Jesuit Dallas opened up Thursday's showdown against Nimitz with 21 unanswered points, and the defense took over by shutting out the Vikings on the second half en route to a dominant, 49-14 win at Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium. The Rangers enter a homecoming night showdown with Berkner unbeaten in district and 5-1 on the season following a fantastic, all-around performance in all three phases of the game.

Senior Gage Roy completed 19-of-25 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns, including 10 receptions that found their way to senior Hunter Krepp, two of which resulted in touchdowns. Krepp becomes only the third Ranger since 2013 to hit the 200-yard receiving mark, and the first since Fletcher Rosenbleeth '18 racked up 237 yards against Lake Highlands on Oct. 27, 2017. Senior Robert Fitzgerald scored three rushing touchdowns for the second time this season, rushing for 130 yards on 11 attempts. Senior Ryan Wombacher added his first rushing touchdown of the season, and senior Jake Musso caught a 21-yard strike for his first touchdown of the year.

Defensively, senior David Long recorded Jesuit's first 15-tackle game since 2019 with four solo stops and 11 assisted tackles. The last Ranger to hit that mark was Tommy Roy '20, who recorded seven solo tackles and eight assisted against Plano East on Nov. 8, 2019. Long would assist on two sacks with fellow senior Lucas Hernandez, who finished the game with a sack and two tackles for loss. Senior Austin Graham finished the contest with nine tackles as junior Grant Peters picked up seven stops on the night. Sophomore Dylan Drennan made his varsity debut as the team's kicker, averaging 54.3 yards per kickoff on seven attempts and going 6-for-6 in point after attempts.

The Vikings scored on drives in the irst and second quarter, but were held to three-and-outs on three of their first four drives of the second half, the fourth of which was a turnover on downs. Jesuit held Nimitz to 195 total yards, a 5-of-13 conversion rate on third downs and never let the Vikings inside the red zone during the contest. Nimitz running back Eric Williams, who entered the game second in the district averaging 127.3 yards per game, was limited to 70 yards on 22 carries, including a game-long run of nine yards.

Jesuit will welcome the Rams for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Postell Stadium on Oct. 22. The Rangers will return to Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium on Oct. 28 to take on Irving prior to the regular season finale on Nov. 4 against Richardson.