Jesuit Dallas outlasted Jesuit New Orleans, 28-20, during a wild affair on Friday night at Tad Gormley Stadium. A matchup that featured substantial momentum shifts in favor of both teams, the Rangers scored 28 unanswered points after Jesuit New Orleans scored on the first play from scrimmage, clinging to an eight-point lead throughout the fourth quarter and breaking up two fourth down conversion attempts to earn their first win of the season.
 
Senior Jaeger Krauss caught two touchdown passes, closing out the contest with seven receptions for 74 yards. Senior quarterback Charlie Peters went 20-for-30 behind center for 143 yards and two touchdowns, adding a team-high 33 yards on 15 carries. Senior Ryan Engelhardt carried the ball six times for 21 yards and a touchdown, and junior Shane Parker snagged a team-leading eight receptions for 33 yards.
 
Jesuit's defensive and special team units made massive, key contributions throughout the contest. Senior Merritt Johnson clinched the win for the Rangers with a fourth-down pass breakup in the endzone, following senior Jake Fults, who made a similar breakup earlier in the quarter. Senior Cade Gill blocked a Blue Jays' punt which led to a Jesuit touchdown, and senior Noah McGough pinned Jesuit New Orleans inside its own 20-yard line on three occasions.
 
Junior Gabriel James led the team with nine tackles and a tackle for loss, followed by junior Parker Sherman, who racked up seven tackles and a sack. Senior Cole Hatzmann posted a six-tackle performance while Johnson finished the contest with five tackles. Jesuit held New Orleans to three third-down conversions on 12 attempts, while stopping the Blue Jays five times on fourth down.
 
Jesuit Dallas will close the non-district schedule on Friday, September 13 against Highland Park. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Highland Park is 2-0 on the season, opening the year with a 34-21 win over Rockwall-Heath on Aug. 29 before upending Lovejoy, 24-17 on Sept. 6.