2023-2024 Sports Schedules (Links below updated)
September 28, 2022 - Center Rider Varsity Tennis Team swept Palestine yesterday, September 27th in Palestine 19-0. The team will meet Hudson next week on Tuesday, October 4th to determine 1st and 2nd in the District for Fall Team Tennis.
In upcoming matches, the Junior Varsity team will play at home on Thursday, September 29 against Lufkin at 4pm. The Varsity team will play at home on Saturday, October 1 against Whitehouse and then travel to Hudson on Tuesday, October 4. Finally, Junior Varsity will host Palestine in a matchup at home on Thursday, October 6.
BiDistrict Playoffs begin October 10-11! Go Riders!!!
Center versus Palestine
Boys Doubles
1. Ethan McElroy/Braiden Walker won 8-2
2. Connor McCauley/Nathan Creech won 8-4
3. Ryan Arndt/Ryker Tomlin won 8-1
Girls Doubles
1. Sayre Hall/Reese Cockrell won 8-3
2. Jalen Postell/Arista Lee won 8-0
3. Kelly Bridges/Hollie Herndon won 8-2
Mixed Doubles - Hunter Cooper/Anna Hagler won 8-1
Boys Doubles
1. Ethan McElroy won 8-0
2. Braiden Walker won 8-2
3. Connor McCauley won 8-1
4. Nathan Creech won 8-3
5. Ryan Arndt won 8-4
6. Ryker Tomlin won 8-2
Girls Singles
1. Sayre Hall won 8-1
2. Jalen Postell won 8-2
3. Arista Lee won 8-0
4. Reese Cockrell won 8-0
5. Kelly Bridges won 8-3
6. Hollie Herndon won 8-0
The Center Roughriders varsity football team defeated the visiting Canton Eagles by a 52-0 score. Center is now 4-1 for the season and have a 1-0 District 8 4A-2 conference mark. The Roughriders will next travel to Rusk on Friday, September 30, 2022 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Eagles Stadium. Rusk fell by a 31-21 score on the road to the Alvarado Indians in a non-district game last Friday. The Eagles are 3-1 for the season.
The Joaquin Rams started District 11 2A-1 action with a 67-20 home win over the Shelbyville Dragons. The Rams are 3-1 for the season. Joaquin will head to Garrison on Friday September 30 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Bulldogs Stadium. Garrison is 4-1 and 1-0 in the conference. The Shelbyville Dragons are now 3-2 with a 0-1 District 11 2A-1 mark. They will have a bye for next Friday, September 30.
The Tenaha Tigers fell on the road to the Dekalb Bears by a 65-14 score. The Tigers are now 2-3 this season. They will have a bye for Friday, September 30.
The Timpson Bears are 5-0 after defeating the visiting Grapeland Sandies by a 67-6 score to begin District 11 2A-1 play. The Bears will head to San Augustine on Friday, September 30 for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Wolves Stadium. The Wolves are 0-4 and lost on Friday at home to Anahuac by a 55-20 score.
Center Roughriders Stadium on Friday, September 23, 2022 –
The Centers Roughriders varsity football team opened up District 8 4A-2 conference play with a 52-0 win over the Canton Eagles on Friday. The game was the ‘Rider’s 2022 Homecoming football game and it put the CHS season record at 4-1.
Junior quarterback Emonte Cross hit senior receiver Mar Mar Evans on the first play from scrimmage for a 58-yard touchdown and Carlos Hernandez added an extra point kick to give CHS a 7-0 lead with 11:38 remaining in the first quarter. Cross later hit Evans for a 24-yard score with 7:19 left in the first period and Center led 14-0. Cross finished the night with 12 completions on 21 attemps for 200 yards and three touchdowns passing and he had 11 rushes for 2 scores and 172 yards.
Cross broke free for a touchdown run in the first frame for a 44-yard score which helped give the ‘Riders a 21-0 advantage with 2:40 left in the opening frame. A Da’nijhalon Bo Bo Gipson interception gave Center another possession which led to yet another score in the first period when Kaden Dixon scored on a 64-yard rushing touchdown which gave CHS a 28-0 advantage at the 1:40 mark.
