Bishop Gorman was tied with one other high school for the most players selected in the NFL draft, the league announced.
Football
Bishop Gorman football’s 19 Nevada high school state championships are not the most in the state. A small school north of Las Vegas has the Gaels beat.
The Nevada Interscholastic Realignment Committee, consisting of 10 principals and athletic administators, instead approved a different proposal by a unanimous vote of 10-0.
It’s business as usual for the Bishop Gorman football team, which meets Bishop Manogue for the Class 5A state championship in Carson City.
Bishop Gorman dominated the second half to earn a 41-3 home victory over Desert Pines in a Class 5A Southern Region semifinal Friday.
Bishop Gorman senior wide receiver Zachariah Branch is the No. 1 wide receiver recruit in the senior class. He’s committed to USC, where he’ll join his brother, Zion.
Silverado senior Donavyn Pellot, who could play a number of positions in college, is down to a final four of Pac-12 Conference football teams.
Bishop Gorman heeded coach Brent Browner’s message to stay together after tough loss to Mater Dei (California) in blowout win over Saint Louis (Hawaii).
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 6 by MaxPreps, led by 14 points in the second half, but eventually wore down against second-ranked and defending national champion Mater Dei.
Parking spots will be scarce when Liberty plays at Bishop Gorman in Southern Nevada’s high school football game of the year.
Bishop Gorman routed visiting Palo Verde on Friday night. The Gaels have outscored their four Class 5A opponents by a combined 214-0.
Running back Cam Barfield scored five touchdowns to lead the Gaels to a 42-21 victory at Fertitta Field on the Bishop Gorman campus.
Three years after losing 84-8 in state championship game, Liberty became the first Nevada school to beat Bishop Gorman in football since 2008.
Brent Browner, who was named Bishop Gorman’s football coach after Kenny Sanchez resigned in January 2020, is comfortable with the program’s high expectations.
Five players who helped lead the Patriots to their first state championship last fall signed to play in college Wednesday.