“We’re kind of in the same spot,” said Webb. “We’re just trying to get back to the state championship.”@RealGilmerBux https://t.co/MfS3389w2V
— KLTV KTRE Sports (@KLTVKTRESports) November 14, 2024
November 15-Center
STADIUM: Eagle Stadium, Tatum, Texas
STADIUM CAPACITY:3,671
STADIUM SURFACE: Artificial
Mascot: Roughriders
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
District: 8-4A DII
Enrollment: 737
Head Coach: Ricky Meeks (4th season, 24-19 at school, 45-32 overall) Offensive Formation: 1 Back Spread
Defensive Formation: 3-4 Multiple
Center Roughriders 2024 Season Results
Date Opponent Result 08/30/24 Jacksonville (1-9) (5A-7) won: 38-7 09/06/24 @ Longview Spring Hill (3-7) (4A-7) won: 49-28 09/13/24 North Desoto, LA (8-2) won: 35-28 09/20/24 @ Daingerfield (5-5) (3A-10) won: 48-23 09/27/24 Madisonville (6-4) (4A-11) won: 17-14 10/11/24 @ Carthage (9-1) (4A-8) lost: 21-59 10/18/24 @ Bullard (2-8) (4A-8) won: 42-19 10/25/24 Brownsboro (1-9) (4A-8) won: 49-12 11/01/24 @ Athens (8-2) (4A-8) lost: 26-43 11/07/24 Rusk (2-8) (4A-8) won: 37-20
Overall Record: 8-2 Points For: 362 (36.2 PPG) Points Against: 253 (25.3 PPG)
Center Roughriders Players to Watch:
#3 WR/DB Timothy Johnson, Sr., 6’1”, 165, 4.5 (2024 season stats: 74 receptions for 1,290 yards, 20 TD’s; 47 tackles, 2 interceptions, 6 passes defended)
#2 QB T.J. Belin, Sr., 6’0”, 170, 4.6 (2024 season stats: 2,075 passing yards, 141 rushing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns)
#32 RB Jeremy Bluford, So., 6’0”, 170 (2024 season stats: 218 rushes for 1,237 yards, 14 touchdowns)
#11 LB Easton Wulf, So., 5’10”, 190 (2024 season stats: 114 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 5 2 quarterback hurries, 4 forced fumbles and 1 interceptions)
#21 LB Cody Adkinson, Jr., 6’2”, 210 (2024 season stats: 126 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 7 sacks; 2 quarterback hurries, 4 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 interception)
Center Roughriders Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
YEAR W-L-T COACH
2010 5-6 Kevin Goodwin
2011 4-7 Kevin Goodwin
2012 8-3 Kevin Goodwin
2013 3-9 Kevin Goodwin
2014 2-7 Kevin Goodwin
2015 10-3 Barry Bowman
2016 6-5 Barry Bowman
2017 3-8 Barry Bowman
2018 6-5 Barry Bowman
2019 6-5 Scott Ponder
2020 8-4 Scott Ponder
2021 1-9 Ricky Meeks
2022 8-4 Ricky Meeks
2023 8-3 Ricky Meeks
2024 8-2 Ricky Meeks
BY DECADES W- L- T
1921-29: 30-24-5
1930-39: 61-35-9
1940-49: 49-33-3
1950-59: 48-54-1
1960-69: 21-79-0
1970-79: 17-81-2
1980-89: 41-57-5
1990-99: 61-46-30
2000-09: 42-61-0
2010-19: 53-58-0
2020-24: 33-22-0
TOTAL: 463-553-28
Undefeated Seasons: 3 (1936, 1940, 1952)
Winless Seasons: 3 (1971, 1973, 1978)
Last District Championship: 2015
State Championship Game Appearances: 0
State Championships: 0
Last Playoff Appearance: 2023
Playoff Record: 24-35-1
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes
Colors: Black & Orange
District: 7-4A DII
Enrollment: 848
Head Coach: Alan Metzel (5th season, 59-11 at Gilmer; 59-11 overall)
Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Gilmer Players to Watch:
#0 K/LB Brayden Pate, Sr., 5’9”, 188 (2023 1st Team MaxPreps Small Town All-American Kicker, 2023 Blue Bell/TSWA Class 4-A All-State First Team Kicker. 2023 stats:12 of 12 FG’s [including 3 game winners] and 95 of 103 PAT’s for 131 points. Pate’s 95 successful extra-point kicks are the most in a season in Gilmer history. 2024 stats: 64 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 quarterback hurries, and 1 pass deflection. 5 of 7 FG’s and 37 of 40 PAT’s for 52 points.)
