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By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Over 670 yards of offense and two skill players combining for six touchdowns propelled the Red Oak Hawks to a double-digit win Friday night. The Hawks scored three touchdowns in the each of the first, third and fourth quarters to soundly defeat (1-1) …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Eight seconds into the second half Friday night at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium, the Waxahachie Indians were staring at an 11-game losing streak. The momentum was squarely on the sideline of Mesquite Poteet, as was a 22-point lead with 11:52 showing on the …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The week two KBEC Sports Game of the Week will feature the Princeton Panthers visiting the Red Oak Hawks at Billy Goodloe Stadium. The Hawks enter the contest after falling in the season opener to Denton Braswell, while the Princeton Panthers are hot …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Week one of the high school football slate in Ellis County saw several outstanding performances, ranging from Sir Michael Veasley’s 200-yard rushing day to Maypearl snapping a 10-game drought. KBEC Sports has recapped all of the action from the week that was below. …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC SportsState-ranked Midlothian Heritage left no doubt in its season-opening victory against Gatesville. And then the two teams played the second half of football. The Jaguars offense amassed more than 600 yards while the defense limited to visiting Hornets to just six points through three …

The Ennis Lions defeated the Waxahachie Indians 21-13 in the 98th Battle of 287 on Friday, Aug. 30 at Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium in Waxahachie. The all-time series is now tied at 48-48-2. All photos by KBEC Sports photojournalist Kirk Holt. 

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports WAXAHACHIE Friday night was a far cry from the offensive showcases previously featured in the Battle of 287, especially those with Sam Harrell leading the Ennis Lions charge. Stuart B. Lumpkins Stadium instead played host to a second-half defensive effort that afforded Harrell …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports Despite a spectacular statistical night, the state-ranked Red Oak offense sputtered when it mattered most in a season-opening loss against Denton Braswell. The upstart Broncos built a three-score lead by halftime and cruised home with the 48-27 victory. Braswell outgained Red Oak 490 …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports High school football is back in Texas.  Sorry, but that’s the best lede we could come up with ahead of the 2019 Texas high school football season. But, boy, is Ellis County primed to continue to be one of the state’s premier regions …

By Travis M. Smith | KBEC Sports The Indians are set to begin year two under head coach Todd Alexander and will do so with experience to boot following a 1-9 season that saw as many as six sophomores and three juniors start on the defensive side of the ball …