Shelby County Today

Jacksonville Tomato Bowl Stadium on Friday, November 3, 2021 –

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The Timpson Bears varsity football team took a 48-13 state quarterfinal win over the Centerville Tigers. The game was close at 14-13 at the midway intermission but the Bears were able to outscore the Tigers 34-0 during the second half of play.

Timpson will next move on to face Shiner High School in a state semifinal on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 7 p.m. at Tomball Cougars Stadium. The Bears will be the home team.

Centerville took the early lead with an 11-play, 74-yard drive which saw junior fullback Paxton Hancock score on a 2-yard touchdown with 3:53 left in the opening quarter. Jake Pineda added an extra point kick to give CHS an early 7-0 advantage.

Timpson took only five plays to answer as they went 52 yards on their first drive and tied the game at 7-7 when sophomore Terry Bussey took a quarterback keeper run for a 31-yard touchdown and senior Logan Depaepe added an extra point kick with 1:34 left in the first quarter.

Centerville retook the lead at 13-7 with a 9-yard touchdown from junior receiver Zach Taylor with 3:51 left in the second period. The Tigers extra point attempt failed.

Timpson regained the lead when senior runningback Braden Courtney exploded for a 16-yard touchdown with 2:43 left in the second quarter. Another Depaepe extra point gave THS a 14-13 lead.

Timpson went up 20-13 with a 49-yard touchdown reception from sophomore Vosky Howard from Bussey with 10:23 left in the third stanza.

Another Courtney touchdown gave THS a 27-13 advantage with 6:16 left in the third quarter.

Bussey helped give Timpson a 34-13 lead with a 6-yard keeper run for a score with 9:30 left in the fourth quarter. Bussey moments later intercepted a pass to give the Bears possession at midfield with less than 8 minutes remaining in the contest.

Bussey hit Amare Bruton for an 8-yard touchdown reception with 7 minutes left in the game to give THS a 41-13 lead.

Howard intercepted a Tigers pass with 4:30 left in the contest. He was able to return the ball for an apparent score but a penalty backed the ball to the Centerville 18-yard line. Moments later Courtney wasted no time as he took the football in on an 18-yard touchdown run with 3:50 remaining in the game. The extra point kick by Depaepe gave Timpson the 48-13 final advantage.

The Bears are now 12-0. The Shiner Comanches are 14-0. They last defeated the Refugio Bobcats by a 55-14 score. Shiner derailed Timpson's 2020-21 playoff run a year ago when they defeated them 49-7 in the semifinals at New Caney High School.

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November 30, 2021 - (Album, Album2 Photos by Jennifer Dykes) - The Center Tennis Association Thanksgiving Doubles Tennis Tournament was held Saturday, November 27, 2021, and 60 individuals were signed up to play in this inaugural event at the Coach Leon Dykes Center ISD Tennis Complex.

At the opening of the tournament, Center High School Tennis Coach Leon Dykes welcomed everyone and he explained the event wasn't only to help support the school program, but also as outreach to youth who may otherwise not have the opportunity to ever pick up a tennis racket.

"We've got a lot of things that we're trying to accomplish and this is day one, so this is awesome, thank you so much," said Dykes.

He then thanked Sharon K. Nelson and the remainder of the Center Tennis Association Board for their work in helping to get the tournament planned and for future events.

Coach Dykes remarked he has had some struggles lately which the community has helped him get through quickly.

"As many of you may know or may not know, I've had a lot of situations going on and I just want to thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers," said Coach Dykes. "If it wasn't for this community I wouldn't be here so quickly back, I believe that, I truly do."

Rain was a constant threat to the tournament; however, it held off enough for everyone at the event to play and have an enjoyable time.

There's no charge to sign up as a member of the CTA. For more information you can text 936-591-1900 or email to breeves@crrefrig.com

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Group Establishes Center Tennis Association; Seeks Enrichment of Programs

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Stephen F Austin University’s Homer Bryce Stadium on Friday, November 26, 2021 –

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The Timpson Bears varsity football team won 42-21 over the Beckville Bearcats in a Texas UIL Region III Semifinal Elimination game on Friday. The Bears remain unbeaten with a 11-0 record. Timpson came in as the winner of District 10 2A-1 and Beckville (11-1) was the unbeaten representative of District 11 2A-1.

Beckville drove 76 yards on a 14-play scoring drive which saw senior quarterback Ryan Harris cap the drive with a 1-yard keeper run for a touchdown. Junior kicker Jayden Mojica kicked the extra point and BHS took a 7-0 lead with 3:23 left in the first quarter.

The Bears answered just four plays later for a 47-yard quarterback keeper for a touchdown by sophomore Terry Bussey with 2:10 still left in the opening stanza. Senior Logan Depaepe added an extra point kick to tie the game at 7-7. Depaepe eventually went a perfect 6 for 6 on extra point conversion kicks for the night.

Depaepe recovered a Bearcat’s fumble with just 26 seconds left in the opening frame and THS took over at the Bearcats 31-yard line. With 11:23 left in the second quarter, senior runningback Braden Courtney scored on a 12-yard touchdown run which gave Timpson their first lead at 14-7.

The Bears went up 21-7 when Bussey scored on a 12-yard keeper touchdown run with 3:33 left in the first half.

Beckville answered back with a score by senior Tyler Bryan with just 5 seconds remaining before halftime. The teams went into the midway intermission with Timpson ahead 21-14.

Harris scored his second touchdown with 9:25 left in the third period to tie the game 21-21. This would prove to be BHS’s final score of the contest.

Timpson was able to gain their next lead at 28-21 when Courtney scored on a 2-yard run with 6:41 left in the third frame. The Bears extended their lead to 35-21 with a 24-yard keeper for a touch by Bussey with 3:35 still left in the third quarter. Senior Bears receiver Hunter Tipton scored the game’s final touchdown with a 26-yard reception with 3:17 left in the final period. Moments later, Vosky Howard intercepted a Bearcat's pass and Timpson took the 42-21 elimination win.

The Bears will next face the Centerville Tigers (12-1) in a Region III Final/ State Quarterfinal elimination game at Jacksonville's Tomato Bowl on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 7 p.m. Centerville defeated Holland 28-0. According to Maxpreps, Centerville is ranked #9 and Timpson is #2 in Class 2A-1 Football.

The Timpson Bears are the sole Shelby County varsity football team left as Texas UIL football competition heads to the Regional Semifinal week of elimination play.

The Bears defeated Thorndale last Friday and won by a 74-13 score. Timpson now 10-0 will next face the Beckville Bearcats who are 12-0 this season. BHS beat Hearne by a 50-31 score.

The two teams have three mutual opponents this season:

 The Joaquin Rams who Timpson beat 47-0 and Beckville defeated 50-39.

The Carlisle Indians who Timpson beat 55-20 and Carlisle beat 50-27.

The Frankston Indians who the Bears beat 61-0 and the Bearcats defeated 71-8.

Timpson and Beckville will head to Stephen F Austins' Homer Bryce Stadium on Friday, November 26, 2021 to see who will be the team who suffers their first loss this season. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. The Bears will be in white uniforms and be the visitors.