Pitts Gazette
WPIAL Class AAAA: Gateway survives USC, 32-20
Gateway's Cameron Saddler rushes for 190 yards and two touchdowns, but his interception in the third quarter turns the game's momentum and pushes the Gators into the semifinals
Saturday, November 10, 2007
By Mike White, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lake Fong / Post-Gazette
Gateway running back Cameron Saddler runs for extra yardage as Upper St. Clair's Steve Lias closes in during the first half of their WPIAL AAAA quarterfinal game at North Allegheny High School last night. (11/09/2007)
West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez was on the field before the game, exchanging pleasantries with coaches from both Gateway and Upper St. Clair. Under NCAA rules, Rodriguez couldn't talk to the team's players.
But that didn't stop Gateway's Cam Saddler from saying a few things to Rodriguez. During pregame warmups, Saddler, a kid never at a loss for words, inched his way toward Rodriguez at the 50-yard line and bounced on his toes back and forth in front of the college coach while delivering a message.
"He didn't talk to me," Saddler said. "But I told him, 'Rich, you go in that concession stand and get yourself a big hot cocoa, some popcorn and some potato chips, because I'm about to put on a show.'"
Saddler was true to his word, even if it was a late-starting show.
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