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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports  It wouldn’t have been unwarranted for Midlothian Heritage football fans to leave shortly after the king and queen were crowned Friday night. After all, the reeling Jaguars, losers of two straight, trailed perennial playoff-contender Stephenville 29-6 at the half of the homecoming showdown …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Maypearl Panthers once again proved they are close to returning as a week-in, week-out gridiron contender. A 24-point third quarter for Fort Worth Christian on Friday in Maypearl, unfortunately, told the tale. The Panthers trailed just 15-13 as they headed into the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Ferris Yellowjackets ran into a Hornet buzzsaw Friday night in Athens. Athens carried a 26-17 lead into the halftime locker room and then held Ferris to one touchdown and a pair of field goals in the second half for the 52-29 victory. …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Big plays and an even bigger second quarter propelled the Life Waxahachie Mustangs past Nevada Community on Friday. The Mustangs compiled 386 total yards of offense and scored the first seven touchdowns of the game in the 48-7 non-district home win. The victory …

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 …