2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
December 7, 2023 - Playoffs Week 5 of Shelby County Varsity Football
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Timpson 35 - Ganado 21, Final
December 6, 2023 - (Photo Album) - Family and friends celebrated the Center Roughrider 5th and 6th Grade football team during a banquet held at the Community House in Center on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
The team went 10-1 for their regular season and had the opportunity to participate in the Red Zone games at Dallas Cowboy’s AT&T Stadium on November 24, 2023, where they participated with other teams in competition where they finished 3-1, and even took a tour of the stadium.
At the onset of the banquet, Coach Jamie Jackson handed out awards to each of the players who were present and they all were presented with a goody bag.
The player roster includes: Sean Williams-Black, James Jarrett III, Cameron Williams, Lajaggar Barnes, Dallas Martinez, Dedrick Williams Jr, De’Raylin Garrett, Kayden Claybrook, Tristen Johnson, Eli Almaraz, De’Javian Wilson, Mason Bates, Jace Hubbard, Booker Belrose, Zamichael Jones, Jordan Mitchell, Darwin "DJ" Cartwright, Keegan Curtis, Cash Tyre, Jordan Polley, and Laderek Moten.
The team was coached by, Head Coach: Jamie Jackson; and Assistant Coaches: Baron Horton, Joshua Black, Dedrick Williams Sr., Justin Garrett, and Freeman Thomas.
Stephen F. Austin’s Homer Bryce Stadium on Friday, December 1, 2023 –
The Timpson Bears varsity football team has moved forward in the Texas UIL Football Playoffs with a 35-23 state quarterfinal win over the Garrison Bulldogs at Stephen F. Austin State University on Friday. Timpson now stands at 14-0 and they will face Ganado High School next week in the Semifinal round. Garrison’s season ends with a 12-2 record and both losses came against Timpson.
Timpson scored first when senior quarterback Terry Bussey broke loose for a 36-yard touchdown with 4:32 minutes left in the first quarter of play. Senior kicker Tyler Lane added an extra point kick and THS led 7-0.
With 10:09 remaining in the second period Garrison got on the scoreboard when senior quarterback Brayden Davidson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run which capped a 67-yard Bulldogs drive. Freshman kicker JT Reagan added an extra point kick which tied the game at 7-7.
Bussey found Bears senior wideout Shahed Cross for a 53-yard touchdown reception with just 8 seconds remaining in the first half. Another Lane extra point kick gave Timpson a 14-7 lead at the halftime intermission.
A 30-yard Bulldogs field goal by Reagan cut the Bears lead to 14-10 with 7:42 left in the third stanza. Bussey broke free for a 12-yard Bears score with 2:45 left in the third quarter and Lane booted another point after to give THS a 21-10 advantage.
Bussey added another score to his resume when he scored from 8 yards out with 11:18 left in the final quarter. Lane booted the extra point which gave the Bears a 28-10 lead. Garrison answered with a touchdown run by junior runningback Avery Yarbrough with 8:46 left in the game Garrison trailed Timpson 28-16.
Senior Bears linebacker Baylor Kimbro intercepted a Bulldogs pass at the GHS 40-yardline with 2:50 left and Bussey wasted no time as he weaved through Bulldogs defenders for a 35-yard score with 1:55 left in the contest to help give Timpson a 35-16 advantage.
Garrison scored the games’ final touchdown when Davidson hit senior receiver Jachristopher Shepherd for an 8-yard touchdown reception with just 1:19 left in the game. Reagan added the extra point kick and the Bears won 35-23 after controlling the clock for the remainder of the game.
December 2, 2023 - Playoffs Week 4 of Shelby County Varsity Football
Friday, December 2, 2023
Timpson 35 - Garrison 23, Final Score
November 27, 2023 - The Timpson Bears will face Garrison Bulldogs at 7pm Friday, December 1, 2023 at SFA's Homer Bryce Stadium in the State Quarterfinal Football Game. Kickoff is at 7pm and Timpson will be the home team.
Accepted passes are District 11, Senior Citizen, and THSCA. Tickets at $10 at the gate - both cash and credit card will be accepted.
Timpson ISD will have a ticket presale - more information will be provided when it becomes available.
