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December 29, 2015 - The Joaquin Varsity Boy's basketball team kicked off their 2015 Tenaha Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament action with a 57-48 win over the Hughes Springs Mustangs on Monday at Ram's Gymnasium. The game was close until near the end of the fourth stanza. The Rams carried a 39-34 lead into the fourth period. Elazar Huerta hit an early jumper in the final period to boost the JHS lead to 41-34. A Tray Wilkerson 3-pointer, with three and a half minutes remaining in the game, gave Joaquin a 10-point lead at 49-39.

Two Hughes Springs 3-pointers pulled them to within six points of Joaquin with just 1:23 left to play. Joaquin's Justin Hooper and Peyton Martinez each hit clutch free-throws in the later moments of the game to seal the opening round win. Later in the day, Joaquin lost to Schulenburg and the Rams moved to the consolation bracket of the tourney where they face the Broaddus Bulldogs Tuesday, December 29 at 8:30 am.

The Tenaha Tiger Girl's Varsity basketball team found themselves with a comfortable 41-11 lead at halftime in their first round Holiday Hoops game against the Kountze Lady Lions at Tenaha's SEC on Monday. Tenaha used scores by seven different players in the third period to extend their lead to 58-18 going into the final frame.

A Keanya Davis 3-pointer with 5.5 minutes left in the game gave THS a 62-19 lead. Tenaha cruised the rest of the way while gaining a 67-26 win. The Lady Tigers will play Winnsboro at 8:30 am Tuesday at the THS SEC.

The Joaquin Lady Rams Varsity basketball team had no answer for the Martin's Mill lady Mustangs on Monday. Joaquin trailed 32-52 at the end of the third period and eventually fell to the Lady Mustangs by a 72-38 final score at Joaquin's Rams Gymnasium. The Lady Rams rebounded later in the day to beat the Sabine Lady Cardinals by a 48-42 score, at Tenaha's Tiger Gymnasium, to advance to their second consolation round game at 11:30 am at Joaquin's Ram Gym on Tuesday.

The Tenaha Tigers Varsity basketball team won a pair of Holiday Hoops games on Monday. The Tigers beat the Garrison Bulldogs 71-51 in opening round action, and won an explosive 96-89 second-round thriller over the Laneville Yellowjackets Monday night. The second win sent the Tigers to the semifinal round game at 4 pm on Tuesday at the Tenaha SEC. The Tigers and Yellowjackets were tied at 47 points at halftime. At the end of the third period THS had a narrow two point advantage. Colton Goeke and JaQualin Franks teamed up for key scores late in the game which helped THS extend their lead and capture the win.

December 16, 2015 - The Center Lady Riders traveled to Elysian Field Tuesday, December 15th coming away with a JV win but a varsity loss.

Center JV Lady Riders defeated Elysian Fields JV with a final score of 26-15. Center's points scored were by Harper 8, Cartwright 6, Fullbright 4, Watts 3, Johnson 2, Nash 2, and Williams 1.

Center Varsity Lady Riders scored 20 which was no match for Elysian Fields 60. Center's points scored were by Hightower 8, Nichols 6, Lilly 2, Hicks 2, Evans 1, Hubbard 1.

The next games are scheduled for Friday, December 18th in Huntington with the 9/JV/V games starting at 5pm.

December 14, 2015 - Center participated in the Central Heights Tournament December 10-12. They won 3 of the 4 games they played and came home with a third place finish. Octavius Evans was also named to the All-Tournament team.

Results:

Center vs. West Sabine (win) 81-17
Center vs. White Oak (win) 60-49
Center vs. CHSM (loss) 52-58
Center vs. Laneville (win) 80-51

The next 9th, JV and Varsity games will be played at home against Hudson on Tuesday, 12/15 with the 9th grade game beginning at 5pm.

December 10, 2015 - Tenaha Lady Tigers defeated Overton 72-6. They will play at 9:00AM Friday, December 11th against Douglass or Broaddus in Gary's old gym.

December 9, 2015 - The District 6 - 4A, Div II - All District Football Team selections have been released and Center earned top recognition.

