GILMER BACK UP TWO SPOTS | Kilgore remains No. 6 in latest Dave Campbell’s state rankings
There was little movement in the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state high school football rankings released on Monday, as few teams across the top-10 polls in all of the classifications lost – most every ranked team won.
There was this, involving an ETBlitz.com-area team: the Gilmer High School Buckeyes, defending UIL Class 4A-Division II champion, moved up two spots from number nine to number seven, now, in the DCTF 4A-DII poll.
Gilmer (6-3) got a huge day from quarterback Brady McCown last Friday: 19-of-27 for 376 yards and four touchdowns, as the Buckeyes routed Spring Hill, 59-28.
The now-No. 7 Buckeyes – who were ranked No. 3 for much of this season, but lost to Pleasant Grove two weeks ago – will travel to Paris to play North Lamar this Friday, in the regular season and District 7-4A, Division II finale.
Also in the 4A-DII rankings, Carthage (8-1) remains No. 1, where they were ranked all the way back to the preseason poll, in spite of the fact that they lost the season opener at home to Kilgore.
Coach Scott Surratt’s Bulldogs will face Brownsboro this weekend in their regular season finale.
Pleasant Grove (7-2), Gilmer’s 7-4A rival, is ranked No. 5 in 4A-DII.
In 4A-DI, where Kilgore is, there was little movement at all. Coach Clint Fuller’s KHS Bulldogs (7-2) had an open date last week, and remain ranked No. 6 in the state. There is this: Kilgore now leads the District 9-4A, DI standings. Both Kilgore and Pine Tree are 4-1 in district play, but the Ragin’ Red defeated Pine Tree, and with a win this Thursday at home over Mabank, Kilgore will wrap up the 9-4A championship and go into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed from the district.
Those Pine Tree Pirates (8-1), their only loss being to Kilgore, are ranked right behind Kilgore at No. 7 in the 4A-DI poll this week.
For the record, Celina (9-0) is No. 1 in that poll, with Austin LBJ, Alvarado and Stephenville rounding out the top four.
Gilmer and Kilgore are the only two teams from the ETBlitz.com coverage area currently ranked. ETBlitz covers those two programs, as well as Henderson, Gladewater, Sabine, White Oak, Tatum, West Rusk, Arp, Troup, Overton, White Oak, and six-man program Leverett’s Chapel.
At ETBlitz.com, we run the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football rankings every week because they are, by far, the most respected, most prestigious, most thorough rankings of any statewide poll.
And here, without further delay, are this week’s polls, beginning with Class 6A all the way through the six-man programs.
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 6A POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. DUNCANVILLE (8-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Cedar Hill. |
| 2. GALENA PARK NORTH SHORE (9-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Humble Summer Creek. |
| 3. NORTH CROWLEY (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Crowley. |
| 4. SOUTHLAKE CARROLL (10-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Idle. |
| 5. HUMBLE ATASCOCITA (8-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Goose Creek Memorial. |
| 6. DESOTO (7-2; last week, No. 6). Next: Lancaster. |
| 7. HUMBLE SUMMER CREEK (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Galena Park North Shore. |
| 8. ALLEN (9-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Plano East. |
| 9. COPPELL (9-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Flower Mound Marcus. |
| 10. FULSHEAR (10-0; last week, No. 10). Next: Idle. |
| 11. AUSTIN WESTLAKE (8-1; last week, No. 11). Next: Dripping Springs. |
| 12. KATY (8-1; last week, No. 12). Next: Katy Mayde. |
| 13. FORT BEND RIDGE POINT (8-1; last week, No. 13). Next: Fort Bend Austin. |
| 14. WILLIS (10-0; last week, No. 14). Next: Idle. |
| 15. THE WOODLANDS (8-1; last week, No. 15). Next: Conroe Oak Ridge. |
| 16. LAKE TRAVIS (8-1; last week, No. 16). Next: Austin High. |
| 17. CYPRESS BRIDGELAND (8-1; last week, No. 18). Next: Cypress Woods. |
| 18. EULESS TRINITY (8-1; last week, No. 19). Next: Hurst L.D. Bell. |
| 19. CIBOLO STEELE (8-1; last week, No. 20). Next: Buda Johnson. |
| 20. PROSPER (7-2; last week, No. 21). Next: Plano West. |
| 21. SAN ANTONIO BRENNAN (8-1; last week, No. 23). Next: San Antonio Warren. |
| 22. ALVIN SHADOW CREEK (8-1; last week No. 24). Next: Pasadena Rayburn. |
