ARLINGTON, Texas — The Gilmer Buckeyes went head-to-head with the China Spring Cougars for the UIL 4A-Div. II State Title at 3 p.m. on Friday in Arlington.
HOW THEY GOT HERE
Gilmer: Def. Gladewater 42-14, Henderson 50-14, Atlanta 48-6 and Lindale 49-35, lost to Carthage 28-7, def. Spring Hill 56-15, Pittsburg 26-13, Liberty-Eylau 51-7, North Lamar 56-6 and Pleasant Grove 55-14 in the regular season; and Mexia 71-14, Caddo Mills 68-31, Van 56-35, Pleasant Grove 36-15 and Celina 27-7 in the playoffs
China Spring: Def. Addison Trinity Christian 49-15, Lorena 21-13, Brownwood 57-21, Lampasas 47-7, Mexia 56-7, Jarrell 74-0, Gatesville 41-10, Salado 48-7, Robinson 52-21 and Waco Connally 48-7 in the regular season; and Madisonville 50-7, Sealy 48-7, Carthage 27-17, West Orange-Stark 31-14 and Cuero 34-9 in the playoffs
The Buckeyes came up short, falling to the Cougars 31-7.
PLAY-BY-PLAY RECAP
1Q:
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Haynes for 10 yards to the GILMER 42, 1ST DOWN GILMER, out-of-bounds.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for loss of 3 yards to the GILMER 39.
- GILMER Haynes rush for 11 yards to the 50-yard line.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Orona for 2 yards to the CHINA SPRING 48, 1ST DOWN GILMER.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to J. Rockwell for loss of 2 yards to the 50-yard line
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Haynes for loss of 5 yards to the GILMER 45.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Haynes for 11 yards to the CHINA SPRING 44, out-of-bounds.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Gilow for 9 yards to the CHINASPR35, 1ST DOWN GILMER.
- GILMER Haynes rush for no gain to the CHINA SPRING 35.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 9 yards to the CHINA SPRING 26.
- Haynes rush for 2 yards to the CHINA SPRING 24, 1ST DOWN
- GILMER B. Tennison sacked for loss of 2 yards to the CHINA SPRING 26
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 15 yards to the CHINASPR11, 1ST DOWN GILMER.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to J. Rockwell.
- GILMER Haynes rush for no gain to the CHINA SPRING 11.
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 1 yard to the CHINA SPRING 10.
- GILMER Hernandez field goal attempt from 27 MISSED - hit left upright, spot at CHINA SPRING 20
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER drive - 18 plays, 58 yards, 7:06
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for 8 yards to the CHINA SPRING 28, out-of-bounds.
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for no gain to the CHINA SPRING 28
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 5 yards to the CHINA SPRING 33, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Hafford for 5 yards to the CHINA SPRING 38
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 15 yards to the GILMER 47, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 4 yards to the GILMER 43
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 1 yard to the GILMER 42
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 8 yards to the GILMER 34, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- PENALTY GILMER offside defense - 5 yards to the GILMER 29
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 11 yards to the GILMER 18, 1ST DOWN CHINASPR, out-of-bounds
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for no gain to the GILMER 18
2Q:
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for loss of 3 yards to the GILMER 21.
- CHINA SPRING Bowden sacked for loss of 10 yards to the GILMER 31.
- CHINA SPRING Barr field goal attempt from 48 MISSED, kick to GILMER 0, R. Fluellen return 28 yards to the GILMER 28, out-of-bounds
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING drive - 13 plays, 49 yards, 5:45
- GILMER L. Jackson rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 31
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 5 yards to the GILMER 36
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to R. Fluellen
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER drive - 3 plays, 8 yards
- GILMER Guidry punt 35 yards to the CHINA SPRING 29, fair catch by Hafford
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 10 yards to the CHINA SPRING 39, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the CHINA SPRING 42
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass incomplete to Hafford
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass incomplete to Trevino
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING - 4 plays, 13 yards
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Gilow for 18 yards to the CHINA SPRING 43, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Haynes
- GILMER Haynes rush for 23 yards to the CHINA SPRING 20, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER Haynes rush for 10 yards to the CHINA SPRING 10, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER Haynes rush for 8 yards to the CHINA SPRING 2
- GILMER Haynes rush for 2 yards for the TOUCHDOWN; Hernandez PAT GOOD
- 6:36 2Q: GILMER 7, CHINA SPRING 0
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER drive - 6 plays, 61 yards, score
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for 10 yards to the CHINA SPRING 49, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for loss of 1 yard to the CHINA SPRING 48
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 9 yards to the GILMER 43
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 5 yards to the GILMER 38, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 4 yards to the GILMER 34
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for loss of 2 yards to the GILMER 36
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 27 yards to the GILMER 9, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 6
- CHINA Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 3
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards for the TOUCHDOWN; Barr PAT GOOD
- 2:03 2Q: GILMER 7, CHINA SPRING 7
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING - 10 plays, 61 yards
- GILMER L. Jackson rush for 2 yards to the GILMER 35
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 8 yards to the GILMER 43, 1ST DOWN GILMER, out-of-bounds
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Haynes for 3 yards to the GILMER 46, out-of-bounds
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 49, out-of-bounds
- GILMER Haynes rush for 9 yards to the CHINA SPRING 42, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Gilow
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Haynes
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Gilow for 27 yards to the CHINA SPRING 15, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 10 yards to the CHINA SPRING 5, 1ST DOWN GILMER
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete.
