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Ennis (7-2) bounced back from a 70-66 setback to Waco LaVega on Thursday with a huge rally to stun Nacadoches (4-1), 75-71, at a tournament hosted at Midlothian Heritage.

High-flying Lion, Grant Gilmore, a 6’0, 180-pound junior guard continues to shine. The top-scorer and a distributor in the passing game, he has sparked Ennis to a best-in-years, 7-2 start.

Senior guard Riley Pace returned to the lineup and made a huge impact Tuesday in an Ennis road victory, 62-58, over Class 6A Grand Prairie.

Rolling to their sixth consecutive dubya in the win column, Ennis snuffed out Seagoville, 78-58, on Tuesday at the Ensign Gym.

Unranked Mansfield Timberview has Ennis’ number. Friday at Lumpkins Stadium the Wolves dominated the Lions in a 42-21 rout that ended any dream of a deep playoff run for the locals and sent Timberview to the third round where they’ll meet No.

A strong rally in the final minutes of a home game on Tuesday came up just short of Fort Worth Eastern Hills, 35-33, to drop the Ennis Lady Lions to 1-3 on the season.

Ferris closed out the 2021 season with a tough, Class 4A, Bi-District playoff to Sunnyvale, 41-27, last Friday at Mesquite Memorial Stadium.

Senior Emily Gilstrap, shown here setting up Ja’Mya Williams for a kill, led the team in assists and service aces, not to mention leadership. She was named to the All-State Academic Team, the pinnacle for athletes.

No. 3 ranked Ennis (11-0) controlled the first half with an impressive defensive performance and held off Denison (7-4) to claim a 47-25 bidistrict victory that was closer than the score indicated.