Ovilla flag ceremony honors first responders

OVILLA – Fourteen-year-old Tyler Homuth addressed the Ovilla City Council recently in order to complete his requirements for his Eagle Scout project.   Homuth is in Troop 520 in Cedar Hill. “I did this project because I have a uncle that I’m close to that is a firefighter,” Homuth said.

Free youth heart screenings offered

WAXAHACHIE – Living for Zachary, in conjunction with Frontera Strategies, will sponsor free heart screenings for youth ages 12-22 on Saturday, Nov, 7 at the Waxahachie Family YMCA, 100 YMCA Drive, Waxahachie.

FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY RACES

Republican (R), Democrat (D), Libertarian (L), and Green Party (G) United States Senator John Cornyn (R) Mary “MJ” Hegar (D) Kerry Douglas McKennon (L) David B.

LOCAL ELECTIONS: City Council and Independent School Board Trustees

ENNIS    Mayor Pro Tem Jake Holland (unopposed)    Commissioner, Ward 2 Marco Hernandez Bruce Jones   Commissioner, Ward 4 Shirley Watson  (unopposed)    FERRIS   Mayor  Michael Masek  Fred Pontley    Place 1 Clayton Hunter  Kay Huff    Place 4 Jay Walsh  Frank...

FOOTBALL SCHEDULES FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 28-30

Ennis vs Royce City (Homecoming), Friday, October 30, Home, 7:30 p.m. Ferris vs Venus, Friday, October 30, Home, 7:00 p.m. Italy vs Dawson, Friday, October 30, Home, 7:30 p.m. Life Waxahachie vs Brownwood, Wednesday, October 28, Home, 7:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AREA SCORES (October 22-23)

Ennis 63, Mansfield Summit 26 Ferris 20, Hillsboro 17 Italy 49, Cayuga 0 Stephenville 49, Life Waxahachie 13 Midlothian Heritage 31, Waco La Vega 21 Midlothian 49, Birdville 14 Avalon 33, Milford 18 Palmer vs Blooming Grove (Canceled) Red Oak 45, Mansfield Legacy 21 DeSoto 42, Waxahachie 6

OCTOBER 24 LIVE OAK FOOTBALL & SOCCER FIELD RIBBON CUTTING IN RED OAK

Members of the Red Oak Area Chamber of Commerce, Red Oak City of Parks and Recreation, City of Red Oak, Directors of the Red Oak Pee Wee Football/Cheer Association and special guests were on-hand Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Live Oak Football & Soccer field.

Red Oak 45, Mansfield Legacy 21

MANSFIELD – The Red Oak running back duo of Zach Sanders and sophomore Iverson Young combined for 201 rushing yards and three touchdowns as Red Oak defeated Mansfield Legacy 45-21 in a 4-5A Div. I game at Vernon Newsom Stadium.

Midlothian Heritage 31, Waco La Vega 21

MIDLOTHIAN – Daelin Rader threw for three touchdown passes and rushed for another touchdown to lead Midlothian Heritage over Waco La Vega. Jordan Rogers finished with 191 yards rushing on 15 at-tempts for La Vega.   WL – Jar’Quae Walton 1 run (Pavel Ramirez kick).

DeSoto 42, Waxahachie 6

DESOTO – Senior Samari Collier had 347 total yards and four touchdowns to lead DeSoto over Waxahachie 42-6 in a District 11-6A matchup. Samari connected on touchdown passes of 33, 28 and 14 yards for DeSoto (3-0, 1-0). Robert Richardson added two touchdowns rushing to help in the win.