| 23. ALVIN VANDEGRIFT (8-1; last week, No. 25). Next: Round Rock. |
| 24. FORT BEND HIGHTOWER (8-1; last week, No. 17). Next: Fort Bend Elkins. |
| 25. KLEIN CAIN (8-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Magnolia West. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 5A , DIVISION I POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. ALEDO (8-1; last week, No. 1). Next: Denton. |
| 2. A&M CONSOLIDATED (9-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Lockhart. |
| 3. DENTON RYAN (8-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Birdville. |
| 4. HIGHLAND PARK (8-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Midlothian. |
| 5. COLLEGE STATION (9-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Idle. |
| 6. SAN ANTONIO PIEPER (9-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Boerne Champion. |
| 7. LUFKIN (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Galveston Ball. |
| 8. CORPUS CHRISTI FLOUR BLUFF (9-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial. |
| 9. FRISCO LONE STAR (8-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Frisco Reedy. |
| 10. RICHLAND (7-2; last week, No. 10). Next: Azle. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 5A, DIVISION II POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. SOUTH OAK CLIFF (7-2; last week, No. 1). Next: Dallas Jefferson. |
| 2. ALAMO HEIGHTS (10-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Idle. |
| 3. TEXAS HIGH (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Nacogdoches. |
| 4. ARGYLE (7-1; last week, No. 4). Next: The Colony. |
| 5. RICHLMOND RANDLE (9-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated. |
| 6. LIBERTY HILL (8-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Bastrop. |
| 7. BRENHAM (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Belton. |
| 8. PORT NECHES-GROVES (8-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Dayton. |
| 9. IOWA COLONY (8-1; last week, No. 10). Next: Texas City. |
| 10. PROSPER WALNUT GROVE (8-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Frisco Independence. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 4A, DIVISION I POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. CELINA (9-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Lake Dallas. |
| 2. AUSTIN LBJ (9-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Austin Eastside. |
| 3. ALVARADO (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Kennedale. |
| 4. STEPHENVILLE (8-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Burnet. |
| 5. SAN ANTONIO DAVENPORT (9-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Idle. |
| 6. KILGORE (7-2; last week, No. 6). Next: Mabank (Thursday). |
| 7. PINE TREE (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Palestine. |
| 8. BAY CITY (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Port Lavaca Calhoun. |
| 9. SULPHUR SPRINGS (8-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Frisco Panther Creek. |
| 10. SPRINGTOWN (9-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Idle. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 4A, DIVISION II POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. CARTHAGE (8-1; last week, No. 1). Next: Brownsboro. |
| 2. SINTON (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Rockport-Fulton. |
| 3. GRAHAM (8-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Eagle Mountain. |
| 4. WIMBERLEY (7-2; last week, No. 6). Next: Lago Vista. |
| 5. PLEASANT GROVE (7-2; last week, No. 7). Next: Van. |
| 6. WEST ORANGE STARK (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Hamshire-Fannett. |
| 7. GILMER (6-3; last week, No. 9). Next: North Lamar. |
| 8. BELLVILLE (6-3; last week, No. 10). Next: Caldwell. |
| 9. HAMSHIRE-FANNETT (8-1; last week, not ranked). Next: West Orange-Stark. |
| 10. WACO LA VEGA (6-3; last week, not ranked). Next: Lorena. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 3A, DIVISION I POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. MALAKOFF (9-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Winnsboro. |
| 2. EDNA (9-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Palacios. |
| 3. HITCHCOCK (8-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Idle. |
| 4. COLUMBUS (8-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Hempstead. |
| 5. PALESTINE WESTWOOD (9-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Huntington. |
