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 …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Week 3 (Sept. 10)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Seven Ellis County football teams picked up wins during week three of the high school football season. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every …
Read More »Midlothian Panther defense fuels home-opening win against Forney
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Panthers exploded for three touchdowns in the second quarter to throttle the visiting Forney Jackrabbits on Friday. Surprisingly, two of those second-quarter touchdowns came via the passing game in the (1-1) Panthers’ 42-13 win at Midlothian ISD Stadium. The Midlothian defense …
Read More »Stout defense leads Waxahachie football to first 2-0 since 2016
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ARLINGTON — In the era of high-octane offenses, the Waxahachie Indians have quickly found a unique identity on the football field. These boys can — and will — bring the hat. Early and often, too. The Indians stifled the Arlington Lamar Viking offense …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Week 2 (Aug. 27)
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Five Ellis County football teams picked up wins during week two of the high school football season. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every …
Read More »Ennis, Red Oak open football season with 5A top-15 offensive showcase
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ENNIS — For the second-consecutive football season, Ennis and Red Oak opened state-ranked in the top-15 of Class 5A and faced off in week one. And the two teams once again put on quite the offensive show — combining for over 1,000 yards …
Read More »Ellis County football Friday roundup: Aug. 27
KBEC Sports Eleven Ellis County football teams opened their seasons Friday evening. Stats, standout players and recaps can be found below. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every Monday night from 6-7 p.m. on KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM and online at sports.kbec.com during “The …
Read More »Waxahachie football opens Tolleson-era with overtime win against Rowlett
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — A much-welcomed and well-timed return of the tomahawk chop helped usher in a new season for the Waxahachie Indians. It also provided quite the motivational boost for a gassed Tribe that has officially started the football season with a thrilling overtime season-opening …
Read More »Waxahachie football readies for Aug. 27 season-opener against Rowlett
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Dress rehearsals are over for the Waxahachie Indian football team and the countdown to Friday’s season opener has begun. The second and final tune-up came this past Thursday on the road against Red Oak at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The two sides held a …
Read More »GALLERY: Red Oak football hosts Waxahachie in scrimmage
By KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks hosted the visiting 6A Waxahachie Indians on Thursday evening for a preseason scrimmage at Billy Goodloe Stadium. PHOTO GALLERY All photos by Fred Phipps/KBEC Sports
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