By Joe Dodd
October 14-Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
STADIUM: Jeff Traylor Stadium
Liberty-Eylau
Mascot: Leopards
Colors: Crimson/Black/White
District: 7-4A DII
Enrollment: 624
Head Coach: Dewaski Davis (3rd season, 16-12 at school, 81-100 overall) Offensive Formation: Multiple One Back
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Liberty-Eylau Leopards 2021 Season Summary
Record: 5-6, 3-2 in District; 4A D-II Bi-District Finalist
Returning Lettermen: 20
Returning Off. Starters: 5
Returning Def. Starters: 6
Liberty-Eylau Leopards 2022 Season Results
Date Opponent Result 08/26/22 @ Henderson (1-5) won: 26-22 09/02/22 Paris (1-5) won: 28-0 09/09/22 @ Mount Pleasant (1-5) won: 14-12 09/16/22 Atlanta (5-1) won: 16-14 09/23/22 @ Sulphur Springs (5-1) lost: 6-24 09/30/22 OPEN
10/7/22 Longview Spring Hill (1-5) won: 40-25
Overall Record: 5-1
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes
Colors: Black & Orange
District: 7-4A DII
Enrollment: 783
Head Coach: Alan Metzel (3rd season, 33-4 at Gilmer; 33-4 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 09/02/22 Kilgore won: 40-26 09/09/22 Paris won: 50-7 09/16/22 @ Lindale won: 31-23 09/23/22 Open
09/30/22 Open
10/7/22 @ Texarkana Pleasant Grove won: 35-14 Overall Record: 5-0
Liberty-Eylau Players to Watch:
#10 QB Jaydin Hampton, Sr. 5’10”, 175 (256 yards and 4 touchdowns on 14-of-24 passing in a 40-25 win over Longview Spring Hill last week)
#15 WR/CB Dequane Prevo, Fr. 5’11”, 165 (The freshman caught 8 passes for 130 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 40-25 win over Longview Spring Hill last week)
#2 WR/DB Kayden Cooper, Sr. 5’11”, 165 (2022 stats: 389 yards and 6 touchdowns receiving)
#7 RB/LB Wyatt Jones, Jr. 5’10”, 180 (Returning 2-way starter)
#9 RB/LB Greg London, Jr. 6’0”, 185 (2-way starter had 100 yards rushing on 17 carries in a 40-25 win over Longview Spring Hill last week)
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. 2022 stats: 26 catches, 336 yards, 3 TD’s; 18 tackles, 2 interceptions; 4 total TD’s)
#9 RB/LB Ashton Haynes, Sr., 5’10”, 178, 4.5 (2021 TSWA Class 4A 1st team All-State APB. 2022 stats: in 4 games Haynes has 52 carries, 363 yards, 6 TD’s; 5 catches for 62 yards, 2 TD’s)
#3 LB/FB Omero Orona, Sr., 5’10”, 170, 4.6 (2022 stats: 49 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 interception return for TD)
#1 WR/DB Tyson Wilson, Sr., 5’9”, 160, 4.6 (2022 stats: 27 tackles, 4 pass break-ups and 1 interception)
#44 TE/DT Braelyn Ward, Sr., 5’11”, 310 (2022 stats: 46 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback pressures and 1 forced fumble)
#22 RB/CB Will Henderson, Jr., 5’10”, 168, 4.4 (Holds an offer from UTSA. Finished 2nd in 100 meters at 4A State Championships as sophomore. His time of 10.42 is the 6th fastest 100 meters time among sophomores in the USA. 2022 stats: 57 carries, 453 yards, 6 touchdowns)
#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. 2022 stats: 35 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback pressures and 1 interception)
#7 WR/DB Ta’Erik Tate, Jr., 6’0”, 177, 4.4 (2022 stats: 11 catches for 264 yards and 2 touchdowns, 1 interception)
#75 OL/DL Lucas Cano, So., 6’2”, 270, 5.4 (Started 9 games as a freshman. Holds an offer from UTSA)
#11 QB Cadon Tennison, So., 5’11”, 170, 4.5 (Holds an offer from UTSA. 2022 stats: 61 of 89 passing for 841 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions; 34 carries, 149 yards, 2 touchdowns)
Liberty-Eylau Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2010 8-3 Pat Brady
2011 6-5 Brian Brown 2012 4-6 Brian Brown 2013 6-5 Brian Brown 2014 8-6 Steve Wells
2015 12-2 Steve Wells 2016 5-6 Steve Wells 2017 7-6 Steve Wells
2018 4-8 Steve Wells
2019 0-10 Klint King
2020 6-5 Dewaski Davis 2021 5-6 Dewaski Davis 2022 5-1 Dewaski Davis
BY DECADES W- L- T
1956-59 22-18-0
1960-69 50-42-7
1970-79 59-41-1
1980-89 45-51-3
1990-99 60-48-2
2000-09 75-51-0
2010-19 66-62-0
2020-22 16-12-0
TOTAL: 388-323-13
Undefeated Seasons: 2 (1959, 1967)
Winless Seasons: 1 (2019)
Last District Championship: 2015
Last Playoff Appearance: 2021
Playoff Record: 29-22-0
SERIES HISTORY
First Meeting: 10/25/1968, Liberty-Eylau 21 @ Gilmer 14 Last meeting: 2021, Gilmer won 51-7
Gilmer leads series 15-12
All-Time Scores
GILMER vs. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau
14 – 1968 – 21
15 – 1969 – 28
27 – 1970 – 0
13 – 1971 – 16
20 – 1972 – 21
16 – 1973 – 14
07 – 1974 – 28
07 – 1975 – 23
00 – 1976 – 48
00 – 1977 – 26
00 – 1978 – 35
09 – 1979 – 13
36 – 2006 – 39
41 – 2007 – 26
28 – 2008 – 14
35 – 2009 – 17
28 – 2010 – 12
43 – 2010 – 33
21 – 2011 – 7
55 – 2014 – 16
50 – 2015 – 45
61 – 2016 – 55
58 – 2017 – 57
42 – 2018 – 54
44 – 2019 – 0
35 – 2020 – 14
51 – 2021 – 7
