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06-22-2006, 01:58 PM
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Gilmer’s football prospects getting better and better
Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:35 AM CDT
By LOUIE AVERY
Texarkana Gazette
It just gets better and better for the Gilmer Buckeyes.
Gilmer’s football team got statewide attention recently when G.J. Kinne transferred in from Canton. He was named the 3A Player of the Year after passing for more than 4,000 yards his junior season.
It wasn’t surprising Kinne left Canton. He reportedly received threats of bodily harm after local Jeff Robertson was sentenced to 20 years for shooting Kinne’s father Gary Jo Kinne.
Still, there’s room for suspicion since Kinne chose Gilmer, a team that Canton beat 61-58 in the playoffs last winter. The Buckeyes operate out of a wide open offense that should fit Kinne’s talents quite well.
Gilmer already had an outstanding quarterback in Jamell Kennedy, who reportedly has no problem moving to wide receiver so Kinne can have his job.
The Buckeyes also have Curtis Brown back. He is considered by many to be the top prospect in the state at wide receiver and has already committed to Texas.
Can it get any better than this for the Buckeyes?
It did a few days ago when Houston Tuminello transferred from Mesquite to Gilmer. Tuminello played football last season at Canton where he caught 90 passes for 1,225 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Word has it that Tuminello and his family moved to Mesquite because he was also receiving threats of bodily harm. His father is a minister who was looking for a smaller community to call home and Gilmer just happened to fill the bill.
Now you might be saying that’s great for Gilmer and what does it have to do with Texarkana?
Now you might be saying that’s great for Gilmer and what does it have to do with Texarkana?
Well, if the prognosticators know what they’re talking about, Liberty-Eylau will advance to the playoffs from District 16-3A.
Since L-E will be the largest school in the district it will compete in Division 1 (big school). Their first- round opponent would come from District 15-3A, where the largest school just happens to be Gilmer.
If both teams finished the regular season 10-0, Gilmer, ranked No. 1 by Texas Football Magazine in its pre-season poll, would obviously be a favorite. That scenario is not likely because the Leopards will be playing one of the hardest schedules in 3A this fall.
L-E has Sulphur Springs, Paris, North Lamar, Mount Pleasant, Greenville and defending 3A state champion Wimberly on its schedule. Realistically speaking, it’s not likely the Leopards will be unbeaten this coming season.
That could work to the Leopards’ favor.
Gilmer has some tough games with teams like Tatum on its schedule, but the Buckeyes’ prospects of going 10-0 during the regular season are good.
Say the Leopards finish 8-2 or 7-3, odds makers will have Gilmer winning in a rout. If the Gilmer players believe that, a shocking upset is not out of the question.
But if you’re a Leopard fan, you’ve got to be wondering who’s going to guard Brown? And Tuminello? And Kennedy? And let’s not forget Kinne is a running threat as is running back Justin Johnson.
L-E folks can’t really complain about Gilmer’s good fortune because the Leopards have had their share of transfers that contributed in several sports.
Will Middlebrooks, Josh Wheeler, Brandon Jones and others came to L-E after attending middle school somewhere else. But they weren’t senior transfers.
Still, my gut says Tuminello’s moving to Gilmer deserves a very long look from the Executive Committee in District 15-3A.
Gilmer’s football prospects getting better and better
Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:35 AM CDT
By LOUIE AVERY
Texarkana Gazette
It just gets better and better for the Gilmer Buckeyes.
Gilmer’s football team got statewide attention recently when G.J. Kinne transferred in from Canton. He was named the 3A Player of the Year after passing for more than 4,000 yards his junior season.
It wasn’t surprising Kinne left Canton. He reportedly received threats of bodily harm after local Jeff Robertson was sentenced to 20 years for shooting Kinne’s father Gary Jo Kinne.
Still, there’s room for suspicion since Kinne chose Gilmer, a team that Canton beat 61-58 in the playoffs last winter. The Buckeyes operate out of a wide open offense that should fit Kinne’s talents quite well.
Gilmer already had an outstanding quarterback in Jamell Kennedy, who reportedly has no problem moving to wide receiver so Kinne can have his job.
The Buckeyes also have Curtis Brown back. He is considered by many to be the top prospect in the state at wide receiver and has already committed to Texas.
Can it get any better than this for the Buckeyes?
It did a few days ago when Houston Tuminello transferred from Mesquite to Gilmer. Tuminello played football last season at Canton where he caught 90 passes for 1,225 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Word has it that Tuminello and his family moved to Mesquite because he was also receiving threats of bodily harm. His father is a minister who was looking for a smaller community to call home and Gilmer just happened to fill the bill.
Now you might be saying that’s great for Gilmer and what does it have to do with Texarkana?
Now you might be saying that’s great for Gilmer and what does it have to do with Texarkana?
Well, if the prognosticators know what they’re talking about, Liberty-Eylau will advance to the playoffs from District 16-3A.
Since L-E will be the largest school in the district it will compete in Division 1 (big school). Their first- round opponent would come from District 15-3A, where the largest school just happens to be Gilmer.
If both teams finished the regular season 10-0, Gilmer, ranked No. 1 by Texas Football Magazine in its pre-season poll, would obviously be a favorite. That scenario is not likely because the Leopards will be playing one of the hardest schedules in 3A this fall.
L-E has Sulphur Springs, Paris, North Lamar, Mount Pleasant, Greenville and defending 3A state champion Wimberly on its schedule. Realistically speaking, it’s not likely the Leopards will be unbeaten this coming season.
That could work to the Leopards’ favor.
Gilmer has some tough games with teams like Tatum on its schedule, but the Buckeyes’ prospects of going 10-0 during the regular season are good.
Say the Leopards finish 8-2 or 7-3, odds makers will have Gilmer winning in a rout. If the Gilmer players believe that, a shocking upset is not out of the question.
But if you’re a Leopard fan, you’ve got to be wondering who’s going to guard Brown? And Tuminello? And Kennedy? And let’s not forget Kinne is a running threat as is running back Justin Johnson.
L-E folks can’t really complain about Gilmer’s good fortune because the Leopards have had their share of transfers that contributed in several sports.
Will Middlebrooks, Josh Wheeler, Brandon Jones and others came to L-E after attending middle school somewhere else. But they weren’t senior transfers.
Still, my gut says Tuminello’s moving to Gilmer deserves a very long look from the Executive Committee in District 15-3A.