Kilgore High School
Address
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
SuperintendentDr. Andy Baker
PrincipalMarcus Camp
Associate PrincipalTimothy Banks
Assistant PrincipalRonnie Garvin
Staff77.66 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,163[1] (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio14.98[1]
Color(s)    Red & White
Athletics conferenceUIL
MascotBulldogs
NewspaperMirror
YearbookReflector
Football Sports District4A/D1-9
All Other Sports District4A-17
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 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]

Athletics

The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:[3]

  • 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. St. 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
1931B5-3H.P. Gaston
1932165-3Johnny Wright
(9-7-1)
19334-4-1
19341A102-4-2Bob Waters
(13-24-4)
19350-8
193694-4-1
19374-3-1
19383-5
19398-2I.B. Hale
(14-3-2)
19402A116-1-2
19417-2-1R.E. St. John
19426-3Floyd Wagstaff
(17-10-1)
19435-3-1
19446-4
19451-8-1Wilson McKewen
(7-11-2)
19466-3-1
19476-2-2Harold Neal
(10-8-2)
194884-6
19491-8-2M.A. Hopson
(7-20-4)
195093-5-2
19513-7
19523A45-5Ty Bain
(68-34-3)
19538-1-20-1[4]
19544-6
19557-3
1956710-20-1[5]
19578-3
19586-3-1
19598-3
19607-3
19615-5
19623-6-1Prince Scott
(12-16-2)
19635-5
19644-5-1
19657-3Jim Hess
(11-9)
19664-6
19673-7Raymond Haas
(9-20)
19682-8
19694-5
197084-6John Blocker
(27-13)
19717-3
197298-2
19738-2
19742-8Buddy Humphrey
(3-16-1)
19751-8-1
197688-1-1Kyle Gantt
(15-4-1)
19777-3
19786-4Lawrence Kalmus
(24-17)
19797-3
19804A87-4
19814-6
19826-4James Cameron
(47-20-1)
19834-6
19848-2
19858-3
19869-3-10-1[6]
198712-22-1State Quarterfinalist[7]
1988169-2-12-1[8]
19895-5Jack Rushing
(6-13)
19901-8
19916-51-1Billy Rhodes
(22-17-3)		[9]
1992157-3-10-1[10]
19934-4-2
1994175-5
19957-51-1Mike Vallery
(138-42-1)		[11]
19964A II1610-2-12-1[12]
19979-31-1[13]
1998179-31-1[14]
19999-20-1[15]
2000166-50-1[16]
20017-40-1[17]
2002138-30-1[18]
200312-23-1State Quarterfinalist[19]
20041716-07-06-0State Champion[20]
200511-26-12-1[21]
2006126-44-3
20079-36-11-1[22]
2008149-34-11-1[23]
200910-15-00-1[24]
20103-72-50-0Mike Wood
(102-37)
20119-55-23-1State Quarterfinalist[25]
20123A I1612-25-14-1State Semifinalist[26]
201314-16-05-1State Finalist[27]
20144A I910-15-01-1[28]
201511-15-01-1[29]
201610-26-01-1[30]
201710-45-22-1[31]
2018104-82-30-1[32]
20198-33-20-1[33]
2020911-35-13-1State Quarterfinalist[34]
202111-26-12-1Clint Fuller
(33-8)		[35]
202210-45-13-1State Quarterfinalist[36]
202312-26-03-1State Quarterfinalist[37]
Totals615-356-3098-2438-18

Table references: MaxPreps,[38] Texas High School Football History,[39] and Lone Star Football.[40]

    Athletic titles

    • Football[41]
      • 2004 - 4A Division 2 State Champion
      • 2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up
    • Baseball
      • 2018 4A Regional Finalist
      • 2019 4A State Semi-Finalist
    • Boys Track
      • 1974 - 3A State Champion[42]
    • Boys Soccer
      • 2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[43]
      • 2017 - 4A State Champion[44]
      • 2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout.[45]
      • 2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario, 5-1.[46]
      • 2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[47]
      • 2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[48]
      • 2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[49]
      • 2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion 2-1 in state championship match.[50]

    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.

    Notable alumni

    • Bobby Cross (Class of 1948) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[51]
    • Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[52]
    • Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) — Former NFL professional football player[53]
    • Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) — Former NFL professional football player[54]
    • Bob Luman (Class of 1955) - Country/Rockabilly singer; member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Texas Country Music Hall of Fame[55]

    Notable faculty

    John Heffner is a Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program Creation in the 21st Century[56] who currently teaches Pre-calculus at Kilgore[57] and chairs its math department.[58] He has risen to notoriety recently as some popular skeptics have criticized his understanding of mathematical application to the real world as lacking, flawed, and overly cavalier,[59][60][61] in particular his use of the Malthusian growth model, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.

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    2. ↑ "2022 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary KILGORE H S (092902002)-KILGORE ISD-GREGG COUNTY". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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