November 28, 2023 - (Photo Album) - The Center Tennis Association hosted a tennis tournament on November 25, 2023, at the Coach Leon Dykes Center ISD Tennis Complex.
40 participants showed up to play tennis and pickle ball during the event. Coach Leon Dykes welcomed everyone and thanked Sabine State Bank, and Steve Waters, for sponsoring the chicken lunch that was made available to those attending.
All proceeds from the tournament and the chicken plates went to the Center Tennis Association.
Dykes said there is another summer program planned for the coming year.
Tennis, and pickle ball, registration began around 10am and play went on until 3:40pm
At the completion of the final round Jelen Postell and Logan Galindo received 1st place; Nathan Cox and Lance Holloway received 2nd place; and 3rd place was a two-way tie between Ian Williams and Johnny Delaney with Emily Howard and Alec Dykes. Williams and Delaney lost the racket spin.
Pictured are (from left): Jelen Postell and Logan Galindo.
Photo courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.
Pictured are (from left): Nathan Cox and Lance Holloway
Photo courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.
Pictured are (from left): Emily Howard and Alec Dykes
Photo Courtesy Sharon K. Nelson.
November 27, 2023 - The Center Roughrider's 9th and Junior Varsity Basketball tournament scheduled for December 1st and 2nd has been cancelled due to lack of participants.
Athen’s Bruce Field on Friday, November 24, 2023 –
The Timpson Bears have moved on in the 2023 Texas UIL Football Playoffs after defeating the Honey Grove Warriors by a 68-7 score. Honey Grove did not score until the final seconds of the contest.
With 8:46 minutes left in the first period Timpson quarterback Terry Bussey hit receiver Colton Carroll who scored the first touchdown from 35 yards out. Tyler Lane kicked the extra point which gave THS an early 7-0 advantage. Four minutes later Bussey intercepted a Warriors pass and returned it for another score which gave Timpson a 14-0 lead with 4:50 left in the first period. Moments later Bear Devin Tutt recovered a Warrior’s fumble and the Bears wasted no time scoring. Bussey hit junior runningback JJ Garner for a 17-yard touchdown reception. Another lane extra point gave THS a 21-0 advantage with 4:03 still left in the first stanza. Garner recovered a HGHS fumble on the next possession and Bussey scored on a 5-yard touchdown run which gave Timpson a 27-0 lead at the 3:48 mark of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw Bussey and Garner each score twice and balloon Timpson’s lead to 54-0 by the halftime intermission. Timpson scored with 10:08 left in the third quarter when Bussey hit Garner for a 14-yard touchdown and Lane kicked an extra point to boost the THS lead to 61-0. Timpson’s final score came when Garner bolted free on a 79-yard scoring run with 3:35 left in the third period and another extra point kick gave Timpson a 68-0 lead.
The Warriors scored in the waning seconds of the final period Rhylan Morris hit Dre Patt for a touchdown reception with just 4 seconds remaining in the contest and Gio Jaramillo added the extra point kick. The Warriors season ended with them holding a 10-5-1 season record.
The Bears are 13-0 and they will face the Garrison Bulldogs in a rematch, at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2023 at SFA's Homer Bryce Stadium in the State Quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Timpson will be the home team. The Bulldogs were the Bears District 11 2A-1 opponents and they hold a 12-1 season record. The two teams played on November 3 in a game which decided this year’s District 11 champion and the playoff seeding. The Bears took a 35-26 home win. The GHS Bulldogs defeated the Cooper Bulldogs 47-20 to reach the playoff with Timpson.
October 12, 2023 - Center Tennis Association met and has planned a tournament for Saturday, November 25, 10am - 4pm at the Center High School tennis courts.
Bring your $20 entry fee and a can of balls.
There will be two pickleball courts, also. A $10 grilled chicken sandwich lunch will be available during the tournament. Open to freshman in high school and up, no fee for high school kids.
Contact Coach Leon Dykes at 591-2601 or Sharon Nelson at 590-8025 to sign up.
November 24, 2023 - Playoffs Week 3 of Shelby County Varsity Football
Friday, November 24, 2023
Tenaha 14 - Lovelady 50, Final Score
Timpson 68 - Honey Grove 7, Final Score
