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Gateway High School Football 2nd Annual Mattress Sale Fundraiser!!!

Saturday & Sunday, May 26th & 27th, 2012

The Gateway Football program will be sponsoring our 2nd annual mattress sale on Saturday & Sunday, May 26th & 27th, 2012.

Name brand (Restonic and Southerland) mattress sets will be sold at 30-60% below retail prices. These are all top quality mattresses with full factory warranties. All sizes and price ranges. Delivery is available. Floor models will be displayed at the high school on Saturday, May 26th from 10am-5pm and Sunday May 27th from 10am-5pm. The SALE is TWO DAYS ONLY!!!

Proceeds go directly to the Football Program!!!

Gateway Football 2012 Schedule

Here is the official 2012 Varsity football schedule:

Saturday 8/18/2012 Shaler Area High School Home 10:00AM
Friday 8/24/2012 Bethel Park School District Away 7:00PM
Friday 8/31/2012 * Greater Latrobe Senior High School Home 7:30PM
Friday 9/7/2012 * Connellsville Area High School Away 7:30PM
Friday 9/14/2012 * Kiski Area High School Away 7:30PM
Friday 9/21/2012 * Altoona Area HS (Community Recognition Night) Home 7:30PM
Friday 9/28/2012 * Hempfield Area High School Away 7:30PM
Friday 10/5/2012 North Allegheny Senior High School ( Homecoming) Home 7:30PM
Friday 10/12/2012 * Norwin Senior High School ( Senior Night) Home 7:30PM
Friday 10/19/2012 * Penn Trafford High School Away 7:30PM
Friday 10/26/2012 * McKeesport Area Away 7:30PM
*=Section game.

Gateway Athletic National Letter of Intent signings...

7 athletes signed on NLI day:
Brian “Juice” Jones (Robert Morris University) – A 2-year co-captain, 2-year starter and 2-way player, Juice had 1td’s rushing, returned a blocked punt for a td, threw 1 td and had 53 tackles (36 solos, 17 assists), 4 tfl’s, 2 fumble recoveries and 5 pass break ups. Juice will be playing Defensive Back.

Haakim Oliver (Notre Dame College) – A co-captain, Haakim led the team in tackles with 108 (59 Solo’s, 49 assists), 14 tfl’s, 5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. Haakim had 158 career tackles, 18 career tfl’s and will play Linebacker in college.

Avery Anderson (Slippery Rock University) – A 2-way starter on Offensive Line and Defensive Line, Avery had 45 tackles (15 solo’s, 30 assists), 8 tfl’s, 5 sacks and 1 forced fumble. Avery will be playing Defensive Tackle.

Cody Conway (Slippery Rock University) – A one and a half year starter Cody had 57 tackles (25 Solo’s, 32 assists), 16.5tackles for loss, 9 sacks, 5 pass break ups, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 forced fumbles and 1 blocked punt that cost me 11 pair of air max shoes. Cody had 14 career sacks and 24.5 career tfl’s. Cody will play DE

Zach Hartin (Edinboro University) – A 2-Year Starter on the offensive line anchoring the best group of linemen we have ever had. Zach is one of our toughest players. He will play offensive line in college

Samantha Taylor (Slippery Rock University) – 3-Year Letter Winner, 3-time WPIAL qualifier in Javelin, 1 time state PIAA Qualifier in Javelin and one time WPIAL Qualifier as a sophomore in the 4 X100 Relay. Samantha broke the school record in the Javelin as a sophomore and has broken her own record 2 more times throwing 130’8”. She will become a Multi-Event Athlete at Slippery Rock University competing in the Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Javelin, 200M, 800M and the 100M Hurdles.

Gateway has produced the following:
21 Division I Athletes since 2004
Brian Jones marks the 17th Division IAA Athlete’s - since 2003
The 4 Football players this year are the 24th-27th Division II Athletes - since 2003
16 Division III Athletes since 2003
81 Football players since 2003 have sign NLI’s to colleges/universities.

Gateway Football has 2 current NFL players on Roster.

Justin King – 4th Year St. Louis Rams
Mortty Ivy – 1st Year Pittsburgh Steelers

N.A. tops Gateway with last minute TD, 21-17

Despite losing 14-0 at the half, the Gators pounded back and scored 17 unanswered points to take a 17-14 lead with around 8 minutes left in the game. N.A. took the ensuing kickoff and started driving downfield, and on a 3rd and 10 play from the Gators 40, the Gators intercepted the N.A. pass but were flagged for a phantom pass-interference call, giving the Tigers a first down on the Gators 20. They proceeded to wind down the clock and score with 43 seconds remaining to win the game.

On the 2nd play of the game Gators QB Woodson suffered a shoulder injury and was unable to throw the ball the rest of the game. He sat out until halftime and played the 2nd half. Also RB Franklin reinjured his right knee during a big run in the 3rd quarter and was lost for the rest of the game. The depth of N.A. certainly helped a bit in this game - they dressed around 100 players to the Gators 40. It was a tough way to end the season for the Gators.

