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Nacogdoches Dragons Stadium on Thursday, November 14, 2024 –

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The Shelbyville Dragons varsity football team earned a 62-7 point Bi-District playoff win over the Jewett-Leon Cougars on Thursday at Nacogdoches High School. The Dragons came into the contest as the champs of District 11 2A-1 and had an 8-2 win-loss record this season. The Cougars came in at 6-4 and were the fourth seed of District 12 2A-1.

The Dragons scored first when Hunter Harvey scored on a 21-yard touchdown run with 10:18 remaining in the first quarter. Edwin Vasquez kicked the extra point to give the Dragons a 7-0 point advantage.

Jewett answered with a score of their own when Cotton Brigner broke free for a 52-yard touchdown run with 7:42 left in the first frame. An extra point kick by Wyatt Moore tied the game at 7-7.

On the Dragons next drive quarterback DJ Barnes broke loose for an 11-yard touchdown run which helped give SHS a 14-7 lead with 5:09 left in the first period. Jewett fumbled on their next possession and the Dragons got a 1-yard touchdown run from Ronnie Williams with 1:38 left in the opening stanza. Another extra point kick from Vasquez extended the Dragons lead to 21-7.

Williams scored another touchdown at the 7:47 mark of the second quarter and Shelbyville extended their lead to 28-7. With 1:45 left in the second quarter DJ Barnes hit Tanor Doggett for a 35-yard touchdown reception. The extra point try was blocked but SHS took a 34-7 lead into the midway intermission.

Barnes added a 2-yard touchdown run to his resume in the second half and another Vasquez extra point kick gave SHS a 41-7 lead with 8:38 left in the third quarter. Hunter Harvey soon after picked off a Cougar’s pass and returned it across midfield to the Jewett 14-yardline. Soon after he scored on a 1-yard touchdown run which gave the Dragons a 48-7 lead with 4:21 remaining in the third frame.

Shelbyville got a 7-yard touchdown run from Williams and a 2-point conversion run from Doggett with 9:22 left in the final period. This gave the Dragons a 56-7 lead.

The final score of the contest came at the final buzzer when freshman Tate Obregon plowed into the endzone from the 2-yardline for a touchdown. The final score stood at Shelbyville 62 Jewett-Leon 7.

November 13, 2024 - Nacogdoches ISD will be live streaming Shelbyville's playoff game versus Leon, hosted at Nacogdoches' stadium, on Thursday, November 14, 2024.

Please feel free to share the link to the fans and families that are unable to make the trip. The following link will go live between 6:30pm and 7pm on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/live/74pfrRTxvBM?si=RB7ukBnIcSC1L09H

 

November 7, 2024 - Week 11 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.

Thursday, November 7
Center 37 - Rusk 20, Final Score
Timpson 40 - San Augustine 10, Final Score

Friday, November 8
Joaquin 8 - Garrison 34, Final Score
Shellbyville 33, - Hemphill 8, Final Score

Online Streaming

Center: https://www.youtube.com/live/UONMsypnh6c?si=AOTZPN_mklH_2AFx
Timpson: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/timpson/organization/15927/timpson-high-school/
Shelbyville: https://www.youtube.com/live/tNtLjJDX-Os?si=NdDpGq1AuaYNa0fC

***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.

Center Roughriders Stadium on Thursday, November 7, 2024 –

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The Center Roughriders varsity football team finished their regular season with a 37-20 homefield win over the Rusk Eagles 2-8. 1-4, their record now is 8-2. The Center season mark is 8-2 and the team's District 8 4A-2 mark improves to 3-2. The win sends the Roughriders into the Texas UIL Bi-district round of the state playoffs and they will face the Gilmer Buckeyes (7-2) at Tatum Eagles Stadium on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Center gained the first lead of the game when TJ Belin hit Tim Johnson for a touchdown completion which covered 53 yards at the 10:12 minute mark of the first period. Pablo Huichapa kicked the extra point conversion which gave CHS a 7-0 advantage.

Eagle Aiden Barnett intercepted a Center pass later in the quarter and returned it near midfield. Barnett soon after scored on a 15-yard run for a touchdown with 1:56 left in the opening period. Carlos Galan added an extra point kick to tie the game at 7-7.

Early in the second quarter Colton Anderson returned a fumble for an Eagle touchdown which helped RHS take a 14-7 lead with 9:11 left in the second stanza.

The ‘Riders tied the game at 14-14 at the 7:02 mark with a 20-yard Jeremy Bluford touchdown run and another Huichapa kick. Belin gave Center the lead later in the period with a 27-yard keeper run for score and another conversion kick gave CHS a 21-14 advantage with 3:19 remaining in the first half.

