Last year was a magic carpet ride for Joshua basketball. An area doormat for decades, the Owls won 4-of-their-last-5 to finish in a three-way for third in District 14-5A. They would play the winner between Ennis and Red Oak in a play-in doubleheader for the two-remaining playoff berths.
Ennis, who had swept the Hawks during the season, fell to them, 51-50, at the buzzer. Joshua then rallied past Re…
