A determined effort by the Ranger perimeter shooters and a convincing rebounding advantage helped a 20-point halftime blossom to a 60-24 advantage late in the third quarter, lifting Jesuit Dallas to an 84-39, University Interscholastic League (UIL) District 9-6A win over Sunset on Tuesday evening at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse.

The Rangers (16-5, 6-0 UIL 9-6A) recorded a new season-high single game scoring mark, anchored by a team-leading 21 points from sophomore Michael Jankovich.  Junior Mitch Prendergast added 20 points while sophomore Marcus Hill, named Ranger of the Week on Monday, scored 15 points to increase his double-digit scoring streak to 11 consecutive contests, dating back to the team's Dec. 21 tilt against Cedar Hill.

Senior Ben Kunasek scored seven points, adding a team-leading five assists while dragging down nine rebounds.  Junior Jacob Palisch logged his first double-digit rebounding performance of the year, recording 12 rebounds, including six offensive boards.  In total, Jesuit out-rebounded the Bison, 43-23, scoring 18 second chance points off of 18 offensive rebounds.  In addition, the Rangers converted 21 Sunset turnovers into 32 total points while holding a 28-20 advantage in the paint.

The Bison surprised the Rangers with four unanswered points to start the contest before Jesuit took a convincing, 20-9 lead over a five-minute span during the first.  Jesuit Dallas out-scored Sunset, 20-9, in the second quarter, to head into halftime leading, 40-20. 

Jesuit Dallas opened the second half shooting 6-of-9 from the floor, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 18 total unanswered points to open the third and take a 58-20 lead with 3:30 remaining in the quarter.  The Bison answered back with a 10-2 run of their own, but the Rangers ended the game on a 24-9 run to quell the Sunset run, shooting 8-of-10 over the final 10 minutes of regulation for the convincing victory.

The Rangers will next host Texas state-ranked No. 13 Skyline on Friday at 7:30 p.m. inside of Walsh Gymnasium.  Friday will mark the first time that the two teams have met this season in a clash between the two remaining unbeaten squads in UIL District 9-6A.