2025 Chapel Hill @ Gilmer Game Info & Notes
September 5- Tyler Chapel Hill
Mascot: Bulldogs Colors: Blue, Gold & White District: 9-4A DI Enrollment: 1,048
Head Coach: Jeff Riordan (7th season, 57-27 at Chapel Hill; 124-44 overall)
Formation: Multiple Spread Air Raid
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Tyler Chapel Hill Bulldogs 2024 Season Summary
Record: 10-4, 4-2 in District; 5A DI Regional Finalist
Returning Lettermen: 25
Returning Off. Starters: 6
Returning Def. Starters: 10
Tyler Chapel Hill Players to Watch:
QB Malik Gee (6-3, 205, 4.7) 1,228 yards, 13 TDs passing; 520 yards, 7 TDs rushing in 2024, started seven games in 2024 and got better each week
WR Damarcion Blaylock (5-8, 155, 4.4)
OL Greg Mayfield (6-4, 255, 4.7)
DL Isaiah Collins (6-0, 275, 4.9) (2024: 118 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks) squats 620 pounds and benches 400
DB Josh Casteneda (6-1, 185, 4.5)
DB Timontrae Jenkins (6-0, 165, 4.5)
Top juniors: OL Amari McCuin (6-3, 270, 5.0), WR Maliek Brown (6-4, 170, 4.4)
Top sophomore: QB Ja’Kaivian Snow (5-10, 155, 4.5)
Last Week: Chapel Hill 49 Jasper 7
Damarcion Blaylock scored 5 touchdowns (29 yards rushing, 21 yards reception, 11 yards reception, 44 yards reception, 79 yards kickoff return). Blaylock had four catches for 112 yards and three touchdowns, one carry for a 29-yard touchdown and the 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
QB Malik Gee (11 of 18, 214 yards, 3 TDs) … WR Maliek Brown (3 catches, 69 yards) … RB Lemuel Stinson (8 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD) … DL Kaeden Franklin (13 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FR)
Tyler Chapel Hill Historical Stats, Records, and Program Information
(Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com and smoaky.com)
2010 13-2 Thomas Sitton (Class 3A DI Finalist) 2011 15-0 Thomas Sitton (Class 3A DI Champions) 2012 3-7 Thomas Sitton 2013 3-2 Thomas Sitton 2014 6-6 Thomas Sitton
2015 3-8 Thomas Sitton
2016 2-8 Thomas Sitton
2017 3-7 Jason Hooker
2019 1-9 Jason Hooker
2020 8-5 Jeff Riordan
2021 11-4 Jeff Riordan 2022 12-3 Jeff Riordan 2023 13-3 Jeff Riordan (Class 4A DI Finalist) 2024 10-4 Jeff Riordan
BY DECADES W- L- T
1950-59 30-65-3
1960-69 48-52-2
1970-79 42-57-1
1980-89 42-60-2
1990-99 43-60-4
2000-09 51-44-0 2010-19 55-52-0
2020-24 54-19-0
TOTAL 357-404-12
Undefeated Seasons: 1 (2011)
Winless Seasons: 5 (1960, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1998)
Last District Championship: 2022
Last Playoff Appearance: 2024
Playoff Record: 44-18-0 State Championship Game Appearances: 4-1989 (Chapel Hill 14 A&M Consolidated 0); 2010 (Henderson 28 Chapel Hill 21); 2011 (Chapel Hill 20 Alvarado 19); 2023 (Anna 36 Chapel Hill 0) State Championships: 2 (1989, 2011)
GILMER
Mascot: Buckeyes Colors: Black & Orange District: 7-4A DII Enrollment: 899 Head Coach: Alan Metzel (6th season, 61-12 at Gilmer; 61-12 overall) Offensive Formation: Spread
Defensive Formation: 4-2-5
Gilmer Buckeyes 2024 Season Summary
Record: 8-4, 4-1 in District; 4A DII Area Finalist
Returning Lettermen: 24
Returning Off. Starters: 1
Returning Def. Starters: 3
Gilmer Players to Watch:
DL Tyler Hagler (6-0, 325, 5.4) 2024:103 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks. has offers from Texas Tech, Houston and UTSA, among others.
OL Ismael Camara (6-6, 350, 5.2) four-star offensive tackle in the Class of 2027 with offers from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon and many more.
