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King took his first handoff 84 yards for a touchdown, one of four scoring plays. The senior tailback ran for 176 yards rushing on 18 carries and had 212 yards total offense.
"He's an outstanding athlete," Woodland Hills coach George Novak said. "He's got great speed, and we don't have anybody to run with him."
Notebook: USC coach comes to watch King
By The Tribune-Review
Tuesday, September 7, 2004
The inaugural Pennsylvania Kickoff Classic at Gateway drew a long-distance traveler Saturday. Southern Cal secondary coach Greg Burns watched Gateway senior Justin King from the sidelines.
King, who has narrowed his college choices to Florida, Michigan, Penn State and Southern Cal, said Burns' presence at the game made a favorable impression.
"It's a statement to come that far to watch one kid," added Gateway coach Terry Smith.
well at least they arent going to penn stateTom Lemming: Both of them won't be making decisions soon. But both will be mid term grads so their decision will probably come in January. Penn St. would be my guess for both of them.
Dariuswagner said:King will scUM out, i guarantee it. he has scUM written all over him.
It was the kind of individual performance Plum fans will talk about years from now, when Gateway's Justin King is making big plays in a major college bowl game or intercepting passes in the National Football League.
In one of the most efficient efforts seen at Mustangs Stadium, King scored five touchdowns on seven carries as Gateway (2-1) opened Quad Southwest Conference play with a 48-12 victory over Plum (0-3).
"Basically, every time he touched the ball, he scored," Gateway coach Terry Smith said. "What can you say?"
King's performance said it all. He scored on a pair of 1-yard runs mixed with breakaway scores of 69, 25, and 33 yards.
He scored on Gateway's first play -- after setting it up with a 45-yard punt return.
King, a 6-foot, 185-pound senior, is rated the nation's best cornerback and a top-10 prospect overall by a host of college scouting services. He is the most heavily recruited WPIAL player since Penn State landed North Hills' linebacker and fullback LaVar Arrington.
After running through the Plum defense for 141 yards (20.1 yards per carry), King enhanced his standing among the WPIAL's top running backs. He's rushed for 489 yards on 42 carries (11.64 average) with 10 touchdowns in three games.
"He's just exciting to watch," Smith said. "Every night, he does something that just amazes you."
King flashed the kind of talent that brought back images of Hopewell's Tony Dorsett.
Like Dorsett, King hits the hole, easily eludes the first tackler and flashes exceptional speed to escape before the pursuit arrives.
"He's got the best acceleration of any player I've ever seen," Smith said. "And the thing is, he sees it. He sees the hole and accelerates to get there."
King barely got his No. 1 jersey dirty against Plum. He scored standing up four times. He only time King wasn't left standing followed a goal-line leap. He jumped over the line to score a touchdown -- and landed on the back of one of his blockers.
"He really got high on that one," Smith said.