A trio of Mansfiled Timberview players, Truistan Douglas (0), Jason Sydnor and Preston Stauts (8) tackles Ennis quarterback Elijah Leblanc during a game Thursday at Vernon Newsom Stadium.
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Timberview stayed perfect in District 7-5A Division 2 play with a 45-28 win over Ennis on Thursday at Vernon Newsom Stadium.
The Wolves improved to 8-0, surpassing last year’s 7 wins, and are in line to secure a district title in two weeks.
Ennis, which had a four-game win streak, had moments where they were down big. But the Lions kept battling and had a chance to take the lead going into the fourth quarter.
That is when the defense made stops and the offense scored twice to seal the win for the No. 5-ranked Wolves.
“You know it’s a big target on our back,” said Mansfield Timberview wide receiver Trysten Shaw, who had 5 total touchdowns. “We just try to keep working hard and keep our heads down. You know, just stay humble and keep developing.”Ennis had pulled within 33-28 on a touchdown pass from Elijah Leblanc to Jayton Williams with 1:20 left in the third quarter.
The final play of the third quarter featured an interception by Ennis’ Aaron Laza, returning the ball to the 43-yard line.
It was a key takeaway and shifted momentum back to the Lions (4-4, 4-1).
And just like that, it was gone.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Leblanc’s pass was intercepted by Josiah Hall, giving the Wolves the ball back.
Quarterback Steven Hall connected with Shaw for a 22-yard touchdown.
The defense got another stop and forced a punt.
Then Timberview extended the lead.
Hall’s 6th touchdown pass — tying a season-high— came with 3:15 left. He connected with wide receiver/backup quarterback Dalyn Hill for a 53-yard score.
Leblanc threw four touchdowns and had four interceptions, but two of his touchdown passes were on fourth down. Jayton Williams finished with three touchdown catches, including one on fourth down. Aaron Navarro’s lone score also came on fourth down.
The Wolves had four scoring drives of 5 plays or fewer following touchdowns by Ennis.
Two of those were 1-play drives with Hall connecting with Braylin Barnett and Shaw for touchdowns.
The schedule for the Wolves features a winless Everman team and a Corsicana team that is 4-4. It provides a chance to finish the regular season undefeated for the second time in the past five years. The 2022 team went 13-1 and lost to Longview in the quarterfinals.
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