After going 6-5 in 2018, Bishop Gorman has received a complete of seven video games in the course of the previous 5 seasons, successful not more than two video games in any particular person season.
The Crusaders, who posted a 2-9 mark in 2023, wish to enhance within the win column in 2024.
“I’m anticipating a successful season this 12 months,” second-year Gorman head soccer coach Ed Burns mentioned. “We’ve bought some new guys and all people has been locked in all summer season. That is in all probability the very best summer season I’ve had since I’ve been right here as an assistant and as a head coach. The blokes are actually shopping for in. We’ve bought some actually good underclassmen arising. We’ve bought some new guys in. We’re anticipating a extremely good season, a successful season at that.”
Burns was joined by senior receiver David Phillips, junior linebacker/tight finish Curtis Barlow, senior athlete Cody Carter, senior linebacker/working again Sean O’Neill and junior offensive lineman/defensive lineman Andrew Mugleston at a fall sports activities media day on the CHRISTUS Orthopedics & Sports activities Drugs Institute on Aug. 1 to speak concerning the upcoming season.
“We need to be manner higher than final 12 months,” Phillips mentioned. “We’ve bought an entire bunch of latest guys which can be able to make an influence. I’m excited for this season.”
“We’ve been hitting the load room laborious,” Barlow mentioned. “It’s been good.”
“We now have to face adversity higher,” Carter mentioned. “We’ve bought to recover from that hump of dealing with adversity. I’m new right here, however what I heard is final season every time adversity got here, we simply form of put our head down and gave up. This season, the tradition is so much higher and we will face it higher.”
“The important thing to success is sweet morale, on and off the sector,” O’Neill mentioned. “Like Cody mentioned, dealing with adversity higher and holding our heads up.”
“We simply need to be humble, hold our heads up and go win some soccer video games,” Mugleston mentioned.
Phillips had 41 catches for 832 yards and 9 touchdowns final season. Carter joins the Crusaders from Whitehouse, and Mugleston was at Hurricane Excessive Faculty in Utah.
Gorman will compete in TAPPS Division III District 2 with All Saints, Dallas Christian, McKinney Christian, Dallas Covenant and Dallas Shelton.
The Crusaders will open the season Aug. 30 at Bay Space Christian.
