Kilgore High School

Kilgore High School
Address
Map
711 North Longview Street

Kilgore
,
Texas
75662

United States
Coordinates32°23′36″N 94°52′24″W / 32.39341°N 94.8732°W / 32.39341; -94.8732
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtKilgore Independent School District
SuperintendentAndy Baker
PrincipalMarcus Camp
Associate PrincipalTimothy Banks
Assistant PrincipalRonnie Garvin
Staff84.69 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,168[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio13.79[1]
Color(s)    Red & White
Athletics conferenceUIL
MascotBulldogs
NewspaperMirror
YearbookReflector
Football Sports District4A D1-9
All Other Sports District4A-16
WebsiteKilgore High School

Kilgore High School is a public high school located in the city of Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Kilgore Independent School District located in southwest Gregg County. In 2022, the school was given an Accountability Rating of 'B' by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

The district includes the majority of Kilgore and a section of Lake Cherokee.[3][4]

Athletics

The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:[5]

  • Baseball (Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys & Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Golf (Boys & Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys & Girls)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys & Girls)
  • Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

The football and soccer teams play their home games at R.E. Saint John Memorial Stadium, sharing the facility with the Kilgore College football team.

Football Records Table
Season Conf Dist Overall
Record 		District
Record 		Playoff
Record 		Coach Notes Ref
1931 B 5-3 H.P. Gaston
1932 16 5-3 Johnny Wright
(9-7-1)
1933 4-4-1
1934 1A 10 2-4-2 Bob Waters
(13-24-4)
1935 0-8
1936 9 4-4-1
1937 4-3-1
1938 3-5
1939 8-2 I.B. Hale
(14-3-2)
1940 2A 11 6-1-2
1941 7-2-1 R.E. St. John
1942 6-3 Floyd Wagstaff
(17-10-1)
1943 5-3-1
1944 6-4
1945 1-8-1 Wilson McKewen
(7-11-2)
1946 6-3-1
1947 6-2-2 Harold Neal
(10-8-2)
1948 8 4-6
1949 1-8-2 M.A. Hopson
(7-20-4)
1950 9 3-5-2
1951 3-7
1952 3A 4 5-5 Ty Bain
(68-34-3)
1953 8-1-2 0-1 [6]
1954 4-6
1955 7-3
1956 7 10-2 0-1 [7]
1957 8-3
1958 6-3-1
1959 8-3
1960 7-3
1961 5-5
1962 3-6-1 Prince Scott
(12-16-2)
1963 5-5
1964 4-5-1
1965 7-3 Jim Hess
(11-9)
1966 4-6
1967 3-7 Raymond Haas
(9-20)
1968 2-8
1969 4-5
1970 8 4-6 John Blocker
(27-13)
1971 7-3
1972 9 8-2
1973 8-2
1974 2-8 Buddy Humphrey
(3-16-1)
1975 1-8-1
1976 8 8-1-1 Kyle Gantt
(15-4-1)
1977 7-3
1978 6-4 Lawrence Kalmus
(24-17)
1979 7-3
1980 4A 8 7-4
1981 4-6
1982 6-4 James Cameron
(47-20-1)
1983 4-6
1984 8-2
1985 8-3
1986 9-3-1 0-1 [8]
1987 12-2 2-1 State Quarterfinalist [9]
1988 16 9-2-1 2-1 [10]
1989 5-5 Jack Rushing
(6-13)
1990 1-8
1991 6-5 1-1 Billy Rhodes
(22-17-3)		 [11]
1992 15 7-3-1 0-1 [12]
1993 4-4-2
1994 17 5-5
1995 7-5 1-1 Mike Vallery
(138-42-1)		 [13]
1996 4A II 16 10-2-1 2-1 [14]
1997 9-3 1-1 [15]
1998 17 9-3 1-1 [16]
1999 9-2 0-1 [17]
2000 16 6-5 0-1 [18]
2001 7-4 0-1 [19]
2002 13 8-3 0-1 [20]
2003 12-2 3-1 State Quarterfinalist [21]
2004 17 16-0 7-0 6-0 State Champion [22]
2005 11-2 6-1 2-1 [23]
2006 12 6-4 4-3
2007 9-3 6-1 1-1 [24]
2008 14 9-3 4-1 1-1 [25]
2009 10-1 5-0 0-1 [26]
2010 3-7 2-5 0-0 Mike Wood
(102-37)
2011 9-5 5-2 3-1 State Quarterfinalist [27]
2012 3A I 16 12-2 5-1 4-1 State Semifinalist [28]
2013 14-1 6-0 5-1 State Finalist [29]
2014 4A I 9 10-1 5-0 1-1 [30]
2015 11-1 5-0 1-1 [31]
2016 10-2 6-0 1-1 [32]
2017 10-4 5-2 2-1 [33]
2018 10 4-8 2-3 0-1 [34]
2019 8-3 3-2 0-1 [35]
2020 9 11-3 5-1 3-1 State Quarterfinalist [36]
2021 11-2 6-1 2-1 Clint Fuller
(46-11)		 [37]
2022 10-4 5-1 3-1 State Quarterfinalist [38]
2023 12-2 6-0 3-1 State Quarterfinalist [39]
2024 13-3 5-1 5-1 State Finalist [40]
Totals 628-359-30 104-25 56-34

Table references: MaxPreps,[41] Texas High School Football History,[42] and Lone Star Football.[43]

Athletic titles

  • Football[44]
    • 2004 - 4A Division 2 State Champion
    • 2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up
    • 2024 - 4A Division 1 State Runner-Up
  • Baseball
    • 2018 4A Regional Finalist
    • 2019 4A State Semi-Finalist
  • Boys Track
    • 1974 - 3A State Champion[45]
  • Boys Soccer
    • 2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[46]
    • 2017 - 4A State Champion[47]
    • 2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout.[48]
    • 2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario, 5-1.[49]
    • 2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[50]
    • 2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[51]
    • 2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[52]
    • 2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion 2-1 in state championship match.[53]

Fine arts

Kilgore's high school band won the UIL Sweepstakes award in the 2011-2012 school year, and scored highly in the Area C marching contest in 2012.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

  • Bobby Cross (Class of 1948) - NFL and CFL professional football player[54]
  • Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) - NFL and CFL professional football player[55]
  • Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) - NFL professional football player[56]
  • Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) - NFL professional football player[57]
  • Bob Luman (Class of 1955) - Country/Rockabilly singer; member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Texas Country Music Hall of Fame[58]
  • Vic Nyvall (Class of 1966) - NFL professional football player[59]

Notable faculty

Retired teacher John Heffner is a Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program Creation in the 21st Century[60] who taught pre-calculus at Kilgore[61] and chaired the school's math department.[62] He rose to notoriety as some popular skeptics have criticized his understanding of mathematical application to the real world as lacking, flawed, and overly cavalier,[63][64][65] in particular his use of the Malthusian growth model, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.

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