Rangers Storm Back For Dominant Win over Boyd: Jesuit Dallas scored 40 unanswered points after absorbing a 14-point surge by McKinney Boyd in the opening minutes of the first quarter and secured a 40-21 win over the Broncos on Sept. 26 at McKinney ISD Stadium. Senior EJ Smith led the charge with three rushing touchdowns, finishing the game with 140 rushing yards while catching five passes for 43 yards. Smith anchored a running game that rushed the ball 45 times for 309 yards. Junior Sam Morales scored his first varsity touchdown while junior Jake Taylor carried the ball a team-high 16 times for 80 net yards. Quarterback Rance Holman rushed the ball 11 times for 57 yards, adding 21 completions for 127 yards.

Sophomore Robert Fitzgerald caught a pair of interceptions that led to Jesuit touchdowns, becoming the first Ranger to with two interceptions in a game since senior Jack Barton in 2017. Barton led the team with seven tackles as seniors Chase Walker and Tommy Roy added six tackles each.

Junior Parker Brown converted all three of his attempted field goals, knocking kicks from 19, 21 and 31 yards through the uprights to help Jesuit remain within striking distance before taking control in the third quarter. Senior Mitchell Campbell added his third field goal of the year to open the team's scoring in the first quarter.

Jesuit's defense was phenomenal on third down, holding Boyd without a third-down conversion on eight attempts during the game. In addition, the Rangers kept an impressive shutout streak intact, as the Blue and Gold have yet to yield a point to an opponent in the third quarter. 

Determined Defense Leading Charge During Win Streak: Over Jesuit's three-game winning streak, the defense has locked down opposing offenses while excelling in game-breaking scenarios. The Rangers have held opponents to a 3-of-31 clip on third-down conversions and an 0-for-4 success rate on fourth downs, holding the ball on average for seven more minutes than opponents. The Rangers have ultimately out-gained their opponents, 350-211, during three-game streak and have amassed 57 first downs compared to 33 by opponents.

Returning to Form: Since returning to action on Sept. 13 against Wylie, senior EJ Smith has quickly regained his previous threat as one of the top offensive threats in the district. Through three games, Smith has three touchdown receptions and four touchdowns on the ground while averaging 120 all-purpose yards per game. The senior's three-touchdown performance against the Broncos marks his sixth game with three or more touchdowns during his Jesuit career.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
 

Prosper Shuts Out Plano East: Jackson Berry accounted for 285 yards and three touchdowns as Prosper dominated Plano East in the District 9-6A opener at Children's Health Stadium and remained unbeaten. A stingy Prosper defense bottled up the Plano East all night, particularly in the final three quarters. Plano East (1-4, 0-1) gained 99 yards in the first quarter and only 11 for the remainder of the contest. The game started with Prosper driving 79 yards in five plays and ended with Berry passing 29 yards to Cameron Harpole to make it 7-0. Prosper (5-0) scored 28 points in the third quarter and amassed 378 total yards.

Unbeaten Eagles Dominating Early Season Foes: Prosper enters Friday's contest outscoring opponents by over 30 points per game. The Eagles have held four of their five opponents to 14 points or less this season, opening the season by allowing only seven points to Rowlett and Timber Creek before blanking Plano East last week.

Follow My Lead: Prosper enters Friday's game with the district's second-best rushing offense as the team averages 242 rushing yards per game. JT Lane leads the charge with 466 yards and nine touchdowns while Tyler Bailey has averaged 10.9 yards per carry with a pair of touchdowns. Quarterback Jackson Berry has five rushing touchdowns to his credit.

Making a Statement: The Eagles will conclude their first circuilt through 6A this season following a 9-3 season which culminated with a bi-district championship. Currently ranked No. 11 in the Dallas Morning News area poll, Prosper found immense success prior to the move to 6A, winning the UIL Division I-3A State Championship in 2008.

On the Horizon: Prosper will return to the newly opened Children's Health Stadium to face McKinney Boyd next Friday before another road trip on Oct. 25 against Plano H.S.

RIVAL REPORT

Recaps Courtesy of the Dallas Morning News

Week Six (District 9-6A Bye Week)

Lakeview Centennial 27, Wylie 20: Camar Wheaton rushed for 170 yards and scored twice - including a 97-yard opening kickoff - to lead Lakeview Centennial to a 27-20 win over Wylie. Lakeview Centennial (4-2, 2-1) got a second kickoff return for a score by Cambryn Jones on an onside attempt after Wylie (2-4, 2-1) trimmed the lead down to 20-17 with 9:30 left in the fourth. Wylie was forced to rely more heavily on the passing game after losing running back Tre Sheffield late in the first quarter. Mason Lang was 21 of 43 for 239 yards for two touchdowns - both to Malik Ford, who finished with seven catches for 80 yards.

