Lone Peak is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Gorman. The Knights lost 35-14 to the Gaels. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 35-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2021.
Despite the loss, Lone Peak had strong showings from Jaron Pula, who picked up 80 receiving yards and a pair of scores, and Kepa Niumeitolu, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Maika Eugenio was nothing short of spectacular for Bishop Gorman: he threw for 251 yards and four TDs while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 85 yards. Those 85 rushing yards gave Eugenio a new career-high. Bishop Gorman's leading receiver Massiah Mingo was Eugenio's top target yet again, picking up 91 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lone Peak fell to 3-1. As for Bishop Gorman, the victory was the 12th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Lone Peak didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 34-7 win against Farmington on the 12th. As for Bishop Gorman, they have also already played their next contest, a 35-10 victory against East St. Louis on the 12th.
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