August 26- Gladewater
STADIUM: Jeff Traylor Stadium
Mascot: Bears Colors: Orange & Black District: 6-3A DI Enrollment: 500 Head Coach: Jonny Louvier (2nd season, 8-3; 18-15 overall) Coach Bio:Louvier was an all-state quarterback at Gladewater and led the Bears to a 21-6 record his junior and senior seasons of 2000 and 2001. Louvier's 4,502 career passing yards and 44 touchdowns are still school records at Gladewater. He went on to letter three years for the Lions at A&M-Commerce before getting into coaching.
Louvier had stints at Frankston 4-6 (2016), Arp, Robert E. Lee and Gladewater before taking over at Spring Hill in March 2019. In his one season as the Panthers’ head coach, Spring Hill finished 6-6 overall and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The Panthers’ 23-12 bi-district win over Caddo Mills was the first postseason win for the program since 2004. He lead the Bears to the third round of the playoffs last year.
Offensive Formation: Multiple I Formation
Defensive Formation: 3-3
2020 Season Summary
Wins: 8
Losses: 3
District Champions/3A D-I regional semifinalists
Returning Lettermen: 20
Returning Off. Starters: 7
Returning Def. Starters: 9
Gladewater Players to Watch:
#2 WR/DB D.J. Allen, Sr., 6'0” 192, 4.5 (four-star recruit and ranked as the No. 26 receiver in the country by 247sports, committed to TCU. Turned down offers from USC, Auburn, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and many others. 2020 stats: 59 catches for 1,316 yards and 19 touchdowns. As a junior this spring, Allen advanced to the UIL State Track and Field Meet in both the long jump and the 100-meter dash. He got fourth in the 100 with a time of 10.92, and he was seventh in the long jump with a jump of 20-9. At the Class 3A Region II meet, Allen had a jump of 22-8.25, which set a new regional record)
#11 QB/WR/DB Kollin Lewis, Jr., 5’10”, 170 (Notable offers — Louisiana Tech, UTSA. 2020 stats: 31 catches, 492 yards, 7 TDs)
#9 RB Malachi Gordon Sr., 5’10”, 205 (2020 stats: 116 carries, 606 yards, 7 TD)
#7 DL Eli Kates, Sr., 6’3”, 250 (2020 stats: 35 tackles, 13 TFL, 6 sacks)
#10 LB Zach Polanco, Sr. (2020 stats: 55 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks)
Gilmer Players to Watch:
#11 QB Brandon Tennison, Sr., (UTSA commit. 2020 stats: 241 of 380 passing for 3,866 yards, 40 TD; 178 carries, 985 yards, 10 TD)
#9 WR/LB Jay Rockwell, Sr., (Notable offers — Kansas, Nebraska, UTSA, Arkansas State, Buffalo, Hawaii, North Texas)
#14 WR/CB Rohan Fluellen, Jr., (Notable offers — Houston, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, UTSA. 2020 stats: 66 catches, 964 yards; 33 tackles, 7 interceptions)
#44 DL Matthew Burton, Sr., (2020 stats: 104 tackles, 21 TFL, 17 sacks)
#7 RB/LB Jaron Choyce, Sr., (2020 stats: 40 carries, 183 yards, 10 TD’S; 3 receptions, 31 yards; 57 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks)
#3 LB/FB Omero Orona, Jr. (2020 stats: 94 tackles, 8 sacks)
#29 RB/LB Ashton Haynes, Jr. (2020 stats: 82 carries, 582 yards, 4 TD)
Gladewater Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
GLADEWATER
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2010 3-7 Jerrod Baugh 2011 5-5 Jerrod Baugh 2012 3-7 Jerrod Baugh 2013 7-7 Jerrod Baugh 2014 11-2 John Berry 2015 5-6 John Berry 2016 8-3 John Berry 2017 2-8 John Berry 2018 11-2 John Berry 2019 10-4 John Berry 2020 8-3 Johnny Louvier
BY DECADES W- L- T
1925-29 0-10-0 1930-39 48-38-6
1940-49 42-51-6
1950-59 52-45-3
1960-69 60-38-2
1970-79 60-42-1
1980-89 92-30-2
1990-99 58-46-3
2000-09 56-56-0 2010-19 65-55-0 2020 8-3-0
TOTAL: 541-409-23
Undefeated Seasons: 5 (1935, 1975, 1984, 1987, 1990)
Winless Seasons: 3 (1930, 1953, 1970)
Last District Championship: 2020
Last Playoff Appearance: 2020
Playoff Record: 39-27-2
Gladewater School Records Longest Rushing TD:
99 - D.J. Allen, 2020, vs. Kilgore (Picked up teammates fumble)
Receptions, Game:
12 - D.J. Allen, 2020, vs. Sabine
10 - D.J. Allen, 2020, vs. Tatum
Receptions, Season:
59 - D.J. Allen, 2020
SERIES HISTORY
Last meeting: 2020, Gilmer won 55-41
Series Record: Gilmer leads 35-25-2
All-Time Scores
77 - 1929 - 0
44 - 1932 - 0
13 - 1933 - 12
0 - 1934 - 7
0 - 1935 - 20
7 - 1936 - 29
0 - 1937 - 33
21 - 1960 - 6
28 - 1961 - 0
14 - 1962 - 20
23 - 1963 - 6
12 - 1964 - 14
7 - 1965 - 3
0 - 1966 - 33
6 - 1967 - 23
8 - 1968 - 41