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 3 game winning streak against Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (last loss 2018: 54-42)
Gilmer has a 10 game home winning streak (last loss: 42-14 to Carthage in 2020)
Gilmer has a 10 game regular season winning streak (last loss: 28-7 to Carthage in 2021)
Gilmer has a 13 game district winning streak (last loss: 37-24 to Pleasant Grove in 2019)
Gilmer has a 54 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Gilmer is ranked 2nd in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A-II poll and ranked 1st in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Liberty-Eylau is ranked 33rd in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings
Gilmer is a 44 points favorite over Liberty-Eylau according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 44-0 victory for the Buckeyes
SEASON NOTES
Gilmer’s non-district schedule consisted 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 were against teams ranked in the Top 19 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll
Gilmer’s schedule is the 5th toughest in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Liberty-Eylau's schedule is the 14th toughest in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 393.4 total yards per game
Gilmer's 263 offensive plays consist of 90 passing attempts (34%) and 173 rushing attempts (66%)
Gilmer averages 170.4 yards per game passing (43%) and 223 yards per game rushing (57%)
Gilmer’s offense is averaging 7.5 yards per play
Gilmer has rushing touchdowns by 5 different players
Gilmer has receiving touchdowns by 4 different players
Gilmer's 41.4 points per game is the 13th best in 4A-II
Liberty-Eylau's 21.7 points per game is the 70th best in 4A-II Gilmer’s offense has 4 turnovers (4 Interceptions, 0 fumbles) Gilmer’s defense has forced 13 turnovers (6 Interceptions and 7 fumbles) Gilmer has a +9 turnover ratio for the season
Gilmer’s defense allows an average of 202.8 yards total offense per game Gilmer’s defense allows an average of 154.4 yards rushing per game Gilmer’s defense allows an average of 92.6 yards passing per game Gilmer’s defense has 9 sacks (1.8 per game average)
Gilmer's opponents have converted 24 of 66 3rd downs (36%) Gilmer's opponents have converted 3 of 9 4th downs (33%)
HISTORICAL NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 109th season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 728 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 260-47 since 2000 (85%)
Gilmer is 196-29 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 and Senior RB Ashton Haynes are both nearing 3,000 total offensive yards for their careers. Fluellen needs 139 total yards to reach that milestone while Haynes needs 186 total yards
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen’s 180 career catches are the most in school history
180 2020-2022 Rohan Fluellen
161 2011-2014 Chase Tate
137 2018-2020 Dylan Fluellen
128 2015-2017 Red Jones II
119 2005-2006 Curtis Brown
112 2005-2007 Lamar Harris
111 2010-2011 Darrion Pollard
109 2014-2016 LaMarcus Morton
Gilmer Senior WR Rohan Fluellen’s 2,720 career receiving yards are the most in school history. He is only the 5th player in school history with 2,000 receiving yards in a career.
2,720 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 21 career touchdown receptions are the 5th most in school history. Fluellen needs 2 touchdown receptions 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
21 2020-2022 Rohan Fluellen
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 35 career rushing touchdowns is the 5th most in school history. Haynes needs 6 rushing touchdowns to pass Luke Turner for 4th most in school history
60 2012-2014 Kris Boyd
55 2006-2009 Darian Godfrey
45 2004-2007 Justin Johnson
40 2008-2011 Luke Turner
35 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes’ 40 career offensive touchdowns is tied for the 5th most in school history. Haynes needs 1 offensive touchdown to pass Brannon Webb Jr. for sole possession of 5th most in school history
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.
40 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Gilmer Senior RB Ashton Haynes needs 74 rushing yards to pass Rex Hudson for 9th 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
2,229 2020-2022 Ashton Haynes
Did you know?
Gilmer and Liberty-Eylau have produced 18 NFL players; including two active NFL players, Kris Boyd and Blake Lynch who starred on the Buckeyes 2014 state championship team.
Since 2000, Gilmer is 223-12 (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
The only common opponent this season is Paris. Gilmer won 50-7, and Liberty-Eylau won 28-0
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