2004 Gateway vs. Latrobe Wildcats - Pre-Game Warmup

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Game #5:
Gateway (3-1,2-0) vs. Latrobe Wildcats (1-3,1-0)
When: Friday, September 24, 2004 @ 7:30pm
Where: Latrobe Memorial Stadium, Latrobe, PA
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After 4 weeks, Gateway is the highest scoring AAAA team with 156 points (39 ppg)
After 4 weeks, Latrobe is the lowest scoring AAAA team with 33 points (8.25 ppg)
Latrobe has allowed 49 points in 4 games (12.25 ppg), while Gateway has allowed 46 points (11.5 ppg)
Justin King is the #5 leading rusher in the entire WPIAL with 634 yards (9.5 ypc)
Justin King is the WPIAL Scoring leader with 92 points (15 TD and 2-2 point conversions)
Justin King has more yards of offense than the entire Latrobe offense
Gateway is 4-1 against Latrobe dating back to 1982. The teams met once in 1988 (a 40-10 Gators win), and did not play again until 2000.
Latrobe opened the season with three losses (Derry, Connellsville, Indiana), and then defeated Fox Chapel last week in a 14-6 win over the (0-4) Foxes. The Latrobe defense intercepted 6 Fox Chapel passes. Latrobe was outgained offensively for the game 250-150.
The last meeting between Gateway & Latrobe was in 2003, a 48-0 Gateway victory at Latrobe Memorial Stadium
Latrobe has strugged offensively this year, producing only about 500 yards of offense over 4 games. The Wildcat defense has kept the team in most games. In their three losses, the final scores were 14-9, 14-10, and 15-0.
Latrobe is considered the birthplace of professional football
Gateway's record in the 5th game of the season between 1982 and present is 11-11
Gateway's overall record between 2003 and 1982 - 121-109-4

Rankings (as of 9/21/2004):
Gateway - #3 in WPIAL AAAA (Post-Gazette)
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Trib)
Gateway - #3 in PA (PA Football News)

Latrobe - not ranked

News Articles relating to this game:

PG East: High school football scouting report (PG) 9/24/2004
PG West: High School Football Scouting Report (PG) 9/24/2004
PG North: North football scouting report (PG) 9/24/2004
PG SOUTH: High School Football Scouting Report (PG) 9/24/2004
The Fumbler: No. 1 vs. No. 2 in AAAA (PG) 9/24/2004
Chicks Picks - Week 5 (MSA) 9/23/2004
Rain slips up Picks (Trib) 9/23/2004
PittsburghLIVE WPIAL football computer rankings - We... (Trib) 9/23/2004
Gateway hits road to meet Latrobe (TES) 9/22/2004
High School Data Way, 9/22/04 (PG) 9/22/2004
MSA Sports Top 10 - Football (MSA) 9/21/2004
2004 PA Football News rankings - Week 4 (GG) 9/21/2004
Kiski Area stifled by Gateway (VND) 9/19/2004
Latrobe edges Fox Chapel (VND) 9/19/2004
Saturday's Scholastic Stars (MSA) 9/19/2004
AAAA Roundup (PG) 9/19/2004
Rain Delay: 13 more games set tomorrow (MSA) 9/19/2004
WPIAL Football Standings - Week 4 (MSA) 9/19/2004

Head-to-head matchups dating back to 1982

Date	W/L/T	Gateway Score	Latrobe Wildcats Score	Gateway Season Record	Notes
2003	W	48	0	9-2
2002	W	26	9	9-3
2001	L	0	31	2-8
2000	W	24	0	5-4-1
1999	did not play			7-4
1998	did not play			2-8
1997	did not play			3-7
1996	did not play			5-5
1995	did not play			5-5
1994	did not play			2-8
1993	did not play			4-6
1992	did not play			2-8
1991	did not play			1-9
1990	did not play			0-10
1989	did not play			4-4-1	Last year of Coach Antimarino's era
1988	W	40	10	9-1-1
1987	did not play			8-3
1986	did not play			13-0	Gators finish season as WPIAL AAAA champs with 13-0 record
1985	did not play			11-1-1	Gators finish season 11-1-1 as WPIAL AAAA Co-Champs
1984	did not play			9-3
1983	did not play			5-6
1982	did not play			6-4