By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The general idea behind a golden football atop a wooden box is simple across Texas high school football: A championship has been won. That hardware does not resonate the exact same with all who touch it, though. As board president John Anderson lifted …
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Week 10 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. …
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Episode one of The Press Box, hosted by Brian Stevens and Seth Sims, featured on-air interviews with head football coaches Chris Ross (Red Oak), Doug Wendel (Midlothian), Don Waddle (Palmer) and Malcolm Cole (Avalon). The crew also spoke to Life Waxahachie running back SirMichael Veasley and broke down all of …
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By KBEC Sports Over half-a-million votes were cast in the week 9 KBEC Sports Player of the Week poll. One familiar name rose above the field of four student-athletes, too. Life Waxahachie senior running back SirMichael Veasley captured a record-setting 231,115 of the 550,028 votes cast (42.02%) to win his …
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By Trevor Scott | KBEC Sports Though the final score might indicate otherwise, Midlothian Heritage pulled away from Life Waxahachie in the final minutes of what was an otherwise strong defensive showing for both teams Friday night at Mustang Stadium. The Jaguars led just 14-7 as the game turned to …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Ennis Lions dominated both sides of the football to win the annual Battle of Chambers Creek and a district championship Friday night. Ennis scored three second-quarter touchdowns at Tiger Stadium to defeat Corsicana, 30-21, and win the District 8-5A Division II title …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Midlothian Panthers are headed back to the football postseason for the second consecutive season following a tight home win Friday against Cleburne. Midlothian needed a fourth-quarter flea-flicker to seal the 19-14 victory on the Panthers senior night at Midlothian ISD Multipurpose Stadium. …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The seventh-ranked Red Oak Hawks continued their rampage through District 6-5A Division II with yet another near-perfect performance Thursday. The Hawk defense limited Dallas Spruce to 136 total yards and eight first downs during the 63-6 win, while the Red Oak offense picked …
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By KBEC Sports Ellis County athletics will soon have a new home on the radio waves, as KBEC 1390AM/99.1 FM and KBEC Sports have announced plans to launch a one-hour weekly sports talk show. The Press Box will debut at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 on KBEC 1390AM/99.1FM. It can …
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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Preston Hodge had the privilege to deliver the final blow on a frigid Waxahachie Friday night in the upset of the year in District 7-6A. The junior defensive back stuffed Mansfield Summit quarterback Phoenix Meza on a fourth-and-3 scramble near midfield with just …
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