Shelby County high school football is headed into Week 1 of regular season, non-district, football competition. All five county teams have a game this week.

The Center Roughriders head into their Week 1 game with a new head coach Ricky Meeks. Center faces their former district rival, the Tatum Eagles at home in Roughriders Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 27,2021.

The Joaquin Rams will play a rare Thursday game when they host the Beckville Bearcats at Rams Stadium. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. on August 26, 2021.

Joaquin High School on Thursday, August 19, 2021 -

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On Thursday Joaquin High School's Rams football program hosted the Logansport Tigers for varsity and junior varsity preseason scimmages. JV line-of-scrimmage action started the day with each school's team taking turns running their offense for set amounts of plays. The schools got a lot of needed work in but neither team was able to score.

Center Lion’s Club Ballpark on Monday, July 12, 2021 –

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Center is currently hosting and participating in their final Dixie state tournament of the 2021 season. Play will continue throughout the rest of today for Texas boy’s teams ages from 9-11 years old.

Center Lions Club Ballpark on Monday, June 28, 2021 –

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The second of three Dixie Baseball League Playoff Series tournaments which are held in Center is in progress after elimination games were in progress throughout this weekend. Local and area teams have been competing since Friday with play continuing through today.