Shelbyville Central Athletics

Eaglettes search for new scorers (11/19/09)
As the 2009-10 basketball season approaches for Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes, coach Lynn Burkey's top priority is to find a way to replace the team's top two scorers from last season. Gone are Hannah Dawson and Ceny Phelps, who provided a majority of the scoring last season. Dawson took her game south to Samford University, while Phelps went west to Martin Methodist College...

Eaglette softball standout signs with MTSU (11/17/09)
It's been a lifelong dream of Shelby Lamb to play softball in college. That dream will become a reality after the talented Shelbyville Central senior signed a letter of intent to play at Middle Tennessee State University. Lamb joins six other outstanding players that signed with the Blue Raiders during the early signing period...

Eaglettes win Play Day games (11/10/09)
Host Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes had a very successful Play Day Saturday. The Eaglettes claimed a 48-33 victory over Macon County then stunned talented Memphis Central 49-29 in their second game. "This team is working extremely hard to get better and ready for the season opener," Shelbyville coach Lynn Burkey said...

Eaglette, Viqueens run at state (11/10/09)
Shelbyville Central's Angel Carrillo earned some valuable experience by racing in the Class AAA state cross country meet at Percy Warner Park's Steeplechase course last weekend. The freshman finished the 5K event in 23 minutes, 33 seconds, which was good enough to place 126th out of 188 runners...

State power Clinton knocks Eagles from playoffs (11/08/09)
CLINTON -- Shelbyville Central's stay in the TSSAA state playoffs was short-lived as the Golden Eagles fell 35-6 to second-ranked Clinton in the opening round Friday night. Despite the outcome, the Eagles (5-6) batted till the end against one of the favorites to win the Class 5A state championship...

Eagles take on Clinton in playoff clash (11/06/09)
For the second time in three years, Shelbyville Central is playoff bound. The Golden Eagles advanced to the TSSAA Class 5A playoffs after gaining a wild card berth last weekend. Shelbyville (5-5) hits the road to face powerhouse Clinton (9-0) in first-round action tonight at 6 CST...

Tough Clinton awaits Eagles (11/04/09)
Shelbyville Central faces a tall task with its season on the line as it travels to battle second-ranked Clinton in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Kickoff is Friday night at 6 CST. The second-seeded Dragons (9-0) won District 3-AAA and have outscored opponents 346-157...

Eagles go to playoffs, draw powerful opponent (11/01/09)
Shelbyville Central will play in the TSSAA state playoffs for the second time in three years. The Golden Eagles (5-5) learned Saturday they earned a wild card berth and will travel to Anderson County to face Clinton (9-0) Friday at 6 p.m. CST. Clinton was ranked second in last week's Class 5A Associated Press high school football poll...

Eagle stumble damages playoff chances (10/30/09)
Shelbyville Central failed to take advantage of a good situation Thursday night. The Golden Eagles entered the District 8-AAA game with visiting Lincoln County in a perfect position to earn a TSSAA wild card berth into the state playoffs next week with a win to close out the regular season...

Carrillo makes history for Eaglettes (10/30/09)
A Shelbyville Central cross country runner made school history Thursday when freshman Angel Carrillo qualified for the state meet by placing fourth individually in the Region 4-AAA race at Sharp Springs Park. She completed the 5000-meter race in 20 minutes, 47 seconds, which was a school record and only 6 seconds off the winning time. There were 54 girls in the race...

Eagle playoff hopes may ride on win (10/29/09)
There will be a lot on line when Shelbyville Central takes on Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup tonight at Eagle Stadium. The game was moved up because of possible severe weather in the forecast for Friday night. It's the final game of the regular season and a win by the Golden Eagles (5-4, 1-3 8-AAA) will give them a wild card berth into the TSSAA state playoffs...

Eagles' Hardison to play for national baseball team (10/27/09)
Shelbyville Central senior Darrell Hardison has been selected to play for the Under Armour National baseball team. He will be competing in the Pirate City World Series in Bradenton, Fla., in late December. Hardison was asked to try out for the team after receiving a letter from Baseball Factory, a college recruitment service...

Eagle football game moved to Thursday (10/27/09)
The Shelbyville/Lincoln County football game scheduled for Friday has been moved up to Thursday night at Eagle Stadium due to the possibility of severe weather forecasted for Friday. It's Senior Night with festivities scheduled for 6:30 and the kickoff to follow at 7...

