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Controversial call allows decisive FG; Gilkey, McGowan score TDs, lead 20-17

Palmer improved to 2-0 with a team defensive effort in blanking Grand Saline on the road, 20-0, on Sept. 2. The Bulldogs had seven sacks, two interceptions, 14 tackles for lost yardage and held the Indians under 200 yards. Quarterback Eric Cisneros gave his team a 7-0 first quarter lead when he fired a 29-yard scoring strike to Drew Powell and capped a 10-of-13, 162-yard outing with a 35-yard TD toss to Elijah Garcia. In between the Road Dogs ended a long, second quarter march with a three-yard charge by Cutter Burrow. He finished with 10 totes for 93 yards.

69 CC teams coming to Ennis

Lost to Mabank, 3-0.

Mark Warde
mark@ennisdailynews.com
Breaking in a new synthetic turf, No. 25 ranked Palmer utilized a 460-yard ground attack to
pulverize Class 4A Venus, 63-20, in the opener for both teams.

Gilkey connects on 22-of-30, Harris gains 114

Martinez, Bruce, Prachyl trigger Ennis VB

Navigating the 10-game schedule facing Ennis this fall becomes clearer with the knowledge of each team’s won-lost record from a year ago. Add to that the list of which players from that team have returned and mix it with what is known about the tendencies and strategies of the head coach.

Ennis ground game stifled, offense unravels to Tribe’s superior D