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WEEK 7 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES (October 8 & 9, 2026)

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Wed, 10/14/2026 - 17:52

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Ennis 36, Joshua 34 Midlothian Heritage 63, Everman 19 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Avalon (bye) Ferris 21, Paris 44 Italy (bye) Life School 14, Kaufman 40 Maypearl 58, Scurry Rosser 28 Midlothian 69, Cleburne 14 Milford 45, Covington 0 Ovilla Christian 25, Gainesville Lone Star 74 Palmer...

WEEK 7 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (October 8 & 9, 2026)

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Thu, 10/08/2026 - 11:11

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Ennis vs Joshua, 7 p.m. (Joshua) Midlothian Heritage vs Everman, 7 p.m. (Everman) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Avalon Bye Ferris vs Paris, 7 p.m. (Paris) Italy (bye) Life School vs Kaufman (Homecoming), 7 p.m. (home) Maypearl vs Scurry Rosser (Homecoming), 7 p.m. (home) Midlothian vs...

Ferris senior running back Jacob Banks (23) rushed for 57 yards and a score on only six carries. Photo by Fred Phipps

Ferris loses district opener to Sulphur Springs, 42-27

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Thu, 10/08/2026 - 11:04

FERRIS – The Ferris Yellowjackets took a hard 42-27 fall against the Sulphur Springs Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 2.

WEEK 6 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES (October 2, 2026)

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Thu, 10/08/2026 - 11:02

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Avalon 0, Abbott 63 Ennis (bye) Ferris 27, Sulphur Springs 42 Italy 6, Axtell 54 Life School 41, Mabank 28 Maypearl (bye) Midlothian (bye) Midlothian Heritage (bye) Milford vs Texas Wind (canceled) Ovilla Christian 39, Garland Christian Academy 22 Palmer 2, Keene 0 Red Oak...

WEEK 6 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (October 2, 2026)

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:30

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 Avalon vs Abbott, 7:30 p.m. (Abbott) Ennis (bye) Ferris vs Sulphur Springs, 7 p.m. (home) Italy vs Axtell, 7 p.m. (Axtell) Life School vs Mabank, 7 p.m. (Mabank) Maypearl (bye) Midlothian (bye) Midlothian Heritage (bye) Milford vs Texas Wind, 7:30 p.m. (Waco) Ovilla Christian vs...

The Hawks senior quarterback Tuhran Square II (12) looks downfield while running towards the sideline. Photo by Steve Patterson / Moving Pictures

Duncanville piles up the points against Red Oak, 42-0

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:26

LANCASTER – Duncanville quarterback Maximus The Great Denson had 122 passing yards to lead the Panthers to a 42-0 win over the Red Oak Hawks on Friday night at Beverly D. Humphery Tiger Stadium. Duncanville (2-3, 1-1) held Red Oak to 28 yards rushing and 123 yards passing.

Mustang QB Jaxon Kirkpatric (12) was 12 of 17 for 128 yards and 1 interception. Photo by Fred Phipps

Caddo Mills keeps rolling, wind district opener over Waxahachie Life, 44-13

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:19

WAXAHACHIE – The Caddo Mills Foxes came off their big win over the Quinlan Ford Panthers last week and kept the momentum going in the right direction with a District 7-4A opening 44-13 win over Life Waxahachie. The Mustangs didn’t have much of a chance in the game, already trailing 30-0 at halftime.

The Ferris Yellowjackets warm up, sans shoes, before their homecoming game with the Wills Point Tigers on Friday, Sept. 18. Photo by Anthony Garibay / Ferris ISD AV Practicum

SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (October 1, 2026)

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:14

WEEK 5 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES (September 25, 2026)

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:12

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Avalon 31, Trinidad 81 Ennis 42, Corsicana 23 Ferris (bye) Italy 56, Dawson 6 Life School 13, Caddo Mills 44 Maypearl 28, Dallas Gateway 0 Midlothian 6, DeSoto 53 Midlothian Heritage 7, Mansfield Timberview 54 Milford 49, Fort Worth THESA 50 Ovilla Christian 42, Denton Calvary...

WEEK 5 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (September 25, 2026)

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Wed, 09/30/2026 - 15:08

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Avalon vs Trinidad, 7:30 p.m. (Trinidad) Ennis vs Corsicana, 7 p.m. (Corsicana) Ferris (bye) Italy vs Dawson, 7 p.m. (home) Life School vs Caddo Mills, 7 p.m. (home) Maypearl vs Dallas Gateway, 7 p.m. (Gateway) Midlothian vs DeSoto, 7 p.m. (DeSoto) Midlothian Heritage vs...