Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Gorman). Their defense stepped up to hand the Basic Wolves a 63-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Gaels, who have now won six contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Bishop Gorman came from Isaiah Nickels, CJ Rabb III, Myles Norman, Kamil Loud, Brandon Gaea, Phillip Sampson, Hayden Stepp, Aizen Torres, and Derek Meadows. Another player making a difference was Maika Eugenio, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.
Bishop Gorman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nickels, Loud, Stepp, and Justin Colin picked up one apiece. Bishop Gorman got some further help from Ocean Taufa: he made 11 total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Bishop Gorman pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Basic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bishop Gorman will face off against Desert Pines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Gorman is facing Desert Pines at the right time seeing as Desert Pines is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Basic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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