Gilmer Buckeyes

From ETFinalScore.com: Gilmer beats Henderson, takes 16-3A title Stark: Gilmer goes all out for Luke Turner From The Gilmer Mirror: THE GILMER BUCKEYES overcame a 14-0 deficit Friday night at Buckeye Stadium, scored 35 unanswered points before a final Henderson tally, and defeated the Lions 35-20 to claim the 2011 District 16-3A championship. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes win District of Doom with 35 20 triumph over Henderson From the Longview News-Journal: Gilmer Buckeyes clinch playoff spot with victory over Henderson From the Henderson Daily News: Turnovers, blocked FG too much for Lions to overcome From KYTX Tyler: Video (includes interview with Jordan Traylor) From KTBS Shreveport: Gilmer vs. Henderson - Video From KETK Tyler: Gilmer Beats Henderson and More Highlights From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Henderson Lions at Gilmer Buckeyes View directly on YouTube at this YouTube Channel .

EVEN THOUGH the Gilmer Buckeyes have not even clinched a playoff berth yet out of the “District of Doom,” the undefeated and state-ranked team controls its own destiny and can win its 10th district championship in the last 11 seasons with a win over the Henderson Lions here Friday night. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes can claim Distric 16 3A title with win over Henderson From KGASRadio Carthage: Video: Carthage vs Henderson 2011 FULL

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in support of Mrs. Carrie Henry (wife of Gilmer coach Lonnie Henry) and all who are fighting and surviving against this disease, those in attendance at Friday night’s game between the Gilmer Buckeyes and the Henderson Lions at Buckeye Stadium are encouraged to wear pink. Also, the Gilmer High School Pep Rally Friday afternoon will have a “Pink Out” theme with the GHS Cheerleaders Booster Club selling “Pink Out” T-shirts. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. The Pep Rally begins at 3:15 p.m. at the GHS Gym. There will also be a “Pass the Helmet” going on at the game Friday night to benefit Mrs. Henry.

From The Gilmer Mirror: THE GILMER BUCKEYES, playing their first full game without injured starting quarterback Luke Turner, proved they are still a power to be reckoned with as they blasted the Spring Hill Panthers 43-7 in their sixth road game out of eight games played this season. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes cruise to 43 7 victory over Panthers From the Longview News-Journal: Traylor leads Gilmer to 43-7 victory over Spring Hill From ETFinalScore.com: Traylor, Gilmer rout Spring Hill From KETKnbc Tyler: Gilmer trounces Spring Hill From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Gilmer Buckeyes at Spring Hill Panthers

WHEN WRITTEN in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters (pronounced wei-chi). One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Crisis or opportunity Buckeyes hope to roll on with Traylor at QB From BuckeyesFootball.mobi: The Jeff Traylor Show

From KLTV Tyler: Gilmer loses starting quarterback From KETK Tyler: Gilmer loses starting quarterback

From The Gilmer Mirror: IN WHAT WAS without a doubt one of the best high school football games in the State of Texas last Friday night, the Gilmer Buckeyes played almost perfect football, and thanks to some eleventh-hour heroics by backup quarterback Jordan Traylor and sophomore kicker Pablin Olivares, they walked off the field at Buckeye stadium with a hard-earned and much- deserved 39-36 victory over the Carthage Bulldogs. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Gilmer wins 39-36 thriller From the Longview News-Journal: Gilmer edges Carthage, 39-36 From ETFinalScore.com: Gilmer beats Carthage in wild one From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Carthage Bulldogs at Gilmer Buckeyes From KTBS Shreveport: Gilmer vs Carthage - Video From KTAL Shreveport: Carthage-Gilmer Football Highlights From KGASRadio Carthage: Video From PineyWoodsSports.com: Carthage HC Scott Surratt Interview From MaxPreps: GALLERY: CARTHAGE @ GILMER

THE GILMER BUCKEYES have another opportunity to knock off a defending state champion Friday night at Buckeye Stadium when the Carthage Bulldogs come to town. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes look forward to pivotal clash with Carthage here Friday night From the Longview News-Journal: East Texas has plenty of 3A teams capable of winning state titles From ETFinalScore.com" Even at QB, Gilmer's Turner loves contact

