Las Vegas Sun

January 8, 2009

High School Football:

Bishop Gorman High School

Bishop Gorman High School

League: Sunset Southwest

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Bishop Gorman, the defending large-school state champions, will face an uphill battle trying to repeat this fall. The Gaels graduated most of their skill position players from last year's team that went undefeated.

Gorman does return arguably the state's top player in defensive lineman Justin Chaisson. Chaisson, who committed to Oklahoma in the spring, set an unofficial state record with 23 sacks last year. The Gaels will also be strong on the offensive line where they return Sam Womack and Geoffrey Gibson at tackle and Evan Palelei and Vince Nicotra at guard.

"We have an offensive line that any coach in the country would love to have," Gorman coach Bob Altshuler said. "We just need to find some skilled guys behind them."

Gorman, Southern Nevada's lone Catholic high school, has one of the best followings in the state and typically packs the stands for all its game - home or away. The Gaels will play their first full year at Fertitta Field in Summerlin, one of the gems of the new campus that opened last August.

— Home News Sports Editor Ray Brewer

Date Opponent Result/Time Links
Aug 23 at Phoenix Brophy Prep L 16-6
Aug 29 Service High School W 24-0
Sep 6 at Riordan (San Francisco, CA) W 13-0
Sep 12 Dixie High School W 20-14
Sep 19 Durango High School W 62-7
Sep 26 Spring Valley High School W 14-6
Oct 3 at Clark High School W 55-0
Oct 10 Sierra Vista High School W 41-26
Oct 17 at Western High School W 57-8
Oct 24 Pahrump Valley High School W 55-0
Oct 30 at Bonanza High School W 44-7
Nov 7 Legacy High School W 17-6
Nov 14 Cheyenne High School W 37-36
Nov 21 at Palo Verde High School L 50-14

Team Stats

Overall
W-L 12-2
1st Downs 96
Fumbles-Lost 15-4
Penalties-Yds 24-230
Punts 42
INT 6
Total Pts. 459
Passing
Comp-Att-Int 121-221-0
Comp % 54.8
Yards 1774
Yards/Att 8.0
Rushing
Att 400
Yards 2799
Yards/Att 7.0

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