Carthage High School is a public high school located in the city of Carthage, Texas, United States. It is part of the Carthage Independent School District located in central Panola County and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). In 2022, the Texas Education Agency awarded Carthage high a grade of "A", with distinctions earned in ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Progress, Closing the Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness.
Academics Academic Events Chess Team Debate Team One Act Play Speech Journalism
UIL State Academic Titles Girls Debate (3A) - 1959, 1960, 1962 Girls Extemporaneous Speaking (3A) - 1960 Boys Debate (3A) - 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 Boys Informative Speaking (3A) - 1965 Poetry Interpretation (4A) - 1999 Biology (3A) - 2003 Cross-Examination Debate (3A) - 2003 Journalism (3A) - 2003
Other State Titles 2003 Top Ranking Engineering Team - JETS 2009 Texas State Champions - TSA 2010 Texas State Champions - TSA 2010 Class 3A Texas State Powerlifting Champions, 123 lbs (non-UIL)
Athletics The Carthage Bulldogs compete in the following sports: Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
Football State champion State finalist State final four State quarterfinalist Football Competition Record Table 1924 0-4 T.W. Cocke 1925 2-3-2 Coach Jordan 1926 7-2 Coach Lacy 1927 6-2 1928 B 16 2-4-1 1929 1-8-2 1930 3-4-1 W.D. Garrett 1931 4-3-3 E.B. Morrison(15-10-6) 1932 B 18 6-3-2 1933 5-4-1 1934 22 3-6-1 1935 2-6-2 Clyde Carter 1936 20 6-3-1 C.A. Ethredge 1937 3-6-1 Clayton Stribling(16-18-4) 1938 22 5-2-2 1939 4-5-0 1940 1A 22 4-5-1 1941 3-6 Louis Robinson 1942 24 5-3 Horace Hartsell(11-5-1) 1943 6-2-1 1944 6-4 Jimmy Keeth(22-8-1) 1945 8-2 1946 8-2-1 1947 8-3 George Bounds(31-18-2) 1948 16 4-4-2 1949 4-6 1950 17 8-2 1951 7-3 1952 2A 16 7-3 Ralph Murff(55-17-3) 1953 7-3 1954 10-1-2 2-1 1955 7-3 1956 3A 7 5-5 1957 8-1 1958 11-1-1 1-1 1959 3-6 J.E. (Red) Willis)(28-20-2) 1960 7-3 1961 8-2-1 1962 6-4 1963 4-5-1 1964 1-9 Phil Koonce(24-35-1) 1965 4-6 1966 8-2 1967 6-4 1968 3-7 1969 2-7-1 1970 8 4-6 Bill Brasher 1971 3-6-1 Everett (Sleepy) Reynolds(190-72-10) 1972 9 3-7 1973 2-7-1 1974 3-7 1975 6-4 1976 8 4-5-1 1977 4-6 1978 11-1 1-1 1979 9-2 0-1 1980 4A 8 5-4-1 1981 8-2 1982 9-2-1 1-1 1983 11-3 3-1 1984 9-2-1 0-1 1985 9-3-1 1-1 1986 6-3-1 1987 5-5 1988 16 4-5-1 1989 5-5 1990 6-3-1 1991 15-1 5-1 1992 15 8-3 1993 8-3-1 0-1 1994 17 8-3 0-1 1995 2-8 1996 4A II 16 8-4 1-1 1997 7-4 0-1 1998 17 8-4 1-1 1999 5-5 2000 16 1-9 Charles Lafall(9-23) 2001 1-9 2002 3A I 16 7-5 1-1 2003 8-4 1-1 Benny Mitchell(14-8) 2004 6-4 2-2 2005 7-5 2-2 1-1 Mike Bickham(14-8) 2006 20 7-3 2-3 2007 9-3 5-0 1-1 Scott SurrattOverall (229-33)Playoffs (79-7) 2008 3A II 18 14-2 5-0 6-0 2009 15-1 5-0 6-0 2010 16 14-2 5-0 6-0 2011 9-4 4-1 2-1 2012 3A I 20 10-3 6-0 3-1 2013 14-1 4-0 6-0 2014 4A I 9 5-7 3-2 2015 12-4 5-1 4-1 2016 13-2 4-2 6-0 2017 16-0 6-0 6-0 2018 10 14-1 5-0 4-1 2019 16-0 5-0 6-0 2020 4A II 10 14-0 5-0 6-0 2021 11-1 5-0 2-1 2022 8 16-0 6-0 6-0 2023 13-1 6-0 3-1 2024 16-0 6-0 6-0 2025 16-0 6-0 6-0 2026 Totals 716-371-41 100-13 101-20 Additional table references: MaxPreps, Texas High School Football History, and Lone Star Football.
State Titles Carthage (UIL) Baseball - 1990(4A), 2005(3A), 2009(3A) Football - 2008 3A-D2, 2009 3A-D2, 2010 3A-D2, 2013 3A-D1, 2016 4A-D1, 2017 4A-D1, 2019 4A-D1, 2020 4A-D2, 2022 4A-D2, 2024 4A-D2 2025 4A-D2
Carthage Turner (PVIL) Boys Basketball - 1963(PVIL-3A)
State Finalists Carthage (UIL) Baseball - 2001(4A) Girls Basketball - 1982(4A) Football - 1991(4A)
Carthage Turner (PVIL) Boys Basketball - 1962(PVIL-3A), 1965(PVIL-3A), 1968(PVIL-3A)
Notable alumni John Booty, former NFL defensive back George Cochran, former MLB player Linda Davis, country music singer Moochie Dixon, NFL wide receiver Philip Humber, former MLB pitcher Keaontay Ingram, NFL running back Brian Lawrence, former MLB pitcher Kip Lewis, college football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners Audray McMillian, former NFL defensive back Jim Reeves, country music singer Brandon Rhyder, country music singer Jack Boynton Strong, Texas lawyer, businessman, and politician
References
External links Carthage ISD 2019-2020 Carthage ISD Student Handbook