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By Brian Pitts

Enterprise Record

It looks like the Ellis football team is a force to be reckoned with after outscoring the first two opponents 58-0. The visiting Jaguars handed North Davie a 30-0 thrashing on Aug. 27.

Bowman Blakley had two touchdowns, one on a 63-yard pass from Mason Driver and the other on a run. Ellis’ loaded backfield includes Cam James. Everyone knows about Coy James, the dynamic baseball player who might be a high draft pick next July in the Major League Draft. Watching Coy’s brother come up will be thrilling as well. Cam is a 6-2, 212-pound seventh grader.

“Cam is pretty dang good,” assistant coach Mike Morgan said. “Cam and Bowman have been absolute bruisers in the backfield.”

Making highlight plays for Ellis were Wade Hefner, Henry Migliarese and Graham Wood. Hefner and Wood had interceptions.

“Wade, one of our most improved players, made a great diving catch on a two-point conversion,” Morgan said. “Wade and Henry put a lot of pressure on the quarterback.

“Our coaches (Roger Blalock, Joe Burchette, Larry Williams and Morgan) feel like we improved a lot between games one and two.”

Morgan gave high praise to the new head coach and athletic director at Ellis – Larry Williams, who came over from Oak Grove Middle after leading the Grizzlies to an incredible 56-game winning streak.

“I’ve been here since this place opened,” Morgan said. “It’s been a godsend getting Larry from Oak Grove. He’s doing a fabulous job as AD. – best thing that has happened to our athletic program in years. Him agreeing to be the head football coach is the reason I unretired from coaching. You really need at least two sets of eyes and ears in the building with the kids everyday. I’ve coached football since 1993 and I’ve had the good fortune to work with a lot of good coaches. He’s one of the best.”

The Wildcats fell to 1-1 while losing to Ellis for the sixth straight time.

Moor 16, South 0

South Davie’s defense played extremely well at Mooresville. The downside: The Tigers (1-1) threw four interceptions and the Red Imps returned two of them for touchdowns to account for the only two TDs in the game.