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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports FORNEY — The still-undefeated No. 4 Ennis Lions took care of district business Friday on the road against North Forney. The Lions left little doubt, per usual.   Ennis (6-0, 3-0 in 8-5A Division II) ultimately turned a 28-7 halftime lead into a 42-13 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports CEDAR HILL — The Cedar Hill Longhorns needed every minute of their homecoming to stave off a Waxahachie upset Friday night at Longhorn Stadium. Make no mistake about it: Waxahachie dominated all but the final three minutes of the District 7-6A contest. The Indians …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Following a week that saw seven Ellis County football programs enjoy a bye, the action returned Friday for a near full-slate of district action with plenty of playoff implications on the line. Stats, standout players and recaps will be added throughout the weekend. …

The Waxahachie Indians improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in District 11-6A with a 30-21 win Friday against Mansfield Lake Ridge at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium. The game was the annual Pink Out, which brings awareness to the fight against breast cancer and honors survivors. Junior running backs …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — There are a multitude of ways to describe Friday’s District 11-6A matchup between Mansfield Lake Ridge and Waxahachie on the gridiron. Despite the two teams combining for 24 penalties and nine turnovers, the only stat that truly mattered was the final score …

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 …