Bluford added another touchdown, from 3-yards away, to help extend the CHS lead to 28-14 just over one minute before halftime.

Johnson scored another touchdown from 72-yards away to help the ‘Riders extend their lead to 35-14 early in the third period. With 3:44 left in the third frame Center caught an Eagles ballcarrier in the endzone for a 2-point safety which gave CHS a 37-14 lead.

The game’s final score came in the fourth quarter when Zamarion Tilley scored on a 3-yard run with just 1:17 remaining in the contest.

November 7, 2024 - Shelbyville JV football game tonight, in Hemphill has been cancelled.

The Center Roughriders fell at Athens High School Friday by a 43-26 score. Their overall record is at 7-2 and they have a 2-2 District 8 4A-2 mark. Center will host the Rusk Eagles at Roughriders Stadium on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. for Senior Night. Rusk is 2-7, 1-3 after suffering a 49-7 thrashing at home to the Carthage Bulldogs.

The Joaquin Rams varsity football team trailed early but rallied to take a 44-28 District 11 2A-1 win over the visiting Shelbyville Dragons last Thursday. The Rams will next face the Garrison Bulldogs, at Bulldogs Stadium on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are 6-2, 2-1.

Shelbyville is 7-2 on the season and 3-1 in District 11 2A-1. They will host the Hemphill Hornets at Dragons Stadium on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. for Senior Night. The Hornets are 1-8, 0-4 after a 45-24 home loss to the San Augustine Wolves.

The Tenaha Tigers varsity football season ended with a 48-0 loss on the road at Grapeland. The Tigers season ended with them holding a 2-8 season mark and they were 1-5 in District 11 2A-2 conference play.

The Timpson Bears suffered 22-19 point District 11 2A-1 football loss to the Garrison Bulldogs on Friday. This week Bears will head to San Augustine on Friday, November 8 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Wolves Stadium. The Wolves are 4-5 overall and 1-3 in District 11 after a 45-24 road win at Hemphill last Friday.

Timpson’s John Herbert Eakin Stadium on Friday, November 1, 2024 –

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The visiting Garrison Bulldogs earned a 22-19 point District 11 2A-1 Football win over the Timpson Bears on Friday. The game was close throughout and settled part of a three-way tie for the conference lead. The Bulldogs are now 7-2 overall and 3-1 in District 11. Timpson is now 4-4 and 2-2 in the conference. The matchup between these neighboring high school varsity teams is known as the Battle of the Attoyac and is named for a river which separates the two towns as well as Shelby and Nacogdoches counties.

Antonio Yarbrough broke free for a 63-yard Bulldogs touchdown just seconds into the game and an extra point kick by Jack Richardson gave Garrison a 7-0 point advantage with 11:46 still remaining in the first quarter.

Timpson answered with a 52-yard drive but a 29-yard field goal attempt sailed wide-right with 5:55 still left in the opening period. Garrison drove downfield on the ensuing drive but Timpson’s Jeffrey Richardson alertly recovered a fumble with 1:32 left in the first stanza.

Timpson recovered another fumble with 4:59 remaining in the second quarter but was force to punt the ball back to GHS after just 4 offensive plays. With 2:11 left in the first half Bear Braylon Parker intercepted a Garrison pass and returned it to the GHS 40-yardline. With just 1:13 left until the midway break Braylon Parker hit Albert Parker for a completion which gave THS a first down at the Bulldogs 24-yardline. Sean Matts scored on an 11-yard touchdown run with 59 seconds left in the half. Alexis Castillio added an extra point kick to tie the game at 7-7 before the halftime intermission.

Parker hit Parker once again for a 43-yard Bears score with 8:44 left in the third quarter but the extra point kick attempt was blocked. THS led 13-7. Garrison’s Antonio Yarbrough answered with a 46-yard Bulldogs touchdown run with 5:18 remaining in the third period. Jack Richardson added an extra point conversion kick and GHS led 14-13.

Bear JJ Garner took a snap from the Wildcat formation and raced 67-yards for a score which gave Timpson a 19-14 lead after a failed 2-point conversion attempt with 3:43 left in the third frame.

In the fourth quarter La’Jordan McCollister recovered a Bulldogs fumble with 9:44 left in the game but Timpson was forced to punt the ball back to Garrison later. A 73-yard touchdown by Garrison’s Avery Yarbrough, and his 2-point conversion run, gave the Bulldogs a 22-19 advantage with 4:20 left in the contest. The Garrison defense was able to stave off Timpson on their next drive and then the Bulldogs run the remaining time off the clock for the win.

The Bears will head to San Augustine on Friday, November 8 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Wolves Stadium. The Wolves are 4-5 overall and 1-3 in District 11 after a 45-24 road win at Hemphill last Friday.

