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| 10/31/25 - Away | 55-28 W |
| 11/01/24 - Home | 59-28 W |
| 10/27/23 - Away | 59-13 W |
| 10/28/22 - Home | 54-0 W |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 56-15 W |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gilmer). They claimed a resounding 55-28 win over the Spring Hill Panthers. Given the Buckeyes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Panthers are ranked 629th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Gilmer to victory were Tayveon Horne and Zade Taylor. Horne gained 150 total yards and five touchdowns, while Taylor threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. The dominant performance also gave Horne a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (four). A healthy portion of Taylor's aerial production (122 yards to be exact) went to Solomon Jackson.
Gilmer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Gilmer didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gauge Trossbach and Atavian Ector.
Gilmer's record is now 3-6. As for Spring Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Gilmer is set to square off against their familiar foe North Lamar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Spring Hill will take on rival Pittsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
