KILGORE SEVENTH, GILMER THIRD | New polls are out from DCTF; Chapel Hill falls hard; New Diana rising
The Kilgore High School Bulldogs worked awfully hard to move up a spot.
And that’s exactly what they did. Kilgore is up one spot to No. 7 in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Class 4A, Division I poll, the larger 4A classification, after beating respected Pleasant Grove, 37-31, in double overtime at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium last Friday night.
The Bulldogs (3-1 this season) are finished with a challenging non-district schedule that included Carthage, Gilmer, Whitehouse and PG, and now begins their District 9-4A, Division I slate this week.
They’ll open district, ironically, with the team ranked one spot in front of them: No. 6 Pine Tree. That game is slated for Pirate Stadium in Longview, this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Also of note in the 4A-DI poll: Kilgore and Pine Tree district rival Chapel Hill, which had been ranked in the top three since the beginning of the season, slipped to No. 9 after a 45-14 home loss to Carthage on Friday night.
Other notes from this week’s DCTF rankings:
- Gilmer, also in the ETBlitz.com coverage area, is up two spots in the DCTF Class 4A, Division II poll, from fifth to No. 3 this week. The Buckeyes survived their trip to Lindale, but it was close: they defeated Lindale, 37-36, and are now third.
- Carthage routed Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, a surprise to us here at ETBlitz, and remains ranked No. 1 in the 4A-DII poll. Brock is 4-0, and ranked second, by the way.
- Here’s another surprise: in the 3A-DI poll, Columbus moved from No. 2 into the No. 1 spot. Malakoff didn’t lose, but slips to second, and Bushland is third. A pair of East Texas teams are ranked in that poll: Palestine Westwood is eighth, and Jefferson is 10th.
- New Diana continues to rise in the 3A-DII poll, up from sixth to No. 5 this week.
- Grapeland is ranked No. 10 in the 2A-DII poll. That’s significant because of who Grapeland faces this Friday night. That’d be the red-hot Overton Mustangs, coached by Scotty Laymance.
Now, here’s why we use the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football polls, and don’t use someone else’s, or come up with our own, or some cockamamie bull like that.
We don’t believe that we’re in the business of making sports news; we’re in the business of covering it. And it’s our place to cover, as best we can, the schools in our coverage area: Kilgore, Henderson, Sabine, Gladewater, White Oak, Gilmer, Tatum, West Rusk, Arp, Troup, Overton, and Leverett’s Chapel.
The DCTF poll comes out each week just after noon on Mondays. It’s statewide, and it’s by far the longest, most tenured, respected poll in the state.
The ETBlitz coverage area has no 6A or 5A programs, but we have those polls here because we think you might be interested in them.
There are three 4A programs in our area: Kilgore and Henderson, both in the larger 4A-DI, and Gilmer, in 4A-DII.
We have several 3A programs: Sabine, Gladewater, Tatum and White Oak, all in 3A-DI, and Arp, Troup and West Rusk, all in 3A-DII.
Overton competes in 2A-DII, and Leverett’s Chapel is in six-man football (1A).
So here are the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football polls for this week, beginning with 6A.
