Kilgore High School


Kilgore High School is a public high school in Kilgore, Texas, United States. It is classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League, and is part of the Kilgore Independent School District. In 2022, the school was given an Accountability Rating of 'B' by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics

The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:
The football and soccer teams play their home games at R.E. Saint John Memorial Stadium, sharing the facility with the Kilgore College football team.
Table references: MaxPreps, Texas High School Football History, and Lone Star Football.

Athletic titles

  • Football
  • *2004 - 4A Division 2 State Champion
  • *2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up
  • *2024 - 4A Division 1 State Runner-Up
  • *2025 - 4A Division 1 State Runner-Up
  • Baseball
  • *2018 4A Regional Finalist
  • *2019 4A State Semi-Finalist
  • Boys Track
  • *1974 - 3A State Champion
  • Boys Soccer
  • *2024 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist.
  • *2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.
  • *2017 - 4A State Champion
  • *2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout.
  • *2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario, 5-1.
  • *2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.
  • *2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up
  • *2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up
  • *2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion 2-1 in state championship match.
On December 18, 2004, the Kilgore High School "Ragin' Red" Bulldog football team completed a perfect season after winning the Class 4A Division II state championship game, 33–27, in a double-overtime thriller against the Dallas Lincoln Tigers at Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco. Nick Sanders blocked a potential go-ahead field goal attempt by Lincoln and returned it for the winning touchdown.
  • Cheer
  • *2021 - 4A Best of Fight Song & 4th Place
  • *2022 - 4A Division 1 4th Place
  • *2023 - 4A Division 1 Top 20 Finalist
  • *2024 - 4A Division 1 Best of Fight Song & Top 20 Finalist
  • *2026 - 4A Division 1 Top 20 Finalist

Student life

The Mirror is a newspaper edited and published by students.

Notable alumni