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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Six Ellis County teams picked up wins during week five of the high school football season. Though district play has begun for a few programs, there are still a handful that wrapped up non-district play this week as we head into the halfway …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports HEWITT — The District 11-6A opener between Waxahachie and Hewitt Midway appeared all but over by halftime at Panther Stadium.  The Indians had, after all, just held the Panthers to negative rushing yards and fewer than 50 total yards of offense over the first …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the second consecutive week, seven Ellis County teams picked up wins during week four of the high school football season. District play has also begun for a few programs as we head into the halfway point of the season. Stats, standout players …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Jalen Reagor began his sophomore season in the NFL with a new career-high Sunday for the victorious Philadelphia Eagles. Reagor ultimately pulled in a 22-yard touchdown from second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts with 4:20 to play in the Eagles’ 32-6 win against the Atlanta …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports MIDLOTHIAN — There might be a day, albeit and likely many decades down the road, when Lee Wiginton takes a little credit for a victory. The 48-14 Midlothian Heritage non-district win against Decatur on Friday was not going to be it, though — especially …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Legendary head football coach Sam Harrell is no stranger to the storied rivalry between Ennis and Waxahachie. In fact, he’s helped pen quite a few memorable chapters over the first 99 meetings among the schools separated by roughly 17 miles along US Highway …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Seven Ellis County football teams picked up wins during week three of the high school football season. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. As always, fans can catch a full recap of all things Ellis County athletics every …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak boys’ basketball program has a new, well-decorated head coach. Chris Davis was officially named the Hawks’ new head coach Tuesday morning. He replaces Jason Sasser, who departed the program in August to pursue other career opportunities. Both head coaches came …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Panthers exploded for three touchdowns in the second quarter to throttle the visiting Forney Jackrabbits on Friday. Surprisingly, two of those second-quarter touchdowns came via the passing game in the (1-1) Panthers’ 42-13 win at Midlothian ISD Stadium. The Midlothian defense …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports ARLINGTON — In the era of high-octane offenses, the Waxahachie Indians have quickly found a unique identity on the football field.  These boys can — and will — bring the hat. Early and often, too.  The Indians stifled the Arlington Lamar Viking offense …