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1985 GACA North/South Game
July 25, 1985
Site: Sanford Stadium
Score: North 14, South 11
Personnel
Coaches
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.