Ranger Field Report
 
Jesuit Rallies Past Marauders: Senior Gage Roy completed two touchdown passes to fellow senior Hunter Krepp, while the running back tandem of senior Robert Fitzgerald and junior Cameron Martin aided the Jesuit Dallas offense to a 38-34 win over Flower Mound Marcus on Aug. 27 at Postell Stadium. Roy finished the contest with 234 yards on 26 completions, a 74.3 completion percentage and two touchdowns to Krepp, who would close the game with 119 receiving yards. Fitzgerald led the team with 72 yards on the ground and two trips into the end zone while Martin impressed in his varsity debut with 28 rushing yards and a touchdown to go along with six receptions for 40 yards. Junior Matty Wagner caught four passes for 33 yards in his varsity debut as senior Ford Butler added seven receptions for 32 yards. Senior linebacker Brady Kinzer recovered a fumble forced by junior Grant Peters with 8:30 left in regulation, giving the Rangers the ball at the Marcus nine-yard line with an eight-point lead. Senior Cade Jordan knocked a 25-yard field goal through the uprights to give Jesuit an 11-point lead, and the Rangers were able to shake off a Marauder touchdown by running out the fourth quarter clock with an over five-minute drive to capture the victory.
 
Keeping the Rock: Jesuit's offense out-possessed Marcus, 30:03 – 17:43, in the team's season-opener on Friday, a time of possession that was the team's longest since the UIL Region II-6A Championship game against Spring Westfield in December of 2019. The Rangers were able to run out the clock with a drive that took out the remaining 5:09 of the contest, one of three drives that were longer than four minutes. Jesuit converted a pair of third-and-medium downs, the first on a six-yard pass from Roy to Krepp before Fitzgerald gained six on a third down to seal the game.
 
Starting Off on the Right Foot: Senior Gage Roy picked up where he left off on Friday, pushing his career passing total to 2,913 yards and 30 touchdowns. Roy needs 87 yards to hit the 3,000 yard mark, and averages 224.1 yards per game during his Jesuit career with a 70.1 career completion percentage. Senior Hunter Krepp needs 125 yards to hit the 1,000 yard career receiving mark, as he enters Friday's game with 875 career receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns. Senior David Long led the team with eight tackles on Friday, falling two shy of his career high of 10, set on Nov. 20 against Berkner.
 
Scouting the Yellow Jackets
 
Rockwall Rumbles Past Cedar Hill: Running back Zach Hernandez rushed 32 times for 196 yards and three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets trounced Cedar Hill, 42-29, for a season-opening victory last Friday. Rockwall was able to bounce back from a struggling passing game and overcame five turnovers behind six touchdowns from its running back corps; three from Hernandez two from Johnathan Varnan and one from Lake Bennett, totaling 280 yards on the ground and 5.71 yards per carry as a team. Braedyn Locke threw four interceptions on the night but connected three times with Caden Marshall for 46 yards.
 
Locke-down on the Bulldogs: Rockwall senior quarterback Braedyn Locke is the No. 30 quarterback prospect in the country and committed to Mississippi State over the summer after fielding 12 offers from a list of schools that included Georgia Tech and Kansas. The senior was named the District 10-6A MVP last season after completing 67.7 percent of his passes on the year for 3,277 yards and 40 touchdowns. Locke heads into his final season as a Yellow Jacket needing 2,533 yards to break the 10,000 career yard mark as he currently stands at 7,467 yards and 93 career touchdowns.
 
Brooks Enters Second Year in Rockwall: Trey Brooks enters his second year at the helm of the Rockwall program, taking over in April 2020 after the departure of Rodney Webb for Denton Guyer. Rockwall's football success continued last season as the Yellow Jackets went 9-1 in the postseason before falling to DeSoto, 30-27, in the UIL Area Round.
 
Ranger Rival Report
 
Recaps Provided by the Dallas Morning News
 
North Mesquite 35, Richardson 0 - Cam Tyler rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on Thursday night to lead North Mesquite over Richardson 35-0 at Eagle-Mustang Stadium. A slow-paced game was broken open early in the fourth quarter thanks to back-to-back, one-play scoring drives by North Mesquite. The first, after a muffed punt by Richardson, was a 26-yard touchdown pass from Luke Seder to Cordale Russell to give Mesquite a 14-point lead. On the next drive, Tyler took his first carry for an 86-yard touchdown to put the game out of reach. Seder finished with 133 passing yard and three touchdowns. Ja'Lan Hicks added two receiving scores. North Mesquite (1-0) scored 28 four-quarter points. Richardson (0-1) struggled offensively for most of the night, committing two turnovers inside its own 30-yard line. As a team, Richardson converted on just five first-downs and was out-gained 373-50. Kaden Alcorn rushed for 31 yards in the loss.
 
