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Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Red Oak Hawks used over 700 yards of total offense to undress Justin Northwest in the first round of the playoffs Friday.  Three-hundred-seventy of those yards came on the ground in the Hawks’ 62-7 5A Division-I Region 1 bi-district championship win. The Hawks …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The magical first-ever run to the Class 6A football playoffs came to a screeching halt for the Waxahachie Indians on Friday in Temple. The Indians had their opportunities to take the lead or remain close early in the 6A Division II bi-district contest …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Three seasons ago, Brandon Hawkins Jr. was working as a cornerback for the Waxahachie Indians on the gridiron. BJ, as he is more commonly referred to, then starred as a wide receiver during his junior campaign in 2019. He is now taking snaps …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports RED OAK — An all-around stellar gameplan and execution led the Red Oak Hawks to a home victory against Burleson Centennial in their regular-season finale on Friday.  For anyone who missed the 35-21 Red Oak win, senior quarterback Josh Ervin is thriving once again …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A controversial winning-percentage decision has 41 Midlothian seniors on the outside looking unjustly in of the 5A football playoffs.  The Panthers did their part Friday evening by soundly defeating the Richland Royals, 68-30, behind 572 total yards of offense.  Laine Martin scored four …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE — Over 400 rushing yards and one heck of a second-half comeback by the Waxahachie Indians led to a 40-yard Clyde Melick game-winning field as the clock expired Friday night. The kick came with three seconds to play and after an impressive seven-play …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports BJ Hawkins moved under center Friday night to lead the Waxahachie Indians to their first victory against Mansfield Lake Ridge since 2012.  The 31-21 Waxahachie win at RL Anderson Stadium in Mansfield also locked the Indians into the third seed in the District …

By KBEC Sports The Palmer Bulldogs soundly defeated the Mildred Eagles in a District 7-3A Division II home game, 58-13. The game, held at Bulldog Stadium on Friday, Oct. 2, was also Senior Night for the Palmer Class of 2021. The Palmer offense outgained Mildred 558 total yards to 267 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Special teams and defensive touchdowns late in the fourth quarter sealed a district victory for Red Oak against a pesky Richland team on Friday. Though (2-1, 2-0) Red Oak dominated the first half and gained over 550 total yards of offense, (3-2, 0-2) …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports For the second consecutive week, the Waxahachie Indians met a state-ranked District 11-6A opponent and showed they were more than capable of competing in Texas’ toughest football district.  The Indians did, unfortunately and ultimately, fall to No. 10 (4-0, 2-0) Cedar Hill on …