46 - 1970 - 14
20 - 1971 - 20
7 - 1972 - 33
25 - 1973 - 28
8 - 1974 - 21
0 - 1975 - 28
0 - 1976 - 26
0 - 1977 - 34
21 - 1980 - 21
10 - 1981 - 8
12 - 1982 - 34
6 - 1983 - 27
12 - 1984 - 42
37 - 1985 - 28
0 - 1986 - 34
21 - 1987 - 27
6 - 1988 - 16
12 - 1989 - 40
7 - 1990 - 28
17 - 1991 - 14
17 - 1992 - 14
21 - 1993 - 14
30 - 1994 - 14
26 - 1995 - 7
7 - 1996 - 16
28 - 1997 - 0 13 - 1998 - 12
41 - 1999 - 14
42 - 2000 - 21
14 - 2001 - 20
39 - 2002 - 21
59 - 2003 - 6
42 - 2004 - 0
48 - 2005 - 13
49 - 2006 - 21
53 - 2007 - 17
43 - 2008 – 8 67 - 2009 – 12 36 - 2010 – 35 55 - 2011 – 19 21 - 2012 – 13 52 - 2013 – 14 41 - 2014 – 35 2015 – DID NOT PLAY 35 - 2016 – 28 49 - 2017 – 39 2018 – DID NOT PLAY 2019 – DID NOT PLAY 55 - 2020 – 41
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 19 game winning streak in season openers (last loss: 20-14 to Gladewater in 2001)
Gilmer has a 16 game winning streak over Gladewater (last loss: 20-14 in 2001)
Gilmer has a 5 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 42-14 to Carthage in 2020)
Gilmer has a 3 game home winning streak (last loss: 42-14 to Carthage in 2020)
Gilmer has a 33 game consecutive scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Gladewater is ranked 3rd in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 3A poll and in the Class 3A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A poll and in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
According to PigskinPrep.com Gilmer is a 15 point favorite over Gladewater
In the 2020 season opener against Gladewater last season, Gilmer QB Brandon Tennison was 16 of 21 passing for 340 yards and 3 TD’S and rushed for 101 yards and 2 TD’s on 12 carries
Gilmer Senior QB Brandon Tennison is 14-3 as a starter. All 3 losses were to the state champions that season
Gilmer Senior QB Brandon Tennison has 5,813 total offensive yards for his career, which makes him one of only 8 players in school history to reach 5,000 yards in a career
11,720 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
9,771 2016-2017 Aaron Brown
7,771 2011-2013 Tanner Barr
6,705 2002-2004 Manuel Johnson
6,398 2001-2003 Derek McKenzie
6,324 2008-2011 Luke Turner
5,813 2018-2020 Brandon Tennison
5,041 2018-2020 Mason Hurt
Gilmer Senior QB Brandon Tennison needs 235 passing yards to pass Derek McKenzie for 4th most career passing yards in school history
9,392 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
8,536 2016-2017 Aaron Brown
6,295 2012-2013 Tanner Barr
4,496 2002-2003 Derek McKenzie
4,262 2018-2020 Brandon Tennison
Gilmer Senior QB Brandon Tennison needs 1 passing touchdown to pass Derek McKenzie for 7th most in school history
116 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
75 2016-2017 Aaron Brown
65 2012-2013 Tanner Barr
48 2004 Manuel Johnson
48 2012-2014 McLane Carter
47 2006 G.J. Kinne
42 2002-2003 Derek McKenzie
42 2018-2020 Brandon Tennison
40 2008-2011 Luke Turner
Gilmer Junior WR Rohan Fluellen needs 42 receiving yards to give him 1,000 for his career
HISTORICAL NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 108th season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 709 wins are the 15th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 25 seasons with 10 wins or more is tied for the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 37 district championships are tied for the 14th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 15 undefeated regular seasons, tied for 9th most in Texas high school football history (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is 241-45 since 2000 (84%)
Gilmer is 182-28 in regular season games since 2000 (87%)
Gilmer is 93-8 in district games since 2000 (92%)
Did you know?
The last time Gladewater beat Gilmer in 2001, current Bears head coach Johnny Louvier was the quarterback for the Bears
First game between Gilmer and Gladewater played in 1929; Gilmer won 77-0 or 66-0 according to conflicting sources
From 1929-1971 Gladewater led series 9-8-1
From 1972-1990 Gladewater dominated series 14-2-1
From 1991-2020 Gilmer has dominated series 25-2
Since 2000, Gilmer is 206-12 (94%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 36-33 (52%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 15 games when scoring at least 30 points
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