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And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
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“THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER”
Ennis, old Ennis, we’ll stand by thee; Faithful and loyal we will ever be. True to our colors that stand for right, Loyal sons and daughters of maroon and white. We will always face the conquest with spirits bold, Laurels for old Ennis High will be our goal.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
MAROON AND WHITE”
Oh! say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming.
2022 ENNIS LIONS FOOTBALL PROGRAM OFFICIAL THE WELCOME TO ENNIS MEMORIAL STADIUM
Oh! say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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2022 ENNIS LIONS FOOTBALL - 5 SCHEDULE Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 7 p.m. at Waxahachie (6-5) 7 p.m. vs #15 Midlothian (8-5) 7 p.m. vs #9 Colleyville Heritage (12-2) 7 p.m. at Corsicana* (6-4) 7 p.m. vs Everman* (6-5) Bye 7 p.m. at Joshua* (3-7) 7 p.m. at #20 Midlothian Heritage* (8-4) 7 p.m. vs Arlington Seguin* (6-5) HOMECOMING 7 p.m. at Burleson* (8-4) 7 p.m. vs #5 Mansfield Summit* (11-4) *District 5-5A Game, Home Games in bold, Number in parenthesis is last year’s record. VARSITY FOOTBALL2022
Ava Lawrence, Grace Gardner Good Luck
Back - Olivia (Captain), Lino (Samson), Zmolik, Caris Trojacek
Kaillan Honza, Melissa
Middle - Maddie Munoz, Anderson, Drake, Davis, Emma Horrell, Davis
Front - Rylee Jo Burton, Schlottman, (Captain),
Bella Bishop
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Kelsey
Rudd
Katelyn
Za’Naria
Tandi
Andrea
Kearstin
2022 ENNIS LIONS FOOTBALL - 7 CHEERLEADERS 2022VARSITY JUNIOR Back - London Manning, Hayleigh Roy, Katy Drake (Captain), Claire Boyd, Livi Barber Middle - Serenity Stout, Lilly Walker, Guadalupe Marmolejo, Raegan Davis, Reagan Barham, Paighton Trojacek Front - Isabella Burgess, Lexi Ensor Ennis Lions!
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Possible RBs are Jace Berry, Jamarion Wafford and Jeremy Brown, with WRs Lamarion McGowan and Kalen Tisdale as well as the Slot Receiver in Harris.
The transition from previous QB Collin Drake (21-3 in two years) to Jackson Gilkey was silky smooth, despite starting last season with only six starters returning from the previous year. Ennis started 3-0 with Harrell outcoaching his foes, winning by 14 in an offensive shootout, then by seven and by one in back-to-back, come-from-behind triumphs, late in the game or in overtime.
Defensively, three first stringers are in the fold, DE Lonnie Collins, DB De’Antre Rowden and Berry at safety, though DB T.J. McDaniel and LB Jack Sutton saw plenty of action down the stretch. A few players to watch, include DE Julio Dominguez, DL Tiejuan McLeod and Jamioreous Myers, possibly at MLB.
WARDE’S WHEEL H USE
Gilkey, the preseason District Offensive MVP according to DCFT, has 23 schol arship offers going into camp. Two linemen, center Patlan Mendez and guard Julian Castillo, are back. Everyone else will make their first varsity starts.
By then, Jackson was on a roll.
CAUSING AN UP-ROAR
No. 11 ranked Lions face toughest schedule in years
This year the No. 11 ranked Pride return only seven starters, including Gilkey and his favorite Mobile Device, Gracen Harris. They teamed up 78 times for 11 scores. Harrell refers to Harris as the best freshman he’s ever coached.
In HC Sam Harrell’s fourth year back, the Lions extended their string of playoff berths to 10 in-a-row. In fact, the Jungle Kings capped the decade with seven district crowns.
A year after being ranked No. 1 the entire regular season, Ennis assembled a second straight unbeaten regular season and a No. 3 state ranking. Harrell has now led his team to three consecutive district titles and a current 21game district winning streak.
