Thursday, October 27, 2022 at John Herbert Eakin Stadium –
The Timpson Bears varsity football team improved their season record to 9-0 on Thursday with a convincing 67-14 home win over the Shelbyville Dragons. The Bears are now 5-0 in District 11 2A-1 conference action with one game left in the regular season. The Dragons fall to 2-3 in the conference and 5-4 overall.
The Bears jumped on top at the 8:09 minute mark of the first quarter when Vosky Howard scored on a 20-yard touchdown run. Terry Bussey added a 2-point conversion run to give THS an 8-0 advantage. The Bears extended their lead to 16-0 on a 49-yard scoring drive which saw Howard score on a 26-yard run. Bussey then pitched to LT Washington who ran in for a 2-point conversion.
With 7:48 left in the second quarter the Bears went on a 73-yard scoring drive capped by a 1-yard keeper run for a touchdown by Bussey. Howard added another conversion run to give THS an 24-0 advantage. Disaster struck for Shelbyville on the ensuing kickoff as Bear Amare Bruton covered a botched Dragons kickoff return giving the Bears possession again with 7:40 left in the second frame. Moments later Bussey bolted 35-yards for another Bears score. He then hit Howard for another conversion which gave Timpson a 32-0 lead.
Shelbyville fought hard to get back in the game and drove 61 yards to the Timpson 2-yardline but they turned the ball over on an unconverted fourth down scoring attempt. Bussey took the snap 98 yards for a score with no time remaining on the first half play clock. Bussey hit Bruton for the 2-point conversion and the two teams went into the lockerroom at the midway break with the Bears holding a 40-0 point advantage.
A 35-yard touchdown run by Bear JJ Garner and a 53-yard punt return for a score by Bussey helped THS take a 54-0 lead by the end of the third quarter.
With 7:30 left in the fourth stanza Timpson reserve quarterback LT Washington hit Howard for a score that extended the Bears lead to 60-0.
The Dragons got their first score when Benny Smith scored on a run for a 7-yard touchdown with 4:29 left in the contest. Tim Mason added and extra point kick to cut the THS lead to 60-7.
Bear Colton Carroll answered back with a Bear’s score on a 70-yard run just 20 seconds later. A LT Washington extra point kick put the Timpson lead at 60-7 with 4:09 left in the contest.
The Dragons scored last when Franydric Buckley scored on a 30-yard reception with two minutes left in the game and Mason added an extra point kick to put the final score at Timpson 67 Bears 14.
The Timpson Bears will travel to Garrison next Friday, November 4 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Bulldogs Stadium. GHS is 7-2, 4-1 and won at San Augustine Thursday by a 40-14 score.
The Shelbyville Dragons 5-4, 2-3 will host the Tigers from West Sabine 3-6, 2-3 at 7 p.m. on Friday, November 4. Each team is fighting for the district's fourth seed in this year’s playoffs.
