Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) at Centennial (Corona, Calif.)What to watch: Friday will be the fourth of six consecutive out-of-state matchups to open the year for No. 7 Bishop Gorman, and the second time in three weeks it will travel to Southern California. The Gaels (3-0) beat then-No. 12 Servite (Anaheim, Calif.), 48-27, two weeks ago then barely scraped past current No. 24 Bingham (South Jordan, Utah), 23-20 in OT, at home last Friday.
Tate Martell seized the starting quarterback spot from senior
Danny Hong after leading a second-half explosion for Bishop Gorman against Servite. The sophomore has completed 19-of-35 passes for 322 yards and five touchdowns in just over six quarters of action. Centennial bounced back from its opening 38-18 loss to No. 14 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) with a thrilling 52-49 win against Orange Lutheran. Junior scatback
J.J. Taylor led the way with 266 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Just the facts: This is the second of four games against California teams on Bishop Gorman's non-league schedule. Dates with Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) and No. 6 St. John Bosco (Bellflower) are up next. Overall, the Gaels are 9-2 against the Golden State since 2004. … Conversely, Centennial has battled only one non-California team in the previous 10 seasons. The Huskies won a 60-42 shootout against Liberty (Henderson, Nev.) last year.
Mitch Stephens: Bishop Gorman 48, Centennial 45
Kevin Askeland: Centennial 35, Bishop Gorman 30
Jamie DeMoney: Bishop Gorman 37, Centennial 31
Stephen Spiewak: Bishop Gorman 42, Centennial 35
Leland Gordon: Centennial 28, Bishop Gorman 27
Colin Ward-Henninger: Bishop Gorman 35, Centennial 34