OC Chase Willingham has his work cut out for him, but not as much as his dad, the DC, Paul Willingham, who is now in his 40th year of coaching.
Like Johnny Cash’s song, he was “hotter than a pepper sprout, and we’ve been talkin’ ‘bout Jackson ever since.” The Wisconsin Winger reeled off win ning margins of 28, 33, 29, 45, 24, 28, 48 and 22 points while throwing 23 TDs and just four interceptions.
2021 ENNIS LIONS FOOTBALL - 17 Passing Player Att Com Int Pct Yds TDs Jackson Gilkey 228 153 4 .671 2,490 23 PlayerRushing Att Yds Avg TDs Dee Johnson 183 1,285 7.0 15 Ca’Terrin Cox 46 528 11.5 3 Devion Beasley 43 263 6.1 14 Jackson Gilkey 45 231 5.1 6 Gracen Harris 17 122 7.2 0 Jace Berry 22 113 5.1 3 PlayerReceiving No Yds Avg TDs Gracen Harris 78 1,228 15.7 11 Skylan Simmons 30 403 13.4 4 Ca’Terrin Cox 17 545 32.1 5 LaMarion McGowan 10 80 8.0 1 Dee Johnson 9 122 13.6 1 Ethen Rodriguez 3 35 11.7 0 Tackling Player Tkl Eric Gonzalez 150 Edgar Gabriola 139 Devion Beasley 65 Jace Berry 64 TJ Johnson 55 TJ McDaniel 51 Jack Sutton 50 Lazarus Becks 49 De’Antre Rowden 48 Ashton Ehly 47 Lonnie Collins 41 Lions Stat Leaders 12 Games PlayerInterceptions No Dre Lewis 3 Jace Berry 2 Eric Gonzalez 1 Devion Beasley 1 Ashton Ehly 1 Emerick Sargent 1 Kick PlayerScoring Pts Allan Hernandez 38 FG 2-2, PAT 32-of-33 Eric Acosta 34 FG 1-1, PAT 31-of-33 Last Years’ Team Stats 41.0 Points Scored 19.5 18.5 First Downs 16.2 434.4 Total Yards 311.9 51.7 Plays per game 59.8 225.9 Rushing Yards 89.9 6.9 Yards per Rush 4.8 41 TDs Rushing 25 208.5 Passing Yards 122.0 23 TDs Passes 8 229-154-4 Passes 243-127-9 19.0 Passing per game 20.2 11 Fumbles Lost 7 15 Total Turnovers 16 73-666 Penalties-Yards 75-617 21-37.1 Punts-Avg. 52-29.2 OFFENSE DEFENSE Looking Back: A Decade in Maroon Year W-L Off. Def. Playoffs Opponents 2021 11-1* 41.0 19.5 W 47-25 Denison L 21-42 Timberview 2020 9-1* 51.2 14.3 W 49-0 Frisco Liberty L 28-42 Timberview 2019 12-2* 33.7 15.6 W 34-0 Frisco Reedy W 17-13 Burleson Centennial W 17-0 Frisco L 36-43 Aledo (OT) 2018 5-5 25.8 26.9 L 21-47 Frisco Reedy Sam Harrell (4 yrs) 37-9 Overall (.804). 5-4 Playoffs. 2017 8-4* 37.3 16.2 W 48-7 Waco L 14-17 Cedar Park 2016 7-4* 32.9 26.0 L 27-41 Bryan 2015 6-5 29.5 23.3 L 23-24 Hallsville 2014 14-2* 39.2 25.6 W 52-47 Sulphur Springs W 17-13 Timberview W 49-35 The Colony W 31-14 South Oak Cliff W 41-13 EP Canutillo W 38-35 Cedar Park 2013 14-1* 41.7 17.1 W 62-17 Lindale W 64-13 Lovejoy W 46-25 Frisco W 43-14 Poteet L 6-29 Aledo 2012 9-3 32.2 20.2 L 32-42 Whitehouse Jack Alvarez (6 yrs) 58-19 Overall (.753). 11-5 Playoffs. Decade Totals: 95-28 Overall (.772). 16-9 Playoffs. 79-19 Regular Season (.806). *District champions. Play-It-Again, Sam Year Overall District 2021 11-1 7-0 2020 9-1 4-0 2019 12-2 8-0 2018 5-5 5-3 Total 37-9 24-3 Playoff Record: 5-4
