Carthage High School (Texas) Last updated August 23, 2025
Public school in Carthage, Texas, United States
Carthage High School is a public high school located in the city of Carthage, Texas , United States. It is part of the Carthage Independent School District located in central Panola County and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). In 2022, the Texas Education Agency awarded Carthage high a grade of "A", with distinctions earned in ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Progress, Closing the Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. [ 2]
Academics Academic Events Chess Team Debate Team One Act Play Speech Journalism UIL State Academic Titles Girls Debate (3A) - 1959, 1960, 1962 Girls Extemporaneous Speaking (3A) - 1960 Boys Debate (3A) - 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 Boys Informative Speaking (3A) - 1965 Poetry Interpretation (4A) - 1999 Biology (3A) - 2003 Cross-Examination Debate (3A) - 2003 Journalism (3A) - 2003 Other State Titles 2003 Top Ranking Engineering Team - JETS 2009 Texas State Champions - TSA 2010 Texas State Champions - TSA 2010 Class 3A Texas State Powerlifting Champions, 123 lbs (non-UIL) Athletics The Carthage Bulldogs compete in the following sports: Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State champion State finalist State final four State quarterfinalist
Football Competition Record Table Season Conf Dist Overall Record District Record Playoff Record Coach UIL Ref 1924 0-4 T.W. Cocke 1925 2-3-2 Coach Jordan 1926 7-2 Coach Lacy 1927 6-2 1928 B 16 2-4-1 1929 1-8-2 1930 3-4-1 W.D. Garrett 1931 4-3-3 E.B. Morrison (15-10-6) 1932 B 18 6-3-2 1933 5-4-1 1934 22 3-6-1 1935 2-6-2 Clyde Carter 1936 20 6-3-1 C.A. Ethredge 1937 3-6-1 Clayton Stribling (16-18-4) 1938 22 5-2-2 1939 4-5-0 1940 1A 22 4-5-1 1941 3-6 Louis Robinson 1942 24 5-3 Horace Hartsell (11-5-1) 1943 6-2-1 1944 6-4 Jimmy Keeth (22-8-1) 1945 8-2 1946 8-2-1 1947 8-3 George Bounds (31-18-2) 1948 16 4-4-2 1949 4-6 1950 17 8-2 1951 7-3 1952 2A 16 7-3 Ralph Murff (55-17-3) 1953 7-3 1954 10-1-2 2-1 [ 3] 1955 7-3 1956 3A 7 5-5 1957 8-1 1958 11-1-1 1-1 [ 4] 1959 3-6 J.E. (Red) Willis) (28-20-2) 1960 7-3 1961 8-2-1 1962 6-4 1963 4-5-1 1964 1-9 Phil Koonce (24-35-1) 1965 4-6 1966 8-2 1967 6-4 1968 3-7 1969 2-7-1 1970 8 4-6 Bill Brasher 1971 3-6-1 Everett (Sleepy) Reynolds (190-72-10) 1972 9 3-7 1973 2-7-1 1974 3-7 1975 6-4 1976 8 4-5-1 1977 4-6 1978 11-1 1-1 [ 5] 1979 9-2 0-1 [ 6] 1980 4A 8 5-4-1 1981 8-2 1982 9-2-1 1-1 [ 7] 1983 11-3 3-1 [ 8] 1984 9-2-1 0-1 [ 9] 1985 9-3-1 1-1 [ 10] 1986 6-3-1 1987 5-5 1988 16 4-5-1 1989 5-5 1990 6-3-1 1991 15-1 5-1 [ 11] 1992 15 8-3 1993 8-3-1 0-1 [ 12] 1994 17 8-3 0-1 [ 13] 1995 2-8 1996 4A II 16 8-4 1-1 [ 14] 1997 7-4 0-1 [ 15] 1998 17 8-4 1-1 [ 16] 1999 5-5 2000 16 1-9 Charles Lafall (9-23) 2001 1-9 2002 3A I 16 7-5 1-1 [ 17] 2003 8-4 1-1 Benny Mitchell (14-8) [ 18] 2004 6-4 2-2 2005 7-5 2-2 1-1 Mike Bickham (14-8) [ 19] 2006 20 7-3 2-3 2007 9-3 5-0 1-1 Scott Surratt Overall (229-33) Playoffs (79-7) [ 20] 2008 3A II 18 14-2 5-0 6-0 [ 21] 2009 15-1 5-0 6-0 [ 22] 2010 16 14-2 5-0 6-0 [ 23] 2011 9-4 4-1 2-1 [ 24] 2012 3A I 20 10-3 6-0 3-1 [ 25] 2013 14-1 4-0 6-0 [ 26] 2014 4A I 9 5-7 3-2 2015 12-4 5-1 4-1 [ 27] 2016 13-2 4-2 6-0 [ 28] 2017 16-0 6-0 6-0 [ 29] 2018 10 14-1 5-0 4-1 [ 30] 2019 16-0 5-0 6-0 [ 31] 2020 4A II 10 14-0 5-0 6-0 [ 32] 2021 11-1 5-0 2-1 [ 33] 2022 8 16-0 6-0 6-0 [ 34] 2023 13-1 6-0 3-1 [ 35] 2024 16-0 6-0 6-0 [ 36] Totals 700-371-41 94-13 [ a] 95-20 [ b]
Additional table references: MaxPreps , [ 37] Texas High School Football History, [ 38] and Lone Star Football. [ 39]
↑ District record since 2004. Research into prior records is ongoing. ↑ Research into prior records is ongoing. State Titles Carthage (UIL)
Baseball - 1990(4A), [ 40] 2005(3A), [ 41] 2009(3A) [ 42] Football - 2008 3A-D2, [ 43] 2009 3A-D2, [ 44] 2010 3A-D2, [ 45] 2013 3A-D1, [ 46] 2016 4A-D1, [ 47] 2017 4A-D1, [ 48] 2019 4A-D1, [ 49] 2020 4A-D2, [ 50] 2022 4A-D2, [ 51] 2024 4A-D2 [ 52] Carthage Turner (PVIL)
Boys Basketball - 1963(PVIL-3A) [ 53] State Finalists Carthage (UIL)
Baseball - 2001(4A) [ 54] Girls Basketball - 1982(4A) [ 55] Football - 1991(4A) [ 56] Carthage Turner (PVIL)
