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January 20, 2017 - Tenaha baseball seasons kicks off March 7th with a game against Mt. Enterprise at 6:30pm there. Click below to see the schedule.

Tenaha ISD 2017 Baseball Schedule

January 19, 2017 - Today's Tenaha Tigers Girls Soccer vs Carlisle at Home is cancelled. The Boys Soccer vs Liberty Eylau will be there.

Joaquin Rams Gymnasium, January 17, 2017

The Tenaha Tigers Varsity Basketball Team (4-0) headed east on Tuesday for a District 22 2A game and a cross-county rivalry game with The Joaquin Rams (2-2).

Joaquin’s Eleazor Huerta hit a 3-point bucket which gave Joaquin an early lead but the Rams found themselves trailing 17-4 by the midway point of the first period and 31-6 by the end of the opening period. Tenaha's Hayden Jenkins and La Darrius Garrett each hit two 3-pointers during the first quarter.

A speedy Tenaha defensive press stole the ball nine times in the second period and gave the Tigers the opportunity to enjoy a 21-9 scoring advantage during the second frame. THS led 52-15 at the midway break.

Tenaha's Juarmez Brock and Cody Foshee scored seven points each and the Tigers outpaced JHS once again in the third period, by a 26-13 margin. Tenaha went up by 50 points at 78-28.

Foshee exploded for ten fourth-quarter points, while the THS defense held the Joaquin team to just eight points. Tenaha outscored the Rams once again16-8 during the final stanza. The Tigers took the conference win by a 94-36 final score.

Joaquin’s Justin Hooper scored 14 points, Eleazor Huerta 10, Tray Wilkerson 6, Nick Matthews 3, Peyton Martinez 2, and JaKendric Smith scored one point.

Cody Foshee led the Tigers with 23 points, JaQualin Franks had 15, Hayden Jenkins13, Trai Gardner 10, Jay Lloyd 8, Juarmez Brock 7, LaDarrius Garrett 6, and TK Gardner scored two points.

Tenaha now stands at 5-0 in district competition and will travel to San Augustine, on Friday, January 20. Junior Varsity will tip off at 4:30 p.m. and Varsity play will follow.

Joaquin has a 2-3 conference mark and will travel to Shelbyville on Friday, January 20. Varsity Boys' conference play is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Joaquin Rams Gymnasium, Friday, January 13, 2017

The Joaquin Rams Varsity Basketball Team evened their District 22 2A record to 2-2 with a 60-46 home win over, their cross-county rivals, the Timpson Bears (0-4).

The first period was a defensive battle which saw the Rams jump out to a 4-0 lead by the five minute mark due to buckets by Eleazor Huerta and Justin Hooper. A putback shot by Bear Jordan Osby and a free throw by teammate Jaden Johnson pulled THS to within 3-4 of Joaquin by the 2:33 mark. Trenton Ramsey gave the Rams a 5-3 lead with a free throw at the 2:26 mark. Bear Kelan Foster scored on a fast break and tied the game at 5-5 with 1:30 left in the opening stanza. Ramsey gave the Bears their first lead, at 7-5, when he scored on a fast break with 1:11 remaining. Hooper then tied the game at 7-7 when he blocked a shot and scored on a fast break with 12 seconds. Hooper scored the final period with a free throw that gave JHS a narrow 8-7 lead going into the second quarter.

Five points scored by Hooper in the second period helped the Rams out-pace THS, by an 11-8 margin, in the second period. The Rams took a 19-15 lead into the locker room at the midway break.

Hooper scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the third period to help Joaquin hold a 44-36 advantage going into the final period of play.

The Rams outscored the Bears 16-10 in the final stanza to gain the 14-point win.

Eleazor Huerta had 17 points for the Rams, teammate  Peyton Martinez chipped in 11 points.

The Bears' Dustin Pledger scored 15 points, Jaden Johnson 14, and Kelan Foster added eight points to the Bears' tally.

Joaquin will host the 4-0 Tenaha Tigers at Rams Gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday, January 17.

Timpson will travel to San Augustine, on Tuesday Jan. 17, to face the Wolves. Junior Varsity begins at 4:30 p.m. and Varsity will follow.

Friday, January 13, 2017, Joaquin Rams Gymnasium –

The Joaquin Rams Varsity Basketball Team took a 22-17 lead, into the halftime intermission, over the visiting Timpson Lady Bears, and extended it each quarter in route to taking a 47-34 win at home. The Lady Rams have now moved their District 22 2A mark to 4-2, and are 19-4 overall this season. The Lady Bears are 2-4 in conference play and have an 18-8 season standing.

Desere Cooper score six points in each, the second and fourth periods, to help the Lady Rams’ cause. Cooper had a team-high 18 points on the night. The Rams lead grew to 33-24 by the end of the third stanza. Hana Bonner scored 11 points for JHS, Erica Davis 8, Day’za Lane 6, Ana Rodrigues and Eboni Adams each had 2 points apiece.

Lady Bear Brylee Behrens scored 20 of her team’s 34 points in a hard fought effort. Other Lady Bears scoring were Ja’Karia Deckard with 5 points, Jasmine Rogers 4, Sara Duke 3, and Ashton Harris had 2 points.

The Lady Rams will travel to Tenaha next Tuesday, January 17 for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff with the 3-1 Lady Tigers.

The Lady Bears will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. at San Augustine on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

January 12, 2017 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball game defeated Region 14 foe, Jacksonville College here Wednesday night, 75-71. With the victory, Panola raises their record to 12-5 and 4-2 in Region 14 play. “We got back to our identity tonight, half-court defense.” Head coach Grant McMillan stated. “It is really fun to watch this group fly around. I was proud of their effort all night.” He Added.

