By Trevor Scott | KBEC Sports Though the final score might indicate otherwise, Midlothian Heritage pulled away from Life Waxahachie in the final minutes of what was an otherwise strong defensive showing for both teams Friday night at Mustang Stadium. The Jaguars led just 14-7 as the game turned to …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Ennis Lions dominated both sides of the football to win the annual Battle of Chambers Creek and a district championship Friday night. Ennis scored three second-quarter touchdowns at Tiger Stadium to defeat Corsicana, 30-21, and win the District 8-5A Division II title …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Panthers are headed back to the football postseason for the second consecutive season following a tight home win Friday against Cleburne. Midlothian needed a fourth-quarter flea-flicker to seal the 19-14 victory on the Panthers senior night at Midlothian ISD Multipurpose Stadium. …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The seventh-ranked Red Oak Hawks continued their rampage through District 6-5A Division II with yet another near-perfect performance Thursday. The Hawk defense limited Dallas Spruce to 136 total yards and eight first downs during the 63-6 win, while the Red Oak offense picked …

By KBEC Sports Ellis County athletics will soon have a new home on the radio waves, as KBEC 1390AM/99.1 FM and KBEC Sports have announced plans to launch a one-hour weekly sports talk show. The Press Box will debut at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 on KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. It can …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Preston Hodge had the privilege to deliver the final blow on a frigid Waxahachie Friday night in the upset of the year in District 7-6A. The junior defensive back stuffed Mansfield Summit quarterback Phoenix Meza on a fourth-and-3 scramble near midfield with just …

By KBEC Sports As the Texas High School football regular season turns toward its final week, several Ellis County teams officially locked themselves into the postseason Friday. Some did so with wins, such as Midlothian and Midlothian Heritage. Others received a playoff berth courtesy of losses elsewhere in their respective …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Heritage football team was dealt a heavy, heartbreaking blow Wednesday. The news then eventually broke Thursday that program had forfeited its week 9 district victory against Crandall.  Before pointing a finger or vocalizing misguided disdain, let’s first digest a couple of …

Week nine 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 Friday! [yop_poll id=”8″]

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Though neck-and-neck for most of the week, a late Friday push and a new record number of votes decided the week 8 KBEC Sports Player of the Week. And it was a long-awaited win in the weekly poll for the passionate Palmer Bulldog …