Sports

After getting stopped on downs on their first possession, Ennis (3-0) adjusted, recoiled and then blew the doors off of upstart Mansfield Summit (1-2) in a 63-26 blowout on Thursday night at Lion Memorial Stadium.

Athletic Directors from District 8-5A met to set a course for the remainder of the season. The eight teams were divided into a pair of four-team groups.

Big 5 football teams, Ferris, Palmer, Italy and Avalon have three weeks remaining in their regular seasons, with each of them in the hunt for a playoff berth.

Paced by four veteran seniors, Palmer volleyball has built a 14-8 record, the only winning mark among the Big 5, yet their 8-5 District 18-3A current ranks fourth.

Pesky Scurry-Rosser gave Palmer all it could handle before relinquishing the lead in the fourth quarter as the host Bulldogs came-from-behind to win, 21-14.

Two teams desperate for a win to remain in contention in District 5-4A, Godley and Ferris, fought tooth and nail until a series of game-changing plays led the visiting Wildcats to a 35-7 win.

Ennis varsity volleyball might be as green as frog feathers this season, but the Lady Lions show no evidence of quit. True, their miscues outnumber their highlights, but this group enjoys the process together.