<br />
'''Key players'''<br />
* Charley Dean (Clarke Central, QB)<br />
* Barry Little (Archer, QB)<br />
* Ken Brown (Hart County, QB)<br />
* Steve Hill (Cedar Grove, RB)<br />
* Jack Westbrook (Westminster, RB)<br />
* Todd Berry (Jefferson, RB)<br />
* Josh Starks (Clarke Central, RB)<br />
* Rex Willis (Feldwood, RB)<br />
* Don Hogan (Peachtree, DB)<br />
* Jeff Suttle (LaFayette, DB)<br />
* Tommy Carroll (Dunwoody, E)<br />
* Quency Williams (Douglas County, E)<br />
* Freddie Gilbert (Griffin, L)<br />
* Jeff Wells (East Rome, L)<br />
* David Scandrett (North Cobb, L)<br />
* Roy Curtis (SE Whitfield, L)<br />
* Warren Gray (Fayette County, L)<br />
* Winford Hood (Therrell, L)<br />
* Bill Smith (South Gwinnett, L)<br />
* Mark Heninger (Redan, L)<br />
* Howard Williams (Marist, L)<br />
* Tommy Rose (Peachtree, L)<br />
* Victor B. (Archer, L)<br />
* Kenny Jones (Buford, L)<br />
* Philip E. (Marist, L)<br />
* Randy Kirk (Sprayberry, L)<br />
* Ed Martin (South Cobb, L)<br />
* Tim Reynolds (Model, L)<br />
* Don Anderson (Stone Mountain, LB)<br />
* Jeff Jackson (Griffin, LB)<br />
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===South===<br />
'''Key players'''<br />
* John Bond (Valdosta, QB)<br />
* Bob Davis (Warner Robins, QB)<br />
* Mark Hopkins (Westside, QB)<br />
* Herschel Walker (Johnson County, RB)<br />
* Willie Ward (Jackson, RB)<br />
* Jeffrey Spence (Mitchell County, RB)<br />
* Neil Swen (Westside, RB)<br />
* Dom Blasingame (Bradwell Institute, RB)<br />
* Lionel James (Dougherty, RB)<br />
* Mike Jones (Lincoln County, RB)<br />
* David Pierce (Warner Robins, DB)<br />
* Tony Tanner (Ware County, DB)<br />
* Barry Whitehead (Tift County, E)<br />
* Keith Ellis (Camden County, E)<br />
* Barney Bussey (Lincoln County, E)<br />
* Chris Haggery (Arnold, E)<br />
* Jim Walsh (Benedictine, L)<br />
* L. Ewing (Tift County, L)<br />
* James Farr (Thomson, L)<br />
* Leonard Jackson (SW Macon, L)<br />
* Warren Brantley (Johnson County, L)<br />
* Bill Bazemore (Mary Persons, L)<br />
* Terry Blesetti (Valdosta, L)<br />
* Jimmy Harper (Dodge County, L)<br />
* Joe Douglas (Waycross, L)<br />
* Tony Barber (Miller County, L)<br />
* Robert Horton (Metter, LB)<br />
* Adam Reese (Lowndes, LB)<br />
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==Game summary==<br />
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.”<br />
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