By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Six turnovers erased an otherwise dominant showing by the Waxahachie Indians against Arlington Lamar on Friday. Five of those miscues came in the second half and ended each of the Indians’ offensive possessions. Even still, the Tribe had its opportunities late …
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KBEC Sports report Fans of Ellis County athletics cast over 400,000 votes over the past four days in the return of the KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. And, for the first time, a non-football student-athlete claimed the weekly recognition. Midlothian sophomore Kenna Buchanan received 53.47% of the 454,736 …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A green ribbon tied in a single knot around a blue-and-white shoelace wouldn’t typically well the eyes with tears before a non-district volleyball match. The same general thought could easily be applied when looking at photos of students at Ennis, Red Oak, Midlothian, …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports COPPERAS COVE — Shawn Cherry couldn’t help but find himself in the Dawg house on Friday night in the Waxahachie Indians season opener. The senior running back rushed 17 times for 198 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Indians to a convincing 34-7 …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — The football season was supposed to open at Billy Goodloe Stadium in Red Oak with a nailbiter between two state-ranked foes. It was instead a headscratcher for the host No. 9 Red Oak Hawks, as No. 1 Ennis ran away with …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Friday night lights have finally returned to the night sky over Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. Those lights brought about a controlled scrimmage between 6A Waxahachie and 5A state-ranked Red Oak that featured several hundred fans, half a dozen touchdowns and one heck …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Sterns brothers and Houston Baptist University are going to be a problem for Division-I defenses. Houston Baptist University wide receivers, Jerreth and Josh Sterns, have already proven to be quite the handful for the University of North Texas and Texas Tech secondaries. …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Cullen Stone proved to be the hero Midlothian Heritage needed Friday night on the gridiron against Decatur. Oh, and there was also a goal-line stand as the clock expired to boot. The senior running back carried the football 18 times for a game-high …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Waxahachie football faithful will have to hold a little water before cheering Jalen Reagor toward an NFL end zone. Reagor, a 2017 Waxahachie graduate and 2020 first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, sustained a shoulder injury Sunday that will force the rookie …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Palmer Bulldogs dominated Kemp on both sides of the football in Friday night’s season-opener. Kemp mustered just 66 total yards of offense in the Bulldogs’ 35-7 home win, while Palmer quarterback Julian Villasenor paced his offense with four total touchdowns. “I’m just …
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