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 »Palmer, Hawks offense light up Princeton in home opener
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Over 670 yards of offense and two skill players combining for six touchdowns propelled the Red Oak Hawks to a double-digit win Friday night. The Hawks scored three touchdowns in the each of the first, third and fourth quarters to soundly defeat (1-1) …
Read More »KBEC Sports Game of the Week preview: Red Oak to host Princeton
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The week two KBEC Sports Game of the Week will feature the Princeton Panthers visiting the Red Oak Hawks at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The Hawks enter the contest after falling in the season opener to Denton Braswell, while the Princeton Panthers are hot …
Read More »Lady Hawks sweep Lewisville in dominant fashion
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Red Oak dominated Lewisville Tuesday night in a three-set sweep at home. Lewisville tallied just 11 points in the opening two sets of the volleyball match, allowing The Lady Hawks a comfortable non-district victory, 25-6, 25-5, 25-21. “We did some good things and …
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 »No. 17 Red Oak falls to Denton Braswell in season-opener
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite a spectacular statistical night, the state-ranked Red Oak offense sputtered when it mattered most in a season-opening loss against Denton Braswell. The upstart Broncos built a three-score lead by halftime and cruised home with the 48-27 victory. Braswell outgained Red Oak 490 …
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: Red Oak Hawks
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Write it in stone: The Red Oak Hawks will be in the postseason. Rarely has there been a turnaround in Texas high school athletics — let alone football — like what the Red Oak Hawks experienced under year one of head coach Chris …
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