Jesuit outscored McKinney, 16-1, in the second quarter, but the Lions came roaring back in the third quarter and handed Jesuit a 53-42 loss on Tuesday at Walsh Gym. The Rangers were unable to stop a determined Lions rally that scored 43 points in the second half after only scoring 10 in the opening half despite a strong performance in the paint and on the offensive glass.
 
Senior Darryl Brown continued his mid-season hot streak with 20 points and 17 rebounds, tying junior Camden Roy with a team-high two steals. Junior Gavin Perryman added 11 points and secured six rebounds while junior Shane Hatzmann posted three assists. Junior Cal Linn scored six points and senior T-Monk Simons added three. The Rangers hit 6-of-12 field goal attempts in the second quarter but cooled off in the third, finishing the game shooting 31.3 percent from the floor and 28.6 percent from three-point range.
 
The Rangers scored 22 points in the paint and added 13 second-chance points off of eight offensive rebounds. McKinney finished the second half shooting 70.6 from the floor to take the game over after struggling from the field in the opening half.
 
Both teams struggled from the floor in the opening quarter as the game did not see a basket scored from a Brown tip-in at the 4:13 mark to a jumper by the Lions with 50 seconds remaining in the quarter. McKinney converted a layup as the buzzer sounded to go into the second quarter leading by four. McKinney scored its lone point of the second on a made free-throw but was held without a field goal while Jesuit took an 11-point lead into the break with a stellar run capped by seven points from Perryman and five from Brown.
 
McKinney grabbed momentum back quickly in the second half with a quarter-opening dunk, sparking a 14-4 run that would cut the Jesuit lead to a point with 4:32 left in the quarter. The Rangers kept the Lions at bay until a five-point swing over the final 90 seconds of the third gave McKinney a 32-30 lead heading into the fourth. McKinney kept the pressure on the Rangers and built an 11-point lead with 51 seconds remaining to clinch the win.
 
Jesuit will return to action on Friday on the road for a 7:30 p.m. clash against Plano East.