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From Smoaky.com: Hunter Harrison interview From the Longview News-Journal: Buckeyes' victory sets up showdown with Carthage From the Tyler Morning Telegraph: Gilmer Buckeyes Skate Past West Orange-Stark From the Lufkin Daily News: Gilmer eliminates West Orange-Stark, 35-23 From The Orange Leader: Fast-break Buckeyes end great WO-S run Gilmer’s Joseph Crocker consoles West Orange-Stark’s James Haynes Saturday evening at Lufkin’s Abe Martin Stadium. The Buckeyes defeated the Mustangs 35-23, ending the WO-S season with a 10-1 record. Mark Pachuca / The Orange Leader Gilmer players show some class after beating WOS by consoling James Haynes and others who saw their season come to an end Saturday with a 35-23 loss in Lufkin. Gilmer was the better team on Saturday but the Stangs certainly had their chances to get back into it after being down 28-9 at the half. WOS ends the season 10-1 while Gilmer (12-1) moves on to play Carthage. OPEN LETTER TO THE TOWN OF GILMER AND ITS HIGH SCHOOL I...

Listen Live Saturday, Nov. 29 Backup Stream When the University Interscholastic League in February realigned the Gilmer Buckeyes as the northernmost high school football team in Class 3A’s Region III, fans knew the playoffs would no doubt bring some unfamiliar opponents to the table. So far the Buckeyes (11-1) have dispatched the Diboll Lumberjacks, 54-0, and the Mexia Blackcats, 50-36, in Carthage and Tyler respectively. Today, the road south takes the Army of Buckeyes to Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin for another lesson in the geography of our vast state. Coming up from the southeastern corner of Texas to meet the Buckeyes at 2:30 p.m. will be the West Orange-Stark Mustangs (10-0), who are fresh from victories over Coldspring-Oakhurst, 36-8, and Caldwell, 37-7, in their first two games of the playoffs. Mustangs Head Coach Dan Hooks, after 28 seasons at the reins, has an overall record of 261-64-2. He, his staff and his teams have won two state titles and made four state title game appe...

Listen Live Saturday, Nov. 29 Backup Stream Buckeyes at a glance: Saturday, Nov. 29 Gilmer program rises under Traylor By JOE DODD When the Gilmer Buckeyes’ Jeff Traylor returned to his alma mater in 2000 as the school’s head coach, he hoped to return the program back to the glory years of 1924-1935 when Henry McClelland led the Buckeyes to an 89-28-8 record. Traylor’s 96-16 record and two trips to the state finals have restored Gilmer’s glory, and made Traylor the school’s winningest coach. In 1982 when Dan Hooks took over the head coaching duties in West Orange Stark, the Mustangs were starting their fifth season of high school football and trying to make a name for themselves. In his 28 seasons at the helm, Hooks has made West Orange Stark the most successful program in all of Texas high school football. The Mustangs winning percentage of .7943 is best among all schools at any classification. “They have an unbelievable history of being great,” marveled Traylor. “I want us to be like...

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Gilmer Buckeyes Black Flag Defense Season Statistics Rushing Allowed: 2,135 yards Passing Allowed: 1,199 yards Total Allowed: 3,325 yards Rushing Per Game: 177.9 yards Passing Per Game: 99.9 yards Total Per Game: 277.1 yards Points Allowed: 192 Points Per Game: 16.0 Gilmer Buckeyes 2008 Season Results Date Opponent Result 08/28/08 Jasper @ Tyler won: 56-28 09/05/08 Rains won: 77-21 09/12/08 Liberty-Eylau won: 28-14 09/19/08 @ Kilgore lost: 14-28 09/26/08 @ Daingerfield won: 49-18 10/10/08 Bullard* won: 48-12 10/17/08 @ Chapel Hill* won: 35-6 10/24/08 Spring Hill* won: 55-7 10/31/08 Gladewater* won: 43-8 11/07/08 @ Tatum* won: 48-14 11/14/08 Diboll @ Carthage won: 54-0 11/21/08 Mexia @ Tyler won: 50-36 Overall Record: 11-1 Total Points For: 557 Average Points For Per Game: 46.4 Total Points Against: 192 Average Points Against Per Game: 16.0 West Orange Stark Mustangs 2008 Season Results Date Opponent Result ...