Eagles overwhelm White County (10/25/09)
In one of their most productive offensive performances in years, Shelbyville Central rolled to a 48-0 win over visiting White County in a non-district clash Friday night. The Golden Eagles (5-4) remain in the hunt for a TSSAA playoff wildcard spot. They'll close out the regular season in a huge District 8-AAA matchup against Lincoln County Friday at home on Senior Night...

Eagles can boost playoff chances with win (10/23/09)
Shelbyville Central returns home and looks to bounce back from a disappointing loss at Tullahoma last week and remain in the TSSAA state playoff hunt tonight against winless White County in a non-district matchup at Eagle Stadium. The Eagles (4-4) are currently in the battle for a wild card spot for the playoffs with two games remaining in the regular season...

Eaglettes drop shocker in 8-AAA soccer tourney (10/20/09)
It was a good night for the visiting underdogs as both lower seeds advanced to the finals Monday in the District 8-AAA Soccer Tournament. Top seed Tullahoma was edged 2-1 by Columbia while second seed Shelbyville Central was shut out 1-0 by Lawrence County in overtime...

Eagles' early sizzle fizzles in loss to Tullahoma (10/18/09)
TULLAHOMA -- It's not how you start, but how you finish. Shelbyville Central opened with a bang against Tullahoma in a key District 8-AAA matchup Friday night with playoff ambitions hanging in the balance. Junior linebacker Blake Sissom stepped in front of a Jared Davis pass and took it to the house from 56 yards out to put the Golden Eagles ahead 7-0 with six minutes left on the clock in the first period...

Eagles take on neighbors tonight (10/16/09)
Shelbyville Central returns to action after a week off when the Golden Eagles face rival Tullahoma in a key District 8-AAA matchup tonight at Tullahoma's new stadium. The Wildcats were idle last week as well, so both teams should be well prepared after two weeks' preparation...

Webb runner wins Freeman meet (10/16/09)
Community, Hamilton, Riverside Christian, Shelbyville Central, St. Andrew's-Sewanee and Webb all had runners present at the John Freeman Invitational in Bell Buckle on a rainy Thursday afternoon. Webb's Damien Launey crossed the tape in 18 minutes, 10 seconds to earn first place overall individually. Golden Eagle Gerardo Mullins followed in a distant second place (19:43). Hayden Cliche of the Feet wound up fourth (20:30) and Shelbyville's Juan Lopez fifth (20:38)...

Eagleville, Forrest run to cross country wins (10/14/09)
Cross country teams from Community, Eagleville, Forrest, Hampshire and Shelbyville Central participated in the 13th Annual Community Invitational on Tuesday. Eagleville ran to first place on the girls side with a top score of 34 points, followed closely by Community (38) and Forrest (67). Other teams didn't have enough to participate to score...

Columbia foils Eaglettes' clinch chance (10/13/09)
COLUMBIA -- Maybe news just travels slowly up in Maury County. Somehow or other they missed the revelation that the Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes were heavy favorites to clinch their second consecutive District 8-AAA title against the Columbia Lady Lions, winners of just one district game, while the visitors were in control of their own destiny and playing for home field advantage in the upcoming tournament...

Eaglettes celebrate Senior Night with win (10/09/09)
It was Senior Night and Shelbyville Central didn't disappoint the soon-to-be graduates as the Golden Eaglettes rolled to a 5-2 win over visiting Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA soccer match Thursday. The Eaglettes (8-4-1, 3-0-1 8-AAA) will attempt to claim the regular season district title with a win or tie at Columbia on Monday night...

Eagle cross country runners tie for first (10/07/09)
Cross country runners from Shelbyville Central and Community braved the muddy, slippery conditions in Fayetteville to take part in the Lincoln County Mid-Week Meet on Tuesday. Shelbyville freshman Angel Carrillo won her first race, finishing in 24 minutes, 30 seconds. She did not have enough female teammates competing to place in the team standings...

Lawrence Co. runs past Eagles (10/04/09)
Shelbyville Central had a hard time stopping the run in a 38-22 loss to visiting Lawrence County in a key District 8-AAA matchup Friday night. It was homecoming for the Eagles but the Wildcats proved to be unfriendly guests racking up 464 yards of total offense, all on the ground off 59 carries...

Warren's goals spark Eaglettes (10/02/09)
LAWRENCEBURG -- Sophomore Lauren Warren netted two goals to pace Shelbyville Central to a 4-0 road win over District 8-AAA opponent Lawrence County on Thursday night. The win sets up a key showdown with Columbia next week with the district title quite possibly in the balance...