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Center Roughriders Stadium on Friday, October 10, 2025 –

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The Center Roughriders varsity football team suffered a disappointing 60-14 point District 8 4A-2 football loss to the Carthage Bulldogs on Friday. Center’s season record falls to 2-4 and they are 0-1 in the conference. Carthage stands at 6-0, 0-1.

The Bulldogs first offensive drive stalled when they turned the ball over on downs on a fourth-down-and two at the Center 4-yardline. On the Roughriders first drive disaster struck when a stumble caused quarterback Easton Wulf to be pinned inside the endzone for a two-point safety, this gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 point lead with 6:38 minutes left in the first period of play. After Center free-kicked the football back to the Bulldogs Carthage quarterback Jett Surratt hit Bryston Price for a 57-yard touchdown strike which helped give the Bulldogs a 9-0 advantage with 5:35 left in the first stanza. With just 1:38 left in the opening period Surratt hit Price again for another touchdown catch which extended the Carthage lead to 16-0 after a Christian Monreal extra point kick.

A 61-yard kickoff return by Jeremy Bluford set the Roughriders up in great field position on their next offensive drive. Five plays later Jaysis Villegas scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with only seven seconds remaining in the first frame. An extra point kick by Pablo Huichapa helped the ‘Riders cut the ‘Dogs lead to 16-7.

Carthage scores by Benny Smith, Andrew Gwinn, Anthony Cromwell, and another Center safety, due to a bad snap, extended the Carthage lead to 39-7 by the midway break.

Two Carthage touchdown receptions by Jaden Jeffress in the third quarter extended the Bulldogs lead to 53-7 going into the final period of play.

Sean Bundy helped extend the Carthage lead to 60-7 with a touchdown just six seconds from the start of the final quarter. Center got the final scores of the contest when Zy’Keyvius Villegas scored on a 14-yard touchdown run and Huichapa added an extra point conversion kick with 8:03 minutes remaining which cut the Carthage lead to 60-14.

The Roughriders will host the Bullard Panthers on Friday, October 17, 2025. Kickoff at Roughriders Stadium will be at 7:30 p.m. Bullard is 3-3 overall and 1-0 in District 8 after beating Rusk 24-7 on Friday.

October 8, 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; 4.08 feet below pool. No major changes to report - fishing remains slow, and the water temperature is holding steady at 84 degrees. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.

Sam Rayburn

SLOW. Water stained; 80 degrees; 7.81 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 normal stain; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are slow with a white 1/32 ounce crappie jig. Catfish are fair on cut bait, with reported catches noodling. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Naconiche

FAIR. Water slightly stained; 79 degrees; full pool. The summer pattern is starting to shift toward a fall bite, and with cooler weather just around the corner, it’s a great time to break out the power-fishing gear. Square-bills, jerkbaits, glide baits, topwaters, and underspins are all producing action and make for a lot more fun than dragging a worm along the bottom. For now, don’t forget to throw a frog or popper early and late in the day for some aggressive topwater strikes. Crappie remains good, while catfish have been slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Service. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on the deep brush piles and flooded timber with crappie jigs on a light line. Catfish are slow with live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Nacogdoches

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.26 feet below pool. Largemouth bass are good dragging small Carolina rigged soft plastics along the bottom of main lake points in 12-15 feet of water. There are numbers of bass midlake that can be found with forward facing sonar. Cast big flukes and big swimbaits. Crappie are good with smaller fish on brush and bigger fish isolated in small groups in timber or creeks above the powerlines. Catfish are fair on cut bait or live minnows. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal's ETX Guide Service.

Tenahas’ Raymond Jackson Stadium on Saturday, October 4, 2025 –

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The Overton Mustangs varsity football team proved to be too much for Tenaha at the Tigers 2025 Homecoming as they took away a 42-7 point win home on Saturday. The win improves the Mustang’s record to 4-2 this season and they stand at 1-1 in District 11 2A-2 conference play. The Tigers are at 1-5 this season and 0-2 in District 11 action.

Tenaha held their own in the early going but Overton got on the scoreboard first when junior runningback Gabe Miller broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run with just 55 seconds left in the first quarter. Sophomore Jackson Furlow added on an extra point kick and OHS led 7-0.

Overton sophomore quarterback Justin Weir scored on a 4-yard run with 8:23 left in the second period and the Mustangs led 14-0. The Tigers were able to rally and sophomore quarterback Clayton Creech hit sophomore fullback Makias Norris for a 12-yard touchdown reception with 4:46 left in the second stanza. Junior Ciro Sandoval added an extra point kick but THS trailed Overton 14-7.

On the first play of Overton’s next offensive drive Weir hit senior wideout Hunter Klima for a 67-yard touchdown strike which gave OHS an 21-7 advantage at the 4:25 minute mark of the second period. Weir hit Landon Hill just before halftime for a 57-yard touchdown which gave the Mustangs a 28-7 advantage at the midway break.

Weir scored on a 2-yard keeper run for a touchdown with 8:24 remaining in the third quarter to give the Mustangs a 35-7 advantage after another Furlow extra point kick. He repeated with a 5-yard touchdown with 5:35 left in the fourth period for the games final touchdown which gave OHS a 42-7 lead which proved to be the game’s final score.

The Tigers will head to Alto on Friday, October 10, 2025 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Yellowjackets Stadium. Alto is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the district after a 49-16 loss at Grapeland on Friday.

Timpson High School on Friday, October 3, 2025 –

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The Timpson Bears varsity football team fell to the visiting Hooks Hornets by a 34-28 score on Friday. The game was the Bears final non-district contest and sets the THS season mark at 2 wins and 3 losses.

Hooks was able to score first when senior running back Cason May scored on a 5-yard touchdown run at the 8:04 mark of the first quarter. The Hornets extra point kick attempt sailed wide and the Hornets led 6-0.

The Bears bounced back with a 57-yard 3-play scoring drive which saw junior running back Jeffrey Richardson break free for a 49-yard touchdown run at the 6:22 mark of the first period. An extra point kick by junior Alexis Castillo gave the Bears a narrow 7-6 point lead.

Hooks senior quarterback Ripken Birdwell hit senior wideout Preston Nickolson for a 40-yard touchdown strike and Jasper Crain kicked an extra point to give HHS a 13-7 lead with 1:35 left in the first stanza.

The Bears next drive saw Richardson break free for a 51-yard run which gave Timpson the ball in the redzone to begin the second quarter. With 9:31 left in the second quarter Richardson scored on a 3-yard run. Another Castillo conversion kick gave THS a narrow 14-13 lead.

Hooks went on a 75-yard scoring drive which saw Birdwell hit Nickleson for a touchdown reception which gave the Hornets a 20-14 lead with 7:39 left before halftime.

Birdwell scored on a 3-yard run with 9:14 left in the third quarter and HHS extended their lead to 27-14. With 2:19 left in the third frame Birdwell found Jay Smith for a 20-yard touchdown reception which helped extend the Hornet’s lead to 34-21.

Timpson fought back with a scoring drive which Richardson ended with a 33-yard touchdown run at the 6:33 mark of the fourth quarter. Another Castillo extra point kick cut the Hornet’s lead to 34-28.

The Hornets and the Bears next offensive drives stalled and Hooks was able to stall the remaining time off the clock to end the contest.

The Bears will next travel to Hemphill’s Hornets Stadium on Friday, October 10, 2025 for a 7:30 p.m. game. Hemphill is 1-4 this season and had a bye week on Friday.