#1 DB/WR Cadon Tennison, Sr., 5’11”, 175, 4.7 (Holds offers from Incarnate Word, SMU and UTSA. 2024 stats: 211 passing yards, 263 receiving yards, 70 rushing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and 2 rushing touchdowns. 4th year starter)
#3 RB/CB Trillyon Butler, Sr., 5’10”, 160, 4.38 (2024 stats: 814 rushing yards, 89 receiving yards, and 11 rushing touchdowns; 20 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 recovered fumbles, 4 passes defended)
#7 WR/DB Brendan Webb, Sr., 6’0”, 170, 4.5 (Padilla Poll 1st Team All State WR and DB. 3- star prospect, holds offers from Arkansas State, Fordham, North Texas, Northwestern State,
Stephen F Austin, Tarleton, Texas Southern, Texas State, UTEP and UTSA. 2024 stats: 649 receiving yards, 60 rushing yards, 8 receiving touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown; 27 tackles, 3 interceptions, 6 passes defended)
#13 WR/DB Geramiah Noble, Sr., 5’10”, 160 (2024 stats: 440 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns; 44 tackles, 4 quarterback hurries, 3 pass deflections, 1 interception, and 3 tackles for loss)
#16 QB Brady McCown, Sr., 6’2”, 200 (Transfer from Jacksonville. 2024 stats: 1,893 passing yards, 63 rushing yards, and 16 passing touchdowns)
#42 DL/TE Trey Lee, Jr., 6’2”, 220, (2024 stats: 65 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 5 quarterback hurries, 3 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery)
#54 DL Tyler Hagler, Jr., 6’0”, 323 (Holds offers from Houston, Texas Tech, UTEP and UTSA. 2023 District 7-4A Defensive Newcomer of the Year. 2024 stats: 87 tackles, 12 quarterback hurries, 7 tackles for loss, 2 pass deflections, 1 interception, and 1 blocked field goal)
#75 OL/DL Lucas Cano, Sr., 6’2”, 305, 5.4 (2023 Padilla Poll 1st Team All State. Holds offers from Incarnate Word, SMU and UTSA. 4th year varsity starter)
Gilmer v. Center All-Time Series
Series Record: Gilmer leads series 11-1-0
First Meeting: 1926, Gilmer won 26-7 for the Buckeyes first playoff win
Last meeting: 2023, Gilmer won 69-42 behind 678 total yards of offense including 510 rushing yards behind Will Henderson’s 206 yards and 4 touchdowns on 18 carries and Dhrvay Smith’s 201 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 carries
GILMER vs. Center All-Time Scores (*Playoff Game)
26 - 1926 - 7*
20 - 1928 - 6*
13 - 1952 - 27
6 - 1953 - 0
27 - 1954 - 0
18 - 1955 - 0
64 - 2006 - 6
63 - 2007 - 6
36 - 2015 - 21*
70 - 2016 - 21
56 - 2017 - 17
69 - 2023 - 42*
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 17 game winning streak in first round playoff games (last loss: 36-39 to Liberty Eylau in 2006)
Gilmer has a 9 game winning streak against Center (last loss: 13-27 in 1952)
Gilmer has a 4 game playoff winning streak against Center
Gilmer has an 87 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
COMMON OPPONENTS IN 2024
Longview Spring Hill: Center won 49-28; Gilmer won 59-28
GAME NOTES
Gilmer is ranked 6th in the Class 4A-II Dave Campbell’s Texas Football power rankings, 8th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings and 4th in the MaxPreps.com 4A-II rankings
Center is ranked 27th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings and 19th in the MaxPreps.com 4A-II rankings
Gilmer is a 20 points favorite over Center according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 28-8 victory for the Buckeyes
Gilmer is 4-0 all-time in playoff games against Center
CENTER ROUGHRIDERS SEASON NOTES
Center’s schedule is the 24th toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Center’s 10 opponents have a combined record of 45-55 this season
GILMER SEASON NOTES
Gilmer’s schedule is the 4th toughest (based on opponents’ power rating) in Class 4A-II according to PigskinPrep.com
