Bishop Gorman freshman Trey Washington thought he took the opening kickoff of the Gaels’ Thursday night showdown with Mater East for a touchdown, but a hold penalty negated the score.

Washington got another chance in the first half to return a kick for a TD in Gorman’s 50-7 victory.

After Mater East connected on a long touchdown late in the second quarter to be the first Nevada team to score on Gorman this season, Washington took the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown as the first half expired to give the Gaels a 35-7 lead at the break.

The highly-anticipated matchup with Gorman and Mater East had its brief moments of excitement, but the Gaels dominated the whole way. Gorman rolled to victory at Fertitta Field.

“I’m proud of the boys,” Gorman coach Brent Browner said. “Proud of our staff, everybody did a great job to prepare for this game. A lot of people had us losing this game for whatever reason, maybe that’s just the hype of the game and things like that.

“Our kids were calm.…