Coach of the Year went to Coach Barry Bowman whose first football season with the Roughriders ended with a 10-3 season and the Roughriders winning District 4A, Division 2, Region 2 - Bi-District Championship by defeating Rains 51 - 14 and the Area Championship when they defeated Fairfield 42-28.

District MVP was won by DeCorey McGee, Offensive MVP went to Kyle Parks, and Defensive MVP went to Sayoddrick Barnes.

A total of 12 Center football players made the All District selections. Below are the All District 6-4A Football nominations:

Coach of the Year - Barry Bowman, Center

District MVP - DeCorey McGee, Center

Offensive MVP - Kyle Parks, Center
Defensive MVP - Sayoddrick Barnes, Center and Keyuntea Kinney, Atlanta

Newcomer of the Year Offense - Nick Gavriel, Pleasant Grove
Newcomer of the Year Defense - LeMarcus Harmon, Tatum

Utility Player - Denarius Earl, Tatum; Marco Guitterez, Center; Vashon Williams, Pleasant Grove; Kolby Tulpa, Spring Hill; Chris Jones, Gladewater; and Kelton Young, Atlanta

Special Teams Player - Jesus Sandoval, Tatum; Vashon Williams, Pleasant Grove; Sayoddrick Barnes, Center; Scott Deal, Spring Hill; Johnny Gordon, Gladewater; and Conley Richardson, Atlanta

Quarterback (1st Team) - Jeremy Smith, Atlanta and Kyle Parks, Center
Quarterback (2nd Team) - Cameron Castleberry, Spring Hill

Offensive Line (1st Team) - Tanner Duke, Atlanta; Landon Simmons, Atlanta; Hunter Adams, Pleasant Grove; Nick Gavriel, Pleasant Grove; Dre Tennison, Gladewater; and Ezekial Espinoza, Gladewater

Offensive Line (2nd Team) - Christian Oliver, Atlanta; Collier Cordray, Pleasant Grove; Sedarion Patton, Center; Angel Rivera, Center; and Jantzen Lee, Spring Hill

Tight End (1st Team) - Jackson Pace, Pleasant Grove and Austin Garza, Gladewater
Tight End (2nd Team) - Shay Rodgers, Tatum and Braylon Roberts, Tatum

Defensive Line (1st Team) - Keyuntea Kinney, Atlanta; Landon Simmons, Atlanta; Lamarcus Goodwin, Center; Brent Hudspeth, Center; and Quanterius Turner, Gladewater

Defensive Line (2nd Team) - D'torian Smith, Tatum; Markavion Bryant, Atlanta; Landon Shelton, Pleasant Grove; Breylan Bradford, Spring Hill; and Isaiah Tiner, Gladewater

Outside Linebacker (1st Team) - Tristan Allen, Atlanta; Desmond Robinson, Atlanta; and Darnell McKnight, GladewaterAdrian Johnson, Center

Outside Linebacker (2nd Team) -and Xavier Benson, Pleasant Grove

Inside Linebacker (1st Team) - LeMarcus Harmon, Tatum; Tray Darty, Atlanta; Sayoddridck Barnes, Center; DaCorey McGee, Center; and Bryston Oliver, Gladewater

Inside Linebacker (2nd Team) - Ke'Traelan Harrison, Tatum; Mark Ashby, Pleasant Grove; and Garrett Self, Spring Hill

Defensive Back (1st Team) - Jeremy Smith, Atlanta; Vashon Williams, Pleasant Grove; Keyshawn Barnes, Center; JaTerious Evans, Center; and Isaiah Davis, Gladewater

Defensive Back (2nd Team) - Travian Ray, Tatum; Layton Henson, Atlanta; Keyunte Kelley, Pleasant Grove; Austin Hawley, Gladewater; and Scott Deal, Spring Hill

Running Back (1st Team) - Tyrell Phillips, Atlanta; Sayoddrick Barnes, Center; DaCorey McGee, Center; Darnell McKnight, Gladewater; and Marcello Jackson, Gladewater

Running Back (2nd Team) - Josh Ivy, Tatum; Keshawn Jones, Pleasant Grove; and Logan Wesley, Pleasant Grove

Receiver (1st Team) - Vashon Williams, Pleasant Grove; Octavious Evans, Center; JaTerious Evans, Center; Scott Deal, Spring Hill; and Cameron Callaway, Gladewater

