Top-ranked Bishop Gorman puts away No. 24 Kahuku for 43rd straight win

Video: No. 24 Kahuku @ No. 1 Bishop Gorman
View images by photographer Jann Hendry from this showdown in Las Vegas.

More than 2,000 fans made the trip from the Islands to see if the pride of Hawaii, defending state champion Kahuku could knock off the nation's No. 1 team.

There was a lot of hard hitting and tough yards to go around, but top-ranked Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) continued its surge against another nationally-ranked squad with a 35-7 home victory.

Ohio State-bound Tate Martell threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as the Gaels (4-0) won their 43rd straight game overall and fourth straight this season against a ranked opponent. 



After a scoreless first quarter, tight end Brevin Jordan took a middle screen, broke several tackles and powered into the end zone to complete an 18-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter giving Gorman a 7-0 lead.

Gorman's offensive line gave Martell all day and he completed a 14-yard TD in the right corner of the end zone to Austin Arnold, making it 14-0 midway through the second.

Kahuku (5-1), which came in with three straight shutouts and having outscored foes 254-22 this season, gave its loud contingent something to cheer about just before halftime.

On fourth down, freshman QB Sol-Jay Maiava faked an inside hand-off and sprinted 45 yards untouched for a touchdown, making it 14-7.

But the Gorman defense, as its done all year, once again flexed its muscle in the second half holding Kahuku scoreless.

Martell scored on a 3-yard keeper late in the third quarter to make it 21-7. Jordan hauled in his second TD pass, a 3-yarder from Martell in the fourth quarter, before Jalen Nailor caught another TD score with 2:21 remaining.



The victory ended an 18-game win streak for Kahuku. Gorman played without two of its top playmakers because of injury, Cal-bound running back Biaggio Ali Walsh (ankle) and receiver Tyjon Lindsey (collarbone).