2025-2026 Sports Schedules
Cross Country - Center (JH), Center (HS), Joaquin, Timpson
Football - Center, Joaquin (V), Joaquin (JH,JV), Shelbyville, Tenaha, Timpson,
Tennis - Center,
Volleyball - Center, Center Christian Academy, Shelbyville (JV,V), Shelbyville (JH), Timpson (HS), Timpson (JH),
October 3, 2024 - This is a new year; with new staff, new goals, and most of all a new team. The positive changes that have been made on and off the field are very evident, and only being a few weeks into the 2024 season, a changing culture is on the horizon, and a new era of Timpson Bear Football is beginning to form.
Under the leadership of new head football coach and athletic director, Patrick Gandy, the Timpson Bears are defying the odds, as they jump into their upcoming season. “I am not from Timpson, but I’ve been here 13 years, so I now claim it as home. I have embraced this community, and it is evident what they expect from our kids.,” Coach Gandy said when asked about the changes he has made to the program, “Our kids understand that they are representing something greater than themselves when they go out and compete. They represent this town, community, their families, and their team.” Besides the support from his family, coaching staff, and team, Coach Gandy has a deeper motivation for accepting his position. “My dad. He was an AD/head football coach for 20+ years,” Gandy says, “He was a great leader of men, and an even better father figure to every athlete he coached. He is the main reason my motivation in this business is to ‘build relationships and serve others.’ If I can make an impact on people at every stop, like he has, I know he will be proud.”
This past year, the Bears graduated a significant number of players on both sides of the ball. With the loss of those eighteen seniors, came the new found responsibilities of multiple athletes who have had to step up, not just as players on the field, but as teammates on the sidelines. Unable to see behind the scenes, many people overlook the efforts that these athletes have made trying to fill roles that have been left behind. “Our seniors, along with guys like Mayson Harbison have stepped up and embraced the leadership role,” Coach Gandy said, “Those guys know what it takes to get where we want to go, and are leading by example during practices, while lifting, and in the classroom.” No doubt, the pressure these kids feel is heavy, yet the culture that these athletes are working to establish is far more superior.
Labeled as underdogs, this year's team has taken a hard hit as they battle the feeling of overcoming their first loss. After a 16-0 season in 2023, the idea of losing is unfamiliar. Going into this year, there has been a lot of doubt on the public’s minds questioning the abilities and success of the 2024 Timpson Bears. Ignoring what people say, Coach Gandy and his staff have big plans for the guys, and fully intend to use this experience as positive reinforcement. “I told the kids after the game, ‘losing brings out your true character’,” stated Gandy, “We learned a lot about our kids, because they aren’t used to losing, and seeing how some responded was something we needed to see as a staff and team moving forward.”
With realignment making a few changes to district matchups, the Timpson Bears will be facing a pretty competitive schedule. “I believe we have a solid district with some really good coaches and players,” Coach Gandy said when asked about his outlook on what’s ahead, “Obviously, Timpson and Garrison will be at the front, because of last year's success, but keep your eyes on Shelbyville. They have a solid program along with Joaquin. Hemphill is dropping down from 3AD2, so they will be tough; and San Augustine has a lot of returning starters off of last year’s team. A good team will get left at home when the playoffs start.” The Bears will open district play on October 11th as they face Hemphill at John Herbert Eakin Stadium
October 2, 2024 - The 8th Annual Bulldog Tailgate will be held Friday, October 11, 2024 from 5pm until 7pm in the Carthage High School Stadium parking lot. The tailgate will feature Dallas Cowboys very own, #33, Tony Dorsett, a Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer, and Philadelphia Eagle, #42 John Booty who is a Carthage High School Alumni.
Food will be available for purchase from local vendors. All proceeds will be donated to local charities.
Everyone is invited!
This week all five Shelby County varsity football teams competed.
Center took a 17-14 win at home for homecoming. The win puts the Roughriders at 5-0. They will have a bye week for October 4, 2024 and will travel to Carthage High School on October 11. Carthage is 3-1 and beat visiting Jasper by a 58-14 score. This will begin District 8 4A-2 conference play.
The Joaquin Rams took a 56-35 homecoming win over the Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs. Joaquin is now 3-2 and will enjoy a bye for October 4 and will host San Augustine (3-2) on October 11. San Augustine beat Huntington 40-8 on Friday. This will begin District 11 2A-1 conference action.
