By Joe Dodd
August 26- @ Chapel Hill
STADIUM: Bulldog Stadium
STADIUM REMODELED: 2009
STADIUM CAPACITY: 4,774
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial
CHAPEL HILL
Mascot: Bulldogs Colors: Blue & Gold District: 9-4A DI Enrollment: 1,066 Head Coach: Jeff Riordan (4th season, 21-17 at Chapel Hill; 87-35 overall) Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread
Defensive Formation: Multiple
2021 Season Summary
Record: 11-4, 3-3 in District; 4A D-I Semifinalists
Returning Lettermen: 26
Returning Off. Starters: 10
Returning Def. Starters: 4
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes Colors: Black & Orange District: 7-4A DII Enrollment: 783 Head Coach: Alan Metzel (3rd season, 28-4 at Gilmer; 28-4 overall) Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: Odd
2021 Season Summary
Record: 14-2, 5-0 in District; 4A D-II State Finalists
Returning Lettermen: 27
Returning Off. Starters: 4
Returning Def. Starters: 7
Chapel Hill Players to Watch:
#52 OL/DL Keviyan Huddleston, Sr., 6'5” 240, 4.7 (three-star recruit and No. 39 edge rusher nationally by the 247Sports composite rankings. committed to TCU. Huddleston had 26 tackles, five sacks, three forced fumbles and a defensive touchdown last season. On the offensive line, he graded out at 92 percent with 60 pancakes.
#1 WR/SS Tyson Berry, Sr., 5’7”, 170, 4.5 (committed to San Diego State. 2021 stats: 46 catches, 850 yards, 9 touchdowns)
#2 WR Deuce McGregor Sr., 5’10”, 160 (2021 stats: 54 catches, 1,001 yards, 9 touchdowns)
#3 QB Demetrius Brisbon, So., 6’1”, 175, 4.5 (2021 stats: 70 of 125 for 1,005 yards and 11 touchdowns with 121 carries for 1,357 yards and 16 touchdowns. Holds offers from Arkansas, Colorado State, Louisiana-Monroe, Missouri, SMU, Texas Tech and UTSA)
#4 RB Rickey Stewart, So., 6’0”, 185, 4.4 (2021 stats: 123 carries for 981 yards and 6 touchdowns. Holds offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado State, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Missouri, Oklahoma State, San Diego State, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech and UTSA )
Gilmer Players to Watch:
#14 WR/CB Rohan Fluellen, Sr., 6’0”, 182, 4.4 (Committed to TCU. 2021 TSWA Class 4A 1st team All-State DB. 2021 stats: 88 catches, 1,420 yards, 11 touchdowns; 47 tackles, 8 interceptions; 16 total touchdowns)
#9 RB/LB Ashton Haynes, Sr., 5’10”, 178, 4.5 (2021 TSWA Class 4A 1st team All-State APB. 2021 stats: 168 carries, 1,262 yards, 25 touchdowns; 35 catches for 480 yards, 3 touchdowns)
#3 LB/FB Omero Orona, Sr., 5’10”, 170, 4.6 (2021 stats: 129 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 forced fumbles)
#1 WR/DB Tyson Wilson, Sr., 5’9”, 160, 4.6 (2021 stats: 79 tackles, 3 interceptions)
#44 TE/DT Braelyn Ward, Sr., 5’11”, 310 (2021 stats: 45 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks)
#6 RB/LB Michael Colbert, Sr., 6’1”, 183, 4.6 (2021 stats: 41 carries, 300 yards, 6 touchdowns)
#22 RB/CB Will Henderson, Jr., 5’10”, 168, 4.4 (Holds an offer from UTSA. 2021 stats: 12 carries, 149 yards, 2 touchdowns; 3 receptions, 31 yards; 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup. Finished 2nd in 100 meters at 4A State Championships as sophomore)
#0 RB/LB Aron Bell, Jr., 6’1”, 250, 4.6 (Transfer from Harmony. 2021 9-3A Division II All-District First Team Defense, Honorable Mention All-East Texas LB)
#7 WR/DB Ta’Erik Tate, Jr., 6’0”, 177, 4.4 (2021 stats: 7 catches, 110 yards, 1 touchdown)
#75 OL/DL Lucas Cano, So., 6’2”, 270, 5.4 (started 9 games as a freshman)
#11 QB Cadon Tennison, So., 5’11”, 170, 4.5 (Holds an offer from UTSA. 2021 as a backup to brother Brandon Tennison at QB: Passing-2 of 3 for 59 yards and 1 touchdown; 33 carries, 307 yards, 3 touchdowns rushing)
Chapel Hill Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
2010 13-2 Thomas Sitton (Class 3A DI Finalist) 2011 15-0 Thomas Sitton (Class 3A DI Champions) 2012 3-7 Thomas Sitton 2013 3-2 Thomas Sitton 2014 6-6 Thomas Sitton
2015 3-8 Thomas Sitton
2016 2-8 Thomas Sitton
2017 3-7 Jason Hooker
2019 1-9 Jason Hooker
2020 8-5 Jeff Riordan
2021 11-4 Jeff Riordan
BY DECADES W- L- T
1950-59 30-65-3
1960-69 48-52-2
1970-79 42-57-1
1980-89 42-60-2
1990-99 43-60-4
2000-09 51-44-0 2010-19 55-52-0
2020-21 19-9-0
TOTAL 322-394-12
Undefeated Seasons: 1 (2011)
Winless Seasons: 5 (1960, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1998)
Last District Championship: 2011
Last Playoff Appearance: 2021
Playoff Record: 32-15-0 State Championship Game Appearances: 3-1989 (Chapel Hill 14 A&M Consolidated 0); 2010 (Henderson 28 Chapel Hill 21); 2011 (Chapel Hill 20 Alvarado 19) State Championships: 2 (1989, 2011)
Gilmer v. Chapel Hill All-Time Series
First Meeting: 1951, Gilmer won 19-0
Last meeting: 2013, Gilmer won 56-28 powered by an impressive 441 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns on 50 carries; led by Kris Boyd’s 180 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 19 carries. The Buckeyes only touchdown passing was caught by Desmond Pollard.