Arlington 73, FW-Paschal 14: B.J. Rogers had two long touchdown runs while Kris Sims and Charles Brown connected for two long touchdown passes - all in the first half - as Arlington rolled to a 73-14 victory over Fort Worth Paschal at UT-Arlington's Maverick Stadium Friday night. Arlington (5-0, 2-0 in District 4-6A play) scored on seven of its eight first-half possessions, including a 42-yard field goal by Cooper Hicks on the last play of the half to put Arlington up 52-0. The win was the 10th straight in district play for Arlington, ranked no. 9 in SportsDay's Class 6A area rankings. Arlington has not lost a district game since dropping a 28-14 decision to Arlington Martin back in 2017.

Week Five

Arlington 70, FW-Trimble Tech: Junior quarterback Kris Sims threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers in the first eight minutes as Arlington (4-0, 1-0) blew out Fort Worth Trimble Tech (2-2, 0-1) in the District 4-6A opener for both schools at Farrington Field. Sims hit Rodney Luckey with a 22-yard pass to open the scoring 46 seconds into the game.Charles Brown and Myles Kelly caught those other scoring passes over the next seven minutes. Following BJ Rogers' 15-yard scoring run at 1:43, Pierce Salyer scooped up a Trimble Tech fumble and ran it in 17 yards for a 35-0 Arlington lead with 58 seconds to go in the first quarter. Sims finished his work for the game with 8:18 to go in the half when he hit Joel Murray with a 12-yard toss for a 56-0 lead, having amassed 191 passing yards and five scoring passes on a 9 of 9 night.

Allen 49, McKinney 21: Allen quarterback Raylen Sharpe ran for a touchdown and passed for another as Allen pulled away for a District 9-6A win over McKinney on Friday at Eagle Stadium. Sharpe, a SMU commit, accounted for 280 total yards while teammate Jordan Johnson rushed for 106 yards and 3 TDs with all three scores coming in the first half. Allen (5-0, 2-0), ranked No. 3 in The Dallas Morning News' Class 6A area poll and the Associated Press 6A state poll, won its 70th consecutive regular-season game and 57th straight district contest. McKinney (2-3, 0-2) gave Allen a scare in the first half and led 14-13 after a touchdown run by Sampson Nazarko with 6:01 remaining in the second quarter. Nazarko's touchdown run was set up by Isaiah Rojas recovering a muffed punt at the Allen 3-yard line. Rojas finished with nine receptions for 142 yards. Allen countered with a 61-yard drive capped by Johnson's third touchdown run of the game, an 18-yard score with 4:01 remaining. Johnson had 93 yards rushing on four carries in the first half. A blocked field-goal attempt by Matthew Norman set up a 71-yard Allen drive capped by a nine-yard touchdown run by Sharpe to give the Eagles a 28-14 lead with 51 seconds left in the second quarter. McKinney attempted an onside kick to open the second half, but it was recovered by Allen's Mason Pickens. Sharpe threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hall two plays later. Allen is 6-0 against McKinney since 2012 with Friday's 28-point margin of victory the smallest in that stretch.

Plano 26, Plano West 21: Plano's Trey Ford intercepted a pass with 12 seconds left in the game, preserving a 26-21 victory over Plano West. Trailing 26-14, Plano West quarterback Andrew Picco tossed a 10 yards scoring pass to Kamryn Settles at the 3:19 mark but Plano managed to burn over two minutes off the clock before punting to the West 18 yard line with only 52 seconds left in the game. Plano (3-2, 1-1) was leading 13-0 and on the verge of adding another score before losing a fumble at the West nine yard line. Picco's touchdown pass to Wyatt Johnson made the score 13-7 at halftime and Tabron Yates scored on a short run in the third quarter to give Plano West (0-5, 0-2) a 14-13 lead. Facing a stiff south wind in the fourth quarter, Plano quarterback Oliver Towns tossed two touchdown passes to Jayden Chambers to regain the lead and clinch the win. Towns finished with 277 passing yards and three touchdowns, all to Chambers who had six receptions for 133 yards. Picco was the leading rusher for Plano West with 134 yards and threw for 130.

DeSoto 63, Lake Ridge: Jyison Brown rushed for 290 yards and three touchdowns as DeSoto avenged last year's loss 63-28 over Mansfield Lake Ridge at Eagle Stadium. DeSoto (5-0, 2-0) got on the scoreboard first as Brown ran 65 yards on the fifth play from scrimmage. Quarterback Samari Collier added 208 total yards and two passing touchdowns in the win. DeSoto tallied over 500 yards rushing on 80 offensive plays. Tameron Derrough had 334 total yards and three passing touchdowns for Mansfield Lake Ridge (2-3, 0-2). Lake Ridge scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to trail 49-28 at halftime.