Jesuit Dallas won its fourth University Interscholastic League (UIL) Regional Championship on Tuesday evening, outlasting Southlake Carroll, 2-1, in overtime at Children's Health Stadium in Prosper. The Rangers capture the UIL Region II-6A Division II Championship with the win, and advance to the UIL 6A Division II State Semifinal against Mesquite on Saturday, April 5 at 5 p.m. at Homer B. Johnson Stadium in Garland, Texas.
 
Senior Clyde Araiza scored the game-winner in the 85th minute, giving the Ranger defense a one-goal advantage over the final 15 minutes of overtime to secure the victory. Senior Noah McGough scored Jesuit's first goal of the game in the 57th minute, heading home a corner kick by fellow senior Max Sabogal to give Jesuit an early, 1-0 lead. Southlake would score in the 66th minute to send the game into overtime.
 
Jesuit's goalkeeper tandem of seniors Marcelo Elizondo and Jake Chostner stopped a determined Southlake Carroll attack that took 13 shots during the game, including seven shots on goal. Elizondo finished the match with four saves, followed by two saves from Chostner. The Jesuit Dallas defensive back, which included seniors Mario Zamora, Hudson Thomas, junior Corbyn Wendorf, junior Owen Shorey and senior Marlowe Polma, held the Dragons in check throughout the contest.
 
Offensively, the Rangers controlled the pace of the game, taking 15 shots, including seven on target while holding possession in their offensive half for most of the bout. Jesuit did not allow a Southlake Carroll corner kick until the second half while developing three corner kick chances in the first, including one that directly led to the first goal of the contest.
 
On Saturday, Jesuit will compete in the Final Four for the fourth time in program history. Jesuit advanced to its first state semifinal in 2006, suffering a loss to Coppell before returning to the Final Four in 2010 and 2017 en route to the program's first two UIL State Championship titles. The Rangers will match up with a Mesquite team that is 18-3-4 on the year and punched its ticket to the state semifinal with a 2-1 win over Mesquite Horn on Tuesday. This year's UIL 6A Division II Final Four is completed by Region III-6A Champion Strake Jesuit and Region IV-6A Champion Austin Vandegrift.
 
With a victory on Saturday, Jesuit Dallas will advance to the UIL 6A Division II State Championship game, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.
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