Game recap via MSASPORTS:
In a game reminiscent of the last time these two teams played back in the WPIAL Semi-Finals in 2007, the North Allegheny Tigers defeated the Gateway Gators and will have the chance to defend their 2010 WPIAL crown. North Allegheny scored the only two touchdowns in the first half and showcased their dominant rushing attack behind their talented offensive line. On their second drive of the game, North Allegheny broke the ice as Alex Deciantis scampered into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown. Deciantis was also a key cog in the Tigers' second scoring drive and gained 90 of his game-high 144 rushing yards in the first half. But, it was QB Mack Leftwich who capped off the Tigers' drive early in the second quarter as he scored on another 5-yard touchdown. The Gators were slowed offensively in the first half when they lost their starting QB Thomas Woodson on their second offensive play of the game. On a second-and-1, Woodson ran a quarterback draw and was slammed to the turf by a trio of North Allegheny defenders and suffered a separated shoulder and left the game for the rest of the first half. He would return courageously in the second half. Brian Jones came on and took over for Woodson but couldn't get the Gators offense in gear in the first half and the Gators went to the break trailing 14-0. The second half would prove to be a different story for both of these teams, however, as Gateway would show why they were one of the hottest Quad-A teams in the second half of the year. On 4th-and-two from North Allegheny's 41 yard line with just over 6:00 to go in the 3rd quarter, coach Terry Smith called a trick play which saw Woodson pitch the ball back to Jones only to see Jones throw the ball downfield to Mileak Ford. Ford, who made a terrific over-the-shoulder catch, outraced the Tiger defenders and got into the end zone to cut the lead to 14-7. Gateway's defense then forced a 3-and-out on North Allegheny's next offensive possession and was able to tie the game,14-14, on their next drive which culminated in a 3 yard TD run by RB Andre Martin. The Gator's momentum did not stop there as they forced Isaih Faulk to fumble the ensuing kick-off which Gateway was able to recover on the Tigers' 10 yard line. Three plays later, Gateway was forced to kick a 23-yard FG but they had their first lead at 17-14. In the end, however, North Allegheny showed why they were winners of 18 straight games and defending WPIAL Champions. The Tigers went on a 13 play, 63 yard drive which took 8:46 off of the 4th quarter clock, all of which came on the ground mostly on runs by FB Nick Passodelis. With just under a minute, the Tigers were faced with a 4th-and-goal on the 1-yard line. After taking a timeout, Coach Art Walker decided to let his offense try to win the game and Nick Passodelis scored off of left guard and with the extra point, North Allegheny took the last lead of the game 21-17. Gateway still had life and completed a hook-and-lateral play for 51 yards down to North Allegheny's 19 yard line with :26 seconds left. But, two players later, James Kleinhampl picked off Brian Jones pass at the Tigers 4 yard line to salt away the victory. Mack Leftwich finished the game 2/8 for 32 yards but ran for 29 yards on ten carries and a TD.. North Allegheny runs its record to 12-0 and will try to attempt to win bac-to-back championships next Saturday as the take on the Upper St. Clair Panthers. Gateway, who fought till the end with a depleted cast of players, ends their record at 9-3.

  »2011-11-18 Gateway vs. North Allegheny game photos
 2011-11-18 Gateway vs. North Allegheny - Ch. 2 highlights Watch
 2011-11-18 Gateway vs. North Allegheny - Ch. 4 highlights Watch
 2011-11-18 Gateway vs. North Allegheny - Ch. 11 highlights Watch
  »2011 Final Season Stats

Gators pound out big win over PT in rematch, 34-9

Gateway advances to the WPIAL AAAA Semifnals in convincing fashion over the previously undefeated Penn Trafford Warriors. Gateway did most of its damage on the ground paced by Andre Martin's 111 yards on 13 carries. Quarterback Thomas Woodson added 10 carries for 70 yards and Darin Franklin chipped in with 6 carries for 62 yards. Franklin started the Gateway scoring with a 30-yard touchdown run on a fourth down play with 1:12 to play in the first quarter. He added an 86-yard punt return in the second quarter to put Gateway up 14-0. Franklin did not play in the second half due to knee soreness. Gateway (9-2) assumed command in the second half with a 12-play, 65-yard drive that took 5:20 off the clock to start the third quarter. A 3-yard touchdown run by Patrick Livsey made the score 21-3 and Gateway never looked back. Penn Trafford (10-1) was led on the ground by Quarterback Zach Emerick's 95 yards on 12 carries. Manny Simpson added 71 yards on 23 carries. Gateway's defense pressured Emerick throughout the evening, holding the Penn Trafford quarterback to 38 yards passing.

The Gators (9-2) will face the N.A. Tigers (11-0) next Friday at FOX CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL 7:30pm.

  »2011-11-11 Gateway vs. Penn-Trafford game photos
 2011-11-11 Gateway vs. Penn-Trafford - Ch. 4 highlights Watch
 2011-11-11 Gateway vs. Penn-Trafford - Ch. 11 highlights Watch

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