Junior guard Jalyn Wallace answered the bell when No. 16 Italy needed him most, scoring 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to send the Gladiators past Albany, 64-60, and a date with No. 1 Lipan in the Regional Semifinals.
No. 1 ranked Lipan (30-0) used a 20-9 finish to pull away from No. 16 Italy (24-5), 47-31, in the Class 2A Regional Quarterfinal played at Aledo on March 1. It was the second year in a row the two teams met in the third round at the same location and with the same victor.
Fresh from the University Interscholastic League realignment and redistricting, Ennis football HC Sam Harrell has made public the Lions 2022 fall schedule.
Clifton (24-8) broke away from a two-point lead at intermission to hand Palmer (22-10) a season-ending, 56-44, Bi-District loss at Corsicana. It was the best season by the Bulldogs in over a decade, which was the last time they reached twenty wins.
Appropriately named after the Leon River, the DeLeon boys basketball team has an offense as slow as river eroding rock. Despite efforts to impede the speed of No. 16 ranked Italy, DeLeon was rolled on the river to the tune of 78-39 on Tuesday at Cleburne.
After dropping their final three regular season games, all by single-digits, Avalon turned to clutch shooting to force overtime, then finished strong to clip Aquilla, 40-37, in the first round of the playoffs.
Fueled by Deivion Thomas, Daunte Williams and Deshon Shorter combining for 36 points, Wilmer-Hutchins (20-11) used their athleticism and superior bench to whip Ferris, 72-61, on Tuesday at Ferris.
Former Ennis baseball standout, Taylor Daniell, having started two years at the University of Central Arkansas after one at Hill College (Tx), will play his senior season as a graduate student at NCAA Division I Tarleton State.
Area varsity basketball teams are currently in post-season playoff mode after five of the ten Big 5 teams punched their ticket by finishing in the top four in their respective districts.
