By Joe Dodd
August 25 - v. Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL
Mascot: Bulldogs Colors: Blue & Gold District: 9-4A DI Enrollment: 1,066 Head Coach: Jeff Riordan (5th season, 33-20 at Chapel Hill; 100-37 overall) Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread
Defensive Formation: Multiple
2022 Season Summary
Record: 12-3, 6-0 in District; 4A D-I Semifinalists
Returning Lettermen: 24
Returning Off. Starters: 9
Returning Def. Starters: 6
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes Colors: Black & Orange District: 7-4A DII Enrollment: 783 Head Coach: Alan Metzel (4th season, 39-5 at Gilmer; 39-5 overall) Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: 3-4
2022 Season Summary
Record: 11-1, 5-0 in District; 4A D-II Regional Semi-Finalists
Returning Lettermen: 25
Returning Off. Starters: 5
Returning Def. Starters: 5
Chapel Hill Players to Watch:
#75 OL Dyllan Drummond, Sr., 6'4” 275 (Multiple Division I offers; committed to Navy. 2022 stats: Graded out a 90 percent with 118 knockdowns)
#55 DE Kendall Allen, Sr., 6’5”, 255 (Division I offers include Arkansas State, Grambling, Memphis, Tulsa and UNLV. 2022 stats: 111 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 9 QB pressures, 6 sacks, 5 pass break-ups, 5 forced fumbles)
#8 WR Cameron Kelley, Sr., 6’6”, 205 (Division I offers include Colorado State and Tulsa)
#0 WR Jayvin Mayfield, Sr., 6’0”, 170 (2022 stats: 15 catches for 304 yards and 3 touchdowns)
#9 LB DaVeon Ross, Sr., 6’0”, 205 (Division I offers include Arkansas State and Sam Houston State. 2022 stats: 162 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 9 QB pressures, 4 forced fumbles, 1 interception)
#3 QB Demetrius Brisbon, Jr., 6’1”, 180, 4.5 (Multiple Division I offers; committed to SMU. 2021-2022 stats: 203 of 349 for 3,305 yards and 43 touchdowns with 261 carries for 2,760 yards and 31 touchdowns)
#4 RB Rickey Stewart, Jr., 6’0”, 190, 4.4 (Multiple Division I offers; committed to SMU. 2022 stats: 237 carries for 2,262 yards and 18 touchdowns)
Gilmer Players to Watch:
#1 RB/CB Will Henderson, Sr., 5’10”, 173, 4.4 (Holds offers from Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Texas State and UTSA. Reigning 4A State Champion in the 100 meters. His time of 10.28 is the 7th fastest 100 meters time among seniors in the USA. 2022 stats: 121 carries, 1,036 yards, 14 touchdowns)
#0 RB/LB Aron Bell, Jr., 6’0”, 245, 4.6 (Holds offers from Cisco JC, Lamar, McMurray and North Alabama. 2022 District 7-4A Defensive Newcomer of the Year. 2022 stats:78 tackles, 4 sacks, 13 quarterback pressures, 13 tackles for loss, 1 interception)
#3 WR/DB Ta’Erik Tate, Sr., 6’1”, 185, 4.4 (Holds offers from Arkansas State, Incarnate Word, Lamar, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Texas Southern, Texas State and UTSA. 2022 stats: in 8 games Tate had 15 catches for 332 yards and 5 touchdowns, 1 interception)
#2 RB/LB Eliez Castillo, Sr., 6’0”, 205, 4.7 (2022 stats: 79 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 1 sack)
#64 OL/DL Spencer Murphy, Sr., 6’0”, 290 (Transfer from Harmony, where he was a starting offensive lineman. Ineligible to play varsity football in 2022)
#75 OL/DL Lucas Cano, Jr., 6’2”, 305, 5.4 (Holds offers from SMU and UTSA. Started 21 games as a freshman and sophomore. 2022 stats: Graded out at 94 percent with 17 knockdowns)
#11 QB Cadon Tennison, Jr., 5’11”, 175, 4.5 (Holds offers from Incarnate Word, SMU and UTSA. 2022 stats: 103 of 170 (61%) passing for 1,533 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions; 58 carries, 286 yards, 4 touchdowns)
#13 WR/LB Geramiah Noble, Jr., 6’1”, 203 (66 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3 sacks)
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 2022 12-3 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
2020-22 31-12-0
TOTAL 334-397-12
Undefeated Seasons: 1 (2011)
Winless Seasons: 5 (1960, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1998)
Last District Championship: 2022
Last Playoff Appearance: 2022
Playoff Record: 36-16-0 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: 2022, Gilmer won 51-27 forcing 7 turnovers by the Bulldogs.
Series Record: Gilmer leads 9-0-0
19 – 1951 – 0 16 – 1962 – 0 33 – 1963 – 0 33 – 1970 – 15 35 – 2008 – 6 45 – 2009 – 7 50 – 2012 – 28 56 – 2013 – 28 51 – 2022 – 27
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 21-game winning streak in season openers (last loss: 20-14 to Gladewater in 2001)
Gilmer has a 14-game regular season winning streak (last loss: 28-7 to Carthage in 2021)
Gilmer has a 12-game home winning streak (last loss: 42-14 to Carthage in 2020)
Gilmer has a 9-game winning streak over Chapel Hill
Gilmer has a 61-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
Gilmer is ranked 5th in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 4A-II
Gilmer and Chapel Hill are a pick’em according to PigskinPrep.com
Chapel Hill is a 5 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 and one new school that is expected to be placed in 5A DII in the next realignment. Three of the Class 4A DI teams are ranked in the Top 15 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll
HISTORICAL NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 110th season to play football
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 1,172 games played are tied for the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 734 wins are tied for the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 95 playoff wins are tied for the 13th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 27 seasons with 10 wins or more is tied for the 11th most in Texas high school football history (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 39 district championships are tied for the 8th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 16 undefeated regular seasons, tied for 9th most in Texas high school football history (Source:www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is 266-48 since 2000 (85%)
Gilmer is 200-29 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 13 of the past 20 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 2022-lost to state champion Carthage in in round 3
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 228-12 (95%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 39-35 (53%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 15 games when scoring at least 30 points
Gilmer has never lost to Chapel Hill
In the past two seasons, Gilmer and Chapel Hill have a combined record of 48-10, including a 15-4 record in playoff games
Chapel Hill and Gilmer have combined for 11 state championship game appearances and 5 state championships
Chapel Hill has played in the Class 4A Division I state semifinals in each of the past two seasons
Gilmer is the 2023 Texas 4A State Champion in Track & Field. The Buckeyes won a gold medal in the 4x100 meters relay with a time of 41.15 and a gold medal in the 4x200 meters relay with a time of 1:25.90. Two current members of the Buckeyes football team, Will Henderson and Ta’Erik Tate were members of both relay teams
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