Tyler Chapel Hill defeats Gilmer: Live score, updates of Texas high school football showdown (9/6/2024)

Follow live as East Texas UIL 4A powers face off Friday

Chapel Hill tailback Rickey Stewart (with ball) in action during the 2023 UIL 4A Division I championship game. / Photo by Tommy Hays, SBLive

It’s the second week of the 2024 Texas high school football season, and a matchup of two East Texas powerhouses is on tap Friday.

Defending UIL 4A Division II champion Gilmer (0-1) travels to Tyler to face Chapel Hill (1-0) - which played in last season’s 4A Division I championship game - on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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TYLER CHAPEL HILL 33, GILMER 29 (FINAL)

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FOURTH QUARTER

- Pass to the end zone is picked off by Chapel Hill's Demetrius Brisbon. Bulldogs hang on in a wild finish, 33-29.

- The play will stand. Ball at the Chapel Hill 7 with six seconds left. Gilmer calls its last time out.

- The lights have come back on, but we are in a delay as officials are trying to figure out how to determine the play that just happened. Will Gilmer's pass in total darkness count? Stay tuned.

- Holy mackerel, the lights just went out right when Gilmer ran a play, with a pass being caught in total darkness down to the Chapel Hill 7. We are in darkness now with six seconds left.

- Gilmer converts another fourth down as QB Brady McCown scrambles for a first down to the Chapel Hill 28. He then spikes it with 13 seconds left.

- Gilmer faces yet another fourth down, this one a fourth-and-3 from the Chapel Hill 33. Bulldogs will take a time out with 26 seconds remaining.

- Gilmer converts another fourth down as Solomon Jackson makes a catch in traffic down to the Chapel Hill 40. We have less than a minute to go.

- Gilmer faces a fourth-and-10 from its 34 with 1:04 left. Buckeyes just called their second time out.

- Fourth-and-short and Gilmer converts. First down Buckeyes at their 34 with 1:20 left and counting.

- Drive stalls, and Chapel Hill tries a 27-yard field goal attempt. But a high snap foils the play, and Gilmer takes over at its own 22 with 2:18 left. Buckeyes have two time outs left.

- On a third-and-5 from the Gilmer 20, Chapel Hill tailback Rickey Stewart surges forward for 10 yards and a first-and-goal from the 10. Clock nearing three minutes.

- Demetrius Brisbon converts a pair of runs for Chapel Hill first downs, the first on a keeper and the second taking a handoff from Rickey Stewart, who took the snap in the Wildcat formation. Bulldogs' ball inside the GIlmer 40 with less than six minutes left.

- Chapel Hill's defense comes up with a huge stop, holding Gilmer a yard shy of the first down at the Buckeye 45. Gilmer decides to punt it away, and Chapel Hill takes over with a four-point lead with 7:42 left.

- TOUCHDOWN CHAPEL HILL: Wow, what a play by Trevor Brooks in the end zone. On a fourth-and-long from the Gilmer 29, Demetrius Brisbon threw a deep ball to the end zone. It was tipped by a Gilmer player, but Brooks had the concentration and was able to grab the ball before it hit the ground. Chapel Hill is back in front (Chapel Hill, 33-29 | 9:08, 4th)

- TOUCHDOWN GILMER: On the very first play of the fourth quarter, Gilmer QB Brady McCown finds Brendan Webb all alone in the end zone for a 13-yard TD. Brayden Pate's PAT makes it a three-point Buckeye lead (Gilmer, 29-26 | 11:56, 4th)

- The final quarter starts with Gilmer deep in Chapel Hill territory.

THIRD QUARTER

- Chapel Hill forces a Gilmer punt. But the punt is muffed, and the Buckeyes make the recovery inside the Chapel Hill 20 late in the third.

- TOUCHDOWN CHAPEL HILL: That Gilmer lead lasted just 23 seconds. Two plays after a long kickoff return by Chapel Hill's Tyrell Gause down to the Buckeye 15, Rickey Stewart takes it in from the 6. Emmanuel Valencia adds the PAT for a four-point Bulldog advantage (Chapel Hill, 26-22 | 2:37, 3rd)

- PICK-SIX TOUCHDOWN GILMER: Buckeyes go back in front with a defensive TD. They pressured Chapel Hill QB Demetrius Brisbon into a quick release. The ball landed right in the hands of Gilmer's Geramiah Noble, who races in untouched from 15 yards out. Brayden Pate's PAT makes it a three-point Buckeye lead. (Gilmer, 22-19 | 3:00, 3rd)

- Gilmer advanced inside the Chapel Hill 20, but an illegal block and an intentional grounding penalty backed the Buckeyes up, and they were forced to punt. Bulldogs regain possession and have the lead midway through the third.

