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CLASS 4A DIVISION II REGIONAL
Center Roughriders (10-2)
vs.
Gilmer Buckeyes (12-0)
7:30 p.m. Friday

Read more: ETSN.fm - Gilmer’s Repeat Hopes Hinge On Containing Explosive Center Offense

Gilmer extended its winning streak to 28 games with a 63-14 area-round victory over Mexia. It came a week after the defending state champions were nearly upset in the bi-district round against Pleasant Grove.

Read more: ETSN.fm - Defending Champ Gilmer Rebounded From First-Round Score With Dominant Performance

Read more: ETVarsity.com - Gilmer (12-0) vs. Center (10-2) football playoff preview capsule

Read more (with video): KTRE - Center Roughriders prepare for anticipated match against reigning state champions, Gilmer

Video: KLTV - Sports WebXtra: Gilmer and Center square off in East Texas showdown

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How Gilmer came to be known as the Buckeyes

By JOE BLOUNT Long before the birth of Christ the buckeye was known to have medicinal value. The nutlike seed, found abundantly on shrubs here in East Texas, first got its notoriety as a curative agent from the Greco-Roman culture. Their god of medicine was Aesculapian. Even today botanical scientists place the buckeye within the genus Aesculus, recognize it as a member of the horse-chestnut family and are still highly puzzled by its many and varied phytochemicals. “Phyto,” as you may recall from biology, simply means “from plants.” There are a great number of antioxidants and maintenance chemicals found in the buckeye’s pulp. There are also many toxic compounds and several of the substances are downright poisonous. Early Greek docs would skin the buckeye and boil the endosperm, producing a brew that was taken internally. Most often, just as the case may still be today, the cure inevitably turned out to be worse than the disease. So now, we see that the buckeye is poisonous. We also b...

Ticket information

Tickets are now available to purchase online for our home game against Pine Tree this Friday. Go to gilmerisd.org and scroll down to “Box Office”. General Admission tickets are $8. Student tickets are available until noon on Friday for $5. Tickets will be sold at the gate (cash only) for $8. No student tickets will be sold at gate. Orange cards will be honored! Come out and support our Gilmer BUCKEYES!!!

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