Shelby County Today

Timpson’s John H Eakin Stadium on Friday, October 18, 2024 –

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The Shelbyville Dragons varsity football team was able to improve their overall record to 5-1, and advanced their District 11 2A-1 conference mark to 2-0, with a 58-57 road win over the Timpson Bears on Friday. The Bears stand at 3-3 for the season and 1-1 in District 11 action. The game was the Bears 2024 Homecoming and sophomore Jaleah Thomas was named as Timpson’s Queen. She was escorted by her father Jared Thomas before the game.

Shelbyville’s first possession was ended when junior defensive back Braylon Parker intercepted a Dragon’s pass attempt giving THS the ball at their own 19-yardline. At the ten-minute mark Dragons senior defensive back Tanor Doggett regained possession of the pigskin by recovery a Bear’s fumble near midfield.

Shelbyville went 47 yards in 9 plays and scored when senior quarterback DJ Barnes hit senior wideout Jon Jon Mathis for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 4:35 left in the opening period. An extra point kick by freshman kicker Edwin Vasquez gave SHS a 7-0 lead.

A little over a minute later, senior tailback JJ Garner went 58-yards for the Bear’s first score. An extra point kick conversion by sophomore Alexis Castillo tied the game at 7-7 with 3:23 remaining in the first stanza.

Barnes hit Parker for a 55-yard touchdown completion reception and another extra point kick gave SHS a 14-7 lead with 2:27 left in the first quarter.

Garner helped tie the game at 14-14 with a 55-yard scoring run with 1:58 left, after Castillo added another conversion kick.

The final score of the first period came when Barnes hit Mathis who caught a pass tipped by a Bears defender for a 2-yard touchdown with time expired. An extra point kick by Vasquez sent the Dragons into the second frame with a 21-14 point advantage.

The Bears started the second quarter with an 83-yard kick return for a touchdown which saw senior La’Jordan McCollister pitch the football to Parker who ran for the score. An extra point kick tied the game at 21-21 with 11:47 still left in the first half.

Sophomore receiver Hunter Harvey scored on a 12-yard touchdown run and an extra point conversion kick gave SHS a 28-21 lead with 10:44 left in the half. This score was the halftime score.

The Bears tied the game at 28-28 when they went 40 yards in nine plays and Garner scored on a 3-yard quarterback keeper to cap the drive. Castillo added another extra point kick.

Shelbyville retook the lead at 35-28 with a Barnes keeper run for an 11-yard score and a Vasquez conversion kick in the middle of the third quarter.

Bears sophomore running back Jeffrey Richardson scored a touchdown with 1:17 left in the third frame and Castillo tied the game at 35-35 with an extra point kick.

Parker scored another Bears touchdown on a 10-yard run early in the fourth quarter. A Castillo conversion kick gave the Bears a 42-35 lead. Shelbyville went up 43-42 with 6:16 left in the game when Barnes scored from three yards out on a run for a touchdown and Vasquez added the point after.

JJ Garner gave Timpson a 50-43 lead with a 17-yard touchdown and Parker added a 2-point conversion run with 5:25 left to play.

Dragon Tanor Doggett helped tie the game at 50-50 with a touchdown catch from Barnes with 4:22 left.

Parker added a 24-yard Bears touchdown with 2:50 left to play THS led 57-50 after a Castillo extra point kick.

Barnes scored an 11-yard rushing touchdown and a 2-point conversion run to his resume with just 18 seconds remaining to give Shelbyville the final 58-57 lead.

The Shelbyville Dragons will next host the San Augustine Wolves on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

The Wolves are 3-4 overall and 0-2 in District 11 2A1. They lost at home to Garrison on Friday by a 31-0 score.

Timpson will travel to Joaquin on Friday, October 25 for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Rams Stadium. Joaquin is 5-2, 2-0 after a 52-26 conference win on Friday at Hemphill.

October 16, 2024 - All Games will be played at the Soccer Complex

Week 3  - October 19
11:00 - U6 - Little Riders vs The Big Dawgs
12:00 - U6 - Titans vs Venom
12:00 - U8 - The Hot Shots vs Tiny Titans
 1:30 - U8 - Galaxy vs Strikers
 8:30 - U15 - Shelby Purple vs Shelby Red
 9:45 - U12 - Vikings vs Falcons
11:00 - U12 - Dallas Cowboys vs Red Dragons
12:15 - U10 - Gallitos FC vs OTE
 1:30 - U10 - Black widows vs Mighty Eagles
 2:45 - U15 - Blue Devils vs Shelby Purple

Week 4 - October 21
 6:00 - U6 - Venom vs The Big Dowgs
 6:00 - U8 - Tiny Titans vs Strikers
 6:00 - U12 - Red Dragons vs Falcons
 7:15 - U15 - Shelby Red vs Blue Devils