- TOUCHDOWN CHAPEL HILL: Bulldogs come out of the locker room on a mission as they take the second-half kickoff and punches it in. Demetrius Brisbon fired a 31-yard pass to receiver Trevor Brooks, who shakes off a Gilmer defender at the 1 and finishes off the TD, his second of the night. PAT is blocked, but Chapel Hill is in front (Chapel Hill, 19-15 | 10:07, 2nd)

HALFTIME

- Both teams miss field goal opportunities in the final minutes of the opening half, and Gilmer goes into the locker room up by two.

SECOND QUARTER

- Gilmer attempts a 38-yard field goal, but the kick is no good. However, Chapel Hill jumps offsides, giving the Buckeyes a second chance at three more points. But yet again, the kick is missed, going wide right, and Gilmer will settle for a two-point lead at the break.

- A little bit of trickery by Gilmer, a double pass from Brady McCown to Cadon Tennison, who was the QB during the Buckeyes' title run last season. Tennison then throws it deep to a wide open Alec Sims for about a 30-yard gain down to the Chapel Hill 18 with about 30 seconds left.

- Gilmer forces a Chapel Hill punt late in the first half and the Buckeyes take over. They now have the ball just past midfield entering the final minute.

- TOUCHDOWN GILMER: Chapel Hill attempted a field goal but it was blocked. Moments later, Gilmer regains the lead as Brady McCown throws a TD pass to Brendan Webb covering approximately 25 yards. Brayden Pate adds the PAT to put the Buckeyes up by two (Gilmer, 15-13 | 3:05, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN CHAPEL HILL: Chapel Hill goes in front for the first time tonight as tailback and Texas commit Rickey Stewart breaks off a long TD run, covering about 90 yards. PAT puts the Bulldogs up by five (Chapel Hill, 13-8 | 6:32, 2nd)

- Gilmer stuffs a Chapel Hill run attempt on third-and-short near the Bulldog 35. Bulldogs will punt it away.

- The second quarter is now under way.

FIRST QUARTER

- Chapel Hill's Timontrea Jenkins stops a Gilmer drive by picking off a pass inside his own 5 in the closing seconds of the first quarter.

- TOUCHDOWN CHAPEL HILL: Bulldogs have an answer on their opening series, scoring a TD themselves as QB Demetrius Brisbon connects with Trevor Brooks from 14 yards out. Brisbon earlier converted a 20-yard keeper on fourth down to inside the Gilmer 10. PAT kick is missed, keeping Gilmer up by two (Gilmer, 8-6 | 2:32, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN GILMER: Buckeyes take the opening kickoff and march down the field to take an early lead on a 1-yard TD run from Alec Sims. Gilmer then fakes a kick on the PAT, as the holder, Cadon Tennison, throws a pass to Sims in the end zone for two more points (Gilmer, 8-0 | 7:04, 1st)

PREGAME NOTES

- Chapel Hill runs out onto the field. Bulldogs in white helmets, blue jerseys and white pants. Gilmer wearing black helmets, white jerseys and white pants.

- Pregame music here includes "Enter Sandman," "Thunderstruck" and "Crazy Train."

- The Gilmer band just played the school alma mater, and it is set to the tune of "Stars and Stripes Forever."

- Gilmer and Tyler Chapel Hill set to warm up before Friday night's game at Bulldog Stadium.

About Gilmer:

The Buckeyes appeared to be on their way to a home win in their season opener, taking a 15-7 lead on Pine Tree at halftime. But in the second half, it was all Pirates, as they shut down Gilmer and rallied to stun the Buckeyes, 22-15, the first time Pine Tree beat Gilmer since 2022.

About Tyler Chapel Hill:

The Bulldogs started their season on a strong note, as they handled Jasper, 56-20. Tailback Rickey Stewart, a University of Texas commit, led the way as he rushed for 225 yards on just 10 carries. Also, Chapel Hill brings back quarterback Demetrius Brisbon, who is committed to Baylor.

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