By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Nyk Madison capped a whirlwind of a week with a double-double to lead the Midlothian Panthers to a season-opening basketball win Saturday. The Panthers raced out to a 37-17 halftime lead against Sachse and then expanded that advantage to 26 points by the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A record-setting number of votes for two Ellis County athletes decided the winner of the week 11 KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. When the final votes were tallied, Palmer running back Dylan Tyree had received 312,205 (53%) of the new-record 589,055 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports It wasn’t too many seasons ago that a scheduled basketball game between Waxahachie and Justin Northwest would have many Runnin’ Indians fans penciling in a loss. That was, however, before the return of head coach Greg Gober and his defense-first approach to the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Palestine raced out to a three-touchdown lead that it never relinquished Thursday night to steal a 4A Division I bi-district championship from Life Waxahachie. The Wildcats scored three times in the first half to build a 21-0 halftime lead and then survived a …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A four-touchdown, two field-goal first half propelled the Red Oak Hawks past Everman in their 5A Division II bi-district championship Friday night. Red Oak ultimately amassed a whopping 556 total yards of offense during the 55-24 victory at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The Hawk …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An oddly low halftime score eventually turned into a blowout win for the Avalon Eagles on Thursday against Leverett’s Chapel in the 1A Division I bi-district championship. Leverett’s Chapel actually led at the end of the first quarter, 6-0, and then held the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite a promising start, the Midlothian Panthers fell to South Oak Cliff in the 5A Division II Region II bi-district championship on Thursday. The Golden Bears scored once in each of the second, third and fourth quarters for the 21-7 victory. They will …

By KBEC Sports The high school football season turned to the bi-district round of the postseason this week. Final scores for all Ellis County teams will be updated below as they become available. Game recaps can be found by clicking on the hyperlink associated with each final score. THURSDAY MIDLOTHIAN …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Lady Panthers won a five-set regional-quarterfinal thriller Tuesday night against Forney at Duncanville High School. Midlothian dropped the first and third sets but hung tough to take sets two, four and five for the 5A Region II quarterfinal win, 20-25, 25-19, …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Four Ellis County football teams will carry state rankings into their respective bi-district championships following the final week of the regular season. All rankings are courtesy Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, which is the official statewide poll recognized by the Associated Press. 5A Division …