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Lions carniverous defense ate well on Friday

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Playing defense like nine acres of onions, Ennis didn’t surrender a touchdown to Waxahachie on Friday until there were only four minutes left in a game the Lions won, 21-13.

Old School Lions digging 2019 version

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Secondary Coach Stephen Marrow admitted it is difficult if not impossible for defensive backs to remain in tight coverage when the opponent has a scrambling quarterback. Friday’s game in Waxahachie

Cisneros guns down Italy in opener, 22-0

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On the strength of two touchdown passes by senior QB Adrian Cisneros, who ran for a third score, Palmer blanked Italy, 22-0, on Friday at the Gladiator Coliseum. All three

Ferris loss turns on goal line stand

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Momentum doesn’t often declare a victor in the first half, but a huge goal line stand by Waxahachie Life High School on the last play of the first half was

Porous defense, turnovers sting Jax

Life senior RB Sir Michael Veasley (6’0, 200), was a one-man wrecking machine, rushing eight times for 227 yards (28.4 ypc) and two touchdowns. Over-

Eagles take flight in opener, 42-7

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Flying like a kite in the wind, Avalon soared over Abbott, 42-7, on Friday at Eagles Field in the opener for both teams. Taking off with three touchdowns in less

Sports experiences top many fans’ holiday wish lists

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Game day is a big day for sports fans. While the anticipation in the days before a big game can be exciting, nothing can match the game itself. When shopping

SWEET ROAD TRIP

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Sophomore tailback Devion Beasley scored two touchdowns on the ground and senior powerback Jarius Jones blasted up the middle from four yards away to ice a 21-13 Ennis road victory over arch-rival Waxahachie on Friday. The 287 sign is returning South.

Duke leads varsity XC team to sixth in Hillsboro

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A young cast of all-terrain Ennis runners opened the 2019 cross country season in Hillsboro, with the varsity boys taking sixth and the junior varsity coming in seventh, both against a field of a dozen teams. Both the varsity girls and JV girls totaled enough points to finish ninth of 12 teams, each with a heavy dose of underclass harriers. The annual event, the Hillsboro Eagle Invitational, was held at Wallace Park amid sunny and high humidity. Stoney Duke, the senior bell cow, was the top finisher for Ennis when his 19:18 time in the 5K was the 13th best in the field.

Briles has second chance in Mount Vernon

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Controversial football coach Art Briles, considered disgraced by some or a scapegoat by others, was hired in northeast Texas three years after being fired by Baylor.

The former Baylor coach who was let go in May of 2016 amid a sexual assault scandal at the Baptist school in Waco. He was signed to lead Mount Vernon, whose Tigers went 9-6 after finishing third in District 7-3A.