Gilmer’s non-district schedule consisted of four Class 4A DI teams from District 9 (District of Doom) and one 5A DII team. All 4 of the Class 4A DI teams were ranked in the Top 21 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll and the 5A-II team was ranked 28th out of 118 5A-II teams
Gilmer’s 10 opponents have a combined record of 58-42 this season
GILMER PLAYOFF NOTES
This is Gilmer’s 45th appearance in the playoffs
This is Gilmer’s 24th consecutive year in the playoffs
This will be Gilmer’s 137th playoff game in school history
Gilmer is 101-34-1 in playoff games all time (74%)
Gilmer is 73-19 in playoff games since 2001 (79%)
Gilmer is 37-6-1 in first round playoff games all-time (84%)
Gilmer is 20-3 in first round playoff games since 2001 (87%)
Gilmer is just the 13th school in Texas high school football history to win 100 playoff games (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 14 of the past 21 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 4A DII State Champion Carthage in in round 3
2023-won 4A DII State Championship
Gilmer’s appearance in the 2023 State Championship game tied Carthage for the most ever (9) in Class 4A and tied the Buckeyes for 15th most appearances among all classifications in Texas high school football history (Source: University Interscholastic League)
GILMER HISTORICAL NOTES
Gilmer’s first football season was in 1914, and this is Gilmer’s 111th consecutive season to field a team
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer's 1,186 games played are the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 751 wins are the 12th most in Texas high school football history
(Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is one of only 6 schools in Texas to surpass 700 total wins and 100 playoff wins (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer's 39 district championships are tied for the 9th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 28 seasons with 10 wins or more is tied for the 10th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has recorded 16 undefeated regular seasons, tied for 7th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer is 286-54 since 2000 (85%)
Gilmer is 214-35 in regular season games since 2000 (87%)
DID YOU KNOW?
Gilmer has scored at least 56 points in each of the last 3 games against Center
Since 2000, Gilmer is 245-13 (95%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 41-41 (50%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 16 games when scoring at least 30 points Since 2000, Gilmer has more playoff wins (74) than regular season losses (35)
Gilmer head coach Alan Metzel’s 84% winning percentage is the 10th best among all active coaches in Texas (with a minimum of 50 games. Source: www.PigskinPrep.com)
Gilmer head coach Alan Metzel has a chance to reach 100 career wins faster than any coach in Texas high school football history. Gary Joeph of Katy is the current record holder with his 100th win coming in game 5 of his 8th season. Metzel had 52 wins at the end of his 4th season and could reach his 100th win in game 3 of his 8th season
Gilmer is the 2023 & 2024 Texas 4A State Champion in Track & Field. In 2024 The Buckeyes won the 4x100 meters relay with a 4A state record time of 40.56 and won the 4x200 meters relay with a time of 1:24.71. Two current members of the Buckeyes football team, Trillyon Butler and Mycah Easley were members of both relay teams. Current Buckeyes offensive lineman Lucas Cano placed second in the discus and receiver/defensive back Brendan Webb participated in the high jump
Gilmer has had 6 former players play in the NFL; including two active NFL players, Kris Boyd (Houston Texans) and Blake Lynch (Seattle Seahawks) who starred on the Buckeyes 2014 state championship team
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