From The Gilmer Mirror: The Gilmer Buckeyes drubbed the Gladewater Bears 55-19 Thursday night at Jack V. Murphy Bear Stadium in Gladewater, sending a clear message to District 16-3A they are ready for the “District of Doom” this year. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes cage Bears From the Longview News-Journal: Buckeyes open 16-3A play with 55-19 win over Bears From ETFinalScore.com: No. 5 Gilmer hammers rival Gladewater From KETKnbc Tyler: Gilmer and Lufkin win From KYTX Tyler: Gilmer vs. Gladewater Thursday Night HS Football From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Gilmer Buckeyes at Gladewater Bears

Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger Kirby GILMER QB LUKE TURNER (7) runs behind one of the best blocking offensive units around as illustrated here during the third quarter of Gilmer’s 56-31 win over Daingerfield here on Sept. 23. Executing blocks for him from left are Jaidon Parrish (35), Brady English (55), Jeremy McMillian (4) and Nick Richardson (76). Turmer, a Rice University verbal commit, had a personal best for 2011 of 181 yards on 18 carries in this game. From ETFinalScore.com: Gilmer quarterback Luke Turner making a name for himself ARE THE Gladewater Bears back? Gilmer’s opening district opponent has already won more games in the first half of the season than they won in all of 2010 (4-1 so far compared to 3-7 all of last year). Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes travel to Gladewater Thursday night to open district play

By JOE DODD October 6-@ Gladewater Mascot: Bears Colors: Orange & Black District: 16-3A Enrollment: 549 2010 Record: 3-7 2011 Record: 4-1 Week 0: defeated Canton 27-7 Week 1: lost @ Wills Point 0-3 Week 2: defeated Rusk 38-7 Week 3: defeated Brownsboro 46-7 Week 4: defeated Arp 21-13 Total Points For: 132 Average Points For Per Game: 26.4 Total Points Against: 37 Average Points Against Per Game: 7.4 Head Coach: Jerrod Baugh (2nd season, 7-8, 7-8 overall) Returning Starters: 3 Offense/6 Defense Players to watch: DT Ladarrian Anthony (#54) 5’ 10” 273 lbs. JR. DT Kasey Johnson (#55) 5’ 10” 240 lbs. SR. QB Derrick Daniels (#11) 6’ 0” 175 lbs. JR. RB Darion Gregory (#5) 5’ 8” 160 lbs. SR. Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information GLADEWATER YEAR W-L-T COACH 2000 9-4-0 David Husmann 2001 12-2-0 David Husmann 2002 7-4-0 David Husmann 2003 2-8-0 David Husmann 2004 4-7-0 David Husmann 2005 6-5-0 David Husmann 2006 4-7-0 Scott Ca...

From The Gilmer Mirror: THE GILMER BUCKEYES finally got a chance to have a home game at Buckeye Stadium last Friday night in the annual Homecoming Game. For the packed house in attendance on the home side, the game turned out to be a nail-biter for three quarters before the Bucks size and conditioning wore down the beastly Daingerfield Tigers in a game that saw an unbelievable 55 points scored in the game’s final quarter! Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes blast Tigers 56-31 From ETFINALSCORE.com: Gilmer too much for Tigers, 56-31 From the Longview News-Journal: Gilmer wins shootout with Daingerfield From KTBS Shreveport: Gilmer - Daingerfield - Video From KLTV Tyler: Red Zone Part 2 9/23/11 From KETKnbc Tyler: Gilmer wins against Daingerfield From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Daingerfield Tigers at Gilmer Buckeyes From MaxPreps: Photo Gallery by Bruce Crockett

Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger Kirby THE BUCKEYES celebrate with Coach Jeff Traylor after Gilmer’s hard-fought 21-7 victory over the Liberty-Eylau Leopards at Harris Field in Texarkana last Friday night. Gilmer has played four road games in a row to start the season and won them all. Homecoming is Friday night against the Daingerfield Tigers (3-1). IN WHAT is probably an unprecedented achievement, the Gilmer Buckeyes have won four consecutive games on the road to start the 2011 season. But, as the saying goes, there’s no place like home. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes come home to face Daingerfield after successful month on the road From KLTV Tyler: Daingerfield hopes to end Gilmer skid

