On a crazy weekend for high school football, with a number of matchups between national powers, will defending Super 25 champion Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) be the new No. 1 when rankings are released Monday?
With losses by No. 1 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) and No. 2 Miami Central, the Gaels powered through No. 20 Chandler (Ariz.) on Saturday for a season-opening 35-14 victory. The victory was win No. 1 for new coach Kenny Sanchez, the former Gorman defensive coordinator, and No. 25 in a row for the program.
With the game at 7-7, Biaggio Ali-Walsh, grandson of Muhammad Ali, gave Gorman a 14-7 lead with a touchdown run. The combination of Texas A&M-bound QB Tate Martell and wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey then extended the lead to 21-7 with a 30-yard TD pass with Martell stepping up and throwing across his body.
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Chandler QB Mason Moran cut the lead to 21-14 on a 44-yard touchdown run on a keeper. It was his second TD run of the night. He had scored Chandler’s first TD on a 15-yard run.
Chandler (1-1) would get no closer with a score off a screen pass to Ali-Walsh pushing the Gorman lead back to two touchdowns and then Jonathan Shumaker posting the final score for the Gaels.
The Wolves played shorthanded without star receiver Chase Lucas, who injured his knee early in the first half. He is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday, coach Sean Aguano told news reporters after the game.
Among those in the stands were former Gorman coach and current UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, UFC president Dana White and UFC co-owner Lorenzo Ferttitta, a large donor. The school’s stadium is named for his father.
