A homecoming crowd at K.G. Horn Stadium watched as Logan Andrews tossed four touchdown passes and T.J. Baker ran for three more to keep Gore undefeated at 5-0 overall and 4-0 in the league.
The Pirates, who were scoring 39.8 points per game before Thursday's kickoff, topped their average by halftime while grabbing a 40-7 advantage.
Gore had five players find the end zone against Warner and head coach Brandon Ellis said the assortment of talent is a luxury.
"When people talk about the Gore offense they think of Logan and T.J.," said Ellis. "We have so many other weapons we can utilize and we'll hit you with them. We have a lot of different options if someone is covered up."
Travis Burns was one of the weapons unleashed on Warner. The senior opened the scoring with a nine-yard touchdown reception from Andrews and closed the first quarter with a 62-yard interception return to give Gore a 19-7 lead.
The Pirates' other first-quarter touchdown was scored by Devon Lacore, who got behind the Eagles' defense to catch a 43-yard pass from Andrews on Gore's second possession of the night.
Gore pulled away with three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter. Bubba Terrell set up the first with a fumble recovery near midfield. Jaykob Taylor caught a 22-yard pass and Burns rambled 19 yards to the Warner three. Baker scored from there and Andrews passed to Burns for the conversion and a 27-7 lead with 6:11 left in the half.
Cody Casinger got the ball right back for Gore with a fumble recovery in Eagles' territory. On the next play, Andrews connected with Jake Dwyer for a 42-yard touchdown pass. Christian Vahl added the extra point.
The Pirates drove 62 yards in seven plays to make it 40-7. Burns had an 18-yard run followed by a 20-yard reception to put the ball at the Warner eight-yard line. Baker scored from there, breaking numerous tackles while bulling his way into the end zone at the 2:02 mark.
Gore took the opening kickoff of the third quarter and marched 51 yards in seven plays to make it 47-7. Baker got the touchdown with a nine-yard run and Vahl kicked the extra point.
Warner quarterback Jed Baker tossed a third-quarter touchdown pass to get the Eagles within 47-13 entering the final period.
Gore played its reserves most of the second half and Garrett Lehnick-who moved to quarterback the day before-completed three passes on a 63-yard touchdown drive. He passed 16 yards to Joe Lane to put the Pirates up 53-13 with 11:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Warner had three touchdowns in the final stanza as Baker passed for one and ran for two more to pull the Eagles within 53-33 in the final minutes of the game.
Gore rolled up 395 yards of total offense, including 219 through the air. Sophomore quarterback Andrews was 9-of-12 for 159 yards and Lehnick completed 3-of-4 passes for 50 yards. Dwyer caught three passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Burns had three receptions for 40 yards and Lacore caught two for 64.
T.J. Baker led the Gore ground game with 14 carries for 72 yards. Joey Spears ran for 39 yards on four carries, while Andrews ran eight times for 33 yards. Burns picked up 39 yards on three attempts and Taylor ran twice for 13 yards.
Warner was led by Jed Baker, who rushed for 92 yards and completed 18-of-35 passes for 180 yards. Dalton Hawkins caught 10 passes for 136 yards for the Eagles, who dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the district.
Gore will return to action on Thursday night, when the Pirates visit Central for a key District A-6 game.