The Shelbyville Dragons beat the Carlisle Indians last Thursday by a 64-33 score. SHS has a bye for October 4 and will host the Garrison Bulldogs on October 11. The Dragons are 4-1 and the Bulldogs are 3-1 and had a bye on Friday. This will begin District 11 2A-1 action for the Dragons.
The Tenaha Tigers fell at home to the Lovelady Lions by a 41-0 score. They are now 1-4 and 0-1 in District 11 2A-2. The Tigers will face the Overton Mustangs at Overton High School on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. Overton is 4-1, 1-0 after a 41-36 win at Grapeland on Friday.
The Timpson Bears fell to Wolfe City by a 45-27 score. The Bears are 2-2 and will regroup with a bye on Friday October 4. The Bears begin District 11 2A-1 play on October 11 when they host the Hemphill Hornets. Hemphill is 0-4 and had a bye on Friday.
Joaquin Rams Stadium on Friday, September 28, 2024 –
The Joaquin Rams varsity football team improved their season record to 3-2 with 56-35 point Homecoming win over the Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs (2-3) on Friday. Before the game Joaquin senior student Kate Fuller was crowned as JHS Homecoming Queen.
The Rams went up 8-0 when senior quarterback Justyn Brown capped Joaquin’s first drive with a 1-yard run for a score and senior Tate bass added on a 2-point conversion run with 6:03 minutes left in the first quarter.
With 10:46 left in the second period senior quarterback Michael Sullivan hit sophomore Bulldog Aiden Heredia for a 9-yard scoring reception and junior Ismael Santoyo added an extra point kick to cut the Ram’s lead to 8-7.
Joaquin went up 14-7 at the 9:07 mark of the second quarter when Bass scored his second touchdown on a 62-yard run.
The Bulldogs bounced back with a 57-yard touchdown by junior William Ratliff. Corrigan’s extra point kick failed and Joaquin still led 14-13 with 8 minutes left before halftime.
Seconds later Jordan scored on a 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and JHS extended their lead to 20-13 with 7:45 left in the second stanza. On the next Bulldogs drive Jordan stepped in front of a Sullivan pass attempt and regained possession of the football for the Rams. The ensuing drive led to another Bass scoring run, and a 2-point conversion run by Bass, which gave JHS a 28-13 lead with 6:22 left in the first half of play.
Sophomore Bulldog Derrick Reagie scored on a 3-yard run and Sullivan hit junior Mason Murphy for a 2-point conversion reception to cut the JHS lead to 28-21 with 4:11 remaining in the half.
Bass went 58-yards for another score with 2:40 left in the second frame. The 2-point conversion attempt failed and the Rams led 34-21.
Jordan scored on a 33-yard run with 9 minutes left in the third period and extended the JHS lead to 40-21. One minute later junior Rams linebacker Karson Rodger recovered a fumble to give Joaquin another possession. Rams senior Elijah Hardison scored from 62-yards out to extended the JHS lead to 48-20 after senior TJ Hawkins tacked on a 2-point conversion run.
The Bulldogs cut the JHS lead to 48-28 on a Ratliff scoring reception and a Santoyo extra point kick with 2:53 left in the third frame.
Hardison scored his second touchdown early in the fourth period and sophomore Trenton Runnels added on the 2-point conversion run to put the Rams up 56-28 at the 11:57 mark.
The Bulldogs scored the final points of the contest when Murphy capped a drive with a 1-yard touchdown run and Santoyo added on an extra point kick to pull CCHS to within 56-35 of Joaquin at the 5:22 mark of the final period.
The Rams will enjoy a bye week next Friday and they will host the San Augustine Wolves on October 11.
The Wolves are also 3-2 and they beat visiting Huntington High School (0-4) by a 40-8 score on Friday.
September 27, 2024 - Week 5 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.
Thursday, September 26
Shelbyville 64 - Price Carlisle 33, Final Score
Timpson 27 - Wolfe City 45, Final Score
Friday, September 27
Center 17 - Madisonville 14, Final Score
Joaquin 56 - Corrigan-Camden 35, Final Score
Tenaha 0 - Lovelady 41, Final Score
Watch Live Stream
Center: https://www.youtube.com/live/6e2D9nCl2Yg?si=KZ4RlPj-AF81sE1u
Joaquin: https://www.youtube.com/@joaquinisd2219
Timpson: https://www.youtube.com/live/IWJHYMDsKao?si=ZboZWoGvJoTztbyO
***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.
This week four of the county’s five varsity football teams competed in pre-district games. The Timpson Bears enjoyed a bye week.
