Authors Articles by Josh Burns ‘11
Josh Burns ‘11
Well, I think we can all agree that firstly I am definitely not an NFL scout and secondly the art of scouting quarterbacks, even for professionals, is like trying to see when the digits of pi repeat. This is obviously a failed science and who knows; in three years we may be talking about how great Nathan Enderle is (he...
The Jesuit Rangers 2010-11 football season came to a close Saturday night at SMU’s Ford Stadium after the Rangers lost a hard fought playoff game to Rowlett 35-28. At the end of the fourth quarter, Jesuit seemingly recovered an onside kick with about a minute to go and down 35-28. However, much to the Jesuit student section’s displeasure, the referees...
Jesuit amassed 271 yards rushing as they warmed up for the playoffs, winning against Sunset 59-0 at Jesuit. Jesuit averaged 13.55 yards a carry as seven different players scored touchdowns in Jesuit’s biggest blowout of the season. Junior QB Brian Buell ran for two touchdowns and Sophomore WR Jake Oliver caught two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown,...
Sophomore WR Jake Oliver caught four touchdown passes and Jesuit scored 27 points in the first quarter as the Rangers defeated Samuel 44-0. Oliver, who caught seven passes for 105 yards to go with his four scores, caught three of his touchdown passes in the first half as Jesuit clinched a spot in the District 5A playoffs for 2010....
Junior RB DeVonte Sunwenghan ran for 192 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries and caught 12 passes for 133 yards as Lake Highlands defeated Jesuit 29-20 on the opening of Jesuit’s new Stadium. Sunwenghan accounted for 325 of Lake Highlands’ 444 total yards as they picked up 28 first downs and ran for 220 yards as a team. Sophomore WR...
Senior RB David Kaplan ran for two touchdowns and Senior QB Mike Savage had 272 total yards as Jesuit scored 24 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to beat Richardson 31-16. Junior RB Christian Franz had 89 yards rushing on 13 attempts as Jesuit had more rushing yards, 255 yards on 42 carries, than passing yards, 202...
Senior RB Joshua Wilkins ran for 104 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and sophomore WR RaShaad Samples caught six passes for 145 yards and a touchdown as Skyline took advantage of Jesuit’s mistakes to win 43-24. Skyline QBs sophomore DeVante Kincade and junior Samuel Seward combined to throw for 344 yards and four touchdowns as Skyline met little to no resistance...
Junior Jake Oliver and Senior Brian Wetzel combined for 249 receiving yards and 4 total touchdowns as Jesuit scored 28 points in the first quarter to outscore Richardson Berkner 52-29.
Senior QB Mike Savage completed 73% of his passes for 3 touchdowns and ran for another score as Jesuit remained undefeated in district play heading into a showdown with Skyline. Brian...