By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A record-setting number of votes for two Ellis County athletes decided the winner of the week 11 KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. When the final votes were tallied, Palmer running back Dylan Tyree had received 312,205 (53%) of the new-record 589,055 …
Read More »Life Waxahachie bows out of bi-district football playoffs
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Palestine raced out to a three-touchdown lead that it never relinquished Thursday night to steal a 4A Division I bi-district championship from Life Waxahachie. The Wildcats scored three times in the first half to build a 21-0 halftime lead and then survived a …
Read More »No. 7 Red Oak wins first football playoff game since 2012
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports A four-touchdown, two field-goal first half propelled the Red Oak Hawks past Everman in their 5A Division II bi-district championship Friday night. Red Oak ultimately amassed a whopping 556 total yards of offense during the 55-24 victory at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The Hawk …
Read More »Avalon explodes in second half for 1A bi-district championship win
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports An oddly low halftime score eventually turned into a blowout win for the Avalon Eagles on Thursday against Leverett’s Chapel in the 1A Division I bi-district championship. Leverett’s Chapel actually led at the end of the first quarter, 6-0, and then held the …
Read More »South Oak Cliff defense stuffs Midlothian ground game in 5A bi-district tilt
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite a promising start, the Midlothian Panthers fell to South Oak Cliff in the 5A Division II Region II bi-district championship on Thursday. The Golden Bears scored once in each of the second, third and fourth quarters for the 21-7 victory. They will …
Read More »Football roundup: Bi-district playoffs begin in Ellis County
By KBEC Sports The high school football season turned to the bi-district round of the postseason this week. Final scores for all Ellis County teams will be updated below as they become available. Game recaps can be found by clicking on the hyperlink associated with each final score. THURSDAY MIDLOTHIAN …
Read More »4 Ellis County football teams ranked in final regular season top-10
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Four Ellis County football teams will carry state rankings into their respective bi-district championships following the final week of the regular season. All rankings are courtesy Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, which is the official statewide poll recognized by the Associated Press. 5A Division …
Read More »KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll: Week 11
Week 11 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! The KBEC Sports Player of the week is presented by Ellis Down Home and KBEC 1390AM/ 99.1FM. [yop_poll id=”10″]
Read More »Life Waxahachie sets program-record for points in regular-season finale
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Life Waxahachie Mustangs exploded offensively to set a new program record for points in a game Friday against Quinlan Ford. Thought Ford led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, Life Waxahachie exploded for 34 points in the second quarter and …
Read More »Waxahachie defense chosen as week 10 KBEC Sports Players of the Week
By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite a sport now built on offense, it was a defensive effort that earned the support of voters following week 10 of the high school football season in Ellis County. The Indian defense received 21,161 of the 38,233 votes (55.35%) to win the …
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