- GILMER high snap and FG is blocked by CHINA SPRING, CHINA SPRING returns blocked FG 85 yards for TOUCHDOWN; PAT is GOOD
- HALFTIME: Gilmer 7, China Spring 14
3Q:
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 32 yards to the GILMER 33, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 27
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 5 yards to the GILMER 22, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 2 yards to the GILMER 20
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 8 yards to the GILMER 12, 1ST DOWN CHINASPR, out-of-bounds
- CHIINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 9
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 6
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 1 yard to the GILMER 5
- CHINA SPRING Barr FIELD GOAL GOOD
- 7:25 3Q: Gilmer 7, China Spring 17
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING - 10 plays, 60 yards
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 3 yards to the GILMER 40
- GILMER Haynes rush for no gain to the GILMER 40
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 1 yard to the GILMER 41 PENALTY GILMER holding 10 yards to the GILMER 30
- GILMER PENALTY GILMER delay of game, 5 yards to the GILMER 25
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to R. Fluellen for 10 yards to the GILMER 35
- PENALTY GILMER false start, 5 yards to the GILMER 30.
- GILMER Guidry punt 45 yards to the CHINA SPRING 25, downed
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER - 3 plays, -7 yards
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for 5 yards to the CHINA SPRING 30
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for loss of 2 yards to the CHINA SPRING 28
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for no gain to the CHINA SPRING 28
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING - 3 plays, 3 yards
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Haynes for 2 yards to the GILMER 45, out-of-bounds
- GILMER Haynes rush for 4 yards to the GILMER 49
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Gilow for 3 yards to the CHINA SPRING 48
- GILMER Haynes rush for loss of 2 yards to the 50-yard line, TURNOVER on downs
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER - 4 plays, 7 yards
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for loss of 1 yard to the CHINA SPRING 49
- CHIANA SPRING Bowden rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 48
4Q:
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 8 yards to the GILMER 40, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 6 yards to the GILMER 34
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 5 yards to the GILMER 29, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- GILMER PENALTY offside defense 5 yards to the GILMER 24
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass complete to Williams for 4 yards to the GILMER 20, out-of-bounds
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 6 yards to the GILMER 14, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for no gain to the GILMER 14
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 14 yards for TOUCHDOWN; Barr PAT GOOD
- 8:25 4Q: Gilmer 7, China Spring 24
- DRIVE STATS: CHINA SPRING - 9 plays, 50 yards
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 42
- GILMER B. Tennison rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 45
- GILMER L. Jackson rush for loss of 3 yards to the GILMER42 (T. Exline).
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to R. Fluellen, TURNOVER on downs
- DRIVE STATS: GILMER - 4 plays, 3 yards
- CHINA SPRING Bowden pass incomplete to Hafford
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 9 yards to the GILMER 33
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 2 yards to the the GILMER31, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 10 yards to the GILMER 21, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING, out-of-bounds
- GILMER PENALTY face mask, 11 yards to the GILMER 10, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for loss of 3 yards to the GILMER 13
- GILMER PENALTY offside defense 5 yards to the GILMER 8
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 6 yards to the GILMER 2
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 2 yards for TOUCHDOWN, Barr PAT GOOD
- 4:52 4Q: Gilmer 7, China Spring 31
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to K. Rockwell.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to J. Rockwell.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Gilow
- GILMER B. Tennison pass complete to Gilow for 14 yards to the GILMER 45, 1ST DOWN GILMER.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to J. Rockwell
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Gilow
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to Haynes
- GILMER PENALTY delay of game 5 yards to the GILMER 40.
- GILMER B. Tennison pass incomplete to J. Rockwell.
- CHINA SPRING Williams rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 37
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 11 yards to the GILMER 26, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 6 yards to the GILMER 20
- CHINA SPRING Hafford rush for 3 yards to the GILMER 17
- CHINA SPRING Bowden rush for 2 yards to the GILMER 15, 1ST DOWN CHINA SPRING
- CHINA SPRING Team rush for loss of 5 yards to the GILMER 20
- CHINA SPRING takes a knee to close out game
FINAL: China Spring 31, Gilmer 7
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