By KBEC Sports Week four 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! [yop_poll id=”4″]
Read More »Maypearl’s Hamby selected as week four KBEC Sports Player of the Week
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A two-athlete race came down to the wire in the week four KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll and just under 3,000 votes decided the winner. When the final votes were tallied, Maypearl running back Grant Hamby received 18,063 (50.71%) of the …
Read More »Carpenter’s triple-double helps Midlothian Heritage take down Life Waxahachie
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Throw the records out of the nearest window in District 17-4A, as the volleyball season has turned toward the district slate. Midlothian Heritage, a 2018 state semifinalist, traveled to neighboring Life Waxahachie to open their respective 17-4A seasons on Friday. And it was …
Read More »Blocked field goal ends in heartbreak for No. 9 Midlothian
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Coaching from hindsight is even easier than doing so from the couch. This is important to remember before reflecting on the heartbreaking loss suffered by the state-ranked Midlothian Panthers at home Friday night against district-foe Burleson Centennial. The (4-1, 1-1) Panthers defense blocked …
Read More »Week five: Second-half heartbreaks and runaways across Ellis County
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The final scores from Friday, Sept. 27 are listed below and will be hyperlinked as recaps, stats and more are compiled. WAXAHACHIE 34, #20 Cedar Hill 62 Burleson Centennial 23, MIDLOTHIAN 21 ENNIS 37, Terrell 0 MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE 14, #3 Waco La Vega …
Read More »Vote now for the week 4 KBEC Sports Player of the Week!
Week four 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=”3″]
Read More »Midlothian Heritage WR Wilkerson scores 3 TDs in epic homecoming win over Stephenville
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports It wouldn’t have been unwarranted for Midlothian Heritage football fans to leave shortly after the king and queen were crowned Friday night. After all, the reeling Jaguars, losers of two straight, trailed perennial playoff-contender Stephenville 29-6 at the half of the homecoming showdown …
Read More »Midlothian defense shuts down Arlington Seguin to stay unbeaten
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Panthers continued their dominant start to the season with a 42-7 road victory Friday against Arlington Seguin. Midlothian (4-0, 2-0 in District 5-5A) allowed just its second touchdown in the first three quarters during the win, as the Panthers have now …
Read More »Week four recap: Upsets, close calls and comebacks across Ellis County
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week four of the high school football season in Ellis County saw Red Oak knock-off a state-ranked power in the KBEC Sports Game of the Week, Midlothian Heritage pull off quite the comeback and several county teams win in blowout fashion. The final …
Read More »Midlothian Heritage’s Carpenter honored for 1,000 kills
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Friday was a celebration for the Midlothian Heritage volleyball team. It was first an opportunity to shower senior outside hitter Kelsey Carpenter with praise for reaching the 1,000-kill club, a feat reserved for only the most consistent and talented hitters on any given …
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