It was a statement bounce back win for the host Gaels, who battled their second straight Southern California and Trinity League opponent. Last week, No. 1 Mater Dei handed Gorman their first loss in 27 games, 31-15, in Southern California.
Friday was a different quarterback for the Gaels and a different story entirely.
Junior
Maika Eugenio was under center for Brent Browner's club with
Melvin Spicer on the sideline with an injury. The three-star threw four of his six touchdown passes in the first half.
Fellow Gorman three-star standout
Greg Toler was in on four scores, two first-half receiving TDs with a touchdown pass and reception in the second half.
Bishop Gorman didn't punt until the start of the fourth quarter.
Junior quarterback Maika Eugenio threw six touchdown passes as No. 5 Bishop Gorman beat No. 12 Orange Lutheran 55-28 on Friday in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown. Eugenio, in for the injured Melvin Spicer, helped the Gaels score touchdowns on all five first-half possessions. (Photo: Jules Karney)
Trailing 7-0 after Nebraska commit
T.J. Lateef put Orange Lutheran on the board with an 8-yard touchdown pass to
Chris Flores Jr., Eugenio wasted no time in answering with a 46-yard catch-and-run to Toler.
Following a OLu three-and-out, Eugenio and Toler again hooked up to cap a six-play, 58-yard drive with a 14-7 lead. Eugenio found
Derek Meadows just inside the second quarter for a 21-7 advantage.
Eugenio closed out the half with a 4-yard pass to
Brandon Gaea that capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive that killed the last five minutes of the second quarter.
Toler capped the first Bishop Gorman score of the second half with a 23-yard pass to tight end
Anthony Hickman.
Flores had a hand in three of the four Orange Lutheran scores, grabbing a second receiving touchdown midway through the fourth to cut the Gorman lead to 48-28.
Eugenio added a long TD strike to Toler midway through the fourth for the final margin.
Bishop Gorman wide receiver Greg Toler had a hand in four touchdowns as the fifth-ranked Gaels beat No. 12 Orange Lutheran 55-28 in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown in the desert. (Photo: Jules Karney)