The Center Roughriders took a 48-23 road win over the Daingerfield Tigers to improve their record to 4-0. The ‘Riders will host the Madisonville Mustangs at Roughriders Stadium at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2024. The Mustangs are 2-2 after suffering a 62-35 loss at home to the Columbus Cardinals.
The Joaquin Rams are 2-2 after taking a 64-19 loss on the road at Grand Saline. The Rams will host the Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs for Joaquin’s 2024 Homecoming game at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 27. The Bulldogs are 2-2 after beating visiting Elkhart by a 21-8 score.
The Shelbyville Dragons lost at Mount Enterprise on Friday by a 36-35 score. The Dragons are 3-1 and will travel to Carlisle Indians Stadium on Thursday, September 26 for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Indians are 0-4 after a 49-20 loss to the Brook Hill Guard last week.
The Tenaha Tigers broke into the win column with a 41-0 homecoming win over the Linden-Kildare Tigers on Saturday. The Tigers are 1-3 and will host Lovelady on Friday, September 27 at 7 p.m. The Lovelady Lions are 2-2 after a 28-14 home loss to the Garrison Bulldogs last week.
Timpson is 2-1 this season and they will come off the bye week, to travel to neutral Longview High School, to face Wolfe City on Thursday, September 26 at 7 p.m. The Wolves are 2-1 and they fell at home by a 54-42 score to Collinsville on Friday.
Tenaha’s Raymond Jackson Stadium on Saturday, September 21, 2024 –
(Parade Photo Album) (Queen and Hall of Honor Album) (Football Game Album)
The 0-3 Tenaha Tigers varsity football team broke into the win column with a 41-0 point win over the visiting Linden-Kildare Tigers on Saturday during Tenaha’s 2024 Homecoming game. Before the football game, Renny and Sara Eaves were inducted into Tenaha’s Hall of Honor, and senior student Jaydaleeya Curtis was awarded the Homecoming Queen Crown.
Linden-Kildare started the game by onside kicking the football to Tenaha and they recovered the ball but was forced to punt the ball back to THS with 10:30 minutes left in the first quarter. Tenaha senior receiver Avanta Fredieu scored on an 18-yard touchdown run to give THS a 6-0 lead and the Tigers added a 2-point conversion to go up 8-0 with 9:05 still left in the opening period.
After another LDHS punt senior quarterback Bri’Kelian Kenney found junior wideout Jatavious Malone for a 39-yard scoring reception which gave THS a 14-0 advantage, after a failed extra point try at the 6:24 mark of the first quarter. Kenney found senior tight end Seth Stokes for a 33-yard touchdown strike. Senior kicker Jayden Beatriz added an extra point kick to give Tenaha a 21-0 lead with 4:23 left first period. Stokes scored his second touchdown of the game when he took a LKHS fumble 97-yards for a touchdown return with just26 seconds remaining in the first stanza. Beatriz added on another extra point conversion kick and THS led 28-0.
Kenney scored on a quarterback keeper run for a touchdown from 19 yards away to help give the Tigers a 35-0 lead with 3:08 left in the second quarter of play. The second half saw Tenaha add another touchdown to the scoreboard on their way to taking a 41-0 win, their first of the season.
Tenaha will host the Lovelady Lions next Friday, September 27, 2024 for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff at Raymond Jackson Stadium. Lovelady is 2-2 after falling at Garrison by a 28-14 score on Friday.
September 20, 2024 - Week 4 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.
Friday, September 20
Shelbyville 35 - Mt. Enterprise 36, Final Score
Center 48 - Daingerfield 23, Final Score
Joaquin 19 - Grand Saline 64, Final Score
Saturday, September 21
Tenaha 41 - Linden-Kildare 0, Final Score
Watch Live Stream
Center: https://www.youtube.com/live/t_yd85uB9OQ?si=6g3gmBIDT0TW-LyC
Joaquin: https://www.youtube.com/@joaquinisd2219
Timpson: (No game this week) https://fan.hudl.com/usa/tx/timpson/organization/15927/timpson-high-school *account setup required
***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.
This week three of Shelby County’s five varsity football teams won their non-district games.
The Center Roughriders improved their regular season record to 3-0 with a 35-28 home win over the North Desoto La. Griffins. The ‘Riders will travel to Daingerfield on Friday, September 20, 2024 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Tigers Stadium. Daingerfield is 0-3 this season and suffered a 42-6 loss at Pleasant Grove last week.
