Bishop Gorman junior offensive lineman Doug Utu and SJ Alofaituli are fielding offers from some of the most prominent college football programs.
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Two realignment proposals are on the table, neither of which would change the dominance Bishop Gorman football has over local schools.
Bishop Gorman dominated the second half to earn a 41-3 home victory over Desert Pines in a Class 5A Southern Region semifinal Friday.
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.
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.
Riley Schwartz threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and Marcos Canales had 123 yards on 16 carries for the Crusaders in a 35-0 Northwest League win.
Whoever wins the Bishop Gorman quarterback battle between Micah Bowens and Donovan Smith comes in at No. 3 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top five quarterbacks.
Bishop Gorman’s dominance of the Nevada portion of its schedule continued into the postseason Friday, as the Gaels’ football team rolled to more than 600 yards of offense and a 59-0 home win against Palo Verde in the Sunset Region quarterfinals.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
Bishop Gorman slipped to No. 7 in the USA Today Super 25 poll released Monday. Following the 2013 season, Bishop Gorman was unranked and was the No. 1 team after Week 1 in 2014, and has not been ranked lower than fourth since then.
A former girlfriend of Kenny Sanchez, the head coach of Bishop Gorman High School’s state champion football team, says she fabricated a story of domestic abuse, according to an affidavit released Thursday.
The question now is whether Bishop Gorman (6-0) will be able to finish No. 1 for the third consecutive season.