Jesuit Dallas outscored MacArthur, 36-20 in the second half en route to securing a 73-46 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Walsh Gym. The Rangers secure their fourth straight win and their third consecutive district victory ahead of the Christmas holiday break.
Sophomore
Caleb Steger scored a career-high 24 points in the win, shooting 10-of-16 from the field while adding a team-leading eight rebounds. Senior
Tai Kryger added a career-high 19 points in the victory, adding two steals and seven rebounds. Junior
Will Bronson scored six points with seven assists, senior
Dylan Gibbons earned a team-leading nine assists while senior
Owen Berry, junior
Justin Kemp and sophomore
Michael Grant scored five points each.
The Ranger defense limited MacArthur to a 30.9 percent clip from the field and a 29.4 three-point shooting percentage. Jesuit scored 37 points in the paint and racked up 16 second-chance points off of 17 offensive rebounds, finishing the game shooting 50 percent from the floor while securing a decisive, 47-26 rebounding advantage.
Jesuit will return to action on Dec. 30, when the Rangers will take on Hebron in non-district action. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. in Carrollton, Texas. The Rangers will return to district action on Tuesday, Jan. 3 when the Blue and Gold battles Berkner at Walsh Gym.
