Gilmer v. Henderson Game Notes & Info

By JOE DODD
December 7- Henderson @ Longview’s Lobo Stadium

STADIUM: Lobo Stadium, Longview, Texas
STADIUM CAPACITY: 9,215
STADIUM SURFACE: Field Turf
STADIUM ADDRESS:
201 East Loop 281
Longview, TX 75605

Mascot: Lions
Colors: Red/Blue/White
District: 16-3A
Enrollment: 888

Henderson Lions 2012 Season Results

Date   Opponent     Result 
08/31/12  Plano Prestonwood    lost: 21-56
09/07/12  @ Nacogdoches    won: 26-14
09/14/12  Hallsville      lost: 20-21
09/21/12  @ Jacksonville    won: 37-13
09/28/12  @ Chapel Hill*    won: 24-6
10/13/12  Gilmer* @ Longview    lost: 26-28
10/19/12  @ Spring Hill*    won: 42-14
10/26/12  Bullard*     won: 24-14
11/02/12  @ Kilgore*      lost: 10-14
11/09/12  Gladewater*    won: 41-22
11/16/12  Van @ Tyler    won: 48-21
11/24/12  Quinlan Ford @ Royce City  won: 49-13
11/30/12  Celina @ Mesquite Hanby  won: 64-35

Overall Record: 9-4
Total Points For: 432
Average Points For Per Game: 33.2
Total Points Against: 271
Average Points Against Per Game: 20.8
Head Coach: Dickey Meeks (7^th season, 44-38; Overall Record: 148-121-4)

Offensive Formation: Multiple
Defensive Formation: Multiple

Team Leaders

PASSING
Janson Moore  56 of 102         875 yards  10 TD's
Patrick Brown  33 of 50         490 yards    1 TD
RUSHING
Diamantae Wright 228 carries      1,273 yards  16 TD's
Patrick Brown  160 carries      1,244 yards  19 TD's
RECEIVING
Patrick Brown  20 catches         340 yards    2 TD’s



TEAM OFFENSE
Rushing    3,212 yards   247.1 ypg
Passing    1,390 yards   106.9 ypg
Total     4,602 yards   354    ypg
TEAM DEFENSE
Rushing Allowed   2,460 yards   189.2 ypg
Passing Allowed   1,336 yards   102.8 ypg
Total Allowed   3,796 yards   292    ypg

Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
YEAR W-L-T  COACH
2000 8-3-0 307-203 Dennis Alexander
2001 6-5-0 294-311 Dennis Alexander
2002 9-3-0 278-157 Reid Waller
2003 3-8-0 157-222 Reid Waller
2004 5-5-0 170-298 Reid Waller
2005 3-7-0 128-245 Reid Waller
2006 1-9-0 Dickey Meeks
2007 4-6-0 Dickey Meeks
2008 1-9-0 Dickey Meeks
2009 5-5-0 Dickey Meeks                                                                             2010 13-2-0 Dickey Meeks                                                                  2011 11-3-0 Dickey Meeks                                                                  2012   9-4-0 Dickey Meeks

BY DECADES W- L- T
1914-19   2- 5-1
1920-29 18-39-9                                                                              1930-39 57-31-11
1940-49 38-47-10
1950-59 51-47-4
1960-69 57-41-4
1970-79 71-28-5
1980-89 73-29-7
1990-99 73-36-2
2000-09 45-60-0                                                                                2010-12 33-9
TOTAL: 518-372-53

Undefeated Seasons: 4 (1968, 1985, 1989, 1990)
Winless Seasons: 2 (1938, 1945)
Last District Championship: 2000
Last Playoff Appearance: 2011
Playoff Record: 26-18-1

SERIES HISTORY

Last meeting: 2011, Gilmer won 28-26
Series Record: Gilmer leads 11-2-2

All-Time Scores

GILMER vs. Henderson
12 - 1919 - 6
  0 - 1919 - 0
14 - 1921 - 6
51 - 1921 - 6
  0 - 1922 - 0
35 - 1926 - 0
52 - 1927 - 0
101 - 1928 - 0
28 - 1932 - 0
14 - 1933 - 0
  0 - 1996 - 14
  0 - 1997 - 48                                                                                                 29 - 2010 – 28                                                                                      35 - 2011 – 20                                                                                      28 - 2012 – 26