From the Longview News-Journal: Buckeyes battle past Mexia From the Tyler Morning Telegraph: Gilmer wins scoring fest over Mexia From the Waco Tribune-Herald: No. 5 Gilmer ends Mexia's season in 50-36 shootout From The Gilmer Mirror : Buckeyes survive Mexia scare By JOE DODD The Mexia Blackcats shredded the Gilmer Buckeyes’ defense for 372 yards and 29 points in the second half, but the Buckeyes’ offense more than matched the Blackcats with 487 rushing yards and 50 points as Gilmer held on for a 50-36 win Friday night at Tyler’s Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in the Class 3A Division II Region III Area playoff game. Down 28-7 at halftime, the Blackcats turned the ball over to sophomore running back Doug Gentry who stunned the Buckeyes’ defense with 324 total yards, including 252 rushing yards to lead the upset bid for Mexia. Gilmer countered with 100-yard rushing performances by Jeremy Jackson, Stump Godfrey and Marlon Granville. “I’m just glad we’re moving on. Last time I was...

Listen Live Friday night, Nov. 21 By JOE DODD When Gilmer safety Paul Chesnut learned that the Buckeyes would face Mexia in round two of the playoffs, he proclaimed, “I don't even know how to pronounce their name.” Chesnut meant no slight, it was just an understandable consequence of the Buckeyes move into Region III this season, as Gilmer prepares for another team that they've never played before. “It's fun because you really don't know much about them, or have any idea where they're from, so it's always fun,” said Chesnut. Mexia, (pronounced muh-HAY-uh) coach Les Wiginton said that lack of knowledge is the same for his players. “Before this week, if we had asked our kids what Gilmer did on offense or defense, they certainly would have had no clue,” said Wiginton. “If we had asked them to tell us one of their player's names, they would have had no clue.” Now both teams are trying to learn as much as possible about each other as they prepare for Friday night...

Thursday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Buckeye Gym. There will be no charge for the event; however, the admission price will be a canned good. All canned goods will be donated to local charities. This pep rally is in lieu of the Friday afternoon pep rally. Go Buckeyes!!

From the Longview News-Journal: Buckeyes thrash Diboll, 54-0 From the Tyler Morning Telegraph: Gilmer Whips Diboll Lumberjacks, 54-0 From the Lufkin Daily News: 'Jacks knocked out by Buckeyes From KETK Tyler: Playoff Time From The Gilmer Mirror : Buckeyes shut out Diboll, 54-0 By JOE DODD The Gilmer Buckeyes' Black Flag Defense shut down the vaunted offense of the Diboll Lumberjacks as Gilmer experienced their first foray into the Region III playoffs with a dominating 54-0 win at Carthage Friday night. “So far we enjoy Region III,” said Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor after posting his largest winning margin in a playoff game. “It's been a long time since we've enjoyed a fourth quarter in a first round game. Usually our first round games are wars, so we were grateful.” A cold front that moved in just before game time, had several Buckeyes remembering their last playoff game; a windy loss to Liberty Hill in last season's state championship game. “When I saw the wind, ...

By JOE DODD Listen Live Friday night, Nov. 14 When the Gilmer Buckeyes were moved into Region III at the UIL's bi-annual realignment in February, some Gilmer fans were happy to see the Buckeyes move out of Region II, where the Buckeyes had been knocked out in the first two rounds of the playoffs four times in the past seven seasons. Welcome to Region III, where Gilmer will potentially have to defeat three top 20 teams just to make it out of the region. “We're not familiar with any of them, so it's definitely different,” admitted Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor about the Buckeyes' first playoffs in Region III. “It's the unknown; we just don't know. We'll find out here soon.” The first challenge for the Buckeyes (9-1) will come Friday night at 7:30 in Carthage when Gilmer meets the Diboll Lumberjacks (8-2) for the first time in school history. While the Lumberjacks are unfamiliar to the Buckeyes, their head coach is not. Tom Sheppard spent the last three years ...

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