By Joe Dodd
September 2- Kilgore
STADIUM: Jeff Traylor Stadium
KILGORE
Mascot: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black/White District: 9-4A DI Enrollment: 1,163 Head Coach: Clint Fuller (2nd season, 11-3 at Kilgore; 11-3 overall) Offensive Formation: Multiple
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Kilgore Bulldogs 2021 Season Summary
Record: 11-2, 5-0 in District; 4A D-I Region III Semifinalists
Returning Lettermen: 30
Returning Off. Starters: 6
Returning Def. Starters: 5
Kilgore Bulldogs 2022 Season Results
Date Opponent Result
08/26/22 @ Carthage lost: 45-10
Overall Record: 0-1
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes Colors: Black & Orange District: 7-4A DII Enrollment: 783 Head Coach: Alan Metzel (3rd season, 29-4 at Gilmer; 29-4 overall) Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: Odd
Gilmer Buckeyes 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
Gilmer Buckeyes 2022 Season Results
Date Opponent Result
08/26/22 @ Chapel Hill won: 51-27
Overall Record: 1-0
Kilgore Players to Watch:
#24 DL Peyton Christian, Sr., 6’1”, 280, 4.9 (2021 stats: 94 tackles, 8 TFL, 3 sacks. Last week against Carthage Christian had 3 tackles)
#8 DB/WR Matthew Tyeskie Sr., 5’11”, 160, 4.4 (2021 stats: 55 tackles, 2 INTs. 2022 4A State Champion in 110 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 13.81 and 4A State 2nd place in 300 meter hurdles with a personal best time of 37.67. Last week against Carthage Tyeskie had 5 catches for 43 yards)
#4 DB/WR Zaylon Stoker, Jr., 6’2”, 170, 4.6 (2021 stats: 55 tackles, 2 INTs)
#5 QB Da’Marion Van Zandt, Sr., 6’1”, 215, 4.9 (2021 stats: 2,200 yards, 22 TDs and 6 interceptions passing. Last week against Carthage Van Zandt threw for just 99 yards while completing 13 of his 24 pass attempts to go along with two interceptions.)
#21 RB Isaiah Ross, Sr., 5’10”, 185, 4.5 (2021 stats: 800 yards, 8 TDs rushing. Last week against Carthage Ross finished with 89 yards on 18 carries and the Bulldogs’ only touchdown)
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. Last week against Chapel Hill Fluellen had 12 tackles and 2 interceptions)
#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. Last week against Chapel Hill Haynes rushed for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 15 carries and scored a 3rd touchdown on a 21 yard reception)
#3 LB/FB Omero Orona, Sr., 5’10”, 170, 4.6 (2021 stats: 129 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 forced fumbles. Last week against Chapel Hill Orona had 9 tackles)
#1 WR/DB Tyson Wilson, Sr., 5’9”, 160, 4.6 (2021 stats: 79 tackles, 3 interceptions. Last week against Chapel Hill Wilson had 7 tackles)
#44 TE/DT Braelyn Ward, Sr., 5’11”, 310 (2021 stats: 45 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks. Last week against Chapel Hill Ward had 7 tackles, including 3 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback pressures and 1 forced fumble)
#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. Last week against Chapel Hill Henderson had 9 carries for 28 yards)
#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. Last week against Chapel Hill Bell had 7 tackles and 1 interception)
#7 WR/DB Ta’Erik Tate, Jr., 6’0”, 177, 4.4 (2021 stats: 7 catches, 110 yards, 1 touchdown. Last week against Chapel Hill Tate caught 2 passes for 37 yards and a touchdown and had 1 interception)
#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. Last week against Chapel Hill Tennison was 10 of 12 passing for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns and 1 touchdown rushing)
Kilgore Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
2010 3-7 Mike Wood 2011 9-5 Mike Wood 2012 11-2 Mike Wood 2013 14-1 Mike Wood 2014 4-7 Mike Wood
2015 8-4 Mike Wood
2016 7-5 Mike Wood
2017 9-4 Mike Wood 2018 3-8 Mike Wood
2019 5-6 Mike Wood
2020 10-4 Mike Wood 2021 11-2 Clint Fuller 2022 0-1 Clint Fuller
BY DECADES W- L- T
1931-39 34-36-5
1940-49 48-39-10
1950-59 61-38-5
1960-69 44-53-2
1970-79 58-40-2
1980-89 71-37-2
1990-99 67-40-4
2000-09 89-32-0
2010-19 73-49-0
2020-29 21-7-0
TOTAL: 556-371-30
Undefeated Seasons: 2 (2004, 2013)
Winless Seasons: 1 (1935)
Last District Championship: 2021
Last Playoff Appearance: 2021
Playoff Record: 41-32-1 State Championship Game Appearances: 2-2004 (Kilgore 33 Dallas Lincoln 27); 2013 (Carthage 34 Kilgore 23) State Championships: 1 (2004)
Gilmer v. Kilgore All-Time Series
First Meeting: 1969, Kilgore won 12-0
Last meeting: 2013, Kilgore won 34-29 ending the Buckeyes’ winning streaks of 20 consecutive district games and 17 regular season games.
Series Record: Kilgore leads 5-2-0
0 – 1969* – 12 7 – 1996* – 28 22 – 1997* – 45 14 – 2008 – 28 70 – 2009 – 27 20 – 2012* – 14 29 – 2013* – 34 *District Game
STREAKS
Gilmer has an 8 game home winning streak (last loss: 42-14 to Carthage in 2020)
Gilmer has a 6 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 28-7 to Carthage in 2021)
Gilmer has a 50 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Kilgore is ranked 10th in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A-I poll and 8th 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 20 points favorite over Kilgore according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 38-18 victory for the Buckeyes
Gilmer is an 8 points favorite over Kilgore 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 724 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 256-47 since 2000 (84%)
Gilmer is 192-29 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 5 receptions to pass Chase Tate for most in school history
161 2011-2014 Chase Tate
157 2020-2022 Rohan Fluellen
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen’s 2,410 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.
2,410 2020-2022 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 2020-2022 Rohan Fluellen
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 31 career rushing touchdowns is the 9th most in school history. Haynes needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Derek McKenzie for 7th 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
31 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 35 career offensive touchdowns is the 12th most in school history. Haynes needs 1 offensive touchdown to pass Blake Lynch, Curtis Brown and Rex Hudson to tie Darrell Bush and Tommy Palmer for 7th 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
35 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes needs 6 rushing yards to reach 2,000 career rushing yards. Haynes’ 1,994 career rushing yards is the 12th most in school history. Haynes needs 7 rushing yards to pass Boyd for 12th most career rushing yards
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
1,994 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Did you know?
The last time these teams met in 2013 Kilgore recovered four Gilmer fumbles in the first half.
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
Since 2000, Gilmer is 219-12 (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
Gilmer and Kilgore have combined for 10 state championship game appearances and 4 state championships
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