By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following a week that saw seven Ellis County football programs enjoy a bye, the action returned Friday for a near full-slate of district action with plenty of playoff implications on the line. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. …
Read More »Red Oak volleyball sweeps Ennis as 14-5A heads to the midway point
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Red Oak took care of business at home against visiting Ennis on Tuesday evening in a District 14-5A tilt. The Lady Hawks took the match 25-19, 25-13 and 25-18. Junior outside hitter Gracie Lee led the Red Oak attack with 12 kills on …
Read More »GALLERY: Waxahachie football picks up second win in 6A ‘District of Doom’
The Waxahachie Indians improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in District 11-6A with a 30-21 win Friday against Mansfield Lake Ridge at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. The game was the annual Pink Out, which brings awareness to the fight against breast cancer and honors survivors. Junior running backs …
Read More »Waxahachie overcomes turnovers, defeats Mansfield Lake Ridge for 2-0 start in 11-6A
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — There are a multitude of ways to describe Friday’s District 11-6A matchup between Mansfield Lake Ridge and Waxahachie on the gridiron. Despite the two teams combining for 24 penalties and nine turnovers, the only stat that truly mattered was the final score …
Read More »Ellis County Football Friday Roundup: Week 5 (Sept. 24)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Six Ellis County teams picked up wins during week five of the high school football season. Though district play has begun for a few programs, there are still a handful that wrapped up non-district play this week as we head into the halfway …
Read More »Blocked punt, defensive effort helps Waxahachie win ‘District of Doom’ 11-6A opener against Midway
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports HEWITT — The District 11-6A opener between Waxahachie and Hewitt Midway appeared all but over by halftime at Panther Stadium. The Indians had, after all, just held the Panthers to negative rushing yards and fewer than 50 total yards of offense over the first …
Read More »Ellis County Football Friday Roundup: Week 4 (Sept. 17)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the second consecutive week, seven Ellis County teams picked up wins during week four of the high school football season. District play has also begun for a few programs as we head into the halfway point of the season. Stats, standout players …
Read More »Waxahachie’s Reagor sets career-high, scores TD in Philly win against Atlanta Falcons
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jalen Reagor began his sophomore season in the NFL with a new career-high Sunday for the victorious Philadelphia Eagles. Reagor ultimately pulled in a 22-yard touchdown from second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts with 4:20 to play in the Eagles’ 32-6 win against the Atlanta …
Read More »No. 8 Midlothian Heritage celebrates Wiginton’s 150th victory by dismantling Decatur
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — There might be a day, albeit and likely many decades down the road, when Lee Wiginton takes a little credit for a victory. The 48-14 Midlothian Heritage non-district win against Decatur on Friday was not going to be it, though — especially …
Read More »100th Battle of 287 between Waxahachie, No. 6 Ennis ends in historic overtime thriller
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Legendary head football coach Sam Harrell is no stranger to the storied rivalry between Ennis and Waxahachie. In fact, he’s helped pen quite a few memorable chapters over the first 99 meetings among the schools separated by roughly 17 miles along US Highway …
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