The second quarter saw the Roughriders score on a Cross 75-yard touchdown run and Hernandez later kicked a 21-yard field goal. Center took a 38-0 lead into the lockerroom at the midway intermission. Hernandez was good on seven extra points for the night.
Senior receiver Jake Morris scored on a 16-yard touchdown with 7:38 left in the third stanza and another Hernandez extra point kick gave CHS a 45-0 advantage.
Gipson scored the final touchdown of the game when he intercepted an Eagles pass and returned it for a score with 5:17 remaining in the third quarter.
The Roughriders will travel to Rusk on Friday, September 30, 2022 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Eagles Stadium. Rusk fell on the road to the Alvarado Indians in a non-district game on Friday. The Eagles are 3-1 for the season.
September 23, 2022 - Week 5 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.
Friday, September 23
Center 52 - Canton 0, Final Score
Joaquin 67 - Shelbyville 20, Final Score
Tenaha 14 - De Kalb 65, Final Score
Timpson 67 - Grapeland 6, Final Score
September 21, 2022 - Center Varsity tennis team had a hard fought match up yesterday evening, September 20 that had 7 matches go into split sets. The tennis team fell one match short, losing 9-10.
Upcoming matches include Junior Varsity team playing at home against Hudson on Thursday, September 22 at 4pm and Varsity team traveling to Palestine on Tuesday, September 27 for a 4pm match up.
Center Versus Jacksonville results:
Boys Doubles
1. Ethan McElroy/Braiden Walker lost both sets 1-6, 3-6
2. Nathan Creech/John Ford lost both sets 1-6, 3-6
3. Ryan Arndt/Ryker Tomlin lost both sets 3-6, 2-6
Girls Doubles
1. Brooke Gaddy/Jalen Postell won in a super tiebreak 10-6, Sets 7-6 (TB 7-2), 2-6
2. Arista Lee/ Reese Cockrell lost in tiebreak 7-10, Sets 3-6, 6-4
3. Hollie Herndon/Anna Hagler won in a tiebreak 10-9, Sets 6-0, 4-6
Mixed Doubles - Connor McCauley/Kelly Bridges won both sets 6-3, 6-1
Boys Singles
1. Ethan McElroy lost both sets 2-6, 2-6
2. Braiden Walker lost both sets 1-6, 1-6
3. Connor McCauley won both sets 6-4, 7-6 (TB 9-7)
4. Nathan Creech lost both sets 3-6, 0-6
5. John Ford won in a super tiebreak 10-8, Sets 6-2, 6-7 (TB 6-4)
6. Ryan Arndt won both sets 6-3, 6-1
Girls Singles
1. Brooke Gaddy lost both sets 2-6, 1-6
2. Jalen Postell won both sets 6-2, 7-6 (TB 7-3)
3. Arista Lee won 6-3
4. Reese Cockrell retired match due to injury
5. Kelly Bridges lost in tiebreak 5-10, Sets 3-6, 6-2
6. Hollie Herndon won both sets 6-0, 6-0
Extra Matches
Boys Singles: Hunter Cooper won
Girls Singles: Anna Hagler won 8-1
September 19, 2022 - Today, the Shelbyville Middle School volleyball players will compete against each other in the Competition Gym first game starting at 4:30pm.
The Junior Varsity volleyball team will be traveling to Burkeville on Saturday, September 24 for a game at 10am.
The Middle School volleyball team will be traveling on Saturday, September 24 to Gary for a volleyball tournament, first game at 10am.
Last week Shelby County Varsity Football teams went a combined 3-1.
The Center Roughriders took a 65-44 road win over the Daingerfield Tigers. The ‘Riders are now 3-1 for the season and they will begin District 8 4A-2 play with Canton High School. The game will be Center’s 2022 Homecoming on Friday September 23, 2022. Kickoff at Roughriders Stadium is at 7:30 p.m. The Canton Eagles are 2-2. They beat visiting Mabank on Friday by a 35-7 score.
