HIGH NOTE OF THE WEEK | Kilgore, Carthage tear the house down in state-ranked battle / Presented by KILGORE MERCANTILE & MUSIC
Two of the best high school football programs in the state of Texas met last Friday night at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium, and it was obvious.
It was obvious before the game even began. The buzz had been in the air in two communities for not just days, or weeks, but months.
A huge crowd on both sides of the stadium, streaming broadcasts across the web, Media from across the state gathered to see not just high school athletes but many of them future college athletes determine who would get to week two undefeated.
It was an electric atmosphere, one almost fitting for the playoffs.
THIS is what the Kilgore Mercantile & Music High Note of the Week is about.
And the High Note of the Week – the moment of the week in the ETBlitz.com coverage area – goes to the Kilgore-Carthage football game last Friday.
Each week, ETBlitz.com will single out a moment, a special moment, from the previous week, one that stood out above the rest, and it could be anything: a win, an athletic performance, a contest-winning effort by a high school band, someone being recognized four outstanding achievements, or this, in this case, almost a remember-where-you-were moment.
Kilgore, who reached the state championship game in UIL Class 4A, Division I last year after beating Carthage in the season opener, held on to the lead for much of the game, until the final moments of the third quarter, when Carthage went in front, 14-10.
Carthage would add a fourth-quarter touchdown, and in spite of Kilgore’s efforts, KHS couldn’t convert on fourth down deep in Carthage territory with about 2 ½ minutes left. Carthage, the defending 4A-Division II state champion, was able to run out the clock.
We at ETBlitz.com were anticipating this would be, in fact, the High Note of the Week, the thing so many people would be talking about leading into the game, and coming out of it.
But sometimes, you just don’t know. And that’s why we, along with Kilgore Mercantile & Music owners Fred & Vivian Gebhardt, created the High Note of the Week.
We look forward to bringing you the High Note normally on Sunday, right after the week is done.
And be sure to visit Fred & Vivian at Kilgore Mercantile & Music in downtown Kilgore, at 105 North Kilgore Street, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 until 9.
Kilgore Mercantile & Music is a country store, a music haven, a ice cream parlor and so much more, just a special, feel-good place.
Come in and hear one of their jam sessions, with Fred (who is beyond talented) leading a sit-in that you won’t forget.
Check out their jellies, from the old fashioned ice cream parlor, serving top-notch Blue Bell products, to their hot food counter, with coffee and tea and the special Dublin Soda products (you HAVE TO TRY THESE) to the absolute knock-out all-beef hot dogs, chili dogs, nachos, fries, Frito pies, pretzels and chips that have kept East Texans coming back to the Kilgore original for years. Their menu: Menu-Kilgore Mercantile & Music.
Learn all sorts of instruments – that’s right, a music school in the heart of Kilgore – from the mandolin and the violin to the fiddle, the guitar (for beginners and advanced classes) and even the piano. Book lessons right here! Kilgore Mercantile & Music MUSIC SCHOOL
Or maybe you came because you heard about the jellies, vegetables, preserves, and all sorts of souvenirs, old fashioned toys, games, handmade jewelry and arts and crafts that Vivian has available in the country store (Kilgore Mercantile & Music COUNTRY STORE).
There’s so many reasons to visit Kilgore Mercantile & Music, we can’t even put them all in this ARTICLE. So check them out for yourself. Visit their website right here, Kilgore Mercantile & Music, give them a call at (903) 926-5369, or heck, just go SEE ‘em at 105 North Kilgore Street.
You’ll be glad you did, you’ll go back, and then you’ll realize why Kilgore Mercantile & Music is the advertising partner for the High Note of The Week: it’s a special place recognizing special moments.