DL Jet Bates (6-1, 200, 4.8) 2024: 62 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 5 sacks
WR Trace Haynes (6-2, 170, 4.6)
DL/TE Davion King (6-1, 265, 5.1) a 2027 prospect with offers from North Texas, UTSA and UTEP. King (6-2, 275) has been a starter since he was a freshman.
WR Solomon Jackson (5-11, 182)
WR Amare Garrett (6-1, 183, 4.7)
QB/RB Zade Taylor (5-6, 178, 4.7) 2024: 519 yards rushing; 133 yards receiving
WR Gauge Trossbach (5-7, 160, 4.7).
GILMER V. TYLER CHAPEL HILL SERIES HISTORY
First Meeting: 1951, Gilmer won 19-0
Last meeting: 2024, Chapel Hill won 33-29 when the Buckeyes’ Brady McCown was intercepted in the endzone on Gilmer’s final play from the Chapel Hill 7 yard line.
Series Record: Gilmer leads 9-2-0
19 – 1951 – 0 16 – 1962 – 0 33 – 1963 – 0 33 – 1970 – 15 35 – 2008 – 6 45 – 2009 – 7 50 – 2012 – 28 56 – 2013 – 28 51 – 2022 – 27 53 – 2023 – 71 33 – 2023 – 29
STREAKS
Gilmer has a 90 consecutive games scoring streak (last shutout was 14-0 to Pleasant Grove in 2018)
GAME NOTES
Gilmer is ranked 7th in the Associated Press Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 4A-II rankings, 7th in the Class 4A-II Pigskinprep.com power rankings and 3rd in the MaxPreps.com 4A-II rankings
Tyler Chapel Hill is ranked 11th in the Class 4A-I Pigskinprep.com power rankings and 4th in the MaxPreps.com 4A-I rankings
Gilmer is a 6 points favorite over Tyler Chapel Hill according to PigskinPrep.com which predicts a 31-25 victory for the Buckeyes
GILMER SEASON NOTES
Gilmer’s non-district schedule consists of four Class 4A DI teams from District 9 (District of Doom) and one 5A DII team. 3 of the 4 Class 4A DI teams are ranked in the Top 18 (Kilgore #3, Tyler Chapel Hill #11, Lindale #18) in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine’s pre-season poll and Brenham, the 5A-II team is ranked 3rd out of 118 5A-II teams
TYLER CHAPEL HILL SEASON NOTES
Chapel Hill has the 8th hardest schedule among 4A-Div. I teams in 2025.
GILMER HISTORICAL NOTES
Gilmer’s first football season was in 1914 and this is Gilmer’s 112th consecutive season to field a team
Gilmer’s 1,201 games played are the 11th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer has never had a winless season
Gilmer’s 756 wins are the 12th most in Texas high school football history (Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)
Gilmer’s 39 district championships are tied for the 10th 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 has either won the state championship or lost in the playoffs to the eventual state champion in 14 of the past 22 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 9 appearances in the State Championship game is the 2nd most ever in Class 4A and tied for the 17th most appearances among all classifications in Texas high school football history (Source: University Interscholastic League)
Gilmer is one of only 14 schools in Texas high school football history to win 100 playoff games
Gilmer is 288-55 since 2000 (84%)
Gilmer is 215-35 in regular season games since 2000 (86%)
DID YOU KNOW?
Gilmer won last week for its first victory in a season opener since 2022. Before that, Gilmer had won 21 straight season openers
In the past four seasons, Gilmer and Chapel Hill have a combined record of 93-24, including a 30-7 record in playoff games
Chapel Hill and Gilmer have combined for 13 state championship game appearances and 6 state championships
Chapel Hill has advanced to at least the regional final round in the Class 4A Division I playoffs in each of the past four seasons
Gilmer has scored at least 50 points in the 3 of the past 4 games against Chapel Hill
Since 2000, Gilmer is 246-13 (95%) when scoring 30 or more points in a game. When scoring less than 30 points in a game; Gilmer is 42-42 (50%)
Since 1980, the Buckeyes have lost only 16 games when scoring at least 30 points
Since 2000, Gilmer has more playoff wins (75) than regular season losses (35)
Gilmer head coach Alan Metzel’s 83% winning percentage is the 16th best among all active coaches in Texas (with a minimum of 50 games. Source: www.TexasHighSchoolFootballHistory.com)