WEEK 6: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULES (SEPTEMBER 29, 2023)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AVALON (Bye)ENNIS (Bye)FERRIS (Bye)ITALY vs Rio Vista at home, 7 p.m. LIFE SCHOOL vs Robinson at home, 7:30 p.m.MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE (Bye)MIDLOTHIAN vs Killeen at Killeen, 7 p.m.MILFORD vs Fort Worth THESA at home, 7:30 p.m.OVILLA CHRISTIAN vs Dallas Lutheran at Dallas, 7 p.m.

WEEK 5: DeSoto 56, Waxahachie 35

WAXAHACHIE – DJ Bailey threw three touchdown passes – two in the second half – and DeSoto’s defense made critical halftime adjustments as the defending Class 6A Division II state champion pulled away late to beat Waxahachie 56-35 at Lumpkins Stadium.

WEEK 5: Midlothian 47, Cleburne 15

MIDLOTHIAN – Senior Bryant Wesco had two touchdowns receiving and returned a punt for another score while senior running back Michael Garber ran for a career-high 182 yards and a touchdown for Midlothian.No.

WEEK 5: Midlothian Heritage 56, Joshua 10

MIDLOTHIAN – Carter Rutenbar threw three touchdowns and ran 118 yards  – all in the first half  – to lead Midlothian Heritage to a win over Joshua.Jayden Moore recovered a muffed kickoff return in the Joshua end zone for a touchdown to start the game for Midlothian Heritage (5-0, 2-0 5-5A II).

WEEK 5: Wilmer-Hutchins 40, Pinkston 8

WILMER  – Leslie Tippins recovered a fumble and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown early, and Wilmer-Hutchins rolled to a win at home over Pinkston.Tamajae McMillon finished with 123 yards passing and two touchdown passes for Wilmer- Hutchins (5-0, 2-0 in District 7-4A).

WEEK 5: Longview 52, Lancaster 35

LANCASTER – Taylor Tatum rushed for 250 yards and three touchdowns and added one 25-yard reception for a touchdown to lead Longview over Lancaster at Tiger Stadium.Longview quarterback Andrew Tutt rushed 32 yards for a touchdown to tie the score at 21-21 in the second quarter.

WEEK 5: HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES (SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2023)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Italy 45, Cross Roads 14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22Avalon 32, Abbott 62Ennis 49, Everman 33Ferris 33, Caddo Mills 54Life School 13, Mabank 30Maypearl 0, Grandview 34Milford 55, Gorman 0Ovilla Christian 47, Lucas Christian 78Palmer 27, Trinity Leadership 24Red Oak 49, Killeen Ellison...

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (September 28, 2023)

OPINION: Our self-induced catastrophe at the border

Since early 2021 we have witnessed somewhere between 7 and 8 million illegal entries across the now nonexistent U.S. southern border.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: The Texas Border Crisis – and then some

I am going to begin this week with a mention of what a reader wrote to me about his take on the border crisis.And yes, it is a crisis that has no end in sight. However, here in Texas Governor Greg Abbott is playing his own game and he and Biden are certainly bumping heads.