Joaquin enjoyed a bye week for September 16. They are 2-1 this season. The Rams will host the Shelbyville Dragons on Friday, September 23. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. This will begin District 11 2A play for both teams. Shelbyville is 3-1 and beat KIPP Generations Public Charter School by a 61-0 score last Friday.
The Tenaha Tigers took a tough 66-51 loss on the road to the Arp Tigers. Tenaha is now 2-2. They will travel to Dekalb on Friday, September 23, for a 7 p.m. kickoff, at Bears Stadium. The Bears are 2-1. They beat visiting Harmony High School by a 47-33 score on Friday. This game is non-district.
The Timpson Bears (4-0) are the final unbeaten team in Shelby County. Timpson took a 40-14 win over the Waskom Wildcats last Friday. Timpson will host the Grapeland Sandies on Friday, September 23 at 7 p.m. This is a District 11 2A opener for these teams. Grapeland is 1-3. They got their first win last Friday by defeating the Groveton Indians 44-26 at Sandies Stadium.
Shelbyville Dragons Stadium on Friday, September 16, 2022 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity football team improved their season record to 3-1 with a lopsided 61-0 win over the KIPP Generations Collegiate Jaguars. KIPP (1-3) is a public charter high school from the Houston area.
The Dragons scored early and often and they scored all 61 of their points in the first half. Senior runningback Adaybran Davis scored the Dragons first touchdown with a 88 yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown to start the contest. Tim Mason added his first of many extra points kicks to give Shelbyville a 7-0 lead with 11:48 left in the opening quarter. The Jaguars first offensive drive stalled and they punted the ball back to SHS with 9 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
Dragons junior wide receive Frandrydric Buckley scored on a 30-yard touchdown reception from sophomore quarterback TJ Barnes which helped give his team a 14-0 lead with 7:41 left in the first stanza. Barnes found Buckley again with 5:16 left in the first period for a score which put Shelbyville up 21-0. Sophomore safety Dylan Parker intercepted a Jaguars pass and returned it for a touchdown which gave the Dragons a 29-0 advantage with 3:05 still left in the opening frame. Senior runningback Zay Cartwright exploded for a 62-yard touchdown run with only 40 seconds left in the opening quarter.
Shelbyville took a 36-0 lead into the second quarter. Just 13 seconds into the frame, Buckley scored again this time on a 50-yard reception which gave the Dragons a 42-0 advantage with 11:47 left in the second quarter. Shelbyville would go on to get additional scores from Cartwright, Davis, and Andrew Risinger during the remainder of the first half. This allowed them to take a comfortable 61-0 lead into the midway intermission.
Neither team scored during the second half as the fans saw a running clock and plenty of substitutions in a fast moving second half of play.
The Dragons will begin District 11 2A play next Friday, September 23, 2022 as they travel to Joaquin for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Rams Stadium. The Rams are 2-1 and had a bye week this Friday.
September 16, 2022 (Photo Albums - Parade, Coronation) - The Shelbyville Dragon's homecoming coronation ceremony ended with Gracie Slocum crowned the 2022 queen. The 2021 Homecoming Queen Neera Smith placed the crown on the new reigning queen. Slocum was escorted by Ashton Bragg.
Additional announcements included football sweetheart Gracie Leach, band sweetheart Abby Shofner, band beau Reese Davis, mascot sweetheart Chloe Musico, and cheerleader sweethearts Gracie Leach and Kara Jones.
The Dragons defeated their rival 61-0 and ended the game quickly.
September 16, 2022 - Week 4 of Shelby County Varsity Football Scores.
Friday, September 16
Center 65 - Daingerfield 44, Final Score
Shelbyville 61 - KIPP Generations Academy 0, Game Called, Final Score
Tenaha 51 - Arp 66, Final Score
Timpson 40 - Waskom 14, Final Score
