Durango hosted Bishop Gorman in a boys basketball game Friday night. Gorman won 66-57.
Bishop Gorman
Arbor View and Foothill are the last teams with a chance to stop a potential Liberty-Bishop Gorman matchup in next week’s state semifinals.
Sophomore Micah Alejado led Bishop Gorman on an 80-yard TD march in the fourth quarter, and Miami Central’s last-second field goal missed as the Gaels won 21-20.
It was only two years ago that Centennial played for a state championship. The rebuilding Bulldogs picked up their first win, 9-8 over Legacy on Friday.
Bishop Gorman senior tackle Jake Taylor is the top offensive lineman in the valley. He started for the Gaels in 2019 and has committed to Oklahoma.
Maddox Riske hit a two-run homer to ignite a four-run eighth inning as Bishop Gorman rallied past Palo Verde after blowing an early three-run lead.
Ari Gronauer scored about four minutes into the second half for the only goal as defending state champion Faith Lutheran defeated Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Bishop Gorman had several Division I signees who had to decide whether they would play in the spring football season — and risk an injury — before leaving for college.
Brian Lang, who won a state championship as a player at Cimarron-Memorial High, hopes to lead Clark back to that level as its coach.