By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Life Waxahachie Mustangs ran away with a homecoming win Friday night against the Farmersville Farmers. Behind the 194 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries posted by Sir Michael Veasley, the Mustangs racked up 417 rushing yards in the 56-14 victory. “I …
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 »Ennis blanks Terrell to remain unbeaten in 8-5A
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports It took three possessions, a little of four minutes and an impressive defensive effort for the Ennis Lions to secure the win Friday against Terrell. There should be an emphasis placed on impressive defensive effort too, as the Lions limited the Tigers to …
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 »GALLERY: Waxahachie battles No. 20 Cedar Hill
The Waxahachie Indians led late in the third quarter Friday night against No. 20 Cedar Hill at Longhorn Stadium, only to have the home team pull away late with three unanswered touchdowns. Need a recap or to see the stats from the District 7-6A game? Click on this handy link. …
Read More »Waxahachie upset-bid falls short against No. 20 Cedar Hill
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Do not let the final score fool you: The Waxahachie Indians gave the state-ranked Cedar Hill Longhorns all they could handle and then some Friday night. Waxahachie opened with a pair of haymakers and eventually carried a one-score lead, 24-21, into the halftime …
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 »State-ranked Lady Indians upset Lake Ridge, fall to No. 18 Mansfield
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports It has been quite the week for the Waxahachie Lady Indians volleyball team. The reigning District 7-6A champions began district play this past Tuesday with a four-set win against then-No. 3 Mansfield Lake Ridge. Senior outside hitter Lacy Mott and junior Kate Morgan …
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 …
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