Jesuit Dallas improved to 3-0 on the year with a definitive, 69-41 win over Denton on Tuesday afternoon at Walsh Gymnasium. The Rangers, ranked 16^th in the state according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC), capitalized on a 31-2 run spanning the second and third quarters to continue their season-opening winning streak.
 
Junior Max Abmas led Jesuit with a season-best 24 points, two points shy of his career-high. Senior Marcus Hill added 11 points while fellow fourth year Michael Jankovich added 10 points to the Rangers' effort. Senior Reid Hatzmann logged nine assists while junior Julius Marble tacked on eight rebounds. Senior Keagan Nwosu blocked a pair of Denton shot attempts, and Abmas led the team with four steals.
 
The Rangers out-rebounded the Broncos, 43-22, scoring 15 second chance points off of 14 offensive rebounds. Jesuit added 28 points in the paint compared to eight Denton points inside the lane, resulting in Jesuit holding the lead for 94 percent of the contest. Denton turned the ball over 20 times, helping the Blue and Gold score 22 points to help tilt the scales in their favor.
 
How it Happened
 

• Jesuit jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter before the Denton shooters converted 7-of-15 shots, including four-three points, over an eight-minute stretch that handed the Broncos a 19-17 lead with 6:04 left in the second quarter.    
   

• The Rangers tied the contest again with a jumper by Jankovich that sparked a 31-2 run that encapsulated the final six minutes of the second and the first six minutes of the third quarter. The Rangers hit 10-of-23 shots and buried five three-pointers during that stretch while Denton shot 1-for-12 from the field and turned the ball over seven times.
   
• In the second half, Jesuit continued to harness points with momentum and blossom its lead to 27 points with 2:33 left to go in the third. The Rangers punctuated the victory with a 7-0, fourth-quarter run that handed Jesuit a 32-pointlead with 5:30 remaining.

 
Up Next
 
Jesuit Dallas will compete at the 2017 Duncanville Hoopfest on Saturday, Nov. 24. The Rangers will battle Lee H.S. from Huntsville, Alabama at 1:30 p.m.