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Bishop Gorman running back Shaquille Powell makes a play during the first quarter of Friday’s game against Armwood High of Florida. Powell rushed nine times for 65 yards in the quarter.
Published Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 | 6:40 p.m.
Updated Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 | 1:46 a.m.
Bishop Gorman misses last-second field goal, loses to Armwood 20-17
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Bishop Gorman High's Kline Fielden missed a 40-yard field goal with just seconds left Friday night, giving Florida's Armwood High a narrow 20-17 victory at Fertitta Field in a contest of top-10 national opponents.
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Bishop Gorman High's Kline Fielden missed a 40-yard field goal with just seconds left Friday night, giving Florida's Armwood High a narrow 20-17 victory at Fertitta Field in a contest of top-10 national opponents.
Earlier in the quarter, Gorman quarterback Anu Solomon capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to bring the Gaels within three points. Then, with about 2 minutes left, Solomon led a drive into Armwood territory to put Gorman within field goal range in the closing seconds. But Fielden missed the attempt, giving Gorman its first loss ever in the four-year history of Fertitta Field.
Gorman trailed Armwood 20-10 seconds into the fourth quarter, cutting into its deficit with a 1-yard touchdown run from Shaquille Powell on the first play of the quarter.
Armwood, which led 14-3 at halftime, went on a seven-minute drive to open the second half, converting twice on third down and increasing their lead to 20-3 on a Wade Edwards 4-yard touchdown run.
Gorman surrendered 14 second-quarter points and trailed Armwood 14-3 at halftime, erasing a 3-0 first-quarter lead on a 27-yard field goal from Fielden.
It was all Armwood in the second quarter with quarterback Darryl Richardson throwing a 66-yard touchdown early in the quarter on a third-down play for a 7-3 lead. Armwood added to the lead with a 12-yard scoring run from Edwards 18 seconds before halftime.
Gorman isn't the lone local team in action tonight.
The first week of high school football games feature several exciting contests — Arbor View at Liberty, Palo Verde at Canyon Springs and Cimarron-Memorial at Basic.
The start of the Liberty-Arbor View game was delayed until 8 p.m. because of a problem with the Arbor View team bus.
Follow the coverage all night with the Sun's Case Keefer and Ray Brewer delivering scores, stats and highlights.
• Arbor View runs away from Liberty early after showing up late
• Farrell Victor’s three touchdowns carry Las Vegas High to opening night win
• Desert Pines runs out of gas in fourth quarter loss
• Cimarron-Memorial takes care of Basic, 21-14
• Big second half carries Del Sol past Rancho
• Green Valley falls in slugfest to California school, 52-49
• Despite injury, Jonathan Maxwell leads Palo Verde to 33-0 win over Canyon Springs
• Boulder City runs for more than 500 yards in victory
trying new plays might help!
ok buster...but so would not playing a team with 11-15 D1 players. Absolutely no shame in last nights loss. Some missed opportunities but no shame. Still think Gorman is in top 10 in nation they'll get a chance to prove that against Servite.
Shocked but happy for SW league with Bonanza's upset over Silverado and now i absolutely can't wait for Palo vs Arbor View probably going to be best local game until playoffs
Once again I throw out my argument of how many kids go to Gorman on financial aid or scholarship that play ZERO sports. I was one. No varsity sports and went to Gorman mostly for free.
Two: Please don't tell me that you believe that Palo Verde made state semi finals 7 years in a row just by getting lucky that the kids that "happened" to be zoned in their area were that good. Same for Las Vegas HS. Centennial girls basketball, do you think that you win state girls basketball more times in the last decade than i can count by virtue of zoning? Nobody is saying that Gorman does not have very talented athletes that attend Gorman and probably dont have the means to, but so is like 20% of their student body.
Gorman has financial aid to hundreds of kids that don't play sports and seriously someone answer my question for once SHOULD GORMAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID TO ANY STUDENT THAT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE GOOD AT SPORTS?
Maybe that would solve it, if Gorman came out with their financial assistance records and showed how many non athletes get financial aid. My kid is three and hopefully I have the means to send her to Gorman when she gets to that age but I hope she's not good at any sports because then someone will surely claim she was recruited.
