By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports On a rather somber night and behind 22 points by BJ Francis, the Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians locked into District 7-6A postseason spot. Francis scored nine of his 22 points in the second quarter to propel the Runnin’ Indians to a comfortable 82-56 victory …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports A 23-point first quarter and stingy defense put the state-ranked Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians back on track Friday night. The Runnin’ Indians outscored the visiting Cedar Hill Longhorns 38-19 over the first half and cruised home to a 71-48 win inside Mike Turner Gymnasium. …
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This week’s episode of “The Press Box” focused on Kobe Bryant and his impact on the local basketball culture. The show featured live on-air interviews with the head coaches and standout players from the Ferris and Midlothian High boys’ basketball teams. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports A strong second and third quarter propelled the state-ranked Life Waxahachie Mustangs past visiting Midlothian Heritage on Tuesday night. The Mustangs jumped out to three-point, 14-11, lead following the first quarter and then outscored Heritage 27-20 over the second and third quarters to …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports The Waxahachie Runnin’ Indians were humbled on Friday. The loss was their first in 7-6A this season — and they bounced back quite nicely on Tuesday. Waxahachie defeated a struggling Mansfield Summit team inside Mike Turner Gymnasium, 58-43, to improve to 5-1 in …
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By Ellis County Sports Sports This week’s episode of “The Press Box” featured live on-air interviews with a Life Waxahachie senior basketball player and his head coach, plus a knowledge drop by a local collegiate coach on the football recruiting process. On-air hosts Seth Sims and Brian Stevens first spoke with Life …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports The 12th-ranked Midlothian Panthers continued their torrid run through the District 14-5A slate Tuesday. The Panthers jumped out to a 22-9 lead in the first quarter and cruised back to Midlothian with a 63-30 road victory. LAST TIME OUT On Friday, the Panthers …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports The Ennis basketball boys bounced back from a tough road loss against state-ranked Midlothian with a convincing home win against Joshua on Tuesday. Thanks to the victory, the Lions will begin the second half of District 14-5A with a 3-3 mark in district …
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By Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports The Life Waxahachie Mustangs ran away from Ferris with a District 17-4A road win Friday. The Mustangs opened by outscoring the Yellowjackets 25-3 in the first quarter and carried a 27-15 advantage into halftime. Life Waxahachie closed out the game with 25 points …
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Travis M. Smith | Ellis County Sports Sports Tatyana Williams poured in 29 points to lead the Ferris Lady Yellowjackets to a key district victory at home Friday against Life Waxahachie. Though Williams scored just four points in the first quarter, Ferris carried a 23-8 lead into the second quarter and then …
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