By Chelsea Groomer | SPECIAL to KBEC Sports After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, Lanita Smith feared she would never see her son play football in-person again. Three Life Waxahachie football coaches erased that fear this past season — just in time for Elijah Smith, a Life Waxahachie …
Read More »Todd Alexander steps down as Waxahachie head football coach following 6A playoff berth
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following the first-ever 6A postseason berth in program history, Waxahachie head football coach Todd Alexander announced his plans to step down Thursday morning. Alexander first informed his coaching staff and then the returning players shortly before the first class bell rang. He notified …
Read More »Red Oak upsets No. 6 Lubbock Coronado, makes program history in OT
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports All it took was one turn of the head Saturday afternoon to miss one of the biggest plays in the history of the Red Oak football program. The fact that the drama unfolded in the second overtime and moved Red Oak deeper into …
Read More »2 Midlothian Heritage OL sign Division-I letters of intent
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — Two Midlothian Heritage big men signed Division-I letters of intent Wednesday to continue their football careers, becoming the fourth and fifth Jaguars in program history to accomplish the career milestone. The ceremony for Carson Walker (University of Houston) and Coby James (Northwestern …
Read More »Over 700 yards of offense propels Red Oak to bi-district win against Justin Northwest
Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks used over 700 yards of total offense to undress Justin Northwest in the first round of the playoffs Friday. Three-hundred-seventy of those yards came on the ground in the Hawks’ 62-7 5A Division-I Region 1 bi-district championship win. The Hawks …
Read More »Waxahachie unable to capitalize in 6A bi-district round against Temple
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The magical first-ever run to the Class 6A football playoffs came to a screeching halt for the Waxahachie Indians on Friday in Temple. The Indians had their opportunities to take the lead or remain close early in the 6A Division II bi-district contest …
Read More »Midseason audible: Brandon Hawkins Jr flourishing at QB for playoff-bound Waxahachie
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three seasons ago, Brandon Hawkins Jr. was working as a cornerback for the Waxahachie Indians on the gridiron. BJ, as he is more commonly referred to, then starred as a wide receiver during his junior campaign in 2019. He is now taking snaps …
Read More »Red Oak uses big fourth quarter, turnovers to outlast Burleson Centennial
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — An all-around stellar gameplan and execution led the Red Oak Hawks to a home victory against Burleson Centennial in their regular-season finale on Friday. For anyone who missed the 35-21 Red Oak win, senior quarterback Josh Ervin is thriving once again …
Read More »Midlothian football to miss playoffs due to COVID-19, winning percentage?
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A controversial winning-percentage decision has 41 Midlothian seniors on the outside looking unjustly in of the 5A football playoffs. The Panthers did their part Friday evening by soundly defeating the Richland Royals, 68-30, behind 572 total yards of offense. Laine Martin scored four …
Read More »Goal-line stand helps Waxahachie football to fourth consecutive 11-6A victory
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Five-and-a-half feet proved to be the difference Friday afternoon at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. Facing a fourth-and-goal situation from the Waxahachie 13-yard line, Waco High quarterback Sean Mooney quickly connected with Remond O’neal in the left flat. The wide receiver turned upfield and …
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