Receiver (2nd Team) - Denarius Earl, Tatum; Jamaine Moore, Tatum; Carson Lambert, Atlanta; and Jacobi Hamilton, Atlanta

Punter (1st Team) - Blake Guthrie, Gladewater and Scott Deal, Spring Hill
Punter (2nd Team) - Dalton Hinton, Pleasant Grove

Kicker (1st Team) - Fernando Serrano, Gladewater
Kicker (2nd Team) - Dalton Hinnon, Pleasant Grove

Center Honorable Mention

Offense - Jacob Wheeler (C), Jason Aviles (LG), Daniel Stanford (RG), Joe Carraway (WR), and Marco Gutierrez (WR)

Defense - Tyrone Roland (DE) and Romario Brown (OSLB)

December 8, 2015 - Update: Only the Varsity Girls will compete against West Sabine, Tuesday, December 8th 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

December 5, 2015 - The Tenaha Tigers varsity football team fell to the Muenster Hornets by a 33-16 score during their Regional Final/ State quarterfinal game at Forney High School last Friday. This was the Tigers fifth consecutive Regional Championship appearance. This was the first ever football game between these two teams.

An Abel Rodriguez 33-yard, career long field goal proved to be the only score of the first period and gave Tenaha a narrow 3-point advantage going into the second quarter.

Muenster took a 7-3 lead after quarterback Blane Jones and fullback Dalton Bartel methodically marched the ball down the field on a 70-yard drive to score with 4:30 left in the first half.

A CJ Horn 3-yard score regained the lead for Tenaha and capped a 3-play drive which only took about one minute off the clock. Tenaha led 10-7 but not for long. Muensters Bartel added a second score which gave the Hornets a 13-10 lead at the midway intermission.

Muenster eventually out-scored the Tigers 20-6 in the second half. Onterio Thompson broke free and ran down the sideline 36-yards for the Tigers only score but it proved to be too-little-too-late.

Tenaha, led by first-year head coach Craig Horn, posted an 8-6 record after a tough 0-5 start. They played a tough pre-season schedule while introducing a young team to a new staff and system.

Muenster moves on to the State Semifinals next week and boasts a 13-1 mark.

December 2, 2015 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola men’s basketball team defeated Louisiana Christian here Tuesday night, 107-44. With the victory Panola improves to 10-3 on the season. “This was the first time we came close to putting together a 40 minute ball game.” Mentioned Head Coach Grant McMillian. “It was good to see our team share the ball and fly around tonight.” He added.

Panola came out hot as they took a 54-24 halftime lead. A stellar defensive second half, where the Ponies only allowed 19 points to the opposition, helped lead Panola to the 63 point victory.

All 10 of the Ponies who suited up scored and were led by Devyn Wilson (Brooklyn, New York) with 16 points. Arnus Dautartas (Lithuania) added 15 points and Chan Williams-Bey (Hartford, Connecticut) netted 14. Terry Holt (Nashville, Tennessee) Tyonte Robertson (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Ege Parlar (Turkey) all tallied up 10 points on the night.  Charles Tucker (Lansing, Michigan) dished out 10 assists and Jonathan Wiley (Houston, Texas) chased down 13 rebounds. The 107 points scored by the Ponies is a season high. As a team, Panola grabbed 55 rebounds and only committed eight turnovers.

Panola continues Region XIV play when they take on Angelina College this upcoming Saturday, December 5th. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM on the campus of Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas.

December 1, 2015 - According to Timpson High School boys basketball coach Patrick Gandy, there will be no JV boys game tonight (December 1st) vs. Pineywoods Academy. The Varsity Girls will start at 4:30 p.m. and the Varsity Boys will play following the Girls game. Thanks and come support our teams!

November 30, 2015 - The Shelbyville Dragons are the District 10 AA Div I Champions; Bi District Champions; Area Champions; and AA Region III Div I Regional Semi Finals Champions.

This week they are playing in the AA Region III Championship and State Quarterfinals. This week's game is at Nacogdoches High School Field and the Dragons are playing 13-0 Lovelady. Kick off is at 7pm on Friday, December 4. Tickets are $5 across the board and the Dragons are the visitors.

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