Area coverage of six high school football teams points to five of them in the thick of payoff races. A year ago, all but Ennis qualified for postseason play, with Ferris and Palmer registering wins.
Currently, with three weeks remaining in the regular season – including this week, Ennis (3-4), Ferris (2-5), Palmer (6-1), Rice (3-3) and Avalon (6-1) are all alive and vying a position. Italy (1-6) is…