Midlothian Mirror

#EllisNation Week 12 #txhsfb playoff pairings: (All games 7 p.m.)

Thursday:
Milford vs. Saint Jo at Willow Park

Friday:
Copperas Cove at Waxahachie
Red Oak at Harker Heights
Midothian at Tyler
Kill. Ellison at Mid. Heritage
Ennis at Belton
Maypearl vs. Clifton at Godley

#EllisNation Week 11 #txhsfb scores:
Friday’s games:
Kaufman 42, Ferris 37
Mexia 41, Palmer 18
Maypearl 57, Dallas Inspired Vision 7
Valley Mills 35, Italy 21
Waco Valor Prep 96, Ovilla Christian 0
(Life Waxahachie bye)

#EllisNation Week 11 #txhsfb scores, Thursday Night Lights edition:
Waxahachie 59, Mansfield 35
North Crowley 62, Red Oak 3
Midlothian 55, Mans. Summit 27
Mid. Heritage 40, Arlington Seguin 10
Ennis 56, Everman 28
Milford 62, Blum 14
Bluff Dale 1, Avalon 0, (forfeit)

Finally, early voting in Ellis County is posted and it's eye-popping. Midlothian bond ask is going down in flames. All 5 props are losing by almost a 2-to-1 margin. Paxton leads Talarico 50-48 in county. Precinct 4 Comm. Kyle Butler down to Democrat Jinadu by a 350-vote margin.

As of 7:41 p.m., Ellis County Elections Office has yet to publicly post its 2026 early voting and absentee numbers. That is unusual. Normally those numbers are posted as soon as the polls close at 7 p.m. We don't expect any surprises in office voting, but we'll keep you updated.