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SAGU at TexWes, Navarro at home

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Small College Football Update

Three area small college football teams are in action this weekend, including SAGU at Texas Wesleyan and Navarro College, who hosts Texas A&T, both games on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Navarro, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, brings a 2-4 record into today’s 1 p.m. clash in Corsicana. Texas Institute of Agriculture & Technology is located in Houston. The Drillers are 0-4.

FIRST PLACE LIONS AIM TO PREVENT TAIL-WAGGING

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Friday’s home tilt between undefeated Royse City (4-0) and Ennis (4-1) is a matchup of two of District 8-5A’s three unbeaten teams, Corsicana (4-1) is the other. The trio figure

A lions Defense that Never Rests

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Defensive resistance has been tweaked and adjustments made as Ennis coaches go with the best collective unit in stopping whatever the opposition throws at them. So far this season, opponents

Italy crushes Bearcats, 55-6, for third straight win

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Sophomore quarterback Jayden Saxon fired two first quarter touchdown passes to ignite a dominating 55-6 Italy victory over visiting Moody (1-4) on Friday at Gladiator Coliseum. Saxon went on to

Mabank pulls away from Ferris, 58-28

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Ferris met yet another team having things go their way, and like four of the others, they came up short in the second half, this time losing on the road

Ennis climbs to No. 8 in area ranking

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Ennis, off to their best start since the 2013 season, jumped up two spots in Monday’s Dallas Morning News’ Sports Day Class 5A rankings. The Lions, 4-1, cruised past Terrell,

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Palmer cooks Rice, 39-0, behind defense, Tyree

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Palmer extended their best start since who-knows-when with a workmanlike 39-0 triumph at Rice (2-2) on Friday. The win improved Palmer’s overall record to 4-0. It was the District 7-3A

Orange Wings (5-0) zoom past Mt. Calm, 56-6

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While winless Mount Calm was stuck like shipwrecked mariners on a rock, the USS Avalon (5-0) sailed to an easy 56-6 road victory. The Eagles made quick work in administering

ROADKILL IN TERRELL

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Ennis eased past a listless Terrell team, 37-0, to improve to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in District 8-5A.

On the Lions second possession of the night, junior QB Collin Drake ignited a 3-play, 50 yard march with a short pass to Laylon Spencer before Devion Beasley ripped off a 15-yard run. Drake then fired to Spencer again, this time resulting in a 31-yard touchdown for a lead that would never be threatened.

The defense forced a second straight punt to set up Drake at the Ennis 27. Twelve plays and 73 yards later, he surged into the end zone for a 14-0 margin.