Rangers Defeat Guyer After Second Half Goal by Visintainer: A goal in the 44th minute by senior Kyle Visintainer proved to be the difference as Jesuit Dallas toppled Denton Guyer, 1-0, in a UIL Region I-6A Tournament area round showdown on Tuesday at Tommy Briggs Stadium in The Colony, Texas. A stellar effort from the Jesuit Dallas back line kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard to help the Blue and Gold advance to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Senior Spence Gilker assisted on Visintainer's game winner, taking the ball down the sideline and placing a shot on goal that was deflected out into the open by the Guyer goalkeeper. Visintainer rushed the ball and was able to put away the tap-in goal into the empty net for the go-ahead tally, scoring Jesuit's first goal of the playoffs in the process. Jesuit defensive backfield, a unit that included seniors Jason Davis, Parker James, Reid Weinberger, juniors Alec Gomez, Sullivan Scott and sophomore Erwin Ordaz frustrated the Wildcats throughout the contest, and sophomore Cole Hines came up big once again with eight saves on the night. Guyer earned four corner kicks but did not threaten to score due to fantastic pressure in the box by the Jesuit defense.
 
Boyd Third Round Bound Following Win over Irving (Recap Provided by Dallas Morning News):  Daniel Ortiz and Braydon Widra had a goal apiece as Boyd downed Irving in a Class 6A area playoff of ranked teams at Allen. George Colandrea and Spencer Sarkissian added an assist apiece for Boyd (16-5-1), the No. 5-ranked team in The Dallas Morning News' area poll, which will play Jesuit on Friday at McKinney ISD Stadium. No. 10-ranked Irving ends its season at 15-7-2.
 
Series History: The Rangers and Broncos have met four times over the last two years as the two teams were members of District 9-6A in the 2018-20 alignment. All four games between the two teams were decided by one goal, and McKinney Boyd captured a 3-1 record in those four meetings. However, Jesuit won the last meeting between the two, a 2-1 decision on Feb. 21, 2020.
 
Up Next: Jesuit or Boyd will advance to the regional semifinal to battle either Byron Nelson or Eastlake. Byron Nelson, the third-place finisher in District 4-6A, defeated Fort Worth Paschal, 3-0, in the area round before securing a 1-0 win over Pebble Hills to punch their ticket to the round of 32. Eastlake, the District 1-6A Champion, routed Odessa, 5-0, in the first round before upending Southlake Carroll, 4-1 in the UIL Area Round. Kickoff between the Falcons and Bobcats will take place on Apr. 2 at 4 p.m. in San Angelo, Texas.