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A week after a disappointing 29-28 overtime loss at Rice in which Palmer (5-1) lost their top two quarterbacks to injury, they bounced back with a vengeance in a 58-13 rout of Mildred (2-4).

Ennis’ running game was on point Friday night. Gaining over 400 yards against a good Red Oak defense spoke well of the new O-Line and surprising cohesion for the first game.

During Wednesday afternoon’s Ennis Lions outdoor football practice, Texas Hall of Fame Coach Sam Harrell made a point to score three wellaimed, firmly aimed ribs into the ears of fans, including Ennis News’ writer Mark Warde, who had incorrectly p

Ennis Junior High School girls cross country team placed six runners in the Top 10 to pace the Lady Lions to a first place win in the Lions Den Invitational.

News broke after lunch this past Monday of a tragic accident involving two trucks on U.S. Highway 287 in Waxahachie. The news broke hearts in two rival towns when one of the drivers, a local baseball senior, was taken off of life-support and died of his injuries the following day at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

Dominating in their debut from the outset, No. 1 Ennis looked every bit the part in a 52-21 hammering of No. 9 Red Oak at Billy Goodloe Stadium on Friday.

Cool, calm and collected describes a person who maintains their wits under pressure. It’s an apt description of Ennis senior Collin Drake. The quarterback who led Ennis to within a point of upsetting No. 1 Aledo in the regional semifinals last December, has returned for another shot at the state crown.