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If the early, pre-district sked is an appetizer, ticket sales should be brisk. A second straight road debut at Waxahachie might again be a precursor, after last year’s 2221 OT thriller for Ennis. The Tribe returns HC Shane Tolleson, QB Roderick Hartsfield, RB Iverson Young, WR Keith Abney and an outstanding defensive secondary. Then comes a pair of home litmus tests, Sept. 2 vs. No. 15 Midlothian, and Sept. 9 against No. 9 ranked Colleyville Heritage. Heritage returns just four starters, but two of them are 6’5 QB West Smith and WR Braden Blueitt. HC Kirk Martin’s team threw on 55 percent of their plays. Midlothian and HC Doug Wendel are the pre-season pick to win District 4-5A in Div. I. RB Deago Benson is back for a team that ran on 82 percent of their plays.
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Saving perhaps the best for last, No. 5 ranked Mansfield Summit, visits Ennis on Nov. 4. The district crown figures to be on the line as these are the teams to beat according to Dave Campbell’s Football Texas. The Jags reached the state semi’s in each of the two previous years before dropping down to Class 5A’s Division II. They have 12 returning starters.
DISTRICT DATES - Following the UIL’s redistricting map, the Lions’ only league peer to make the move is Corsicana. Even with a six-game winning streak against the Tigers, Corsicana has the best winning record versus Ennis in over 100-years of playing on the gridiron.
Homecoming is Oct. 21 vs. Seguin. The Cougars are 9-28 over the past four years, but 8-9 in the last two. HC Joe Gordon, previously the DC at Arlington, has a 4-star DB in Jamel Johnson, a Texas commit, leading the Coogs. The road finale may be a trap game, an Oct. 28 trek to Burleson. Their lightning rod HC, Jon Kitna, went 3-0 against Ennis, before stepping down under fire. After two one-year stints elsewhere, he’s back in Texas. Another Kitna son, Jamison, is at QB.
PLAYOFF NOTE - Ennis has qualified for the post-season in 10 consecutive years. The Top 4 teams in District 5 will face four from District 6, where DCFT picks South Oak Cliff, Wilson, Kimball and Hillcrest as playoff reps.
The two Big Cats open District 5-5A action on Sept. 16. Also newly named in April was the Striped Cats’ HC Aric Sardinea. His arrival followed six years at Class 6A Alief Elsik, where he went 8-48. Ennis hosts Everman on Sept. 23. Like ‘Cana, the purple-clad Bulldogs have a new head man. Michael Boone took the leash from Dale Matlock, now the AD. They ran for 227 ypg last year.
An open mid-season date on Sept. 30 is a respite before the final five games. Oct. 7 pits Ennis at Joshua. Second-year HC Danny DeArman led the Owls, whose QB was a freshman. They threw on just 28 percent of their plays. Game 7 will be no walk in the park. The Lions meet No. 20 ranked Midlo Heritage on Oct. 14 at their 7,700 seat bowl stadium. The Jaguars, too, have a new HC in Eric Edwards. He succeeds Lee Wigington (now at Allen). This could be a critical game, as the previous Class 4A RedCats averaged 228.6 passing and 192.5 rushing, passing on 44 percent of their plays. QB Kaden Brown is the man, throwing for 2,776 and running for 1,055.
Schedule Overview -
Year 5 of the Sam Harrell reset brings the stiffest regular season since his heralded return in early 2018. Four foes are ranked and 8-of-the-10 opponents qualified for the playoffs last November, earning the Johnny Cash title, Ring of Fire, as a preview theme.
Running the Gauntlet through a Ring-of-Fire
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