| 6. JEFFERSON (9-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Tatum. |
| 7. WINNSBORO (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Malakoff. |
| 8. FRANKLIN (6-2; last week, No. 9). Next: Rockdale. |
| 9. LIBERTY-EYLAU (7-2; last week, No. 7). Next: Sabine. |
| 10. SHALLOWATER (7-2; last week, No. 10). Next: Dalhart. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 3A, DIVISION II POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. GUNTER (7-2; last week, No. 1). Next: Leonard. |
| 2. EAST BERNARD (9-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Tidehaven. |
| 3. POTH (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Dilley. |
| 4. NEW DIANA (9-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Elkhart. |
| 5. WALL (8-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Stanton. |
| 6. GRAND SALINE (9-0; last week, No. 8=6). Next: Quitman. |
| 7. NEWTON (7-3; last week, No. 7). Next: Idle. |
| 8. JACKSBORO (7-2; last week, No. 8). Next: Holliday. |
| 9. LEXINGTON (8-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Rogers. |
| 10. HOLLIDAY (7-2; last week, No. 10). Next: Jacksboro. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 2A, DIVISION I POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. STAMFORD (9-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Hawley. |
| 2. REFUGIO (8-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Three Rivers. |
| 3. SUNRAY (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Stinnett West Texas. |
| 4. GANADO (8-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Danbury. |
| 5. HAWLEY (9-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Stamford. |
| 6. HONEY GROVE (8-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Paul Pewitt. |
| 7. MASON (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: San Saba. |
| 8. PANHANDLE (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Spearman. |
| 9. MILDRED (9-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Cross Roads. |
| 10. HAMILTON (9-0; last week, No. 10). Next: De Leon. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 2A, DIVISION II POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. MART (8-1; last week, No. 1). Next: Goldthwaite. |
| 2. MUENSTER (7-2; last week, No. 3). Next: Chico. |
| 3. ALBANY (7-2; last week, No. 4). Next: Hamlin. |
| 4. GRUVER (10-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Idle. |
| 5. COLLINSVILLE (8-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Santo. |
| 6. STRATFORD (5-3; last week, No. 6). Next: Farwell. |
| 7. WINDTHORST (8-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Petrolia. |
| 8. WINK (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Van Horn. |
| 9. SHINER (6-3; last week, No. 9). Next: Yorktown. |
| 10. JUNCTION (8-1; last week, No. 10.). Next: Sabinal. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 1A, DIVISION I (SIX-MAN) POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. GORDON (9-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Gorman. |
| 2. ABBOTT (7-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Aquilla. |
| 3. WHITEFACE (9-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Borden County. |
| 4. MAY (7-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Jonesboro. |
| 5. BUENA VISTA (8-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Marfa. |
| 6. JONESBORO (5-1; last week, No. 6). Next: May. |
| 7. AQUILLA (9-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Abbott. |
| 8. HAPPY (8-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Nazareth. |
| 9. WESTBROOK (7-2; last week, No. 9). Next: Hermleigh. |
| 10. SAINT JO (9-0; last week, No. 10). Next: Union Hill. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 1A, DIVISION II (SIX-MAN) POLL
(Released Monday, Nov. 4, 2024)
| 1. JAYTON (9-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Idle. |
| 2. RICHLAND SPRINGS (8-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Lohn. |
| 3. OGLESBY (7-2; last week, No. 3). Next: Evant. |
| 4. MOTLEY COUNTY (6-0; last week, No. 4). Next: McLean. |
| 5. BENJAMIN (6-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Harrold. |
| 6. CHEROKEE (7-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Calvert. |
| 7. IREDELL (7-2; last week, No. 7). Next: Idle. |
| 8. STRAWN (6-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Woodson. |
| 9. WITHARRAL (7-2; last week, number 9). Next: Cotton Center. |
| 10. ZEPHYR (7-1; last week, No. 10). Next: Gustine. |
