By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A football team playing as the underdog on the road has to capitalize when afforded the opportunity, especially when deep in the opponent’s territory. Waxahachie did not, unfortunately, do that Friday night against Mansfield Lake Ridge on homecoming night for the Eagles. The …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The bye week did the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars and their rushing legs good. Behind three 100-yard rushers, Heritage routed Quinlan Ford, 51-13, to begin District 9-4A action on Thursday at Midlothian ISD Stadium. The Jaguars 657 total yards of offense more than doubled …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the first time this football season, a defensive-only player was selected as the KBEC Sports Player of the Week. Patrick Blair, a senior at Ferris High School, received 22,223 of the 42,951 votes cast over the two-day poll to be named the …
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Week six of the high school football season saw these four student-athletes stand just a little taller than the rest. Cast your vote early and often before the poll closes at noon Thursday!
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A pair of fumbles spelled disaster for the Midlothian Panthers in their upset-bid Friday night against top-ranked Aledo. It ultimately took an 82-yard fumble returned for a touchdown in overtime for the Bearcats to continue their 86-game district winning streak with the 34-28 …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Head coach Don Waddle and the Palmer Bulldogs have something special brewing following a big-time home win Friday against Buffalo. The Bulldog defense shutout the Bisons in the first half and cruised home with a relatively easy 37-19 victory. Palmer improved to 5-0 …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A three-touchdown explosion in the second quarter Friday night propelled the Ennis Lions past previously undefeated Royse City. The Lions offense roared to 429 total yards while the defensive unit limited the Bulldogs to 158 in the 38-21 win. Ennis improved to 5-1 …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An on-field celebration during halftime of the Kansas City Chiefs game Sunday evening against the Indianapolis Colts served as the latest chapter in an improbable career and extraordinary life of one Waxahachie native. And the path to the Chiefs Hall of Fame and …
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Week five of the high school football season in Ellis County saw Midlothian nearly upset top-ranked Aledo, Italy pull off a nail-biter and several other close finishes. The week also saw Palmer defeat visiting Buffalo in the KBEC Sports Game of the Week. The final scores below will be hyperlinked …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the first time in five weeks, a student-athlete lapped the field in the KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. Life Waxahachie running back SirMichael Veasely received 6,739 of the 12,249 votes (55.02%) during the week five voting period. Veasley rushed 11 …
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