Gateway's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Aurora Central Trojans 8-7. This was payback for the Olympians, who suffered a 42-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Gateway's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Keisaiya Richardson was especially locked on to Aurora Central's QB and sacked him twice. Gateway got some further help from Deven Vaden: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Aurora Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Markell Perkins, who rushed for 145 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 165 yards on eight of 16 attempts.
Gateway's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Aurora Central, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Gateway will venture away from home to square off against Adams City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gateway is facing Adams City at the right time seeing as Adams City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Aurora Central, they will take on Greeley Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Aurora Central focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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