An overtime goal from senior
JonMichael Dragojevic pushed Jesuit Dallas past Allen, 6-5, on Feb. 7 in McKinney, Texas. The Rangers saw Allen come storming back from a three-goal deficit early in the third period before Dragojevic finished a four-goal game with an overtime tally in the waning moments of the extra session.
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Dragojevic was one of three goal scorers for the Rangers, who move into position for a playoff spot with the victory. Senior
Joseph Van Beek and sophomore
Chase Neel lit the lamp for the Blue and Gold as senior
Bryce Clark and junior
Chase Phillips recorded two assists each. Senior
Nicholas Zang, sophomore
Seth Dragojevic and Neel added one assist each while junior Jack Rahlfe added 27 saves during a full game in goal.
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The first nine minutes of the opening period saw the two teams play to a stalemate before the end of the first saw three goals scored over a three-minute span.
JonMichael Dragojevic opened the scoring at the 6:03 mark before adding his second of the game off of a pass by
Seth Dragojevic to send the Rangers into the first intermission with a 3-1 lead.
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Van Beek scored on Jesuit's first power play of the game at the 9:48 mark of the second period, but Allen quickly rebounded to cut the lead back to one goal. Dragojevic ripped a shot past the Allen netminder off of the ensuing faceoff to complete the hat trick as Neel scored a critical insurance goal 1:45 into the third period to spot the Rangers a two-goal lead with 13:15 remaining in the third.
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Allen scored three times over the final eight minutes of the third period to force overtime. Phillips found Dragojevic for an open shot with 51 seconds remaining in overtime to give Jesuit the critical extra point in the standings.
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Jesuit will close the regular season on Feb. 14 against Highland Park. With a playoff seed clinched after tonight's victory, The Rangers have the opportunity to clinch a No. 3 seed with a victory against the Scots in the final regular season game.