2013 Football Playoffs

ARLINGTON -- Kilgore entered Friday's Class 3A Division I state championship game averaging more than 490 rushing yards in its previous three playoff wins.

ARLINGTON -- The ruler's back.

We took more than 100 photographs of the 2013 Class 3A Division I state championship game between Carthage and Kilgore at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

ARLINGTON -- In the moments after Carthage's 34-23 win over Kilgore on Friday that clinched its fourth state title in six years, senior running back Tevin Pipkin wasn't going to let go of the state-championship trophy.

ARLINGTON -- Carthage quarterback Blake Bogenschutz had already taken care of surpassing Si'Darius Blackshire and Anthony Morgan on the school's all-time passing records list.

Follow the live score of Carthage vs. Kilgore in the Class 3A Division I state championship game right here. You can also get live updates all game long by following us on Twitter.

We caught up with some names you Carthage and Kilgore football fans may recognize and asked them about the old days of the Carthage vs. Kilgore rivalry.

There's not much left to do to get ready for Carthage and Kilgore in Friday's Class 3A Division I state championship game at AT&T Stadium.

Class 3A Division I State Championship Carthage Bulldogs (14-1) vs. Kilgore Bulldogs (14-0) 12 p.m. Friday AT&T Stadium, Arlington   Coaches Carthage: Scott Surratt Kilgore: Mike Wood   Road to Arlington Carthage District 20-3A: Champion (4-0) Bi-district: Carthage 49, Mexia 6 Area: Carthage 44, Navasota 14 Region III semifinal: Carthage 49, Silsbee 6 Region III final: Carthage 28, West Ora

CARTHAGE -- Considering the shattered school records and overwhelming success over the course of their careers, reaching the state championship in Arlington only seems fitting for Carthage's core of senior offensive stars.