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UPDATE: Local Sports Round up 01/28/15; Tatum drops Riders in OT, Shelbyville Dragons alone in first place

In sports,

 

Two local football players have received all-state honors as Joaquin Ram Adam Mason and San Augustine Wolf DaeDae Edwards have been selected to the website theoldcoach.com Class 2A defensive second team. Mason was a linebacker and Edwards a defensive back. They are both seniors.

 

High School Basketball last night:

 

They had a good one at Roughrider Gym, but when the smoke had cleared, Tatum came away with a 49-51 win over the Center Roughriders in overtime. Tatum takes over first place in Dist. 19-4A at 3-0, while the Riders are a game back at 2-1.

 

In sub-varsity action, the Rider JV wins, 65-27, and the 9th grade Riders take a 46-28 victory.

 

The Lady Riders take a tough loss against the state-ranked Tatum girls, losing, 22-82. The JV Lady Riders come up short, 13-56.

 

Center Rider and Lady Rider teams go to Henderson Friday.

 

In Dist. 22-2A, the Shelbyville Dragons beat Beckville, 65-25 to remain on top at 4-0. The Tenaha Tigers get the best of the Timpson Bears, taking a 89-54 win, and Martinsville over the Joaquin Rams, 66-19. Timpson falls to 3-1, while Tenaha improves to 2-2, tied with Martinsville, Beckville is 1-3, and Joaquin is now 0-4.

 

In the girls’ Dist. 22-2A race, the Tenaha Lady Tigers improve to 6-0 with a 53-18 win over the Timpson Lady Bears, who fall to 0-6. Tenaha can clinch a share of the district title with a win at Joaquin Friday. Elsewhere, the Shelbyville Lady Dragons beat Beckville, 66-25, and remain tied with the Martinsville Lady Pirates, who defeat the Joaquin Lady Rams, 49-27. Both are 4-2, while Joaquin is 3-3. 

 

In Dist. 23-2A The San Augustine Wolves fell out of first place after a 71-75 loss to Brookeland last night. SA and Brookeland are 3-1, with West Sabine in first place at 4-0 with a 73-51 win over Pineywoods. Broaddus is 2-2 with a 53-31 win over Zavalla. Pineywoods and  Zavalla are 0-4.

 

In Dist. 23-3A, Central Heights surprises previously unbeaten Woodville, 58-54. Central Heights is 6-2, a game back of Woodville and Newton at 7-1.

 

Jan. 30

 

Dist. 19-4A

Center @ Henderson

Rusk @ Tatum

 

Dist. 22-2A

Beckville @ Martinsville

Tenaha @ Joaquin

Timpson @ Shelbyville

 

Dist. 23-2A

Brookeland @ Broaddus

Zavalla @ Pineywoods

San Augustine @ West Sabine

 

Dist. 22-3A

Garrison @ Central Heights

Woden @ Central

Woodville @ Newton

Hemphill @ Corrigan

 

Boys' Dist. Standings (Jan. 28)

 

19-4A

Tatum 3-0

Center 2-1

Henderson 1-0

Carthage 1-1

Rusk 1-2

 

22-1A

Shelbyville 4-0

Timpson 3-1

Tenaha 2-2

Martinsville 2-2

Beckville 1-3

Joaquin 0-4

 

23-2A

West Sabine 4-0

San Augustine 3-1

Brookeland 3-1

Broaddus 2-2
Pineywoods 0-4

Zavalla 0-4

 

22-3A

Woodville 7-1

Newton 7-1

Central Heights 6-2

Woden 4-4

Central 4-4

Garrison 1-6

Hemphill 1-6

Corrigan 1-7

 

In Soccer,

 

The Center Rider and Lady Rider Soccer teams sweep Carthage yesterday. The Rider Varsity takes a 12-0 win, while the JV Boys come away with a 7-0 win, and the Varsity Girls defeat Carthage, 6-3.

 

The Rider and Lady Rider Soccer teams are in the New Summerfield Tournament Thursday thru Saturday.

 

The Tenaha Tiger Soccer team took second place at the Waskom Tournament last Saturday. Tenaha fell to Class 4A Pleasant Grove, 2-0 in the final. The Tigers are 8-1 on the season. Tenaha will be at Atlanta Thursday, and the Lady Tiger Soccer will be in the New Summerfield Tournament starting today.

 

Practice for a couple of UIL spring sports are getting underway, as girls' softball had their first day of practice last Friday, while the boys will begin their first day of baseball practice this Friday, Jan. 30.

 

Sign-ups:

 

2015 Center ASA Softball Sign-Ups will be held Friday, January 30 from 6-9 pm and Saturday, January 31 from 9 am to 12 noon at the Center Softball Fields. The cost is $80 for girls 5 years and up. Please bring your child’s birth certificate when you sign up. There will be sample uniforms for the girls to try on in order the get the correct size for the season.

 

Center Youth Baseball will be holding signups for the 2015 season on January 30, February 6 & 13 from 5-7pm at the Center Middle School Cafeteria. If anyone has any questions or is interesting in coaching please call Jason Mitchell at (936)488-2863 or Melissa McGhen at (936)488-9034.

 

There will be a Wild Game Cook-off and Banquet held on Saturday, February 7 at the Windham Civic Center. The cook-off judging will begin at 5p.m., and participants may cook on site or off. The banquet will be at 6pm. The keynote speaker will be Bobby Brasher, noted outdoorsman, high school football coach and executive director of Christian Hunters and Anglers. For those interested in donating wild game to be cooked for the banquet: contact Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022. For those interested in cooking: contact Rusty Sanford (936) 554-2496), Buddy Hancock (936) 590-0022, or David Koonce (936) 590-0994. Ticket stubs will be drawn to award the Door Prizes!! The event is sponsored by local churches. Too help promote the event and invite friends, free tickets are available at the office of First Baptist Church in Center.

 

The San Augustine Lions Sporting Clay Shoot will be held Saturday, Feb. 21 at Fairway Farm, located five miles east of San Augustine on Hwy. 21. All proceeds benefit Texas Lions’ Camp, local charities and scholarships. The shoot will consist of four or five person teams. Individuals are welcome and everyone will be placed on a team. There will be one flight beginning at 10 a.m., registration starts at 8 a.m. Fee is $100 per shooter. Food, drinks and prizes will be provided. Title sponsors are Contango Oil & Gas Company, XTO Entergy and CHI St. Luke’s Health. For more information contact Norrell Thomas at 936-275-6015 or Kenny Fowler at 936-275-6208. Entry forms are also available at Center Broadcasting at 307 San Augustine Street in Center.

 

SFA head men's basketball coach Brad Underwood has made it to the second round of the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, and he is rallying Lumberjack fans for their support to help him win $100,000 for the Nacogdoches Area United Way. Underwood is one of 48 top college basketball coaches in the nation participating in the fan-vote challenge. The program, sponsored by luxury automobile manufacturer Infiniti, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the NCAA and ESPN, benefits the coaches' favorite charity. Infiniti will donate at least $1,000 to each participating coach, and will award $100,000 to the coach who receives the most fan votes over a 10-week period that ends on March 15 when the grand prize winner is announced. Coach Underwood is currently in 10th place. To vote go to www.espn.com/infiniti

 

 

 

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