In Region III East Texas has dominated things as the last four seasons a team from the East Texas district has taken home regional title honors with Tyler Chapel Hill winning the last three regional crowns. Kilgore has been the tough luck team inside of the region as they’ve fallen in the regional final in three of the last four years, in 2021 Kilgore fell in the regional semifinals. The other ironic fact for Kilgore is they’ve fallen to Chapel Hill three straight seasons in the playoffs. Will anyone outside East Texas be able to break up the monopoly that the 903 has held?
The race at the top of 9-4A Division I will once again likely come down to a battle of Bulldogs as Chapel Hill’s blue Bulldogs and Kilgore’s red Bulldogs will again fight it out as both are ranked in the top ten of 4A-Division I. A year ago Kilgore won the regular season meeting (in convincing fashion) and Chapel Hill won an absolute street fight in the playoffs. The margins between these two are thin, so don’t be surprised in this year’s meeting (or meetings) if both games are close. 5A drop down Pine Tree expects to be drop down and be in contention, while Lindale will lean on a veteran defense to help their young offense mature.