High school football Top 25 Preseason Early Contenders: No. 3 Bishop Gorman

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Head coach: Kenny Sanchez

2015 record (MaxPreps national rank): 15-0, NIAA Division I champion (No. 7)

Last decade: 132-12

Star power: QB Tate Martell (33), DT Haskell Garrett (56, Ohio State), S Bubba Bolden (166, USC), CB Alex Perry (172), WR Austin Arnold (619), RB Biaggio Walsh (727)

Even more: Linebacker Palaie Gaoteote (58) and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (77) are among the top recruits from the Class of 2018. Thompson-Robinson will see a lot of passes at wide receiver, as will returning starter Jalen Nailor.



See the Bishop Gorman preseason Top 25 photo shoot gallery

Game to watch: Season opener at No. 5 Cedar Hill (Texas), Aug. 27.

Briefly: Also on Gorman's schedule is No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas in Las Vegas Sept. 30, No. 9 St. John Bosco at Long Beach City College on Sept. 9 and defending Hawaii state champion Kahuku Sept. 16 in Las Vegas. … Gorman might have been No. 1 had 5-star wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey not transferred to Centennial (Corona, Calif.). … Gorman has won seven straight large-school state titles. … The team returns 15 starters, eight on defense. …. Martell, nicknamed Mini Manziel because of his elusiveness, decommitted from Texas A&M in April.

Look for a full preview of the Gaels on July 1.