2003 GACA North/South Game
Dec. 30, 2003
Site: Memorial Stadium (Columbus)
Score: South 10, North 7
Personnel
Coaches
North: Cecil Flowe, Parkview
South: Mark Crews, Brookwood
North
Key Players:
- Neil Brown (Buford, DL)
- Tristan Davis (Tri-Cities, DB)
- Jason Vinson (Marietta, DB)
- Cullen Harper (Sequoyah, QB)
- Chris Covington (Brookwood, WR)
- Brad Lester (Parkview, RB)
- Will Williams (Gainesville, K)
- Astin Foster (Cherokee County, FB)
- Courtney Abbott (Westlake, OT)
- John Hafferty (Chattahoochee, OT)
- C.J. Barrows (McEachern, RB)
- Ryan Wood (Buford, WR)
- Bryan Rodriguez (St. Pius X, DL)
South
Key Players:
- Patrick Bolen (South Effingham, K)
- Derrell Stegall (Newnan, WR)
- Ferlando Williams (Northside Warner Robins, QB)
- Charles Johnson (Hawkinsville, DE)
- Jacque Roman (Camden County, LB)
- Octavious Balkcom (Early County)
- Jeremy Lomax (Lovejoy, DE)
- Eric McLendon (Vidalia, DT)
- Anthony Parker (Lovejoy, DT)
- Ernest Mitchell (Newnan, DT)
Game summary
Derrell Stegall, a last-minute replacement for fellow Newnan star Demiko Goodman, caught 3 passes for 83 yards to earn the Offensive MVP award. His 51-yard touchdown reception from Ferlando Williams was the game-winner. Patrick Bolen kicked a 42-yard field goal with 1:05 remaining to break the tie. Bolen had missed a chip-shot effort earlier. Buford’s Neil Brown recovered fumbles on consecutive plays. He coughed up the first fumble return at the South two-yard line. On the next play, he took another loose ball into the end zone to provide the only Yank points of the game. Tristan Davis of Tri-Cities was the Defensive MVP. This was the first North/South game to be played in December and the first after the demise of the Georgia/Florida game.