The Rangers secured a 41-27 rebounding advantage and upended Berkner, 63-53, behind the power of three double-digit scorers on Tuesday at Walsh Gym. Jesuit improves to 4-1 in district play with the win and finishes a four-game district homestand unblemished ahead of a six-game road trip that begins Friday at Nimitz.
Jesuit (13-7) was led by senior
Tai Kryger, who shot 6-of-10 from the floor and scored a team-high 15 points. Sophmore
Caleb Steger picked up 13 points, and junior
Justin Kemp added 12 points to the Ranger effort while tying Kryger for the team lead with eight rebounds. Junior
Hank Gramlich secured a team-leading five assists, senior
Dylan Gibbons added three helpers while Kryger and Kemp picked up two steals each. Behind 19 offensive rebounds, the Rangers secured 15 second chance points to help turn the tide on the Rams (4-14, 0-6). Berkner was held to 3-for-13 from three-point range after starting the game 5-for-12 from beyond the arc.
The Rangers will next travel to Irving to take on a Nimitz team that dropped a narrow, 41-36 decision to Highland Park on Tuesday. The Vikings are 2-4 in district and have won two of their last three district games, upending Berkner, 56-49 and Irving, 63-45 before the setback to the Scots. Tip-off on Friday is set for 7 p.m. at Nimitz H.S.