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 6A POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. DUNCANVILLE (3-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Dallas Skyline. |
| 2. GALENA PARK NORTH SHORE (3-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Humble. |
| 3. NORTH CROWLEY (4-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Mansfield Legacy. |
| 4. DESOTO (3-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Waxahachie. |
| 5. HUMBLE SUMMER CREEK (3-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Channelview. |
| 6. SOUTHLAKE CARROLL (4-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Keller Timber Creek. |
| 7. LAKE TRAVIS (4-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Austin Bowie. |
| 8. HUMBLE ATASCOCITA (3-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Sheldon C.E. King. |
| 9. ALLEN (4-0; last week, No. 10). Next: McKinney. |
| 10. COPPELL(3-0; last week, No. 11). Next: Hebron. |
| 11. FULSHEAR (4-0; last week, No. 13). Next: Alief Taylor. |
| 12. AUSTIN WESTLAKE (3-1; last week, No. 14). Next: Idle. |
| 13. KATY(3-1; last week, No. 15). Next: Katy Seven Lakes. |
| 14. FORT BEND RIDGE POINT (3-1; last week, No. 17). Next: Fort Bend Travis. |
| 15. PROSPER (2-1; last week, No. 18). Next: Plano East. |
| 16. WILLIS (4-0; last week, No. 21). Next: Cleveland. |
| 17. THE WOODLANDS (3-1; last week, No. 12). Next: Conroe Caney Creek. |
| 18. FORT BEND HIGHTOWER (4-0; last week, No. 20). Next: Fort Bend Bush. |
| 19. CYPRESS BRIDGELAND (2-1; last week, No. 23). Next: Houston Langham. |
| 20. DENTON GUYER (2-1; last week, No. 24). Next: Flower Mound. |
| 21. TROPHY CLUB BYRON NELSON (2-1; last week, No. 25). Next: Euless Trinity. |
| 22. CIBOLO STEELE (3-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Schertz Clemens. |
| 23. CYPRESS SPRINGS (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Idle. |
| 24. KATY JORDAN (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Katy Morton Ranch. |
| 25. SAN ANTONIO BRENNAN (3-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Idle. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 5A DIVISION I POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. DENTON RYAN (3-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Granbury. |
| 2. ALEDO (3-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Keller Fossil Ridge. |
| 3. FRISCO LONE STAR (4-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Frisco Heritage. |
| 4. A&M CONSOLIDATED (4-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Austin Anderson. |
| 5. RICHLAND (4-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Birdville. |
| 6. HIGHLAND PARK (3-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Tyler. |
| 7. COLLEGE STATION (3-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Kyle Lehman. |
| 8. SAN ANTONIO PIEPER (4-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Smithson Valley. |
| 9. GALVESTON BALL (4-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Baytown Sterling. |
| 10. PORT ARTHUR MEMORIAL (3-1; last week, No. 10). Next: Beaumont United. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 5A DIVISION II POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. PORT NECHES-GROVES (3-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Montgomery Lake Creek. |
| 2. SOUTH OAK CLIFF (2-2; last week, No. 2). Next: Dallas Adamson Leopards. |
| 3. ALAMO HEIGHTS (4-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Boerne. |
| 4. TEXAS HIGH (4-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Hallsville. |
| 5. ARGYLE (2-1; last week, No. 5). Next: Colleyville Heritage. |
| 6. RICHLMOND RANDLE (4-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Iowa Colony. |
| 7. LIBERTY HILL (3-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Austin Navarro. |
| 8. BRENHAM (4-0; last week, No. 10). Next: Gilmer. |
| 9. LUBBOCK COOPER (3-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Plainview. |
| 10. CORPUS CHRISTI MILLER (3-1); last week, not ranked). Next: Sinton. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 4A DIVISION I POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. STEHPENVILLE (4-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Waco La Vega. |
| 2. FRISCO PANTHER CREEK (4-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Celina. |
| 3. CELINA (4-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Frisco Panther Creek. |
| 4. AUSTIN LBJ (3-0; last week, No. 5). Next: San Antonio Cornerstone. |
| 5. LAKE DALLAS (4-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Paris. |
| 6. PINE TREE (4-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Kilgore. |
| 7. KILGORE (3-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Pine Tree. |
| 8. ALVARADO (4-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Glen Rose |
| 9. CHAPEL HILL (3-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Lindale. |
| 10. EL CAMPO (3-1; last week, No. 10). Next: Giddings. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 4A DIVISION II POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. CARTHAGE (2-1; last week, No. 1). Next: Jasper. |
| 2. BROCK (4-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Founders Classical Academy. |
| 3. GILMER (2-2; last week, No. 5). Next: Brenham. |
| 4. SINTON (4-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Corpus Christi Miller. |
| 5. SEMINOLE (4-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Denver City. |