Lake Highlands 42, Mesquite Poteet 13 - Caden Dotson threw for 278 yards and five touchdowns as he lead Lake Highlands (1-0) to a 42-13 victory over Mesquite Poteet (0-1) Thursday night at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. The game was decided by big plays as Lake Highlands scored four touchdowns over 35 yards. Their defense limited the big plays from Mesquite Poteet and held them to under 100 yards passing. The longest touchdown for Lake Highlands was a 73-yard reverse ran by Shamar Donaldson and they got a solid performance from Noelle Whitehead, who added 75 total yards and a touchdown. Mesquite Poteet's touchdowns were scored by Nicholas Aguilar and Christian Cooper on goal-line carries. Joey Shaw had a strong performance with 87 yards on the ground.
 
MacArthur 50, Dallas Adamson 3 - Jerbrandin Henderson ran for a 37-yard touchdown and returned a kickoff 90 yards for another score in Irving MacArthur's 50-3 season opening victory over Adamson at Sprague Stadium.
MacArthur averaged over 12 yards per carry on the ground, and had 218 yards and four touchdowns rushing. Darelle Smith led the team with 79 yards and two scores on only two carries. Bryler Nitcholas chipped in 53 yards and a touchdown. MacArthur's defense set the tone for the game, limiting Adamson to 21 total yards and forcing one fumble. Adamson forced three turnovers on interceptions, including a tipped pass that found the hands of lineman Alexis Rivera that he returned 22 yards. Adamson scored its only points on a field goal on the ensuing drive.
 
Frisco Lebanon Trail 20, Berkner 14 - Quarterback Gregory Hatley led Frisco Lebanon Trail with 153 total yards and three rushing touchdowns in the 20-14 overtime win over Richardson Berkner on Friday night. Frisco Lebanon Trail had four players contribute over 20 yards, accumulating a total of 84 yards receiving and 140 yards rushing. For Richardson Berkner, running back Jamary Williams rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries. It was a back-and-forth game of scoring all night. Quarterback Thomas Landry did all he could throwing for 113 passing yards on 25 attempts, but it wasn't enough for Berkner in the loss at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
 
North Garland 34, Irving 7 - Quarterback Godspower Nwawuihe had 155 total yards and two touchdowns to lead North Garland to a 34-7 win over Irving at Joy and Ralph Ellis Stadium. North Garland defense had two interception return for touchdowns by Mateo Howard and Semegnhe Dee. Irving wide receiver Jaycob Vine 3-yard touchdown run before halftime would cut North Garland lead to 14-7. North Garland running back Jaden Davis had 62 total yards and one rushing touchdown.
 
Princeton 21, Nimitz 20 - Princeton (1-0, 0-0 in District 7-5A Div. II) came away with their first win of the season thanks to a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter by Vyron Hambrick against Irving Nimitz (0-1, 0-0 in District 7-6A) Friday night at Jackie Hendricks Stadium with final score of 21-20. Hambrick's interception broke 14-14 tie with 3:58 remaining. Irving Nimitz tried to come back and tie it up late in the fourth quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run by Eric Williams, but it could not convert the extra point with 1:06 minutes left on the clock. Pedro Maldonado led with 112 yards passing along with Eric William's rushing for 149 yards and three touchdowns. Princeton's Isaiah Sadler passed for 145 yards and two touchdowns to help finish out the scoring. Gavin Champ was on the receiving end of those two touchdowns for a total of 84 yards. Junior Ombati had a strong night running for 98 yards.
 
Frisco Independence 46, J.J. Pearce 17 - Reggie Bush scored on an 87-yard kickoff return and a 52-yard punt return to help lead Frisco Independence(1-0) to a 46-17 victory over Richardson Pearce(0-1) Friday night at Eagle-Mustang Stadium. Richardson Pearce opened scoring in this one with a field goal early in the second quarter, but Bush's kickoff return jumpstarted the scoring for Frisco Independence. With under a minute left in the half, Aidan McCowan intercepted the ball and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown to give Frisco Independence a 26-3 lead at the half. The lead would prove to be too big as Richardson Pearce struggled to catch up despite adding 14 points in the second half. Reggie Bush added 76 total offensive yards to go with his two touchdowns and Ude Enyeribe lead the ground attack with 167 yards and two touchdowns. Frisco Independence quarterback Joe Veracruz tallied 131 total yards and two touchdowns. Richardson Pearce's offense was lead by Hayden Hawthorne, who threw for 206 yards and a touchdown that was caught by Cormac Boylan.