Boys Basketball

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports WACO — A former Ennis football standout turned war hero has been forever memorialized with a bronze statue on the campus of Baylor University.  U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Andrew Jackson “Jack” Lummus Jr. will now stand alongside U.S. Army Corps Col. John Riley Kane thanks to …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Eleven Waxahachie student-athletes recently signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.  The ceremony was held inside the Performance Arts Center on Thursday, April 29. The celebration welcomed family, friends and teammates and was as close to “normal” as any indoor …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports There would be no last-second magic for the top-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians against No. 2 Duncanville in Tuesday’s 6A Region II championship.  The No. 1 (20-3) Runnin’ Indians fell to No. 2 (26-1) Duncanville, 70-65, inside Michael Key Turner Gymnasium in what was …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Tuesday’s 6A Region II semifinal was not the barnburner that some outside of Waxahachie expected. Instead, the top-ranked Runnin’ Indians asserted their dominance against Cypress Woods from the opening tip to the final buzzer at Temple High School. Waxahachie ultimately throttled (22-4) Cypress …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians are four wins from a 6A state championship, following a 78-67 victory Saturday against Ellison in Waco. To those who have intently followed the program this year, it comes as very little surprise that this team has continued its …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports LORENA — The Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians had their way with the Belton Tigers in Tuesday’s 6A Region II bi-district championship. Health-and-safety protocols and snowpocalypse be danged, too. Waxahachie nearly busted the scoreboard in its 99-62 victory. The Runnin’ Indians had practiced just four …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For a program once a bit void of perennial success, the Midlothian boys’ basketball team is once again headed back to the postseason tournament. The Panthers are taking a head of steam with them, too. The Panthers will ride an 11-game winning streak …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MANSFIELD — The top-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians avoided falling victim to a true trap-game scenario Tuesday against Mansfield Lake Ridge. A little program history, 31 points by CJ Noland and a whole lot of second-half defense eventually led the Runnin’ Indians to a comfortable …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Senior guard CJ Noland reached a career milestone while the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians made yet another statement Wednesday. Class 6A No. 1 (11-2, 4-0) Waxahachie exploded offensively in the second half to thump visiting No. 21 (12-1, 3-1) Mansfield, 89-68, at Michael …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Montez Young delivered the biggest shot of the season for the third-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians on Saturday afternoon against top-ranked Duncanville. The 6-foot-4 senior, typically known for his insanely springing legs and work around the basket, took a pass from Jalen Lake and …