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Zander Gorman is a captain on two teams at Mount Carmel — football and lacrosse.
Gorman, a senior defensive back/tight end for the football team, said lacrosse was a natural sport for him to pick up. After all, it provides another avenue where he can let out his aggression.
“The whole reason I started playing lacrosse when I was younger is because I just like hitting guys,” Gorman said. “It’s another contact sport, so I was able to pick it up pretty easily.
“It helps with football. The footwork translates really well because I play defense in lacrosse, too.”
Gorman showed off both the hard hitting and the footwork Friday night. He came up with a big interception and led the visiting Caravan to a 28-0 win over St. Rita in a CCL/ESCC crossover game in Chicago.
Vanderbilt recruit Jack Elliott completed 18 of 24 passes for 270 yards and a touchdown and ran for 60 yards and two more TDs on 15 carries for Mount Carmel (1-1). Sophomore receiver Quentin Burrell was his favorite target again, pulling in six catches for 160 yards, including a 45-yard TD on the opening drive of the game.
Justin Buckner had two sacks for St. Rita (1-1), while Steven Armbruster completed 11 of 26 passes for 106 yards.
The Mustangs were held to 145 yards by a Mount Carmel defense that had something to prove following a 42-38 season-opening loss to the Hun School of Princeton in New Jersey.
“We had a chip on our shoulder about the size of the globe,” Gorman said. “We were really upset about that. But at Mount Carmel, it’s the same game every week. We’re going to come out and we’re going to play the same way every week. It’s always the next-week mentality.”
Mount Carmel scored on its first two possessions, then did not score again until the fourth quarter. The Caravan defense, though, had the offense’s back.
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Author : Chicago Tribune
Publish date : 2024-09-07 04:25:00
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