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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Ennis quarterback Collin Drake had himself quite the day in the Lions 33-14 victory Friday night against North Forney. The Falcons entered the District 8-5A Division II tilt with an unblemished record through the first three games of the season, having allowed just …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports CJ Palmer and the Red Oak offense capitalized on several South Oak Cliff miscues to upset the eighth-ranked team in 5A on Friday night. Though there are still six regular-season games to play, the 28-21 victory against No. 8 South Oak Cliff and …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Everything needed to go right for the Waxahachie Indians at home Friday night against state-ranked DeSoto. It didn’t, and that’s not near as bad as it reads. DeSoto ran away — literally — with the 55-12 victory at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium behind …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks travel to John Kincaide Stadium in Dallas to face reigning District 6-5A champion South Oak Cliff on Friday. Though the game is the district opener for both football teams, it will very likely decide which program will end the …

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 …

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 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports  Though it should not come as much of a shock, the Red Oak Lady Hawks are once again streaking toward the postseason. It is also likely no surprise that head coach Hope Porter and company are led by a strong, experience-laden senior class. …

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 …