HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (August 31-September 1, 2023)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ENNIS vs Midlothian at Midlothian, 7 p.m.  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1AVALON vs Bynum at Bynum, 7:30 p.m.FERRIS vs Sanger at home, 7:30 p.m.ITALY vs Chilton at Chilton, 7:30 p.m.LIFE SCHOOL vs Athens at Athens, 7:30 p.m.MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE vs Cleburn at home, 7 p.m.

WEEK 1: Hawks win on the road, beat The Colony 19-16

THE COLONY – Red Oak traveled to The Colony to open their 2023 season against the Cougars.Last year’s meeting between these two teams came down to the wire, with Red Oak picking up the win. This year’s game was no different.

WEEK 1: Waxahachie wins ‘Battle of 287’

ENNIS – Waxahachie quarterback Ramon McKinney Jr. combined for 216 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead his team over Ennis 22-16 on Friday in the battle of U.S. Highway 287 at Ennis Lion stadiumEnnis (0-1) got off to a shaky start that was overcome by two scores in just 1:14.

WEEK 1: Forney 64, Crandall 10

FORNEY – Quarterback Kyle Crawford had 252 total yards and five touchdowns as Forney defeated Crandall at City Bank Stadium.Forney opened the scoring midway through the first quarter as Crawford connected on a 3-yard pass to Kofi Eduful.

WEEK 1: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES (August 24-25, 2023)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Arlington Seguin 21, Midlothian 7  FRIDAY, AUGUST 25Methodist Childrens Home 58, Avalon 33Lake Worth 61, Ferris 36Scurry Rosser 21, Italy 14Life School 69, Cedar Hill Newman 0Maypearl 40, Fort Worth Western Hills 8Midlothian Heritage 31, Stephenville 28Milford 57, Keene 0Ovilla...

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (August 31, 2023)

OPINION: ‘Bidenomics’ makes poverty great again

The nation is not embracing President Joe Biden’s plans, if they can be called that, for economic recovery and/or prosperity, frequently referred to as “Bidenomics.”If anything, most Americans are thoroughly disgusted by the socialist economic policies of this administration.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: COVID déjà vu – not so fast!

I really thought the puppet masters would have better sense than to try and play the COVID card a second time around.Sadly, even if COVID is a thing again, we can’t really be sure because there are a number of government agencies and powers that be (i.e.

OPINION: What to like about the GOP’s primary debate

As usual, there was too much cross-talk and chaos on stage.And there was way too much partisan cheering and hooting by the audience.But the first Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News was an entertaining spectacle.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (August 31, 2023)

HOT AIR“Agriculture contributes about 33% of all the emissions of the world. … And we can’t get to net zero – we don’t get this job done – unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution.