Bishop Gorman sophomore Zyren Menor had worked himself into the Gaels’ starting receiving group through the team’s first three games.

But when the Gaels needed a play in the first half against East St. Louis (Illinois) on Friday night, Menor came up with a big special teams play.

Menor returned a kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown late in the first half to give Gorman a 14-3 lead.

It wouldn’t be any closer, as the Gaels rolled in the second half to a 35-10 win over East St. Louis, rated as the top team in Illinois by MaxPreps, at Fertitta Field.

“We should have had a touchdown on our first drive, but it’s a heavyweight fight,” Gorman coach Brent Browner said. “They’re swinging, we’re swinging, I think we did that. Our adjustments, we came out at halftime, and they worked a little bit wit

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