Football Game Preview: Chapel Hill Bulldogs vs. Kilgore Bulldogs

Chapel Hill will venture away from home to square off against Kilgore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Chapel Hill took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 72-28 victory over Palestine. That looming 72-28 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.

Damarcion Blaylock

Receiving Yards

09/12/25 vs Whitehouse	196
08/29/25 vs Jasper	123
09/05/25 @ Gilmer	118
09/19/25 @ Carthage	90
10/03/25 vs Palestine	85

Malik Gee produced another solid performance throwing for 177 yards and four TDs, while also rushing for 33 yards. Damarcion Blaylock did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Chapel Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for Chapel Hill, adding 18 points to the final score. All came from Estevan Sandoval: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 9-for-9 kicking extra points for an additional nine.

Meanwhile, Kilgore had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 27-12 win over the Lions. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 27-5 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.

Chapel Hill's record is now 4-2. As for Kilgore, their record now sits at 5-1.

Chapel Hill might still be hurting after the 30-6 defeat they got from Kilgore when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Chapel Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.