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overtime win, catching five passes for 45 yards, including a clutch
18-yard reception on CU’s field goal-tying drive in the final three minutes.
He also caught three passes against Kansas State and
Oklahoma. The coaches selected him as the recipient of the Most
Improved Offensive Player Award for the spring, when he was also
one of 13 players to earn CU’s prestigious Spring Victory Club
honors.
2002 (Soph.)—He played in all 14 games including the Alamo Bowl
(no starts), catching 12 passes for 95 yards during the regular
season and adding one for 20 yards in the bowl against Wisconsin.
He never really had the chance to break loose after one of his
catches, although a nice 36-yard gain against San Diego State was
negated due to a penalty. He had three catches in the opener against
Colorado State, and caught two passes in four other games. Four of
his 12 catches on the year were against Oklahoma (for a combined
37 yards), and five earned first downs. He was bothered for much of
the spring by a nagging hamstring injury, but it was all but healed by
the end of April.
2001 (Fr.-RS)—Transferred to CU from Oregon State, arriving in
Boulder during two-a-day practices. He was required to sit out the
season due to NCAA transfer rules. He had a solid spring at OSU,
where he finished up drills as the No. 2 flanker.
AT OREGON STATE: 2000 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire
season at flanker and was a member of OSU’s scout squad.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar and SuperPrep (preseason) All-
America honors as a senior, when he was also first-team all-Westside
(Los Angeles Times), all-Bay League, all-CIF Division II and all-CIF
Southern Section for all schools. He was an honorable mention
selection on the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s prestigious Best In The
West team, as he garnered four of the maximum 10 votes. As a
senior, he made 58 receptions for 950 yards (16.4 per grab), scoring
13 touchdowns with a long of 68; he also added a pair of touchdowns
running the ball. He returned 16 kickoffs for 512 yards as a senior, a
healthy 32.0 yards per return. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 940
yards (22.9 average), scoring 13 touchdowns that included one of 99
yards. On defense, he had 20 tackles and returned both of his interceptions
for scores. On return team duty, he brought back 22
kickoffs for 546 yards (24.8 norm), including a 99-yard return for a
score. He had 29 catches for 340 yards and five scores as a sophomore
(with a long of 77). Top career games included a 12-reception,
192-yard effort against Peninsula High his senior year. Beverly Hills
was 6-4 his senior year, 8-3 his junior year and sophomore seasons,
and 11-1 his freshman year under coach Carter Paysinger. He lettered
three times in basketball (guard; he averaged 15 points and
eight rebounds as a junior; he did not play as a senior). He also lettered
three times in track (sprints). He owned the school record in
the 100-meters (10.63). He was Beverly Hills’ male athlete of the year
all four years he attended the school.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in economics at Colorado, and is on
schedule to graduate next May. He earned honor roll status in his
one year at Oregon State. As a high school senior, he was vice-president
of the Black Student Union and was an honor roll student.
PERSONAL—Born January 18, 1982 in Culver City, Calif. Hobbies
include playing basketball and video games, especially John Madden
Football (and claims he is one of the best in the country at it). His
mother (Marissa) is a writer. Colorado had recruited him as a prep,
but he signed with Oregon State. A former volunteer bereavement
counselor, he has worked with at-risk teens. He was selected as a
2004 model for the national calendar, Alaye, whose mission is to
increase breast cancer awareness in the African-American community.
His uniquely spelled last name is pronounced mon-tay.
RECEIVING High Games
Season G No. Yds Avg. TD Long Rec Yds
2002 13 12 95 7.9 0 12 2 21
2003 10 18 153 8.5 0 20 5 45
Totals 23 30 248 8.3 0 20 5 45
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS—Rushing: 1-minus 8, -8.0 avg. (2003).
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GARY MOORE, OL
6-7, 330, Jr., 2L
Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
AT COLORADO: This Season (Jr.)—Enters the fall listed second at
tight-side guard, but with plenty of career snaps and reps at tackle,
he likely figures into the mix there as well.
2003 (Soph.)—He saw action in all 12 games, including nine of
offense and all on special teams (one start, the first of his career
coming at Texas Tech). On offense, he played 277 snaps, grading out
to 67.1 percent for the season. He had six knockdown blocks and two
touchdown blocks while allowing nine pressures, four quarterback
sacks and was called for three penalties. His top game grade of 81.0
came against Kansas (61 snaps, 51 plus-plays), while grading out to
71.7 percent (61-43) in his start against Texas Tech. He also played
all 50 snaps on the field goal/PAT unit on special teams.
2002 (Fr.-RS)—He was the backup at tight-side tackle the entire
season, seeing action in five regular season games as well as the
Alamo Bowl against Wisconsin. He was in for 27 plays from scrimmage,
grading out to 77.8 percent (21 plus plays) during the 13-game
regular season, and played almost two dozen more in the bowl game.
He had three knockdown blocks and one downfield block on the
year. In an impressive off-season conditioning program, he worked
hard to drop 45 pounds from his frame, down to 325 from the 370 he
weighed when he reported to CU.
2001 (Fr.)—Redshirted; practiced the entire season on the offensive
line. Prior to the Kansas game, he sang “God Bless America” at
Folsom Field in the first game following the tragic Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks. He was CU’s Scout Team Offensive Award winner for that
game as well.
HIGH SCHOOL—He earned PrepStar All-American and all-Midlands
honors as a senior as the No. 7 defensive lineman in the region and
the No. 29 player overall. Also named all-Midlands by the Prep
Football Report and SuperPrep, who respectively named him as the
No. 5 and No. 10 offensive linemen in the region. He was named allstate
by the Rocky Mountain News and honorable mention by the
Denver Post, and was also selected to the Colorado blue chip list by
both newspapers. He also made the Las Vegas Sun’s Super 11 honorable
mention team (showcasing the best 33 players in the west). A
two-time, first-team all-Centennial Conference selection as a junior
and senior. He predominantly played offensive guard, but did see
occasional action on defense in short yardage situations, registering
four tackles. He tore his MCL late in October of his senior year
(against Boulder); he underwent reconstructive knee surgery
shortly thereafter and missed the remainder of the season. Top
games as a senior before the injury included a 24-17 win over
Arapahoe, when he helped pave the way for Overland tailback
Marcus Sias’ 200-yard rushing day, and a 24-21 overtime victory over
Smoky Hill that sent the Trailblazers into the playoffs. Defensively,
his best career game came against Mullen as a junior, where he
knocked down five passes in a 33-17 losing effort. Posted 22 tackles
as a junior, five for losses, one fumble recovery and the five PBU’s
from that one game. Overland was 7-4 his senior season, losing to
Northglenn in the first round of the state playoffs, 3-7 his junior year
and 6-4 his sophomore year under coach Tony Manfredi. In the
Rocky Mountain News, Manfredi said of Moore, “(He is) one of the
most dominating offensive lineman to pass through this state in several
years.”. SuperPrep backed him up in writing, “He is totally
dominating along the trenches.” He also lettered three times in basketball,
averaging 8.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a junior
on the varsity team. He also lettered twice in track, throwing the
discus and shot put.