Bishop Gorman volition get different changeable astatine 1 of the nation’s apical precocious schoolhouse shot teams connected Friday night.
The Gaels, ranked No. 8 nationally by MaxPreps, play astatine No. 13 Mater Dei (California) astatine 7 p.m. Friday astatine Santa Ana Stadium.
Gorman is 0-5 all-time against Mater Dei and the 2 programs usually play a adjacent game.
Here’s a look backmost astatine each 5 meetings betwixt the 2 shot powerhouse programs:
2017: Mater Dei 35, Bishop Gorman 21
Gorman entered this matchup arsenic the three-time defending nationalist champion and was connected a 55-game winning streak.
But its tally of dominance came to an extremity successful its archetypal gathering with Mater Dei connected Sept. 1 successful Santa Ana. It was the Gaels’ archetypal decision since a 28-12 nonaccomplishment to Booker T. Washington (Florida) connected Oct. 4, 2013.
Future Southern California and Georgia backmost J.T. Daniels completed 19 of 31 passes for 309 yards and threw 2 TDs for Mater Dei, which went connected to spell 15-0 and triumph the nationalist title.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 16 of 39 passes for 344 yards with 2 TDs and 2 interceptions for Gorman, which finished the twelvemonth 13-2.
Cedric Tillman, who is connected the New Orleans Saints signifier squad, added 182 receiving yards and a touchdown for Gorman, which trailed 14-7 astatine halftime and chopped the shortage to 28-21. Tight extremity Brevin Jordan, present with the Houston Texans, had 100 receiving yards for Gorman.
2018: Mater Dei 42, Bishop Gorman 0
Current Carolina Panthers backmost Bryce Young threw for 256 yards with 4 TDs and ran for different TD for Mater Dei arsenic the Monarchs rolled past Gorman to trigger the moving timepiece for the Gaels astatine Fertitta Field connected Aug. 24.
It was the archetypal clip the Gaels were unopen retired since Sept. 16, 2006, by Rock Bridge (Missouri).
Gorman had 65 yards of discourtesy successful the 2nd half. The Gaels failed to capitalize connected a brace of aboriginal turnovers and could not person connected fourth-and-goal conscionable earlier halftime trailing 14-0.
Mater Dei finished 14-1 and won its 2nd consecutive nationalist title. Gorman started 1-3 successful 2018 but finished 11-3.
2022: Mater Dei 24, Bishop Gorman 21
Gorman held 14-point leads doubly successful the game, but No. 3 Mater Dei scored 10 unanswered points successful the 4th fourth to rally for the triumph connected Aug. 26 astatine Fertitta Field.
Mater Dei converted 25-yard tract extremity with 3 minutes left, and the Monarchs defence forced a turnover connected downs connected the pursuing possession to seal the win.
Gorman backmost Micah Alejado, present astatine Hawaii, threw TD passes to Elija Lofton (Miami) and Trech Kekahuna (North Carolina) to spell up 14-0. Alejado aboriginal connected with Zachariah Branch (Atlanta Falcons) successful the 3rd 4th to enactment the Gaels up 21-7.
Gorman finished 14-1 successful 2022 and was ranked 4th nationally by MaxPreps. Mater Dei finished ranked No. 2 astatine 12-1, with its lone nonaccomplishment coming against eventual nationalist champion St. John Bosco successful the postseason.
2024: Mater Dei 31, Bishop Gorman 15
Gorman entered arsenic the reigning defending nationalist champion and with a 27-game winning streak, but the streak and a accidental astatine a 5th nationalist rubric came to an extremity connected Sept. 6 successful Santa Ana.
Mater Dei took an aboriginal 14-0 pb and ne'er looked backmost enroute to a 31-15 victory.
Gorman was unopen retired successful the archetypal 4th and started to get momentum erstwhile the Gaels brought Maika Eugenio disconnected the seat and helium threw a 4-yard touchdown walk earlier halftime to chopped the shortage to 14-7.
But that’s arsenic adjacent arsenic it would beryllium the remainder of the mode arsenic Mater Dei scored the adjacent 17 points and defeated the Gaels. Gorman finished 11-1 and was No. 4 successful the country, portion Mater Dei won a seventh nationalist title.
2025: Mater Dei 27, Bishop Gorman 24
Gorman entered the astir caller matchup ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today and appeared to person momentum connected its broadside successful the 4th quarter, but the Gaels couldn’t get their archetypal triumph implicit Mater Dei.
Mater Dei scored connected a 37-yard TD walk from Ryan Hopkins (Wisconsin) to existent Ohio State freshman Chris Henry Jr. to springiness the Monarchs a 27-24 pb midway done the 4th quarter.
Gorman, successful what was a back-and-forth game, had 1 past accidental successful the 4th quarter, but Mater Dei stopped Terrance Grant Jr. 2 yards abbreviated connected a fourth-and-3 pass.
The Gaels had a 14-11 pb with a infinitesimal near earlier halftime aft a 1-yard Eugenio touchdown run, but Mater Dei got down the tract and got a 23-yard tract extremity to necktie the crippled astatine 14 astatine the break.
“We gave it away, we gave it away, “ Gorman manager Brent Browner said aft the nonaccomplishment successful 2025. “Simple point. My fault. I indispensable person done thing incorrect successful betwixt mentation for this week. We weren’t prepared. We didn’t instrumentality attraction of stuff, truthful it decidedly falls 100 percent connected me.
“You larn much from the losses than you bash from a win. It’s a bully shot squad that we played. We’re a truly bully shot team. It’s razor thin, man. The borderline astatine this level is razor thin. Two mistakes, 3 mistakes is the quality successful the game.”
Gorman finished 11-1 and ranked No. 3 nationally by MaxPreps portion Mater Dei finished No. 9 astatine 8-3.
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Who: No. 8 Bishop Gorman (3-1) astatine No. 13 Mater Dei (California) (4-0)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, California
Stream: NFHS Network
All-time series: Mater Dei 5-0
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