Shelby County Today

November 16, 2022 - The Timpson Bear football team traveled down to Jasper’s Bulldog Stadium this past Thursday to take on the 3-7 Groveton Indians in a 2A Bi-District matchup. The Bears came out fast scoring 32 points in the first quarter while keeping Groveton scoreless. The Bears would go on to score 14 points in the second quarter bringing the halftime tally to 46-0. After the half, many of the Bear’s starters found themselves on the sideline, which allowed some young talent to have much-desired playing time. The third quarter would see Groveton score 3 points off of a field goal, bringing the score to 46-3. The Bears would punch it in again with 2:05 left in the third quarter making it 53-6. The fourth quarter would only see one touchdown by the Bears, bringing the final score to 60-3.

The Bears are the District Champions of District 11 and went into the contest boasting a 10-0 record. Groveton went into the game as the fourth-place team out of District 12 with a 3-7 record.

Timpson will now face the Frankston Indians on Friday, November 18th at Rusk Eagle Stadium. The Bears and Indians are no strangers, having played each other the past two years during the regular season and playoffs. Frankston comes into this week's game as the second-place team in District 10 with a 9-2 overall record.

Kickoff is at 7PM and Timpson will be the home team. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. THSCA, senior citizen, and district passes will be accepted.

Hallsville Bobcats Stadium on Friday, November 11, 2022 –

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The Center Roughriders varsity football team won Their UIL Football Bi-district round playoff over the Liberty Eylau Leopards by a 67-21 score. The Roughriders arenow 8-3 overall this season and they will next face the Aubrey Chapparals (9-2)next week in an area round playoff. Aubrey beat Lincoln High by a 63-12 score to advance.

The Leopards scored first when senior quarterback Jaydin Hampton found junior fullback W.T. Jones for a 7-yars touchdown reception which helped put LEHS up 7-0 with 10:10 minutes left in the first quarter.

The Roughriders answered back at the 9:43 mark of the first frame with a 41-yard touchdown run by junior runningback Kaden Dixon.  Junior kicker Carlos Hernandez tied the game at 7-7 with an extra point kick.

The Leopards next drive stalled and they had to punt the football back to Center with five minutes remaining in the opening frame. Center went 55 yards in 10 plays for their next score. Dixon scored his second touchdown on a 3-yard run to help give CHS a 14-7 advantage with 3:59 left in the first period.

Another Leopards offensive drive stalled and senior ‘Rider Tre McGee was able to block a Leopards punt attempt which saw the football bounce out the back of the endzone for a 2-point safety giving Center a 16-7 advantage. Liberty Eylau then kicked the ball back to CHS on a free-kick which saw Dixon and return the pigskin back to the Leopards 8-yard line. Dixon later scored his third touchdown on a short run which gave CHS a 23-7 advantage with 1:56 left in the first period.

Three more scores by Center in the second stanza saw the game getting out of reach for LEHS as Center took a 44-15 lead as the teams went to the lockerroom at the midway intermission.

Damp cold conditions escalated in the second half but Center still outpaced Liberty Eylau by a 23-6 margin but more importantly they were able to gain the yards needed to keep the clock moving when needed to preserve the win.

November 10, 2022 - Shelbyville High School’s Emily Pharris, competed at the 2A State Cross Country Championship, at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock, Texas on November 4, 2022 and brought home a gold medal.

Coach Randall Thomason shared about Emily Pharris:

Emily is a prime example of hard work and dedication pays off. She has shown up every day for practice whether it’s at 6:30 am or 4:30 pm after school. On top of being the new 2A State Champion she is also a scholar student, taking college classes on top of her high school work, and always lending a helping hand. Before the cross country state race, I asked her how she was feeling and her answer was real simple, “I’m just ready to be done so the faster I run the quicker I will be finished.”

As a long distance runner to be great you have to have a strong mental will to win. Emily, out of all the kids I have coached or been around, definitely has that mental strength! She took the lead early on in the state meet and kept it the entire time. When Emily gets beat by someone once, she rarely allows that person to beat her again, and that is something not many are able to accomplish on their own, but Emily has shown she can do it time and time again. The whole season in fact, if she got beat by a runner the next meet they were at together Em made it a point to go beat them.

She went from having huge leads in meets and not having enough kick to finish, to leading an entire race and never allowing herself to take her foot off the gas. She is a natural leader, student athlete, and all around great young person. We can’t wait to see what she does in track and field this season and even what she does in her future. She has made our Shelbyville family and community proud and has brought back another gold medal to Shelbyville’s already stored tradition of winning and excellence. Way to go Champ! We are Dragon Proud!

November 7, 2022 - Shelbyville Dragons will face the Centerville Tigers for a bi-district playoff on Friday, November 11 at 7:30pm at Diboll Lumberjacks Stadium.

As part of Diboll ISD's new safety initiative, metal detectors have been implemented and will be utilized at entrances for all UIL activities and events hosted by Diboll ISD.

Metal Detector Policy

• Please remove: binoculars, cameras, tablets, and large electronics
• Don't remove: belts, coins, jackets, cell phones, wallets and keys, watches and jewelry

***Prohibited items are firearms, knives, and other weapons.***

Open jackets and coats for inspection upon entry. Please have your cell phones and smart watches in your hand as you enter the facilities.

Pacemaker wearers do not proceed through metal detectors. Ask for a handheld search.