Panola used steady shooting from the three point line in the first half to claim a four point half time lead, 44-40. In the first half the Ponies netted, seven three-pointers. In a slower paced second half, Panola gradually increased their lead to 12 points, 59-47 with 11:07 remaining in the half. Jacksonville made a strong comeback effort but never got any closer than four points.

Tyonte Robertson’s led the Ponies in scoring with 24 points. Robertson netted six three-pointers in the victory and made all six of his free throw attempts. Devyn Wilson continued his strong play netting 13 points and Tope Arikawe recorded a double-double in the victory with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Keith Hayes also scored in double figures with 10. Panola shot 18-21 from the free throw line for the game and held Jacksonville to 31 second half points.

The Ponies will continue Region 14 play when they head to Baytown, Texas to take on Lee College this upcoming Saturday, January 14th. Tip-off is set for 6:00 PM on the campus of Lee College.

Submitted by Adam Blaylock

Tenaha Special Events Center, January 10, 2017

Tuesday saw the Tenaha Tigers Varsity Basketball Team win their first District 22 2A contest of the year by a close 57-55 score, at home, over the Shelbyville Dragons. The Dragons led a lot of the game which was tied as late as the last three seconds of the contest.

Jordan Boykins hit a 3-pointer to give Shelbyville an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Three minutes later, he gave his team a 6-2 advantage with another deep 3-point bucket. Boykins hit his third 3-pointer with just seconds left in the opening period and SHS held a 16-9 advantage going into the second quarter of play.

Boykins hit two more 3-pointers in the second frame but Tenaha was able to outscore the Dragons by a 13-11 margin during the period. Shelbyville took a 27-22 advantage into the midway break at halftime.

By the conclusion of the third period Tenaha had narrowed the Dragon’s lead to three points by narrowly outscoring them 18-16. SHS took a 43-40 lead in to the final quarter of the game.

Tiger Trai Gardner scored ten of his team-high 25 points during the final period including a final, off balance bucket, with 2 seconds remaining. The score, and a last second steal, gave THS a two-point lead at the final buzzer.

JaQualin Franks scored ten points for the Tigers. Shelbyville had three players in double digits, Jordan Boykins scored 17 points, Trez Barnes added 15, and Cole Ferguson scored twelve, 10 of his points were down the stretch during the final quarter of play.

Tenaha will travel to Woden High School where Junior Varsity will begin a 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 13. Varsity will follow.

The Dragons have an away game at Woden on Tuesday, January 17 at 8 p.m

Tenaha Special Events Center, January 10, 2017

Tuesday night saw the Tenaha Lady Tigers Varsity Basketball team gain a 71-31 win over the visiting Shelbyville Lady Dragons. Tenaha gained an early 11-2 lead and took a 19-4 lead into the second period of play.

The Lady Tigers got 13 points from twin-tower-posts’, Arlicia and Calicia Roland, during the second stanza, to pull away to a 38-11 lead by the midway point of the ball game.

Scores early, by the Roland twins and Brooke McClure, helped the Lady Tigers extend their lead to 45-12 by the midway point of the third quarter.

The Lady Dragons bounced back with scores from Bailey Rabalais, Madison Taylor and Jasmine Osby , during the third stanza, but SHS still trailed 21-54 going into the final period.

Calicia Roland hit a bucket with 6:52 left in the final period which gave THS a 35 point lead. Lady Tiger, Kia Suell gave Tenaha a 40-point lead, at 69-29, with just over one minute remaining in the contest.

The Lady Tigers were led by Arlicia Roland with 18 points, Calicia Roland 14 and Bianca Davison had 13. The Lady Dragons were led by Jakyra Ross with 9 points, Madison Taylor 8, and Kennedy Parker scored 4.

Tenaha is 3-0 in District 22 2A action and will travel to Woden High School Friday, January 13 with Junior Varsity action starting at 4:30 p.m. Varsity will follow. Head Coach Garry Davison stated: “We will now face our toughest road game with Woden who is also unbeaten. We will get our kids prepared and plan to play our best.”

Shelbyville falls to 0-3 in conference play and will face Woden at WHS on Tuesday, January 17, at 6:30 p.m. 

January 10, 2017 - Lufkin, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Angelina College here Monday Night, 82-77. The victory raises the Ponies record to 11-5 and 3-2 in Region 14 play. “It was really fun to watch our guys battle all night long.” Mentioned head coach Grant McMillan. “Angelina kept coming at us in waves and we stayed steady and continued to execute.” He added.

A consistent offensive output saw the Ponies take their biggest lead of the game 29-17 midway through the first half. Angelina closed the half on a 13-9 run to cut into the Panola lead at halftime, 38-30. Angelina continued to cut into the lead the second half and eventually took a 5 points lead with 6:00 minutes remaining in the game. A Devyn Wilson three pointer gave Panola a 78-76 lead with 2:08 remaining. Panola never relinquished the lead in route to the victory.

Tope Arikawe led the way for Panola netting 24 points on 11 of 15 shooting. Marlon Taylor scored 21 points and Devyn Wilson continued his hot shooting netting 5 three-pointers in the victory. Tyonte Robertson recorded a team high nine assists. The Ponies shot 54 percent from the field and forced 15 Angelina turnovers.

Another quick turnaround for Panola as they host Jacksonville College this upcoming Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium on the campus of Panola College.

Submitted by Adam Blaylock

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