Shelby County Today

November 12, 2015 - James Suber has signed a National Letter of Intent to Cal State University at Bakersfield. The Road Runners are a Division One Program that plays in the WAC Conference. James is a forward for the Ponies this season and is a Division One Transfer from Niagara University in New York. Suber is originally from Philadelphia, PA where he was an All City player his Senior Year for Philadelphia E&T High School.

This is Panola College’s first Division One Signee since 2010.

"Our staff is so happy for James. He has put in a tremendous amount of work in the pre-season to get to this point, and this is a testament to all that work. He is a junkyard dog that will have a big impact on the glass and in the post in the WAC Conference. He will be an outstanding ambassador for Panola College for years to come," stated Grant McMillan, Men’s Head Basketball Coach for Panola College.

November 10, 2015 - Below is the district record, points scored and points allowed, and the season record with points scored and allowed for the local regular season for Shelby County high school football teams and surrounding area.

District 6 4A D2
2015 UIL State Football Championship 2015 Football Conference 4A D2 - playoff bracket

Bi-District Championship - Center (Home) VS Rains (Visitor) at 7:30pm at Pine Tree HS on Friday, November 13. Tickets are $7 adult and $5 student.

District 11 3A D2

District 10 2A D1
2015 UIL State Football Championship 2015 Football Conference 2A D1 - playoff bracket

Bi-District Championship - Shelbyville (Home) VS Big Sandy (Visitor) at 7:30pm at Carthage HS on Friday, November 13. Tickets are $5 adult and $3 student.

District 11 2A D2
2015 UIL State Football Championship 2015 Football Conference 2A D2 - playoff bracket

Bi-District Championship - Tenaha (Home) VS Colmesneil (Visitor) at 7pm at San Augustine HS on Thursday, November 12. Tickets are $6 adults and $4 students.

Bi-District Championship - Timpson (Home) VS Iola (Visitor) at 7pm at Palestine HS on Thursday, November 12. Ticket are $5 adults and $3 students.

*District Stats
Source: http://www.maxpreps.com/

November 10, 2015 - The Panola College Men's basketball team split their games this weekend at the Trinity Valley Classic. On Friday night the Ponies defeated Southwestern Christian Community College 95-73. In the second game, Panola was upended by Dodge City Community College 72-54. "Earning a split during a classic is always a positive." said head coach Grant McMillan. "If we continue to grow from our mistakes we have a chance to put together something special." he added. After this weekend’s games the Ponies bring their record to 4-2.

Game 1 - Verse Southwestern Christian CC

Panola jumped out quick and took a 14-5 lead to start the game. They pushed the lead to 24 points in the first half before going to the locker room with a lead, 53-33. Southwestern closed the gap to 14 points with just under 8:00 minutes to go but never got any closer.

Five separate players scored in double figures. Leading the way was Chan Williams-Bey (Hartford, Connecticut) with 17. Other in double figures include Charles Tucker (Lansing, Michigan) scored 16, Terry Holt (Nashville, Tennessee) with 13, and Jonathon Wiley (Houston, Texas) with 11. Devyn Wilson (Brooklyn, New York) had his best scoring of the game of the young season, netting 13 points off the bench. Williams-Bey recorded a double-double adding 10 rebounds and Tucker led the team in assists with seven. All 11 Ponies who suited up scored. As a team, Panola shot 56 percent from the field and forced Southwestern into 17 turnovers.

Game 2 – Verse Dodge City CC

In a game where offense was lacking, Panola found themselves down 39-33 at halftime. Panola scored the first two points of the second half but could never gather enough momentum to inch any closer. Panola shot an ice cold 26 percent from the field and 17 percent from the three point line for the game.

Tucker had a team high 17 points in the defeat on 6 of 7 shooting. Holt and Williams-Bey also scored in double-figures with 11 and 10, respectively. Wiley recorded a team high 10 rebounds. Panola's bench only scored four points in the loss. As a team the Ponies gave up 19 offensive rebounds.

After playing six D1 junior colleges in nine days, Panola gets to open up the newly renovated Arthur Johnson Gym this upcoming Friday, November 13th. Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm on the campus of Panola College.

November 6, 2015 (Photos by Sydney Brookshire) - The Center HS Varsity Cross Country team received a Roughrider style send off to State by the students and staff during Friday's peprally. Students created victory lines for the Cross Country team to walk through as they were congratulated and encouraged.

The team competes at the State Championship Saturday, November 7, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.