Week 4 - October 22
 6:00 - U6 - Titans vs Little Riders
 6:00 - U8 - The Hot Shots vs Galaxy
 6:00 - U12 - Dallas Cowboys vs Vikings
 7:15 - U15 - Blue Devils vs Shelby Purple

Week 4 - October 24
 6:00 - U10 - OTE vs Mighty Eagles
 7:15 - U10 - Black Widows vs Gallitos FC

Week 5 - October 26
11:00 - U6 - The Big Dawgs vs Titans
12:00 - U6 - Little Riders vs Venom
12:00 - U8 - The Hot Shots vs Strikers
 1:30 - U8 - Galaxy vs Tiny Titans
 8:30 - U15 - Shelby Red vs Shelby Purple
 9:45 - U12 - Dallas Cowboys vs Falcons
11:00 - U12 - Vikings vs Red Dragons
12:15 - U10 - Black Widows vs OTE
 1:30 - U10 - Mighty Eagles vs Gallitos FC
 2:45 - U15 - Blue Devils vs Shelby Red

Week 6 - November 2
11:00 - U6 - Venom vs Titans
12:00 - U6 - The Big Dawgs vs Little Riders
12:00 - U8 - Tiny Titans vs The Hot Shots
 1:30 - U8 - Strikers vs Galaxy
 8:30 - U15 - Shelby Purple vs Blue Devils
 9:45 - U12 - Falcons vs Vikings
11:00 - U12 - Red Dragons vs Dallas Cowboys
12:15 - U10 - Mighty Eagles vs Black Widows
 1:30 - U10 - OTE vs Gallitos FC
 2:45 - U15 - Shelby Red vs Shelby Purple 

Center Week 7 - November 9 -  Playoffs

Center Week 8 - November 16 - Championship

October 14, 2024 - Monday, October 14, the Area Champion Center Tennis Team travels to Madisonville to face the China Spring Cougars in Round 3 of the Team Tennis Championships. Tournament begins at 3pm. Chris Watlington will be there to provide play by play coverage while Stephen Shires will anchor the coverage and update the scoreboard live.

The pregame report begins right at 3pm with a report from Coach Leon Dykes and we'll hear from seniors Hollie Herndon and Wade Collard in the Player Talk segment. Stay with us through the postgame show where we'll visit with the players of the game.

Find the coverage on your desktop, laptop, tablet or smart phone: https://www.youtube.com/live/PE9ixpvqFzM?si=g_D6TuggdQ9tb_Hc

October 13, 2024 - (Photo Album) (Schedule) - Shelby County Youth Soccer Association (SCYSA) held their opening day ceremony at the City of Center Soccer Complex on Saturday, October 12. Marcos Angel, SCYSA, and Hector Pineda, SCYSA Vice President, welcomed everyone present for the 2024 fall season of SCYSA. 

“We got a great group of kids out there. We already had a couple of games last week. We already had a couple of games this morning,” said Pineda. 

Pineda continued by thanking all of the coaches who have taken the time to help organize the kids, and coordinate with parents. Angel then led everyone in the program with an invocation and the Star Spangled Banner was played. 

“I’d like to take some time to thank all of our sponsors for helping us this season. We are working on our banners to put them out there in the entrance. If you have or are willing to sponsor us, we have that opportunity too. Like I tell everybody, this league is 100% run by volunteers. So we ask for everybody's help,” said Angel. 

Angel invited the community to reach out to himself, and Pineda should they have a desire to help.

Appreciation was extended to the City of Center and Jason Mitchell, Recreation Director director.

Pineda then introduced each of the teams participating for the fall 2024 season. 

U-6 Category: 
“The Big Dawgs,” in red
“The Little Roughriders,” in purple
“The Titans,” in blue and gold
“Venom,” in green

U-A Category: 
“Tiny Titans,” in white and navy blue
“Team Galaxy,” in teal and white
“Strikers,” in purple and gold
“The Hot Shots,” gold and orange

U-Teen Category: 
“OTE,” in teal and white
“Eagles,” in purple and gold
“Black Widows,” in red and black
“Gallitos FC,” in teal and gold

U-12 Category:
“Dallas Cowboys,” in navy blue and white
“Vikings,” in purple and gold
“Red Dragons,” in red and black
“Falcons,” in teal and white

U-15 Category:
“Shelby Red,” in red
“Shelby Purple,” in purple
“Blue Devils,” in blue

To open play, there was then an inauguration kick-off.

Angel stated they will keep building on the soccer community in Shelby County and their mission is to build a positive and fun environment.

“Our main goal is to build a place for our kids to grow and develop, and build a community where everybody gets treated with dignity and respect,” said Angel.