Sports

Sailing along with 14-wins-in-15 outings, HC Kyla Menefee and No. 27 ranked Ferris ran into a volleyball buzzsaw. The Lady Jackets went down in straight sets to both No.

Senior linebacker Brayden Gardner, No. 40, is 5’7, 185 pounds. He turned in his best, big-play performance on Sept. 24 against Sulphur Springs. In fact, when he recorded a safety just minutes into the game, it set the pace for an Ennis defense that rolled up a 44-0 lead.

Clawing their way into contention, Palmer is currently on the outside-looking-in as one of three fifth place teams vying for a Top 4 finish and a spot in the post-season.

University Interscholastic League district alignments have Class 1A Avalon placed in District 15-2A, where competition can be challenging. The Lady Eagles, however, have proven themselves tough against both classes.

After opening District 14-5A play with three straight sweep-defeats, Ennis bounced back with one of their own in a 3-0 home triumph over Corsicana on Sept. 24.

Senior linebacker Brayden Gardener opened the game with a safety and added another score to start the second quarter to propel No. 4 ranked Ennis (5-0) to a 47-14 pasting of still winless Sulphur Springs (0-5).

Ennis Cross Country is experiencing a youth movement at all levels of varsity, junior varsity and especially at the junior high level thanks to the energy of Coach Jada Cox.

A swarming defense and a potent offense have combined to lead Class 4A Athens to a 4-0 start this season.

An all-district high-hurdler in track, senior WR T.T. Cox broke free on an 80-yard TD sprint against Greenville (shown above) last week. The score gave Team Maroon a 14-0 lead with 6:27 left in the first half. He amassed 100 yards on seven carries by intermission. A week prior it was his two-point reception from QB Jackson Gilkey that defeated Waxahachie, 22-21, in overtime.

What became a methodical take-down of an overmatched team became a 28-0 victory by No. 6 Ennis over Greenville at a well-attended Cotton Ford Stadium on Friday night.