2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
Shelbyville Dragons Stadium, Thursday, September 26, 2019 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity offense started slow in Thursday’s non-district game with Shepherd High School. The Dragon’s first two drives only netted them a total of five yards.
The Shepherd Pirates gained the first lead of the game when they capped a 9-play scoring drive, which covered 35 yards, with a 2-yard touchdown drive by Dezmon Yates with 9:09 minutes left in the second quarter. This score held up for the remainder of the first half of play.
The Dragons held the Pirates to just one first down in the opening drive of the third stanza. Shepherd punted the ball to Shelbyville where they took over with under 8 minutes left.
AJ Cartwright got the Shelbyville crowd on their feet with an electrifying touchdown run which covered the 96 yards needed for the Dragons first score of the game. The extra point kick failed and Shelbyville trailed only 6-7.
The final score of the contest came on another Cartwright scoring run with 10:04 minutes left in the contest. This time he went in from 4 yards out. Jaylon Brinson added a 2-point conversion which gave the Dragons a 14-7 margin in the winning effort.
Shelbyville carried the football 40 times for 206 yards. They completed four passes on five attempts for 44 yards. They gained seven first downs and lost one fumble and gave up an interception.
The Pirates carried 25 times for 121 yards. They went 3/15 passing for 55 yards and gained seven first downs. They were intercepted once.
The Dragons will enjoy a Bye week and then they will face the Deweyville Pirates, at Deweyville Pirates Stadium on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7 p.m.
September 27, 2019 - Football Schedule for Week 5
Center 63 - Grace Community 42, Final Score
Joaquin 45 - Garrison 23, Final Score
Tenaha 39 - Timpson 6, Final Score
Shelbyville 14 - Shepherd 7, Final Score
September 26, 2019 - Tenaha ISD has released the 2020 Tenaha Baseball Schedule. The Tigers will start off the season facing off against the Shelbyville Dragons.
Click here or find the schedule on the Sports page of Shelby County Today.
September 25, 2019 - The Joaquin Rams will start their basketball season starts November 2nd with a scrimmage against Alto at home. To see the full 2019-2020 Joaquin Basketball Schedule, click here.
Tuesday, September 24, 2079 –
All Five Shelby County varsity football teams will each have games this week. Center and Shelbyville will be finishing their non-conference games while the three remaining county teams will be facing their first district foes during the regular season.
The Roughriders fell in a tough road battle at Henderson last week which saw the Lions walk away with a 63-7 win. Center now stands at 1-3 for the season and will try to get back in the win column with a win over the Grace Community Cougars who are 3-1 this season. Grace Community won at home over Wills Point last week by a 42-17 score. Kickoff is on Friday, September 27, 2019, at Roughriders Stadium, at 7:30 p.m.
The Joaquin Rams are back in the win column after a hard-fought 16-14 road win over the Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs. The Rams are now 3-1 and they open up District 11 2-A play at home against the Garrison Bulldogs on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Garrison is 1-2 and are on a 2-game losing streak after falling to Alto and San Augustine.
Shelbyville is 3-1 this season and they beat First Baptist Academy last Friday by a 68-0 margin. They will host Shepard High School on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 7 p.m. The Shepard Pirates are 1-2 and lost to Orangefield by a 27-21 score.
The Tenaha Tigers suffered a lopsided 67-14 loss on the road to the San Augustine Wolves last week. The Tigers are now 3-1 and they will regroup and head across Shelby County to face the Timpson Bears on Friday, at Timpson. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. The Bears won at West Sabine High School by a 14-6 score last week. Their season record stands at 2-2 and they are on a 2-game winning streak.
Henderson Lions Stadium, Friday, September 20, 2019 –
The Center Roughriders Varsity football team saw their record fall to 1-3 after their third straight loss on Friday. The ‘Riders only trailed 7-0 after the end of the first quarter but saw things get away as they trailed 35-7 at halftime, 56-7 at the end of three periods, and they eventually saw Henderson’s lead balloon to 63-7 by the end of the contest. This was Center’s third straight pre-district loss.
Both teams had turnovers in the opening frame which kept the game close in the early going. Henderson lead 14-0 early in the second but Center came back to answer and they pulled to within a touchdown of the Lions. Henderson would shutout Center for the rest of the contest and score the final 49 points scored.
The Roughriders will regroup as they will host Grace Community at Roughriders Stadium next Friday, September 27, 2019. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.
