ericflair Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I know this happens every few years so why not start it now? What is the best high schools rivalry in East Texas? Here are a few that come to mind Timpson vs Garrison Shelbyville vs Joaquin Waskom vs Ef Carthage vs Gilmer Kilgore vs Henderson Gilmer vs Gladewater PG vs LE Pewitt vs Daingerfield Longview vs Lufkin Lufkin vs Nac Marshall vs Longview Tatum vs ????? Not sure who Tatum rivalry is with? At one time it was Spring Hill right? Oh yeah Spring Hill vs White Oak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavchamp Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I haven't attended all of the ones listed above....but of the ones I've witnessed personally: 1. Gilmer Vs. Gladewater 2. Longview Vs. Lufkin 3. Kilgore Vs. Henderson 4. Elysian Fields Vs. Waskom 5. JT Vs. Tyler Lee A few I want to list....but....they need some spice before I'd add them to the above list JT Vs. Lufkin Marshall Vs. Longview Henderson Vs. Carthage Longview Vs. JT Marshall Vs. Pine Tree just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttownhornet Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 PG VS Gilmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Longview-Lufkin for sure. A shame the two couldnt prioritize to get eachother on the schedule the next two years. They'll scrimmage one another this fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingnut Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 My favorite has to be Gladewater vs Gilmer. Over the years I've seen some great matchups between Gladewater and other schools, but they were all short lived series, but at the time they were pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 hours ago, ericflair said: I know this happens every few years so why not start it now? What is the best high schools rivalry in East Texas? Here are a few that come to mind Timpson vs Garrison Shelbyville vs Joaquin Waskom vs Ef Carthage vs Gilmer Kilgore vs Henderson Gilmer vs Gladewater PG vs LE Pewitt vs Daingerfield Longview vs Lufkin Lufkin vs Nac Marshall vs Longview Tatum vs ????? Not sure who Tatum rivalry is with? At one time it was Spring Hill right? Oh yeah Spring Hill vs White Oak Henderson and Kilgore get my nod for East Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericflair Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 I forgot about JT and Lee. Who is Jax rivalry with? Did they ever have something with Palestine? And yes Kilgore Henderson is hard to beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, ericflair said: I forgot about JT and Lee. Who is Jax rivalry with? Did they ever have something with Palestine? And yes Kilgore Henderson is hard to beat Jax used to have a pretty good rivalry with Kilgore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingnut Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, Raiderfan7000 said: If GW started winning more then yes I would agree. ARP vs Troup is a decent one not mentioned. You might be surprised at how many Gladewater has won in all the years they have played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingnut Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 What I meant was a rivalry consist of all games played between 2 schools so I was referring to the rivalry not just recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 41 minutes ago, Raiderfan7000 said: If GW started winning more then yes I would agree. ARP vs Troup is a decent one not mentioned. You’ve obviously been to one of these games. It is an intense rivalry regardless of who wins. Both teams leave feeling like they been in a fight. Neither team wants to lose to the other and even in down years either team has a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Raiderfan7000 said: One at Longview was pretty awesome . Every game is like that. Neither side has an empty seat. That game was epic because it was 3rd round and it seemed that all of East Texas was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingnut Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Hard for anyone to understand Gilmer/Gladewater if you aren't part of the fan bases. I can only comment on rivalries I've experienced. That's why I said "my favorite". As far as taking a break. The last 2 years have been a long enough break for these 2 teams and their fans. We're ready to line up against each other again. Hopefully, if this virus cooperates it'll be Week 1 of the season. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredfan1001 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Back in the day Atlanta and LK was a big deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 3 hours ago, ericflair said: I forgot about JT and Lee. Who is Jax rivalry with? Did they ever have something with Palestine? And yes Kilgore Henderson is hard to beat JAX: Palestine.... yeah.... kind of died down after Pal went 4A after AD graduated in 2004. I don’t ever recall CH as a rival. Henderson was a big rival in the 70s but not so much since then. So many of the old district rivals went 4A. Yeah, Kilgore in the early 2000s was big..... WH in mid-2000s when they were turning it around. But we dont really have any “rival” like LV/Lufkin or Gilmer /Gladewater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 7 hours ago, ericflair said: I know this happens every few years so why not start it now? What is the best high schools rivalry in East Texas? Here are a few that come to mind Timpson vs Garrison Shelbyville vs Joaquin Waskom vs Ef Carthage vs Gilmer Kilgore vs Henderson Gilmer vs Gladewater PG vs LE Pewitt vs Daingerfield Longview vs Lufkin Lufkin vs Nac Marshall vs Longview Tatum vs ????? Not sure who Tatum rivalry is with? At one time it was Spring Hill right? Oh yeah Spring Hill vs White Oak Joaquin/ Tenaha has been a much better rivalry the last few years than has Joaquin/ Shelbyville. Sadly, we don’t play the Tigers in ‘20 or ‘21. I don’t know when the last season was that we didn’t play them. I can’t find anyone who remembers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacdragon07 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Lufkin vs Nac is just historic, it’s not really considered a rivalry. We are working on another 20 year losing streak haven’t beaten them since 14. Lufkin and Longview is the real rivalry and they will tell you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 (edited) Garrison vs Timpson back in the day was a huge small school rivalry ... it was a must win game of epic proportions .... The Battle of the Attoyac ..... Edited April 23, 2020 by KirtFalcon yo mama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackflag79 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 10 hours ago, GWBears01 said: Every game is like that. Neither side has an empty seat. That game was epic because it was 3rd round and it seemed that all of East Texas was there. Judging by the two games that followed that, I have no doubt whatsoever that had Gladewater won, they would've had their first state championship. I think the same could be said for that '84 team that tied Daingerfield. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBears01 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 43 minutes ago, blackflag79 said: Judging by the two games that followed that, I have no doubt whatsoever that had Gladewater won, they would've had their first state championship. I think the same could be said for that '84 team that tied Daingerfield. I sure hope we get to play this year. I know you guys return a good group. We have a solid core returning and it should make for a great matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericflair Posted April 23, 2020 Author Share Posted April 23, 2020 I was really surprised that Gilmer Gladewater haven’t played in the last 2 seasons. I thought that was a game that had to be played. Why won’t Tenaha and Joaquin play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavchamp Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 59 minutes ago, Raiderfan7000 said: Marshall vs PT has been as recently. The rest are fun games but one team has their number. Yeah. Marshall is (16-2) Vs PT since 2002. We’ve dominated. But a couple of the games have been competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingnut Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, blackflag79 said: Judging by the two games that followed that, I have no doubt whatsoever that had Gladewater won, they would've had their first state championship. I think the same could be said for that '84 team that tied Daingerfield. I agree. Either year would have been great. Both those games are my top 2 games I've ever attended. Priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OakRidgeMav Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Mavchamp said: Yeah. Marshall is (16-2) Vs PT since 2002. We’ve dominated. But a couple of the games have been competitive. In the last 20 years the Marshall - PT rivalry has been in the same boat as the Longview - Marshall rivalry...…..too one sided to really count as a true rivalry. Marshall - PT has had a few more competitive games.....but not many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valhalla Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Tatum vs Snapshot Day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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