Bishop Gorman football coach Brent Browner gave a blunt assessment on what went wrong in the Gaels’ 27-24 loss to Mater Dei (California) on Friday night.

“We gave it away,” Browner said, “we gave it away.”

Gorman, ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today , had plenty of opportunities to get its first win over Mater Dei, but the Monarchs made just a few more plays and the Gaels couldn’t capitalize on their chances in front of a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd of more than 5,000 at Gorman’s Fertitta Field.

“Simple point. My fault,” Browner said. “I must have done something wrong in preparation for this week. We weren’t prepared. We didn’t take care of stuff, so it definitely falls 100 percent on me.”

Gorman is 0-5 all-time against Mater Dei. The loss put a significant dent in the Gaels’ (

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