The Joaquin Rams are 2-1 after beating the visiting Tenaha Tigers (0-3) by a 59-7 score. The Rams will travel to Grand Saline High School on Friday, September 20 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Indians Stadium. The Indians are 3-0 after a 65-14 road win over Rains High School. Tenaha will host Linden-Kildare at Tenaha’s Raymond Jackson Stadium on Saturday, September 21 at 6 p.m. The LKHS Tigers are 0-3 and suffered a 54-0 loss to Hughes Springs last week.
The Shelbyville Dragons are 3-0 after an exciting 54-48 Homecoming win to the visiting Waskom Wildcats on Friday. The Dragons travel to Mount Enterprise’s Wildcats Stadium on Friday, September 20 for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Wildcats are 3-0 after a 44-16 win at Maud last week.
The Timpson Bears suffered their first loss of the season, to visiting Palestine-Westwood on Friday by a 63-34 score. This week Timpson has a bye. The Bears are 2-1 this season.
Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on Friday, September 13, 2024 –
On Friday Shelbyville High School hosted Waskom ISD for Shelbyville’s 2024 Football Homecoming game. Fans from the Shelbyville Dragons and Waskom Wildcats communities purchased tickets for whole seats at the game but left only having used the edge as the game came down to the final play with the Dragons winning 54-48.
The Dragons took the first possession early and went 65 yards in 4 minutes to score when senior quarterback DJ Barnes scored on a 9-yard keeper run for the game’s first touchdown. Freshman kicker Edwin Vasquez added an extra point kick to give Shelbyville a 7-0 point advantage with 8:12 left in the first quarter.
Waskom answered just moments later when junior runningback Joe Irving went 70 yards for a Wildcats score and junior kicker/quarterback Chris Hernandez added the extra point kick to tie the game at 7-7 with 6:48 remaining in the first period.
Barnes hit Dragons senior receiver Tannor Doggett for a 48-yard reception which gave SHS the ball at the Wildcats 10 yardline. Barnes scored on a touchdown run with 5:55 left in the first stanza and Vasquez added the extra point kick to give the Dragons a 14-7 lead.
Irving went 80-yards for a kickoff return for a touchdown to help the Wildcats tie the game at 14-14 at the 5:39 minute mark.
On the Dragons next possession, Barnes hit sophomore receiver Hunter Harvey for a 53-yard reception which set up a 22-yard touchdown run by sophomore Ronnie Williams. An extra point attempt was blocked but Shelbyville led 20-14 with 2:11 left in the first quarter.
Waskom junior runningback Nate Espy tied the game at 20-20 with a 4-yard touchdown run with 11:12 left in the second period. An extra point kick by Hernandez gave WHS a narrow 21-20 lead.
Waskom extended their lead when Irving stepped in front of a Dragons pass, intercepted it, and ran for a 91-yard touchdown on the return. An extra point saw Waskom lead 28-20 with 9:40 remaining in the second period.
Barnes scored on a 24-yard quarterback keeper run but the extra point attempt was blocked. SHS trailed 26-28 with 7:16 left before halftime. The Dragons regained possession five minutes later and Barnes scored on an 18-yard touchdown run. A 2-point conversion reception from Barnes to Doggett gave the Dragons a 34-28 with two minutes left before the half.
Dragons junior linebacker Mac Collins recovered a Wildcat fumble early in the second half and Barnes hit junior Aiden Shields for a 34-yard scoring strike. Harvey converted the Dragons 2-point attempt and SHS held a 42-28 advantage with 5:56 left in the third frame.
A 3-yard touchdown run by Espy pulled Waskom to within 35-28 after an extra point with 4:45 left in the third quarter.
Shelbyville went on a 63-yard scoring drive which saw Williams score on a 3-yard run which helped give SHS a 48-35 lead with 1:13 left in the third stanza.
Waskom recovered a fumble near midfield early in the fourth frame. Espy scored on a 51-yard romp and cut the Dragon’s lead to 48-42 with 4:12 remaining in the fourth period. Senior Wildcat Kelton Williams intercepted a Dragons pass to give WHS the football at the their own 33 yardline. On first down Williams went 66 yards for a Wildcats score which tied the game at 48-48, after a missed extra point attempt, with 3:22 minutes left in the game.
The Dragons went 72 yards and the drive ended with Barnes hitting Harvey at the front corner of the endzone for the winning 40-yard touchdown reception after the buzzer had expired. The Dragons won 54-48 and they are now 3-0 this season. Shelbyville will next travel to Mount Enterprise to face the Wildcats on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 3-0 after beating Maud on the road this week by a 44-16 score.
