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Garrard Leads
Rushers but North Team Gets Bum's Rush
 By JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer
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MOBILE, AL (AP) � It was a typical ending for Antwaan Randle El. The
former Indiana quarterback makes dazzling plays, but his team still loses.
Randle El was voted the Most Valuable Player of Saturday's
Senior Bowl, but South quarterbacks Rohan Davey of LSU and Patrick Ramsey of
Tulane engineered a 41-26 victory over his North team.
``I didn't focus on the fact that (Senior Bowl officials)
didn't give me a chance to play quarterback,'' Randle El said. ``I focused
on playing receiver and getting better during the week, and that's what I
did.''
Davey threw a pair of touchdown passes and Ramsey led three
second-half scoring drives for the South's fourth win in five years.
The South didn't need a big day from Fresno State's David
Carr, widely considered the best quarterback prospect in the upcoming NFL
draft. Carr was 2-of-6 for 28 yards and sat out the second half.
The two Louisiana products, Davey and Ramsey, were both
pleased with their performances.
``There's definitely a sense of pride that comes with
that,'' said Ramsey, who was 9-of-13 for 128 yards and a touchdown.
``Fortunately I was able to have a good week this week and show that I can
play.''
The game is a showcase for top senior NFL prospects, and
Randle El was among those taking advantage with a seamless transition to
receiver and return man. He caught a pair of 3-yard touchdown passes from
Kurt Kittner of Illinois and had a 40-yard punt return.
``I think I proved to people that I could play receiver,''
Randle El said. ``And if I get a shot at playing quarterback, I'll be able
to do that later on, too.''
The South converted five turnovers into 24 points.
``Scoring 41 points after only being together one week, I
think that portrays pretty well what these guys are made of,'' South coach
Dave McGinnis of the Arizona Cardinals said.
Game officials let the clock run much of the fourth quarter,
including after incomplete passes and touchdowns, all but eliminating any
chance for a North comeback.
The South's defensive MVP was Andra Davis of Florida, who
intercepted Kittner's pass on the first play. That set up a 51-yard field
goal by college teammate Jeff Chandler.
Ramsey was the team's offensive MVP.
Brigham Young's Ryan Denney and Michigan receiver Marquise
Walker were the North's MVPs. Denney sacked Carr on consecutive plays.
Kittner was 8-of-14 for a game-high 139 yards with an
interception.
The South turned four first-half turnovers into 17 points
and a 24-13 halftime lead.
Randle El and Davey starred in the first half. Davey, MVP of
the Sugar Bowl, was only 3-of-6 but threw a pair of touchdown passes.
Davey believes his performance during the week boosted his
NFL stock. He led LSU to the Southeastern Conference championship in his
first full season as starter.
``I've still got a lot of work to do, but I think it
definitely helped,'' Davey said. ``I just came out and didn't try to do
anything extra.''
He split two defenders for a 32-yard scoring toss to Kelly
Campbell of Georgia Tech on his first play. The score was set up by Joseph
Jefferson's interception and long return from the goal line.
QB Garrard
Surpasses Running Backs on the Ground
The game's premier running back, UCLA's DeShaun Foster, had
just five carries for 20 yards and caught two passes for 27.
The leading rusher for either team was North quarterback
David Garrard of East Carolina with six carries for 39 yards. Garrard also
completed 6 of 9 passes for 49 yards, but contributed to his team's turnover
woes with a key interception that ended a promising drive.
Randle El had four catches for 45 yards.
Clemson's Woody Dantzler, another high-profile quarterback
making a position change, didn't fare quite as well.
Dantzler's best play was actually a 52-yard halfback pass to
Auburn's Tim Carter. On the next play, however, he fumbled on a run up the
middle.
The South got it right back on an interception by Marquard
Manuel, another former Florida defender. That set up Charles Stackhouse's
2-yard TD run to make it 38-19 early in the fourth quarter.
Two special teams muffs set up South touchdowns.
North punter Dave Zastudil couldn't handle a snap late in
the first quarter, falling down at his 3. Alabama's Freddie Milons scored on
a reverse on the next play.
A fumbled punt return set up Davey's 1-yard pass to Carter
with 57 seconds left. Carter led the South with four catches for 70 yards.
Syracuse defensive end Dwight Freeney, who set an NCAA
record with 17.5 sacks as a senior, sat out after injuring an ankle in
practice.
BOX SCORE
SOUTH 41, NORTH 26
| Scoreboard |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| NORTH |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
26 |
| SOUTH |
10 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
South � FG Chandler 51
North � Randle El 3 pass from Kittner (Epstein kick)
South � Milons 3 run (Chandler kick)
South � Campbell 32 pass from Davey (Chandler kick)
North � FG Epstein 20
South � T Carter 1 pass from Davey (Chandler kick)
North � FG Epstein 45
South � T Stephens 2 run (Chandler kick)
North � Mccown 12 run (two-point conversion failed)
South � Stackhouse 2 pass from Ramsey (Chandler kick)
North � Randle El 3 pass from Kittner (Epstein kick)
South � FG Chandler 43
| Team Statistics: |
NORTH |
SOUTH |
| First Downs |
23 |
15 |
| Rushes-Yards |
31-83 |
27-71 |
| Passing Yards |
305 |
255 |
| Passes |
21-34-3 |
15-26-0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost |
2-11 |
2-14 |
| Return Yards |
51 |
69 |
| Punts |
0-0.0 |
3-40.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
2-2 |
1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards |
1-5 |
1-15 |
| Time of Possession |
34:27 |
25:33 |
Individual Statistics:
RUSHING: North-Garrard 6-39, Wells 9-36, Gordan 6-22, Mccown
1-12, Betts 2-9, Baxter 1-5, E Haywood 2-minus 4, Kittner 1-minus 4,
Westbrook 2-minus 8, Zastudil 1-minus 24; South-Foster 5-20, Bartholomew
2-15, Dantzler 3-14, A Peterson 5-12, Campbell 1-8, T Stephens 5-7,
Stackhouse 2-4, Milons 1-3, Carr 3-minus 12.
PASSING: North � Kittner 8-14-1-139, Mccown 7-11-1-117, Garrard 6-9-1-49;
South � Ramsey 9-13-0-128, Davey 3-6-0-47, Carr 2-6-0-28, Dantzler 1-1-0-52.
RECEIVING: North � M Walker 5-66, Randle El 4-45, Graham 2-53, H Haygood
2-37, E Haywood 2-35, Wistrom 2-34, Johnson 2-19, Wells 1-8, Mcelrath 1-8;
South � T Carter 4-70, Campbell 3-60, Branch 2-67, Foster 2-27, Milons 2-22,
Mcaddley 1-7, Stackhouse 1-2.
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