No. 1 Gorman sweeps Foothill in girls volleyball — PHOTOS

By Alex Wright Las Vegas Review-Journal

9 months ago

Bishop Gorman’s Aliitasi Fakatoumafi (13) spikes the ball during a volleyball game betwe ... — Bishop Gorman’s Aliitasi Fakatoumafi (13) spikes the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Foothill’s Siena Novak (14) spikes the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bishop Gorman’s Ayanna Watson (4) spikes the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bishop Gorman’s Ayanna Watson (4) moments after spiking the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Foothill’s Reagan Ralph (2) prepares to spike the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bishop Gorman’s Leilia Toailoa (18) spikes the ball during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Foothill’s Reagan Ralph (2) jumps to block the net during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bishop Gorman’s Alexa Ham (15) prepares to block a hit from Foothill’s Lexington Trummell (3) during a volleyball game between Foothill High School and Bishop Gorman High School at Bishop Gorman High School on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Ayanna Watson had 16 kills as Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, rolled to a 25-8, 25-16, 25-5 home win over Foothill in a girls volleyball match Monday.

Watson added eight aces and four blocks for the Gaels (3-0, 1-0 Class 5A Desert League).

Gorman next plays in the Nike Tournament of Champions on Friday in Tampa, Florida, and Foothill (5-6, 0-1) plays at Sierra Vista on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.

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