WHERE YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING THIS WEEK (September 17, 2021)

Ennis vs GreenvilleFriday, September 17, at Greenville, 7:30 p.m. Ferris vs FarmersvilleFriday, September 17, at Farmersville, 7:00 p.m. Italy vs MildredFriday, September 17, at Mildred, 7:30 p.m. Life Waxahachie vs Caddo MillsFriday, September 17, at Caddo Mills, 7:30 p.m.

Rockwall-Heath overwhelms Red Oak, 62-21

RED OAK – Josh Hoover passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns as Rockwall-Heath overwhelmed Red Oak, 62-21, in a non-district contest at Billy Goodloe Stadium.Jordan Nabors gave Heath the lead 12 seconds into the game when he returned the opening kickoff 82 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3: Ennis 22, Waxahachie 21

WAXAHACHIE — Jackson Gilkey’s overtime touchdown pass to Gracen Harris and 2-point conversion throw to T.T. Cox led Ennis to a thrilling win over rival Waxahachie.Waxahachie (2-1) tied the score late in the fourth quarter on a Roderick Hartsfield Jr. 2-yard quarterback keeper.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3: Life Waxahachie 35, North Dallas 0

WAXAHACHIE — Colby Grmela completed 44 of 47 passes — mostly short gains — for 312 yards and four touchdowns to help lead Life Waxahachie past North Dallas in a nondistrict game at Mustang Stadium.Life Waxahachie (1-2) led 14-0 at halftime and limited North Dallas to 134 total yards.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3: Wichita Falls Rider 33, Midlothian 27

WICHITA FALLS — Jack Pitts threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, helping Wichita Falls Rider (3-0) survive a shootout with Midlothian (1-2) at Memorial Stadium.Midlothian had four drives ended inside the Rider 25. MD—Deago Benson 7 run (Jeremy Cundiff kick).

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3: Midlothian Heritage 48, Decatur 14

MIDLOTHIAN — Quarterback Kaden Brown scored five total touchdowns and led Midlothian Heritage past Decatur at Midthloian ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium.Midlothian Heritage finished its nondistrict play a perfect 3-0 while Decatur fell to 1-2 on the season.

666 BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW IN TEXAS DURING 87TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION

AUSTIN – The 87th Legislative Regular Session has concluded with two special sessions having been called to date. As of September 1 however, there were 666 bills signed into law following the ended session back in May.

Ferris semi-accident claims life of driver

FERRIS – Michael Velez, of Houston, died Sunday morning when his semi-truck fell off the highway embankment on Interstate 45 and East 5th St. and burst into flames.The accident occurred around 5 a.m.A Ferris Police officer saw a huge explosion on the highway and found the semi engulfed in flames.

Wilmer to install new water meters

WILMER – The City of Wilmer will begin the installation of water meters this month.The city council voted “yes” on the new water meters in July with a cost not to exceed $880,780.

Military Doctor: ‘The covid vaccine program has killed more young active duty people than Covid did’

Dr. Lee Merritt completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency in the United States Navy and served nine years as a Navy physician and surgeon where she also studied bioweapons before returning to Rochester, where she was the only woman to be appointed as the Louis A. Goldstein Fellow of Spinal Surgery.