September 20, 2019 - Friday Night Football Schedule for September 20th.
Center 7 - Henderson 63, Final Score
Joaquin 16 - Corrigan-Camden 14, Final Score
Shelbyville 68 - First Baptist Academy 0, Final Score
Tenaha 14 - San Augustine 67, Final Score
Timpson 14 - West Sabine 6, Final
September 18, 2019 - The Shelbyville Dragons JV football team will play at home on Thursday, September 19 at 5pm against Hemphill. The Jr High game is to follow at 6:30 pm versus Huntington.
September 18, 2019 -
The Center Roughriders football team fell to 1-2 overall last week after a 48-28 loss at home to the Gladewater Bears. This week the ‘Riders will head to Henderson High School for their fourth non-district game with the Lions. The Game is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Lions Stadium. Henderson is 2-1 and won on the road at Jacksonville by a 67-40 score.
The Joaquin Rams fell in a narrow 22-21 loss to Shelbyville at JHS last Friday. The Rams are 2-1 this season and travel to Corrigan-Camden to face the Bulldogs, Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are 3-0 after beating Kirbyville 32-8 at home. The Shelbyville Dragons are now 2-1 after the win over the Rams and they will next face the First Baptist Academy from Dallas at Troup High School. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
The Tenaha Tigers are 3-0 this season after an impressive 54-0 win at home over Thomas K Gorman High School. The Tigers face 2-0 San Augustine at Wolves Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Last year these two teams faced off for the quarterfinal playoffs and San Augustine won 43-17. San Augustine beat Garrison at Bulldogs Stadium 36-28.
The Timpson Bears broke into the win column last week with a 43-31 win at home over the Big Sandy Wildcats. Timpson is now 1-2 on the season. The Bears will travel to West Sabine High School on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff with the Tigers.
Joaquin Rams Stadium, Friday, September 13, 2019 -
The Shelbyville Dragons Varsity Football Team gained their second win of the season by beating the Joaquin Rams by a 22-21 margin. The Dragons trailed the Rams by 14 points early but gained their first lead with just 2:14 minutes left in the game and their defense held on for the win.
Joaquin drew first blood with a 1-yard touchdown run from Connor Bragg with 2:25 left in the first quarter. Jesus Bravo booted the extra point and Joaquin held a 7-0 lead.
The lead held up until there was 8:46 left in the second period when Lorenzo Lane scored the Ram’s second touchdown on third-and-goal. This gave Joaquin a 14-0 advantage after another Bravo extra point.
Shelbyville cut the Ram’s lead to just 14-6 when grabbed a pass from Dragon’s quarterback Jordan Boykins and scored a 24-yard touchdown. The Dragons extra point attempt was blocked.
In the third quarter, Joaquin gained their biggest lead with a Gunner Nelson touchdown run at the 7:49 minute mark of the third stanza. Bravo’s extra point kick gave JHS a 15-point advantage at 21-6.
A 2-yard Jaylon Brinson touchdown run, and a 2-point conversion by Boykins helped the Dragons cut Joaquin’s lead to 21-14 with 7:33 left in the contest.
Both teams each exchanged fumbles within the next five plays. Shelbyville gained possession with less than six minutes remaining and went on a 9-play scoring drive which saw them take their first lead with a 19-yard touchdown reception by Kel Wilson with just 2:13 left in the game. Brinson added a 2-point conversion which gave the Dragons their first lead.
Joaquin used 8 plays to go 55 yards but ultimately saw a potential 38-yard winning field goal attempt taper off just inches right of the upright crossbar at game’s end.
Joaquin rushed for 213 yards on 55 attempts. Shelbyville rushed for 134 yards on 26 carries. Joaquin was 0 for 1 passing attempts. Shelbyville completed 4 of 7 attempts for 70 yards.
Joaquin led with 13 first down conversions, Shelbyville had nine. The Rams fumbled once, the Dragons had two lost fumbles and lost an onside kick.
Next Friday, September 20, 2019, Shelbyville will travel to Troup High School to face Dallas First Baptist at 7 p.m. The Dragons are now 2-1 for the season. Dallas First Baptist is 1-2. They are coming off of a 47-14 loss to Covenant Christian Academy.
Joaquin faces the Bulldogs at Corrigan-Camden High School next Friday at 7:30 p.m. Joaquin is 2-1 , the Bulldogs are 3-0 and won at home to Kirbyville last week by a 32-8 margin.
