2004 Gateway Gators vs. Connellsville Falcons - Pre-Game Warmup
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Game #9:
#2 Gateway (8-1, 6-0)
vs.
#15 Connellsville Falcons (4-5, 3-4)
Playoffs - Round 1
When: Friday, October 29, 2004 @ 7:30pm
Where: Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville, PA
Gator Bits:
- The Gators and Falcons will be playing for the first time since 1989, which was Coach Antimarino's final season
- Gateway's victory against McKeesport was the 301st win in school history. Gateway’s first season was 1958.
- Gateway captured their 20th conference championship in the team's 46th season
- Gators star RB/CB Justin King is now probable for Friday's game. King twisted his knee in the 10/15/04 game against Trinity. King dressed but did not play against McKeesport.
- Gator Justin King is 29 yards away from the 4,000 yard career rushing yardage mark
- The Gators ground game gained 205 yards against McKeesport, with 4 different Gators rushing the ball.
- The Gators are ranked #25 in the USAToday Super 25 prep, and #4 in the Eastern region.
- Since 1982, Gateway is 6-2 against Connellsville
Rankings (as of 10/19/2004):
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Gateway: #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Post-Gazette) #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Trib) #2 in PA AAAA (PA Football News) #2 in MSN Sports AAAA #25 in USAToday Super 25 |
Connellsville: #13 in MSN Sports AAAA |
Head-to-head matchups dating back to 1982
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News Articles relating to this game:
- Fumbler (PG) 10/29/2004
- WPIAL Playoffs turn 90 (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG East: Rick Shrum's high school football notebook (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG East: High school football scouting reports (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG West: Rick Shrum's High School Football Notebook (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG West: High School Football Scouting Report (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG North: Rick Shrum's high school football notebook (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG North: High school football scouting report (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG South: Rick Shrum's High School Football Notebook (PG) 10/29/2004
- PG South: High School Football Scouting Report (PG) 10/29/2004
- WPIAL kickers can have big impact (PG) 10/29/2004
- Falcons, Vikings ready for WPIAL playoffs (CDCo) 10/29/2004
- Chicks Picks - Week 10 (MSA) 10/28/2004
- Gateway whacks McKeesport to retain Quad SW crown (NPC) 10/28/2004
- Picks Jr. ready for Halloween (Trib) 10/28/2004
- Playoffs - First round games to watch (Trib) 10/28/2004
- First round high school football capsules (Trib) 10/28/2004
- Novak impressed with Mt. Lebo's improvement (Trib) 10/28/2004
- Baldwin and Bethel Park meet again (Trib) 10/28/2004
- Area teams focus on first-round foes (TES) 10/27/2004
- Pairings meeting a special event (TES) 10/27/2004
- Let's Talk: Gateway's Mike Barlak (PG) 10/27/2004
- Connellsville gets a suprise (CDCo) 10/26/2004
- USC gets no mercy from WPIAL (Trib) 10/26/2004
- WPIAL announces first-round pairings (Trib) 10/26/2004
- Undefeated USC seeded fourth in AAAA (PG) 10/26/2004
- USAToday Regional Rankings (USAT) 10/25/2004
- USAToday Super 25 football rankings (USAT) 10/25/2004
- WPIAL CLASS AAAA Playoff Bracket (PDF) (OTHER) 10/25/2004
- WPIAL CLASS AAA Playoff Bracket (PDF) (OTHER) 10/25/2004
- WPIAL CLASS AA Playoff Bracket (PDF) (OTHER) 10/25/2004
- WPIAL CLASS A Playoff Bracket (PDF) (OTHER) 10/25/2004
- MSA Sports Top 10 - Football Playoff Rankings (MSA) 10/25/2004
- 2004 PA Football News rankings - Week 9 (PFN) 10/25/2004
- Brackets - It's anybody's guess (Trib) 10/25/2004
- Notebook: WPIAL ready to unveil first-round pairings (Trib) 10/25/2004
- PG FOOTBALL RANKINGS: 10/25/04 (PG) 10/25/2004
- WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings Speculation (MSA) 10/24/2004
- Barlak emerging as two-way talent for Gateway (Trib) 10/24/2004
- Connellsville football coach resigning at season's end (Trib) 10/1/2004
- Falcons gunning for playoff season (CDCo) 8/27/2004
- Robertson excited about opportunity at Connellsville (Trib) 4/14/2003
