Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on Friday, September 8, 3023 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity football team improved their season mark to 2-1 with a 32-0 point 2023 Shelbyville Homecoming win over the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets (0-3).
Scoring started slow, and after Elysian Fields missed a short field goal attempt on their opening drive, Shelbyville was forced to punt on their opening possession. The first quarter ended with both teams scoreless.
Early in the second period Dragons junior quarterback DJ Barnes scored the game’s first touchdown on a 30-yard run. An extra point kick by senior Dylan Parker gave Shelbyville a 7-0 advantage with 11:12 minutes left in the second quarter.
Elysian Fields turned the ball over on downs with just over five minutes left in the first half. The Dragons embarked on a drive which saw them end up with a first and goal, and just seconds remaining in the period. Barnes alertly found senior wideout Eli Ferguson for an 8-yard scoring strike at the buzzer which ended the half. The extra point kick sailed wide and the Dragons took a 13-0 advantage into the lockeroom at the midway break.
In the third quarter Barnes hit junior Jon Mathis for a 26-yard touchdown reception with 8:38 left to put the Dragons up 19-0. He later found Dylan Parker for another aerial score which gave SHS a 25-0 lead with 2:14 left in the third stanza.
The final score came when Barnes hit Ferguson for a 13-yard scoring strike with 2:31 remaining in the game. Parker nailed down the extra point kick and this gave the Dragons a 32-0 lead.
The Yellowjackets final offensive stalled short of the goal line and Shelbyville was more than happy to run the remaining seconds off the playclock. The Dragons will have a bye week and will next host the Joaquin Rams in two weeks at Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on September 22, 2023. Joaquin is 0-3 and fell at Tenaha by a 50-42 score.
