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Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 | 10:46 p.m.
Prep Sports Now
Working through the playoff brackets
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Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer go over the high school football postseason picture and reflect on how it got to this point. The episode also contains a lengthy segment debating who is the Southeast Division MVP — Niko Kapeli, Kyle Keplinger, Aaron Love or Chris Marshall.
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The two-time defending state champion Bishop Gorman High football team closed the second quarter Friday with three touchdowns in a two-and-a-half minute stretch in a 49-6 victory against visiting Cheyenne in the Sunset Regional semifinals.
Gorman’s high-powered offense was limited to just seven points in the first quarter before hitting its stride late in the half.
“We had a rough first quarter,” Gorman coach Tony Sanchez said. “We didn’t look good offensively. We had to settle down.”
Senior running back Shaquille Powell led the Gorman offense with three touchdowns, rushing for 150 yards and two scores and catching another touchdown.
Quarterback Anu Solomon passed for a pair of touchdowns and rushed for a third. Receiver Robert Stanley added a touchdown reception.
While the offense sputtered early, the Gorman defense was solid all night in limiting Cheyenne attack. Gorman led 49-0 before Cheyenne scored a late touchdown against the Gaels’ reserves.
Gorman, which is the No. 1 seed from the Southwest for the eight-team regional, will host Northwest No. 2 Arbor View next week. Gorman on Oct. 21 beat Arbor View 56-7.
For the rest of the State of Nevada High School Football teams, all I have to say is when you come up against Bishop Gorman...."Good Night Irene!"
While that is true it's unnecessarily arrogant way to put it. I'm certain that when Arbor View, Palo Verde, Liberty and Reed (Gorman's next four opponents in order) saw that Chey-Town had them at only 7-0 at the end of first it gave them a glimmer of hope to hang on to. Small hope, but enough hope. Arbor will make it a slightly closer game than the first outing and still lose big but they'll do like last time and come out hitting hard. Gorman will dance to state but they're playing the 3 other most physical teams in the state the next 3 weeks, arriving in Reno with no further injuries will be a blessing.
If I can use a horse racing term; Gorman is not a "Mudder". Their offense is made for a fast track. Cheyenne came out and was not afraid for 15 minutes. Gorman has a big enough playbook to adjust to the situation and make you play them from behind. The weather played a big part with those first 15 minutes. Sanchez adjusted, and down the stretch he comes....
Well put