Review-Journal preps reporter Alex Wright’s top five stories of 2023 include Bishop Gorman’s run to a national title and an eventful realignment process.
Football
Former Bishop Gorman star Zachariah Branch made an electrifying debut with a 96-yard kickoff return and a 25-yard reception for touchdowns in USC’s season-opening win Saturday.
Bishop Gorman racked up 432 yards of total offense to Faith Lutheran’s 19 on the Gaels’ way to a 72-0 rout in the Class 5A playoff opener.
Bishop Gorman’s national title hopes are likely gone after Friday’s loss to Mater Dei (California), but the Gaels still have plenty to play for in remaining nonleague games.
Bishop Gorman will host Faith Lutheran to open the playoffs after running through its five Class 5A Desert League games by a combined score of 273-0.
Nine high school football games have been canceled for various reasons, including COVID concerns, brush fires and a shortage of eligible players.
The Patriots made changes in the lines and secondary, and they inserted Daniel Britt at quarterback. They’re 8-0 since, including Friday’s 30-24 win over Bishop Gorman.
Bishop Gorman’s Treven Ma’ae comes in at No. 1 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
DeShawn Eagles and Frank Harris are the latest to shine at the receiver for the Wolves, and the seniors have emerged as one of the top receiving tandems in the valley through the first half of the season.
Bishop Gorman punched a hole in Texas’ proud high school football reputation with a 44-14 dismantling of Cedar Hill on Saturday night in a nationally televised season opener before an overflow crowd of10,000 at Longhorn Stadium.
#NVprepsfb list of Southern Nevada’s top five defensive players.
In the class of 2017, 13 Southern Nevada football players are considered three-star prospects by recruiting websites.
If there was a question mark on the Bishop Gorman football team’s defense entering the season — and that’s a big if — it was the linebacker corps.
The sign on the outside of the athletic training center adjacent to Bishop Gorman’s football field celebrates the team’s 2014 national football championship.
