Coach G.A. Moore
The "All Time Winningest Coach" in Texas High School Football History.
 Coach G.A. Moore, Jr.
The "All Time Winningest Coach" in Texas High School Football History.
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Coach Moore graduated from Pilot Point High School 19 1957, where he earned 16 letters in football, basketball, track and baseball. He was named All State in football and basketball and received a football scholarship to NTSU. He graduated from NTSU in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree and started his coaching career.
1962- Graduated from NTSU and took the head coaching job at Bryson High School. Bryson had a 21 game losing streak. In the first game Bryson played a team that had beaten them 76-0 the previous year. Bryson won that game and went on to be 5-5 that year.
1963- Went home to Pilot Point where the Bearcats had not had a winning season in 6 years. In the first game Pilot Point defeated a team who had beaten them in the previous year 58-28. During the next eight years Pilot Point became one of the better 2A teams in the country.
1967- Received Masters of Education degree from NTSU.
1971- Out of coaching.
1972- Took over as head coach at Celina High School. In the next five years he went 52-5-2 winning his first State Championship in 1974.
1977- Went back to Pilot Point and took over a team that was 1-9 the previous year. During the next nine years the Bearcats were 106-9-3 including back to back State Championships in 1980 and 1981.
1986- Went to Sherman High School and took over a 0-10 class 5A program. In the first game Sherman defeated Gainesville (ranked 4th in the state in 4A) 10-0. Sherman went 6-4 on the season and Coach Moore was named Dallas Area Coach of the Year.
1988- Went back to Celina who had not won a district championship in 10 years. In the first year Celina not only went on to win district, but went to the state semi-finals. During the next 14 years he won 163 and lost 22. Celina won 5 State Championships including a state record 4 in a row (tied with Sealy). When he left Celina he had a 57 game winning streak.
2002- Returned home to Pilot Point as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach.
Bearcats defense nets Moore win
By Richard Greene Assistant Editor Pilot Point's defense made sure G.A. Moore added another milestone to his resume Friday night. The Bearcats' defense and special teams forced four turnovers, leading Pilot Point to a 24-14 victory over Lake Dallas in the non-district finale at Falcon Stadium. The victory was the 400th in Moore's 41-year coaching career. Moore (400-77-9), who broke former Brownwood coach Gordon Wood's Texas high school record for career victories last season, became only the third coach in the nation to win 400 games. "It feels good because we won the game," said Moore, who downplayed the 400th win. "This team has gotten better each week. "I've been very blessed to be associated with the people I have." The Pilot Point defense, which had struggled in the last three games, limited the potent Lake Dallas offense to 211 yards and only one score. The Bearcats' defensive front, led by end Jeremy Hammonds, kept pressure on Lake Dallas quarterback Chris Webb all night, sacking him five times for -42 yards. Hammonds gathered three of the sacks. Webb hit 13 of his 22 pass attempts for 180 yards. "I had a blast out there; I think the whole defense did," Hammonds said. "Going into the game, we knew we had to get pressure on him and could not give him any time to throw." The Bearcats defense was also opportunistic. With Lake Dallas leading 14-11, freshman defensive tackle Joe Vine picked up a fumble by Webb at the 48 and outran everyone, getting a block inside the 5 from Hammonds to score with :23 left in the third quarter. "I just saw the ball and grabbed it," said Vine, who was playing his second varsity game. "I thought someone was going to catch me from behind." Pilot Point (3-2) added a 2-yard run by quarterback Josh LeBlanc in the fourth quarter to seal the win. LeBlanc finished with 33 yards on 15 carries and scored twice. He also completed six of his 14 pass attempts for 131 yards. He was picked off twice. Lake Dallas' Daniel Oppong intercepted both passes. He made his second pick at the start of the second half and returned the ball 45 yards. Oppong fumbled the ball at the 2 into the end zone, where Kenyard Jackson recovered it, giving Lake Dallas (2-3) the lead at 14-11.
1962 Bryson 5-5-0
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1963 Pilot Point 6-3-0
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1964 Pilot Point 7-3-0
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1965 Pilot Point 8-1-2
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1966 Pilot Point 5-5-0
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1967 Pilot Point 5-4-1
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1968 Pilot Point 10-1-0
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1969 Pilot Point 8-2-0
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1970 Pilot Point 7-3-0
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1971 Out of Coaching
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1972 Celina 8-1-1
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1973 Celina 9-1-0
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1974 Celina 13-1-1
State Co-Champion
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1975 Celina 13-1-0
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1976 Celina 9-1-0
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1977 Pilot Point 7-3-0
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1978 Pilot Point 9-1-0
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1979 Pilot Point 11-1-1
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1980 Pilot Point 14-0-1
State Co-Champion
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1981 Pilot Point 15-0-0
State Champion
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1982 Pilot Point 12-1-0
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1983 Pilot Point 11-1-1
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1984 Pilot Point 10-1-0
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