By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week four of the high school football season in Ellis County saw Red Oak knock-off a state-ranked power in the KBEC Sports Game of the Week, Midlothian Heritage pull off quite the comeback and several county teams win in blowout fashion. The final …
Read More »TGCA volleyball state rankings: Sept. 16
KBEC Sports report As high school volleyball teams begin district play, the Maypearl Lady Panthers were the lone Ellis County program ranked inside its respective top-25 in the latest set of polls published Monday by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Class 1A-2A 1 Crawford 29-3 2 Iola 25-1 3 Jewett …
Read More »Vote for the week 3 KBEC Sports Player Of The Week!
Week three of the high school football season saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Thursday!
Read More »Maypearl suffers first lost against state-ranked Clifton
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Maypearl had no answers for the ninth-ranked Clifton Cubs on Friday in a 45-0 road loss. Clifton outgained Maypearl 543 total yards to 175 in the victory. The (2-1) Maypearl offense gained 134 of its yards on the ground, led by Cam Chapman …
Read More »Week 3 recap: Homecoming drama and goose eggs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week three of the high school football season saw the Midlothian Panthers begin district play, top-ranked Milford knock-off a top-five opponent on the road and Palmer win a thriller on homecoming. The two with photo galleries: Waxahachie runs out of gas late against …
Read More »Maypearl football routs Gateway Charter for second win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Maypearl continued its hot start to the football season with an impressive 57-12 victory against Gateway Charter Academy on Friday. The victory, which came one week after a 28-0 win against Grape Creek, was the second under second-year head coach Sam Riepe. Maypearl …
Read More »Week two: Five teams roll, 1 state-ranked power falls late
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week two was a tough one for a couple Ellis County teams, namely state-ranked Midlothian Heritage and Ennis. It also served as quite the non-district boost to the likes of Avalon, Milford, Red Oak, Maypearl, Ferris and Midlothian. Countywide recaps compiled by KBEC Sports are …
Read More »Week 1: Midlothian, Maypearl, Palmer shutout opposition; No. 1 Milford rolls
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week one of the high school football slate in Ellis County saw several outstanding performances, ranging from Sir Michael Veasley’s 200-yard rushing day to Maypearl snapping a 10-game drought. KBEC Sports has recapped all of the action from the week that was below. …
Read More »2019 Ellis County high school football previews
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports High school football is back in Texas. Sorry, but that’s the best lede we could come up with ahead of the 2019 Texas high school football season. But, boy, is Ellis County primed to continue to be one of the state’s premier regions …
Read More »FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Maypearl Panthers
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Year two under head coach Sam Riepe will continue to build upon the foundation laid during a tough 2018 season. That program-building process will likely continue into 2019, as well. The Panthers finished this past season with an 0-9 record (0-6 in 9-3A), …
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