| 6. SILSBEE (4-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Hitchcock. |
| 7. ROBINSON (3-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Hillsboro. |
| 8. GLEN ROSE (3-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Alvarado. |
| 9. GRAHAM (3-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Lake Worth. |
| 10. WIMBERLEY (2-2; last week, No. 6). Next: Geronimo Navarro. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 3A DIVISION I POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. COLUMBUS (4-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Bellville. |
| 2. MALAKOFF (4-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Idle. |
| 3. BUSHLAND (4-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Dumas. |
| 4. EDNA (3-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Orange Grove. |
| 5. HITCHCOCK (3-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Silsbee. |
| 6. FRANKLIN (2-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Houston Legacy. |
| 7. POTTSBORO (4-0; last week, 7). Next: Dallas Life Oak Cliff. |
| 8. PALESTINE WESTWOOD (4-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Beaumont Msgr Kelly. |
| 9. GOLIAD (2-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Mathis. |
| 10. JEFFERSON (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Gladewater |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 3A DIVISION II POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. GUNTER (2-2; last week, No. 1). Next: Bells. |
| 2. POTH (3-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Karnes City. |
| 3. CANADIAN (3-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Sunray. |
| 4. LEXINGTON (4-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Hearne. |
| 5. NEW DIANA (4-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Winona. |
| 6. EAST BERNARD (4-0; last week, No. 7). Next: Van Vleck. |
| 7. JACKSBORO (3-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Burkburnett. |
| 8. HOLLIDAY (3-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Tuscola Jim Ned. |
| 9. WALL (3-1; last week, No. 9). Next: Sweetwater. |
| 10. RICE CONSOLIDATED (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Boling. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 2A DIVISION I POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. STAMFORD (4-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Henrietta. |
| 2. REFUGIO (3-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Premont. |
| 3. GANADO (3-1; last week, No. 3). Next: Flatonia. |
| 4. HAWLEY (4-0; last week, No. 4). Next: Eastland. |
| 5. SUNRAY (4-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Canadian. |
| 6. BECKVILLE (4-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Elysian Fields. |
| 7. HONEY GROVE (3-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Quinlan Boles. |
| 8. TIMPSON (3-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Wolfe City. |
| 9. PANHANDLE (4-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Wellington. |
| 10. MASON (3-1; last week, No. 10). Next: Christoval. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 2A DIVISION II POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. MART (2-1; last week, No. 2). Next: Bremond. |
| 2. STRATFORD (1-2; last week, No. 1). Next: Lubbock Trinity Christian. |
| 3. MUENSTER (2-2; last week, No. 4). Next: DeLeon. |
| 4. BREMOND (2-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Mart. |
| 5. ALBANY (2-2; last week, No. 5). Next: Anson. |
| 6. WINDTHORST (3-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Seymour. |
| 7. COLLINSVILLE (4-0; last week, No. 8). Next: Coleman. |
| 8. MILES (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Ozona. |
| 9. WINK (3-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Coahoma. |
| 10. GRAPELAND (3-1; last week, not ranked). Next: Overton. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 1A DIVISION I POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. GORDON (4-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Covenant Classical. |
| 2. ABBOTT (4-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Borden County. |
| 3. WHITEFACE (4-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Founders Classical Academy. |
| 4. WESTBROOK (2-1; last week, No. 4). Next: Buena Vista. |
| 5. MAY (2-0; last week, No. 5). Next: Iredell. |
| 6. JONESBORO (2-1; last week, No. 6). Next: Stephenville Faith. |
| 7. HAPPY (3-1; last week, No. 7). Next: Springlake-Earth. |
| 8. AQUILLA (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Hill County. |
| 9. BUENA VISTA (4-0; last week, No. 10). Next: Westbrook. |
| 10. BOOKER KIOWAS (4-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Follett. |
DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL CLASS 1A DIVISION II POLL
(SEPTEMBER 23, 2024)
| 1. JAYTON (4-0; last week, No. 1). Next: Hermleigh |
| 2. RICHLAND SPRINGS (4-0; last week, No. 2). Next: Weatherford Christian. |
| 3. CHEROKEE (4-0; last week, No. 3). Next: Sidney. |
| 4. IREDELL (3-1; last week, No. 4). Next: May. |
| 5. OGLESBY (2-2; last week, No. 5). Next: Coolidge. |
| 6. SIDNEY (2-0; last week, No. 6). Next: Cherokee. |
| 7. ZEPHYR (3-0; last week, No. 9). Next: Strawn. |
| 8. BENJAMIN (0-1; last week, No. 8). Next: Lueders-Avoca. |
| 9. MOTLEY COUNTY (3-0; last week, not ranked). Next: Lefors. |
| 10. MIAMI (3-1; last week, No. 10). Next: McLain. |