From The Gilmer Mirror: YOU COULD HAVE left the game last Friday night at about 7:45 p.m. and gone out to eat somewhere on the outskirts of Texarkana, Ark., come back to Harris Field on the Texas side of the twin cities at your leisure, only making sure to arrive back at the stadium within two hours, and you still would have seen every point put on the scoreboard in the Gilmer Buckeyes’ game against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards, a contest which has to rank as one of the classic defensive struggles of recent years. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes and Leopards show the world how to play defense From ETFINALSCORE.com: Defense propels Gilmer's 21-7 win From the Longview News-Journal: High school football around East Texas From KTBS Shreveport: Liberty Eylau - Gilmer - Video From KTAL Shreveport: Gilmer-Liberty-Eylau Football Highlights From KSLA Shreveport: Liberty-Eylau kickoff return From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Gilmer Buckeyes at Liberty-Eylau Leopards

Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger Kirby GARRETT PARISH (42) wraps up Ladarius Session (4) of Jacksonville. Other Buckeyes pictured are, from left, Traylon Webb (5), Gavin Holt (3), Adam Witcher (34) and Jeremy Henderson (31). THE GREEK letter τ (Tau) is the Gilmer Buckeyes’ team motto for this season. However, so far in 2011, Gilmer’s opponents may be excused if they are found to be muttering “it’s ALL Greek to me” after being “Pistol-whipped” by Gilmer’s offense and taken prisoner by the Black Flag defense. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Gilmer Buckeyes roll on to Texarkana to take on the Liberty Eylau Leopards

By JOE DODD September 16-@ Liberty-Eylau Mascot: Leopards Colors: Crimson/Black/White District: 15-3A Enrollment: 719 Head Coach: Brian Brown (1st season, 2-1, 2-1 overall) Offensive Formation: I Defensive Formation: 4-2-5 Returning Starters: 5 Offense/5 Defense 2010 Record: 8-3; 5-0 district champion, Bi-district Finalist 2011 Record: 2-1 Week 0: Defeated Paul Pewitt 28-21 Week 1: Lost to Mt. Pleasant 30-26 Week 2:Defeated Pine Tree 20-14 Last meeting: 2010, Gilmer won 43-33 in Bi-District round of playoffs Series Record: Liberty-Eylau leads 11-7 Series History GILMER vs. Liberty-Eylau (7-11-0) 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 ...

From The Gilmer Mirror: THE GILMER BUCKEYES rolled to their third victory in as many games Friday night, garnering a 44-22 decision over the winless Jacksonville Indians at the historic Tomato Bowl. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Buckeyes dominate Jacksonville From ETFINALSCORE.com: Gilmer trounces Indians, 44-22 From the Jacksonville Daily Progress: Gilmer offense stymies Jacksonville From KETKnbc: Jacksonville Loses to Gilmer From The Gilmer Mirror: Video: Gilmer Buckeyes at Jacksonville Indians

THE GILMER BUCKEYES are off to a 2-0 start and appear to be in midseason form after a 34-0 shutout of Tatum last week. And they now hit the road for the third week in a row to take on a team which is off to an 0-2 start. Read more: The Gilmer Mirror - Gilmer Buckeyes roll into Jacksonville Friday night From the Longview News-Journal: Hill’s transition to linebacker results in big breakthrough for Gilmer

By JOE DODD September 9-@ Jacksonville Mascot: Indians Colors: Blue & Gold District: 14-4A Enrollment: 1,128 2010 Record: 7-4, 5-2 district, Div. II Bi-district Finalist 2011 Record: 0-2 Week 0 lost to Carthage 43-12 Week 1 lost to Texas High 31-6 Last meeting: 2010, Jacksonville won 43-36 Series Record: Gilmer leads 6-2 Head Coach: Steve Wells (4th season, 17-18, 56-55 overall) Returning Starters: 5 Offense/7 Defense Players to Watch: Andrew Black-QB-6'0”/180 Soph. Mark Jenkins-OG-6'3”/330 Sr. William Reed-OG-6'4”/280 Sr. Darrell Minifee-WR-5'8”/150 Jr. (60 catches, 901 yards, 10 TD’s in 2010) Bryson Haywood-LB-5’11”/185 (90 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT’s, 4 fumble recoveries in 2010) Zach Woodson-DT-5'10”/218 (42 tackles in 2010) Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information JACKSONVILLE YEAR W-L-T COACH 2000 11-3-0 329-292 Danny Long 2001 10-2-0 371-161 Danny Long 2002 8-3-0 265-180 Danny Long 2003 5-6-0 230-222 Randy Copeland 2004 10-3-0 337-166 Randy Cop...