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

Extracurricular activities The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:

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)

Athletic titles Football 2004 - 4A Division 2 State Champion 2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up 2024 - 4A Division 1 State Runner-Up 2025 - 4A Division 1 State Runner-Up Baseball 2018 4A Regional Finalist 2019 4A State Semi-Finalist Boys Track 1974 - 3A State Champion Boys Soccer 2024 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. 2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs. 2017 - 4A State Champion 2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout. 2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario, 5-1. 2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs. 2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist) 2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist) 2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion 2-1 in state championship match. Cheer 2021 - 4A Best of Fight Song & 4th Place 2022 - 4A Division 1 4th Place 2023 - 4A Division 1 Top 20 Finalist 2024 - 4A Division 1 Best of Fight Song & Top 20 Finalist 2026 - 4A Division 1 Top 20 Finalist

Student life The Mirror is a newspaper edited and published by students.

Football 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.

On December 18, 2004, the Kilgore High School "Ragin' Red" Bulldog football team completed a perfect season (16–0) after winning the Class 4A Division II state championship game, 33–27, in a double-overtime thriller against the Dallas Lincoln Tigers at Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco. Nick Sanders blocked a potential go-ahead field goal attempt by Lincoln and returned it for the winning touchdown.

Football Records Table 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 1954 4-6 1955 7-3 1956 7 10-2 0-1 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 1987 12-2 2-1 State Quarterfinalist 1988 16 9-2-1 2-1 1989 5-5 Jack Rushing(6-13) 1990 1-8 1991 6-5 1-1 Billy Rhodes(22-17-3) 1992 15 7-3-1 0-1 1993 4-4-2 1994 17 5-5 1995 7-5 1-1 Mike Vallery(138-42-1) 1996 4A II 16 10-2-1 2-1 1997 9-3 1-1 1998 17 9-3 1-1 1999 9-2 0-1 2000 16 6-5 0-1 2001 7-4 0-1 2002 13 8-3 0-1 2003 12-2 3-1 State Quarterfinalist 2004 17 16-0 7-0 6-0 State Champion 2005 11-2 6-1 2-1 2006 12 6-4 4-3 2007 9-3 6-1 1-1 2008 14 9-3 4-1 1-1 2009 10-1 5-0 0-1 2010 3-7 2-5 0-0 Mike Wood(102-37) 2011 9-5 5-2 3-1 State Quarterfinalist 2012 3A I 16 12-2 5-1 4-1 State Semifinalist 2013 14-1 6-0 5-1 State Finalist 2014 4A I 9 10-1 5-0 1-1 2015 11-1 5-0 1-1 2016 10-2 6-0 1-1 2017 10-4 5-2 2-1 2018 10 4-8 2-3 0-1 2019 8-3 3-2 0-1 2020 9 11-3 5-1 3-1 State Quarterfinalist 2021 11-2 6-1 2-1 Clint Fuller(46-11) 2022 10-4 5-1 3-1 State Quarterfinalist 2023 12-2 6-0 3-1 State Quarterfinalist 2024 13-3 5-1 5-1 State Finalist 2025 14-2 5-1 5-1 State Finalist 2026 8 Totals 642-361-30 110-25 61-35

Table references: MaxPreps, Texas High School Football History, and Lone Star Football.

Notable people Alumni

Kenta Bell (Class of 1995), Olympic track and field athlete Audrey Chase Hampton (Class of 2020), MLB Pitcher for the New York Yankees Van Cliburn (Class of 1951), world renowned piano virtuoso Bobby Cross (Class of 1948), NFL and CFL professional football player Wayne Daniels (Class of 2006), NFL professional football player Mel Gillis (Class of 1962), member of the Alaska House of Representatives Larry Hickman (Class of 1954), NFL and CFL professional football player John Hill (Class of 1940), lawyer, politician, judge, and World War II veteran Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954), NFL professional football player Charles Hurwitz (Class of 1958), businessman and financier Eddie Jones (Class of 2006), NFL professional football player Bob Luman (Class of 1955), Country/Rockabilly singer; Rockabilly Hall and Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Jimmy Mankins (Class of 1943), World War II veteran and member of the Texas House of Representatives Tommy Merritt (Class of 1966), businessman and member of the Texas House of Representatives Vic Nyvall (Class of 1966), NFL professional football player Peter Rodriguez (Class of 1986), economist, professor, and academic administrator Ron Shepherd (Class of 1979), MLB professional Baseball player David Van Os (Class of 1968), civil rights activist, labor lawyer, and politician Ally Venable (Class of 2017), blues rock guitar player, singer, and songwriter

Faculty Eugene C. Elder - educator, politician, and 3rd Mayor of Kilgore John Heffner - television program co-host and pre-calculus educator Harold Mayo - football coach and college athletics administrator Prince Scott - professional football player and educator

References

External links

Kilgore High School website Kilgore ISD website Kilgore High School athletics The Mirror - Newspaper