The Jesuit Dallas football season drew to a close in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Region 2-6A Division II Area Round with a 75-43 loss to Longview on Saturday at John E. Kincaide Stadium. A career-high 433 passing yards by senior Parker Towns punctuated the Jesuit Dallas effort while classmate Fletcher Rosenbleeth crossed the 1,500-yard plateau with 156 yards and a touchdown.
 
Towns completed 33-of-51 passes, throwing a pair of touchdown passes while scoring another on the ground. Sophomore E.J. Smith led the team in rushing with 109 yards and two touchdowns while junior Matthew Priddy racked up 147 all-purpose yards with two touchdowns. Junior Collin Kenny logged a team-high eight tackles, followed by five tackles by sophomore Jack Barton, who logged five stops.
 
How it Happened
 

• Longview opened the scoring with a 66-yard touchdown run after the Rangers punted away their opening possession. Jesuit struck back on its ensuing drive on a 13-yard touchdown run from E.J. Smith, one of five carries on the drive for the electric sophomore. Towns scored on a two-point conversion to give Jesuit the lead with 2:53 remaining in the first quarter.
   
• The Lobos scored again on their ensuing drive, building a 13-point lead with another touchdown to open the second quarter. Longview built the lead to 27 after scoring on drives secured by back-to-back Jesuit Dallas turnovers, taking a 35-8 lead with 3:06 left in the half.
   
• Towns broke the Rangers' scoring skid with a five-yard plunge on fourth and goal to make the halftime score 35-14 in favor of the Lobos.
   
• The Rangers opened the second half with a 12-play, 51-yard drive that was punctuated by Smith's second touchdown of the contest and 26th rushing touchdown of the year. Facing only a two-possession deficit Jesuit looked poised for a comeback until Longview scored another long touchdown on the second play of its ensuing drive to return the lead to 21 points.
   
• Priddy scored his eighth rushing touchdown of the season to kick off the fourth quarter for the Rangers, snagging a six-yard touchdown reception on the Rangers' next drive. Towns completed the Rangers' scoring with a 61-yard touchdown toss to Rosenbleeth with 1:25 remaining in the bout, but Longview scored 21 points in the third quarter and 19 points in the fourth to end Jesuit's season.

 
Inside the Numbers
 

• Jesuit Dallas out-possessed Longview, 29:53-18:02 in the contest, going 5-for-5 in the red zone and 6-of-14 on third down conversion attempts.
   
• Both teams finished the contest with over 600 yards of total offense. Jesuit totaled 433 yards through the air and 183 on the ground for 616 total yards while Longview was a stark contrast with 490 rushing yards to 165 passing yards for 655 total yards.
   
• The Rangers only committed one 10-yard penalty during the contest while Longview committed 11 penalties for 175 yards. In addition, the Jesuit Dallas defense held Longview to 1-of-4 on third-down conversions.
   
• Longview's Jaquan Edwards rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns while Keilyn Williams provided a vaunted, 1-2 punch for the Lobos with 186 yards and three touchdowns. Lobos sophomore quarterback Hayden King finished the game completing 7-of-7 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns.

 
Season Notes
 

• Jesuit closed the district campaign with a 7-1 record, moving its mark over the last three seasons to 21-1 against district opponents. Over the past three seasons, Jesuit Dallas has forged a 25-11 record overall while moving its consecutive bi-district championship streak to six seasons.
   
• Parker Towns concluded the season with several eye-opening statistics; the senior completed 69.8 percent of his passes for 3,566 yards and 26 touchdowns. Averaging 297.2 yards per game, Towns completed 252 passes throughout the course of his senior year while leading the Metroplex in passing.
   
• Sophomore E.J. Smith impressed during his first year on the varsity squad, rushing for 1,279 yards and 26 touchdowns. Averaging 106.6 rushing yards per game, Smith concluded the regular season by leading the Metroplex in overall scoring, adding 615 receiving yards and seven touchdown receptions to complete a stellar first season donning the Blue and Gold.
   
• Senior Fletcher Rosenbleeth emerged as one of the most dangerous wide receivers in the area, leading the Metroplex in receiving yards and closing the season with 93 catches for 1,619 yards and 11 touchdowns to average 147.2 yards per game.
   
• Overall, the Jesuit Dallas offense averaged 46.6 points and 556.7 yards per game this season, dominating nearly every offensive category against opponents. Out-passing foes by over 100 yards per game on average, Jesuit converted 51 percent of its third downs, out-possessed opponents by seven minutes per game, scored on 82 percent of red zone opportunities and converted 96 percent of extra point attempts.
   
• Despite missing Saturday's game, sophomore Tommy Roy finished the year with a team-leading 51 tackles. Sophomore Jack Barton finished close behind with 45.5 tackles but led the team with four interceptions and five pass breakups. Senior Nicky Prendergast led the team with 11 tackles for loss and five sacks while sophomore Mitchell Campbell forced a team-leading two fumbles.

 
Up Next
 
Jesuit Dallas will await the 2018-19 UIL 6A Realignment this upcoming January to determine its schedule for the 2018 season.