Cunningham transfering from Silverado= Rich kid from rich family dad is NFL HOF'r who very likely would have attended a private school anyway, but people call it "recruiting" because he's athletically gifted and decides to go to Gorman (which his dad originally wanted him to go to)
I almost had my kid go to Foothill instead of the school he currently goes to because he's big on marching band and Foothill has the best one and his school does not. Why? Because I want the best for my kid. If he was amazing at football i'd find a way to get him to go to Gorman, if i couldn't afford it i'd make it happen with Palo, Vegas or Liberty just like many many others do.
A free education full ride scholarship to a 4 year university is this generations jackpot to a meal ticket. Every parent is going to do everything they can to provide their child with that opportunity. Clearly GOrman, Palo, Vegas, McQueen football are proof, Centennial Girls basketball, Green Valley and Rancho baseball, Palo Verde soccer, Las Vegas wrestling...goes on and on..
Hate on Gorman but don't be blind to the fact that removing Gorman doesn't solve the issue of parents making sure kids have best opportunity
It appears the Sun has taken down a comment. Judging by Tua's Dad's response, it must have been critical of Gorman. Is the Sun giving up on allowing both sides of an argument? You took down an earlier post of mine that was anti-Gorman.
On the other hand, it was fun to watch Gorman battle a team that was equal to or better than them in talent. It's a shame their monopoly in this valley means that never happens against Las Vegas schools. Interesting that with 70+ players on the team, several of the stars still play both ways for Gorman. Must be fun for those families to finance the Friday night playing time for such a select few members of the group.
Fan... i've had numerous of my post removed i'm surprised the above hasn't been yet because the last two just like it were.
What gives? That was MY post that was 'disappeared.' No explanation from the Sun's staff, whatsoever. Yes, is was critical in nature -- isn't that what these forums are for?. But unless the words "compensated" or "ringers" are considered vulgar, my comments were not over the top. And I specified that my criticism was for the adults involved. Shame on the Sun. That was CENSORSHIP.
Anyway, TuasDad:
Your are *RIGHT* that there are some other schools that game the system. But two rights don't make a wrong. Bishop Gorman gets away with the most, by far. But all of this (Vegas High, Centennial) needs to be stopped. Prep athletics are for the kids -- all of them. For all the rest, this is supremely unfair and the governing bodies should stop it. Attending Gorman for the education is one's prerogative. But just as with magnet school students, let a student go back to their zoned school for after-school sports. If that's not logistically feasible, but playing sports is so darn important to them, I guess they have a decision to make, don't they?
I respect your opinion but while in principal it makes sense, it reality it doesn't. Would the same apply for student council, varsity quiz and prom/homecoming court? It's not logical for a kid to go to school spend most of their time and experiences at one school then participate in extra curricular activities at another where they really wouldn't have anything to do with that school.
I know the former votech etc... if there was a sport that the magnet school didn't have you could play that sport at your zoned school. Votech didn't have football so kids could play that at their zoned school because votech didn't offer it. But you can't just chose to play soccer at valley because you'd rather play for them than say votech's team where you go.
PLus if you're a parent paying $11,000 a year for Gorman or $17,000 for Henderson International school or however much for The Meadows why would you send them to that school know they couldn't participate in sports? Makes zero sense. When Gorman football sucked (when I went and loooong before) people complained about recruiting back then. In 2001 we went to state semis and had 4 D1 players on our team. People claimed the same crap. Nobody complained about soccer, tennis, golf, baseball..oh they only complain about sports where colored kids play. That's the only time you hear people complain about Gorman recruiting Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball and Football. Racism 101.
And still nobody will answer my question: If Gorman showed how many kids went to Gorman on financial aid that far outnumbered varsity athletes in any sports would people finally shut up? No they'll never be happy.
When Gorman couldn't even win the southwest people complained about recruiting, when gorman is ranked nationally they complain. It's a love to hate thing. From other forum for highly ranked team like De la Salle, St Thomas Aquinas, Hamilton (AZ) every private school gets the same crap... You think Armwood from florida (public school in the hoooood) has all those kids zoned in their area?. Hell no. Parents make sure their kid get a shot to go there where they send an average of 9 kids a year to D1 schools on scholarships