Football

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Previews, score predictions, stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. All computer projections and rankings are compiled by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every Monday night from …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Previews, score predictions, stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. All computer projections are compiled by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every Monday night from 6-7 p.m. …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports AVALON — The Avalon Eagles opened the 2022 football season with a rout and eyes on the postseason. Led by junior Erik Padron, the Eagles thumped visiting Methodist Children’s Home (Waco) on Thursday evening, 66-20.  Padron completed 16-of-his-23 passes (69.6%) for 422 yards …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — The 101st Battle of 287 ended in quite the celebration for the Waxahachie Indians on their home turf. The always-circled rivalry also sent many of the folks in Ennis Lion maroon headed to the exits midway through the third quarter. Waxahachie rolled …

The 6A Waxahachie Indians hosted their neighboring 5A Red Oak Hawks for a final tune-up and scrimmage ahead of the 2022 football season this past Thursday. No score was kept, but several dozen photos were captured by the KBEC Sports team. Waxahachie opens the football season at home Friday, Aug. …

The Midlothian Heritage football team recently hosted an open practice that concluded with a “back-in-my-day” game between the fathers and pep rally to kick-off the upcoming season. The dads all tried hard and likely needed several ice packs following their touch-football game, while the actual football team, band and cheer …

SPECIAL to KBEC Sports When you catch 150 passes in a 14-game season, it’s pretty clear you don’t miss anything thrown your way. For Jerreth Sterns, that currently includes his first NFL opportunity. Sterns grabbed that opportunity smoothly on Saturday night when he made his professional debut for the Tampa …

KBEC Sports report The Midlothian Panthers hosted the annual Blue-White spring football game ahead of a busy summer break that included a trip to the championship bracket of the Texas 7-0n-7 state tournament in College Station. KBEC Sports was on-hand to capture the spring game, which included a new-look spread …

The Avalon football team won a game in fall 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Kirk Holt/KBEC Sports

Ferris football defeated Fort Worth Benbrook in Sept. 2020. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by KBEC Sports photojournalist Kirk Holt