October 31, 2024 - Week 10 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.

Thursday, October 31
Joaquin 44 - Shelbyville 28, Final Score

Friday, November 1
Center 26 - Athens 43, Final Score
Tenaha 0 - Grapeland 46, Final Score
Timpson 19 - Garrison 22, Final Score

Online Streaming

Center: https://www.youtube.com/live/-vyw7N4vTLY?si=eKR89sx4kWOalzzj
Joaquin/Shelbyville: https://www.youtube.com/live/FkW9Y0KbecA?si=lfKEjvnsrHnjHBUP
Timpson: https://www.youtube.com/live/FS9aS5OdwII?si=vYdc_6WGKVXY1cus

***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.

Joaquin Rams Stadium on Thursday, October 31, 2024 –

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The Joaquin Rams varsity football team trailed early but rallied to take a 44-28 District 11 2A-1 win over the visiting Shelbyville Dragons on Thursday. The win ties the two teams at 3-1 in the conference with one regular season game remaining and puts Joaquin’s overall record at 6-3 and Shelbyville’s at 7-2.

The Dragons gained the first lead when Gavin McDonald, substituting for injured Dragons quarterback DJ Barnes, found Hunter Harvey for a 60-yard scoring strike just 46 seconds from the start of the first quarter. Edwin Vasquez kicked an extra point to give SHS a 7-0 point advantage at the 11:12 mark. Early in the second quarter Shelbyville extended their lead to 14-0 when Ronnie Williams scored on third-down-and goal from the 1-yardline with 10:40 left in the first half.

Joaquin got on the board when Elijah Hardison scored on a run from 6-yards away. Dallon Jordan added a 2-point conversion run to cut Shelbyville’s lead to 14-8 with 6:49 left in the first half.

McDonald hit Harvey for a 31-yard touchdown reception and Vasquez added another extra point conversion which gave SHS a 21-8 lead with 4:26 left in the second stanza.

Tate Bass scored a 27-yard touchdown with 1:27 left in the half and Hardison added a 2-point conversion run which cut Shelbyville’s lead to 21-16. Joaquin stopped the Dragons on the ensuing drive and a 20-yard punt gave JHS the ball at the Shelbyville 49-yardline with 40 seconds remaining until the midway break. Moments later Bass scored on a 13-yard touchdown run with just 13 seconds left in the half. Jordan added a conversion run which gave the Rams a 24-21 lead which held up until halftime.

Hardison converted a 16-yard run for a touchdown, and he also added a 2-point run at the 2:31 mark of the third period. This gave JHS a 32-21 lead. Hardison intercepted a Dragons pass with just 39 seconds left in the third frame and JHS held possession of the pigskin going into the final period of play.

Justyn Brown scored a 3-yard touchdown with 10:30 left in the final period to give Joaquin a 38-21 lead. Shelbyville kept fighting and McDonald hit Tanor Doggett for a 62-yard scoring strike for a touchdown which cut the Ram’s lead to 38-28 with 8:49 left in the contest.

Jordan scored on a 1-yard run with 1:53 remaining and this proved to be the game’s final score.

The Rams will face the Garrison Bulldogs, at Bulldogs Stadium on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs are 6-2, 2-1.

The Dragons will host the Hemphill Hornets on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Dragons Stadium. The Hornets are 1-7, 0-3.

Four of Shelby County’s five varsity football teams won district games last week.

The Center Roughriders took a 49-12 home win over the Brownsboro Bears last Friday. The win improves the ‘Riders regular season mark to 7-1 and their District 8 4A-2 standing is at 2-1. They will next travel to Athens on Friday, November 1, 2024 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Athen’s Hornets Stadium. The Hornets are 6-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play after winning 48-9 at Rusk last Friday.

The Joaquin Rams are 5-3 overall and 2-1 in District 11 2A-1 after falling at home by a 52-49 score to the Timpson Bears last Friday. The Rams will host the 6-1 Shelbyville Dragons on Thursday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Rams Stadium. The Dragons are 7-1 overall and 3-0 in District 11 after beating the visiting San Augustine Wolves last week by a 39-17 score.

Timpson is 4-3 overall and 2-1 in District 11 2A-1 action. They will host the Garrison Bulldogs on Friday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. at John Herbert Eakin Stadium. GHS is 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the conference after a 37-0 home win last week over Hemphill.

The Tenaha Tigers gained their first District 11 2A-2 win last week when they beat the Cushing Bearkats 31-8. Tenaha is 2-7 overall and 1-4 in the conference. They will travel to Grapeland Sandies Stadium on Friday, November 1 for a 7 p.m. kickoff. GHS is 6-2 overall and 3-1 in District 11 competition.

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