STREAKS

Gilmer has a 3 game winning streak over Henderson (Last loss: 48-0, 1997)

Jeff Traylor coached teams have a 5 game winning streak over Dickey Meeks coached teams

Gilmer has a 6 game winning streak at Longview’s Lobo Stadium (Last loss: 36-39 to Liberty-Eylau, 2006)

Gilmer has an 11 game winning streak (last loss: 42-12 to Plano Prestonwood, 9/7/2012)

Gilmer has a 149 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout: 10-0 @ Longview to Pleasant Grove, 2001)

NOTES

Gilmer is 6-2 under Jeff Traylor in playoff games at Lobo Stadium

2001 Pleasant Grove 10 Gilmer 0                                                       2004-Gilmer 43 Pleasant Grove 6                                                       2004-Gilmer 28 Spring Hill 11                                                            2006-Liberty-Eylau 39 Gilmer 36                                                                   2007-Gilmer 41 Liberty-Eylau 26                                                                   2011-Gilmer 48 Atlanta 14                                                                 2011-Gilmer 57 Van 40                                                                     2012-Gilmer 57 Atlanta 13

Jeff Traylor teams are 3-0 against Henderson

Jeff Traylor teams are 5-0 against Dickey Meeks teams

Jeff Traylor is 146-23 at Gilmer (86%)

                                                                                                    Gilmer’s Jeff Traylor’s 86% winning percentage is the 2^nd best among all active coaches in Texas
Gilmer has won more games (146) than any other 3A team in the state since 2000
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 6 of the past 9 years

Jeff Traylor is 30-9 in playoff games at Gilmer (77%)

This is Gilmer’s 12^th consecutive year in the playoffs

This is Henderson’s 3^rd consecutive year in the playoffs

This is Gilmer’s 2^nd consecutive year to reach the fourth round of the playoffs

This is the 5^th time in the past 6 years for the Buckeyes to reach the fourth round of the playoffs

Gilmer is 3-3 in fourth round playoff games under Jeff Traylor (50%)                                    

                                                                                                      Gilmer is 4-3 all time in fourth round playoff games (57%)

Gilmer’s offense is averaging 441.5 total yards per game

Gilmer's 753 offensive plays consist of 329 passing attempts (44%) and 424 rushing attempts (56%)

Gilmer averages 191.2 yards per game passing (43%) and 250.3 yards per game rushing (57%)

Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 6 different players

Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 9 different players

Gilmer’s defense allows an average of 289.6 yards per game

Gilmer is ranked 3^rd in this week’s Class 3A Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Henderson is ranked 9^th in this week’s Class 3A Pigskinprep.com power rankings

Gilmer’s schedule strength is the 4^th toughest in Class 3A according to PigskinPrep.com

Henderson’s schedule strength is the 5^th toughest in Class 3A according to PigskinPrep.com

Gilmer’s opponents have a combined record of 87-62

Henderson’s opponents have a combined record of 85-60

Gilmer is a 7 point favorite over Henderson according to PigskinPrep.com

Did you know?

District 16-3A is 9-0 in playoff games this season
Gilmer has scored at least 50 points in 5 of their last 8 games
Gilmer has not allowed more than 157 passing yards in any game this season
Gilmer has allowed more than 200 rushing yards only 4 times this season

Gilmer’s 101-0 win over Henderson in 1928 is the largest winning margin in team history

Henderson scored a total of 18 points in their first 10 games against Gilmer dating from 1919-1933

                                                                                                      Gilmer outscored Henderson 307-18 in their first 10 meetings from 1919-1933

Henderson’s Patrick “Monsta” Brown made the move to quarterback alongside running back Diamante Wright in the second half of the Gilmer game in mid-October.

Against Celina the duo earned a rematch with the Buckeyes, combining for 441 yards of total offense and eight touchdowns to lead the Lions to a 64-35 win over the Bobcats.

Wright ran for a career-high 292 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries. Brown picked up 140 yards and scored five touchdowns on 20 carries.