By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following a flurry of votes just before the deadline, Midlothian defensive back Riley Angel was selected by Ellis County football fans as the week three KBEC Sports Player of the Week. Angel began Thursday a mere four percentage points behind Palmer quarterback Adrian …
Read More »TGCA volleyball state rankings: Sept. 16
KBEC Sports report As high school volleyball teams begin district play, the Maypearl Lady Panthers were the lone Ellis County program ranked inside its respective top-25 in the latest set of polls published Monday by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Class 1A-2A 1 Crawford 29-3 2 Iola 25-1 3 Jewett …
Read More »Vote for the week 3 KBEC Sports Player Of The Week!
Week three 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=”2″]
Read More »Decatur capitalizes on miscues to upend Midlothian Heritage
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A two-touchdown halftime deficit was too much for Midlothian Heritage to overcome Friday night in a road loss against state-ranked Decatur. The 41-28 defeat also marked the first time in program history that the Jaguars lost consecutive regular-season games. Heritage fell to Kennedale …
Read More »Midlothian routs Joshua in District 5-5A opener
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Any doubt surrounding just how dominant a defense the Midlothian Panthers deploy on Friday nights was surely erased in their District 5-5A opener against Joshua. Those potential doubters or skeptics should rest assured though — there’s plenty of room on the Panthers bandwagon …
Read More »Week 3 recap: Homecoming drama and goose eggs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week three of the high school football season saw the Midlothian Panthers begin district play, top-ranked Milford knock-off a top-five opponent on the road and Palmer win a thriller on homecoming. The two with photo galleries: Waxahachie runs out of gas late against …
Read More »Game of the Week preview: Midlothian to host Joshua in 5-5A opener
KBEC Sports report Thanks to a nine-team district, the Midlothian Panthers begin District 5-5A action in week three. And they’ll have the luxury of doing so at home against (0-2) Joshua. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Midlothian ISD Multipurpose Stadium. Friday’s meeting is also the week three KBEC …
Read More »Week two: Five teams roll, 1 state-ranked power falls late
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week two was a tough one for a couple Ellis County teams, namely state-ranked Midlothian Heritage and Ennis. It also served as quite the non-district boost to the likes of Avalon, Milford, Red Oak, Maypearl, Ferris and Midlothian. Countywide recaps compiled by KBEC Sports are …
Read More »Week 1: Midlothian, Maypearl, Palmer shutout opposition; No. 1 Milford rolls
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week one of the high school football slate in Ellis County saw several outstanding performances, ranging from Sir Michael Veasley’s 200-yard rushing day to Maypearl snapping a 10-game drought. KBEC Sports has recapped all of the action from the week that was below. …
Read More »No. 5 Midlothian Heritage explodes for 63 against Gatesville
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC SportsState-ranked Midlothian Heritage left no doubt in its season-opening victory against Gatesville. And then the two teams played the second half of football. The Jaguars offense amassed more than 600 yards while the defense limited to visiting Hornets to just six points through three …
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