Kilgore High School
Introduction '''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.
Athletics 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)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 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(33-8)     2022  10-4  5-1  3-1  State Quarterfinalist   2023  12-2  6-0  3-1  State Quarterfinalist   Totals  615-356-30  98-24  38-18  Table references: MaxPreps, Texas High School Football History, and Lone Star Football.===Athletic titles===*Football**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*Boys Soccer**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.
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* Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player* Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) — Former NFL professional football player* Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) — Former NFL professional football player* Bob Luman (Class of 1955) - Country/Rockabilly singer; member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
Notable faculty '''John Heffner''' is a Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program ''Creation in the 21st Century'' who currently teaches Pre-calculus at Kilgore and chairs its math department. 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, in particular his use of the Malthusian growth model, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.
References
External links * Kilgore High School website* Kilgore ISD website