Series Record: Gilmer leads 8-0-0
19 – 1951 – 0 16 – 1962 – 0 33 – 1963 – 0 33 – 1970 – 15 35 – 2008 – 6 45 – 2009 – 7 50 – 2012 – 28 56 – 2013 – 28
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 20 game winning streak in season openers (last loss: 20-14 to Gladewater in 2001)
Gilmer has an 8 game winning streak over Chapel Hill
Gilmer has a 5 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 28-7 to Carthage in 2021)
Gilmer has a 49 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Chapel Hill is ranked 3rd in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A-I poll and in the Class 4A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A-II poll and in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is a 1 point favorite over Chapel Hill according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 28-27 victory for the Buckeyes
Chapel Hill is a 9 points favorite over Gilmer according to Matt Stepp of Dave Campbell’s TexasFootball.com
SEASON NOTES
Gilmer’s non-district schedule consists of four Class 4A DI teams all ranked in the Top 19 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll
Gilmer’s first 5 games of the season are against teams ranked in the Top 19 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll
HISTORICAL NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 109th season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 723 wins are the 14th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 26 seasons with 10 wins or more is tied for the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 38 district championships are tied for the 9th 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 255-47 since 2000 (85%)
Gilmer is 191-29 in regular season games since 2000 (87%)
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 12 of the past 19 years: 2003-lost to 3A DII State Champion Atlanta in round 4 2004-won 3A DI State Championship 2006-lost to 3A DI State Champion Texarkana Liberty-Eylau in round 1 2007-lost to state champion Liberty Hill in 3A DI State Championship 2008-lost to 3A DII State Champion Carthage in round 4 2009-won 3A DII State Championship 2012-lost to state champion Navasota 3A DII State Championship 2013-lost to 3A DII State Champion Argyle in round 3 2014-won 4A DII State Championship 2019-lost to 4A DII State Champion Texarkana Pleasant Grove in round 4 2020-lost to state champion Carthage in 4A DII State Championship 2021-lost to state champion China Springs in 4A DII State Championship
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen needs 8 receptions to pass Chase Tate for most in school history
161 2011-2014 Chase Tate
154 2020-2021 Rohan Fluellen
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen’s 2,384 career receiving yards is the most in school history. He is only the 5th player in school history with 2,000 receiving yards in a career.
2,384 2020-2021 Rohan Fluellen
2,363 2018-2020 Dylan Fluellen
2,183 2004-2006 Curtis Brown
2,108 2014-2016 LaMarcus Morton
2,072 2011-2014 Chase Tate
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen’s 18 career touchdown receptions is tied for 5th most in school history. Fluellen needs 1 touchdown reception to pass Lamar Harris for 4th most in school history
27 2018-2020 Dylan Fluellen
25 2004-2006 Curtis Brown
23 2014-2016 LaMarcus Morton
22 2005-2007 Lamar Harris
18 2004-2005 Willie Darden
18 2020-2021 Rohan Fluellen
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 29 career rushing touchdowns is the 9th most in school history. Haynes needs 2 rushing touchdowns to pass Kelton Collier for 8th most career rushing touchdowns
60 2012-2014 Kris Boyd
55 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
45 2004-2007 Justin Johnson
40 2008-2011 Luke Turner
34 2018-2019 Darrell Bush
33 2017-2018 Brannon Webb Jr.
33 2002-2003 Derek McKenzie
30 2013-2016 Kelton Collier
29 2020-2021 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 32 career offensive touchdowns is the 13th most in school history. Haynes needs 2 offensive touchdowns to pass Derek McKenzie for 12th most career offensive touchdowns
75 2012-2014 Kris Boyd
55 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
54 2004-2007 Justin Johnson
48 2008-2011 Luke Turner
40 2017-2018 Brannon Webb Jr.
37 2013-2016 Kelton Collier
36 2018-2019 Darrell Bush
36 1981-1984 Tommy Palmer
35 2014 Blake Lynch
35 2004-2006 Curtis Brown
35 1928-1930 Rex Hudson
33 2001-2003 Derek McKenzie
32 2020-2021 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 1,844 career rushing yards is the 13th most in school history. Haynes needs 59 rushing yards to pass Derek McKenzie for 12th most career rushing yards and 157 rushing yards for 11th most
4,060 2004-2007 Justin Johnson
3,541 2011-2014 Kris Boyd
3,300 1982-1984 Tommy Palmer
3,033 1989-1991 Red Jones
2,876 1959-1960 Pete Hermann
2,726 2002-2003 Andrew Hines
2,619 1919-1921 Stephens
2,328 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
2,302 1927-1930 Rex Hudson
2,137 2017-2018 Brannon Webb Jr.
2,129 2018-2019 Darrell Bush
2,000 1928-1930 Boyd
1,902 2001-2003 Derek McKenzie
1,844 2020-2021 Ashton Haynes
Did you know?
Gilmer has had 6 former players play in the NFL; including two active NFL players, Kris Boyd and Blake Lynch who starred on the Buckeyes 2014 state championship team and now play together with the Minnesota Vikings
Since 2000, Gilmer is 218-12 (95%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 38-34 (53%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 15 games when scoring at least 30 points
Chapel Hill and Gilmer have combined for 11 state championship game appearances and 5 state championships
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