Sports

Ovilla Christian School turns it on when the stage lights are brightest. Last week the Red Oak school won their third straight state title in volleyball, and a former Ennis standout, Marlee Hopkins, was a main reason why.

University Interscholastic League football playoffs consist of the top four teams in each district in Classes 2A up through 6A.

Senior guard Rylie Bonds, at 5’5, is a four-year player on the Lady Bulldogs varsity. She has averaged 7.5 points per game in the early stages of the girls basketball season to lift Palmer to a 4-0 start.

A 5’5 cross country runner at Avalon H.S., Jake Ozymy accomplished a rare feat this fall by qualifying for the UIL State Cross Country meet on Nov. 23, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas.

Top Ten Ranking

(prior to Nov. 27 games)

Team (W-L Record)

1. Ennis (7-0)

2. Aledo (5-1)

3. Fort Bend Marshall (7-0)

4. Huntsville (7-0)

Veteran varsity HC David Kilpatrick has begun a 26-game girls basketball schedule at Ennis with an aggressive slate of 17 of the contests on tap prior to New Years.

Containing the passing wizardry of Collin Drake and his band of longdistant missiles was an exercise in futility for North Forney. Instead they discovered that No.

An outstanding season came to a premature end last Friday when Palmer (9-2) dropped a 26-20 decision to Leonard (6-4) in the bi-district playoffs in Farmersville.

A tale of two seasons in one came to an abrupt halt for Avalon on Nov. 20 when unbeated Abbott (11- 0) broke away from an 18-6 lead at intermission with 33 unanswered points in the second half to win going away, 51-6.

A solid defensive effort in the first half by Ennis went awry when Nolan Catholic went on an 11-0 run to start the third quarter, a surge that carried them to a 52-37 win over the Lions in their home debut on Nov. 17.