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Joaquin Rams Stadium on Friday, September 28, 2024 –

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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.

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.

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

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Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on Friday, September 13, 2024 –

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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.