Jesuit Dallas forged a 2-2 record at regionals, led off by a first round, 14-11 victory over Rockwall-Heath to punch a ticket into the tournament championship quarterfinals. The Rangers would drop a 12-5 contest to Flower Mound Marcus to fall into the consolation bracket, upended Denton Braswell, 13-7, and saw their season draw to a conclusion with an 11-10 setback to Keller.
Senior
Samuel Steffler led the way against Rockwall-Heath, scoring a team-high four goals. Sophomore
Dominic Arra picked up three goals, senior
Connor McSorley scored twice as additionally tallies were recorded by seniors
James Paredes,
Antonio Vela, sophomore
Cole Kostos and sophomore
Theodore Scherer. Against Flower Mound Marcus, Arra would secure three goals to lead the team as Steffler tallied the Rangers' final two goals of the contest.
Paredes racked up four goals against Denton Braswell, one of seven Rangers to score goals against the Bengals. McSorley, Steffler and sophomore
Benjamin Eppich scored two goals each as Vela, Kostos and freshman
Flyn Hughes scored one apiece. Paredes and Steffler added three goals apiece against Keller as Arra and McSorley each scored twice.
Jesuit Dallas finished the 2022 season, the first under the leadership of head coach
Jason Gall, with a 9-14 record. The Rangers hosted the first water polo game in the history of the David A. Segal Family Aquatic Center on Mar. 1 against Southlake Carroll, and secured the first home win in program history with an 18-5 victory against John Paul II on Mar. 10.
The Rangers will return to action in the fall, when the University Interscholastic League (UIL) begins its first official season of recognized water polo. Jesuit will compete in District 2-6A alongside Keller, Flower Mound, Hebron, Flower Mound Marcus and Southlake Carroll.