 Before the existence of a state playoff system Ensley won the "mythical" State Football Championship in 1924, 1938, 1945, and 1961.The 1931 Boys Track and Field Team also won a State Championship.In 1999 girls basketball coach Roderick Jackson tried and failed to get the school and board of education to give his team access to the same equipment, transport, and funding enjoyed by the boys' teams.