ETSN.fm 2014 Week 4 Class 4A Poll: Gilmer Holds Off Tatum + Onto No. 1 Ranking
The Gilmer Buckeyes needed a touchdown pass in the final seconds to knock off Tatum last Friday, and hold onto to the No. 1 spot in this week's ETSN.fm East Texas Class 4A poll.
Gilmer (3-0), which held a 20-point halftime lead, needed a clutch fourth-quarter drive to remain unbeaten on the young season. Tatum (1-1), despite the loss, moved up two spots to No. 3 in this week's rankings.
Kilgore (1-2) picked up its first win of the season -- 40-7 over Pine Tree -- and moved up a spot to No. 2, while Gladewater (2-1) fell two positions after its first loss of the year -- a 42-21 loss to St. Thomas More out of Lafayette, La., last Friday night.
Atlanta (3-0) and Van (3-0) each moved up one spot, while Carthage (1-2) dropped three spots to No. 7 after a 34-14 home loss to Nacogdoches.
ETSN.fm East Texas Class 4A Poll
No. 1 Gilmer (3-0) -- def. Tatum, 41-35
- Last week's rank: Same
- This week: at Daingerfield
No. 2 Kilgore (1-2) -- def. Pine Tree, 40-7
- Last week's rank: No. 3
- This week: at Texas High
No. 3 Tatum (1-1) -- lost to Gilmer, 41-35
- Last week's rank: No. 5
- This week: at Liberty-Eylau
No. 4 Gladewater (2-1) -- lost to Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More, 42-21
- Last week's rank: No. 2
- This week: vs. Carthage
No. 5 Atlanta (3-0) -- def. Daingerfield, 51-7
- Last week's rank: No. 6
- This week: at Pittsburg
No. 6 Van (3-0) -- def. Lindale, 52-20
- Last week's rank: No. 7
- This week: vs. Brownsboro
No. 7 Carthage (1-2) -- lost to Nacogdoches, 34-14
- Last week's rank: No. 4
- This week: at Gladewater
No. 8 Chapel Hill (1-2) -- def. Paris, 51-41
- Last week's rank: Same
- This week: vs. Port Neches-Groves (at Lufkin)
No. 9 Henderson (2-1) -- def. Rusk, 50-21
- Last week's rank: Same
- This week: at Newton
No. 10 Canton (3-0) -- def. Crandall, 28-12
- Last week's rank: Same
- This week: at Spring Hill