Shelby County Today

October 28, 2025 - Center and Joaquin clinched wins last week of varsity football competition. During Week 10, all five Shelby County teams will engage their opponent on the evening of Halloween.

Center Roughriders earned a decisive win 58-22 over the Brownsboro Bears on Thursday after the game day was moved due to possible inclement weather. The Roughriders are now 4-4 overall and they are 2-1 in District 8 4A-2 conference play. Center will host Athens Hornets on Friday, October 31 at 7:30pm. The Hornets are 6-2, 2-1 after a 60-6 win against Rusk.

The Joaquin Rams took a 18-12 hard-fought win over Timpson during the Bear’s homecoming on Friday, October 24. Joaquin is now 5-3 and 2-1 in District 11 2A-1

The Shelbyville Dragons fell to the San Augustine Wolves last week by a 21-6 score. The Dragons stand at 2-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference. Shelbyville will host the Joaquin Rams on Friday, October 31 for a 7:30pm kickoff at Dragon Stadium. 

Timpson Bears fell to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in District 11 2A-1. The Bears will travel to Garrison Bulldog Stadium on Friday, October 31 with kickoff at 7:30pm. The Bulldogs are 5-3, 2-1 after their 48-10 win against Hemphill.

The Tenaha Tigers lost to the Cushing Bearcats by a 40-8 score and are now 1-8 overall and their District 11 2A-2 record is 0-5. They will host Grapeland on Friday, October 31 for a 7pm kickoff in the Raymond Jackson Stadium. Grapeland is 5-3, 3-1 after a 53-26 loss to Cushing.

October 30, 2025 - Texas Parks and Wildlife fishing reports are updated each week, usually by Thursday morning. The reports are compiled by an outside contractor who receives the information from bait shops, marinas and fishing guides. Only the local lakes are listed below. If you would like to see the fishing report for other Texas lakes, click the following link https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/action/reptmap.php?EcoRegion=PW.

Toledo Bend

FAIR. 90 degrees; 3.89 feet below pool. We’re finally getting a taste of fall on Toledo Bend, with water temperatures dropping into the mid-70s at press time. A cold front on the way should push temperatures down into the low 70s and upper 60s. The lake is fishing well overall, and bass can be caught from shallow to deep water. Early mornings have been productive with topwater baits, frogs, and buzzbaits, while later in the day, anglers are finding success with Carolina rigs and Texas rigs using bit worms in 12-18 feet of water. On windy days, the crankbait bite is picking up and should continue to improve as temperatures cool. A few smaller fish are being caught deeper in 20-25 feet, but most of the quality bites are coming shallower. No new crappie reports this week, though a few anglers mentioned the bite has been slow. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 8.54 feet below pool. The lake is slowly falling, creating lots of humps and shallow areas, so boaters should use caution. Water temperature is around 90 degrees, and bass are being caught shallow on points and pockets with topwater frogs and senkos, while crankbaits are working on points and drains and jigs or Carolina rigs are producing off ledges and structure. Crappie are starting to stack up on brush and timber, white bass are schooling off points, and catfish have moved into deeper water and creek channels with cut bait working well. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Pinkston

GOOD. Water light stain; 71 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on topwater poppers, or Carolina rigs off secondary points. Black crappie are excellent on brush piles. White crappie are roaming in deeper water but are more difficult to catch. Catfish are slow. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water stained; 72 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is beginning to shift toward a fall bite as cooler weather moves in, and the lake is on the verge of turning over. Once it does, it’ll be prime time for power-fishing presentations like squarebills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and deep-diving crankbaits - much more exciting than dragging a worm along the bottom. In the meantime, anglers can find some aggressive feeders early and late in the day using Spook–style baits or poppers. Crappie fishing remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth are excellent on topwater frogs shallow near grass. Black crappie are excellent with small white crappie jigs over brush piles. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.56 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good working topwater baits sub surface quickly, or using Carolina rigs off points in 12-15 feet of water. Crappie are fair for 9-12 inch fish on brush piles, with fish 14 inches or larger in the standing field above the power lines. Catfish are fair on cut bait and liver. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

October 21, 2025 - The Center Roughriders' game against Brownsboro has been moved to Thursday, October 23 with a 7:30pm kick-off. The 7th and 8th grades will play in Brownsboro Wednesday, October 22 with game times the same and ticket links will be updated. The 9th and JV games vs Brownsboro at Center HS are currently TBD as we are awaiting confirmation from our officials chapter.

Three of Shelby County’s five varsity football teams earned district wins last week.

The Center Roughriders earned a 44-27 home win over the Bullard Panthers on Friday. The Roughriders are 3-4 overall and they are 1-1 in District 8 4A-2 conference play. Center will travel to play the Brownsboro Bears on Friday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m. The Bears are 1-6, 0-2 after a 28-21 loss to Rusk.

The Joaquin Rams took a 56-0 Homecoming win over the Hemphill Hornets on Friday. Joaquin is now 4-3 and 1-1 in District 11 2A-1. They will next head to Timpson on Friday, October 24, 2025 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Bears Stadium. The Bears fell to the Shelbyville Dragons last week by a 17-14 score. The Bears stand at 3-4 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Shelbyville improved their season mark to 2-5 and their District 11 mark is 1-1 after the win over the Timpson Bears. Shelbyville will travel to San Augustine for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Wolves Stadium on Friday, October 24. The Wolves are 5-2, and 2-0 in district play after beating the Garrison Bulldogs by a 31-15 score.

The Tenaha Tigers lost to the Mount Enterprise Wildcats by a 56-22 score. Their season mark falls to 1-7 and their District 11 2A-2 record is 0-4. They will travel to Cushing on Friday, October 24 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Bearkats Stadium. Cushing is 3-4, 0-3 after a 53-26 loss to Grapeland.

October 17, 2025 - Week 8 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.

Thursday, October 16
Shelbyville 17 - Timpson 14, Final Score

Friday, October 17
Center 44 - Bullard 27, Final Score
Joaquin 56 - Hemphill 0, Final Score
Tenaha 22 - Mount Enterprise 56, Final Score

Online Streaming
Center: https://www.youtube.com/live/pb9Uv0yMvOk?si=sl8siMwgSyI2E5dA
Joaquin: 
Shelbyville: https://www.youtube.com/live/nZ56Y29X71k?si=29-kiJtc3U3r8fgj
Tenaha: https://www.teamline.cc/ (Listen Only)
Timpson: https://www.youtube.com/live/nZ56Y29X71k?si=29-kiJtc3U3r8fgj

***Scores will be updated on this page and SCT’s Facebook page. Refresh page to see updates. Last update time will be notated in headline.