2004 Gateway vs. Plum Mustangs - Pre-Game Warmup

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Game #3:
Gateway (1-1) vs. Plum Mustangs (0-2)
When: Friday, September 10, 2004 @ 7:30pm
Where: Plum High School, Plum, PA
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Since 1982, Gateway is 12-7-1 against Plum
Plum opened the season by losing 7-3 to (AAA) Franklin Regional, and 41-8 to Penn Hills.
The last meeting between Gateway & Plum Mustangs was in 2003, a 42-7 Gateway victory
Gateway's record in the 3rd game of the season between 1982 and present is 11-11
Gateway's overall record between 2003 and 1982 - 121-109-4

View the Stats from Week 2 here

Rankings (as of 9/10/2004):
Gateway - #3 in WPIAL AAAA (Post-Gazette)
Gateway - #2 in WPIAL AAAA (Trib)
Gateway - #3 in PA (PA Football News)
Plum - not ranked

Head-to-head matchups dating back to 1982

Date	W/L/T	Gateway Score	Plum Mustangs Score	Gateway Season Record	Notes
2003	W	42	7	9-2
2002	W	21	14	9-3
2001	L	7	34	2-8
2000	W	18	7	5-4-1
1999	W	21	7	7-4
1998	L	14	20	2-8
1997	L	7	27	3-7
1996	L	6	23	5-5
1995	L	21	31	5-5
1994	W	21	14	2-8
1993	W	13	12	4-6
1992	W	32	8	2-8
1991	L	13	15	1-9
1990	L	12	36	0-10
1989	T	10	10	4-4-1	Last year of Coach Antimarino's era
1988	W	13	6	9-1-1
1987	W	39	13	8-3
1986	W	33	7	13-0	Gators finish season as WPIAL AAAA champs with 13-0 record
1985	W	42	7	11-1-1	Gators finish season 11-1-1 as WPIAL AAAA Co-Champs
1984	W	score not available		9-3
1983	did not play			5-6
1982	did not play			6-4

News Articles relating to this game:

Trib Rankings Week 2 (Trib) 9/10/2004
2004 PA Football News rankings - Week 2 (GG) 9/10/2004
The Fumbler (PG) 9/10/2004
PG North: Souting Reports (PG) 9/10/2004
PG South: High School Football Scouting Report (PG) 9/10/2004
PG East: High school football scouting report (PG) 9/10/2004
2004 WPIAL Football rankings (Trib) 9/9/2004
Talent on display at Kickoff Classic (TES) 9/8/2004
Plum returns home to face Gators (TES) 9/8/2004
Gateway switches focus to Plum (TES) 9/8/2004

Directions to Plum High School:

Leave Gateway High School on Rt. 48 N towards Route 22. Cross over route 22 and go under the parkway. Follow Rt. 48 through traffic light and stop sign (Van Horne Funeral Home is caddy corner to stop sign.) Continue on Orange Belt bearing right to the stop sign at the bottom of the small hill. Follow Monroeville Trestle Road (Orange Belt) past the entrance to Boyce Park to the stop sign at the bottom of the hill. Turn right onto Saltsburg Road (Orange Belt) past Shirerâ€™s Pharmacy and Funfarâ€™s Exxon on the left. Bear right at triangle past Franciâ€™s Tile on the right (Orange Belt-Route 380) for approximately 2 miles to the stop sign. Turn left at the stop sign onto New Texas Road (Orange Belt). Follow New Texas Road past Municipal Building and Athletic Association fields. Bear right at the stop sign (Orange Belt) past Nesbitâ€™s Bowling Lanes. Turn left onto Elicker Road. Entrance to the high school is a short distance on the left.