Bishop Gorman was crowned the high school football national champion by MaxPreps on Monday, earning the school’s fourth mythical football national title.
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Bishop Gorman is the No. 1 high school football team in the country. The Gaels will play Liberty for the Class 5A Division I state title Tuesday at Allegiant Stadium.
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 and Liberty again are expected to win league championships and meet for a state championship game berth.
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Wide receiver Zachariah Branch leads a Bishop Gorman team that will face a difficult slate of out-of-state opponents during non-league play.
Bishop Gorman scored on all seven of its possessions and added a defensive touchdown in a rout of McQueen on Thursday in the Class 5A state football championship game.
Bishop Gorman, ranked seventh in the nation by USA Today, has only itself to blame after allowing 18 points in the final 65 seconds in a loss to No. 24 Hamilton (Arizona).
Former Bishop Gorman High School football coach Kenny Sanchez was fired Friday after two games as coach at Menendez High in St. Augustine, Florida, according to reports.
Dan Barnson stepped down as Arbor View’s football coach after 12 seasons in which his teams compiled a 104-33 record.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
The Gaels are ranked No. 11 after beating then-No. 6 De La Salle (California) at home Saturday, 34-7. Gorman was ranked 12th going into the game.
Despite losing 10 Division I players to graduation, the Gaels figure to be in the mix for a fourth consecutive mythical national championship.
#NVprepsfb list of Southern Nevada’s top five wide receivers/pass catchers.
Welcome to “Championship Week.”
The prep football season is winding down, and four title games are on the docket this week. Most of them are taking place up north, and that means it’s time to pack a heavy coat and jump in the car.