Boys Basketball - 1962(PVIL-3A), [ 57] 1965(PVIL-3A), [ 58] 1968(PVIL-3A) [ 59] Notable alumni John Booty , former NFL defensive back [ 60] George Cochran , former Major League Baseball (MLB) player [ 61] Linda Davis , country music singer Moochie Dixon , NFL wide receiver [ 62] Philip Humber , MLB pitcher [ 63] Keaontay Ingram , NFL running back [ 64] Brian Lawrence , former MLB pitcher [ 61] Kip Lewis , college football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners [ 65] Audray McMillian , former NFL professional athlete and entrepreneur [ 66] Jim Reeves , country music singer Brandon Rhyder , country music singer Jack Boynton Strong , Texas lawyer, businessman, and politician References 1 2 3 "CARTHAGE H S" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2024 . ↑ "Texas Education Agency 2022 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary" . tea.texas.gov . 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "1954 Football Conference 2A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1958 Football Conference 3A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1978 Football Conference 3A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1979 Football Conference 3A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1982 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1983 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1984 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1985 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1991 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1993 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "1994 Football Conference 4A" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1996 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "1997 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "1998 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2002 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "2003 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2005 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "2007 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2008 Football Conference 3A Division 1" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2009 Football Conference 3A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2010 Football Conference 3A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2011 Football Conference 3A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2012 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2013 Football Conference 3A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2015 Football Conference 4A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2016 Football Conference 4A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2017 Football Conference 4A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2018 Football Conference 4A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2019 Football Conference 4A Division 1" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2020 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2021 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2022 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2023 UIL Texas Football State Championships - 2023 Football Conference 4A D2" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "2022 Football Conference 4A Division 2" (PDF) . uiltexas.org . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ↑ "Carthage Football History" . maxpreps.com . Retrieved November 20, 2023 . ↑ "Season Records: Carthage" . texashighschoolfootballhistory.com . Retrieved November 20, 2023 . ↑ "Carthage Bulldogs" . lonestarfootball.net . Retrieved November 20, 2023 . ↑ "1989-1990 UIL State Champions: Baseball" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 23, 2023 . ↑ "2004-2005 UIL State Champions: Baseball" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 23, 2023 . ↑ "2008-2009 UIL State Champions: Baseball" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 23, 2023 . ↑ "2008-2009 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2009-2010 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2010-2011 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2013-2014 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2016-2017 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2017-2018 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2018-2020 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2020-2021 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2022-2023 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "2024-2025 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 20, 2024 . ↑ "1962-1963 PVIL 3A Boys Basketball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "2000-2001 4A Baseball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 23, 2023 . ↑ "1981-1982 4A Girls Basketball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 23, 2023 . ↑ "1991-1992 UIL State Champions: Football" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved August 26, 2023 . ↑ "1962-1963 PVIL 3A Boys Basketball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "1964-1965 PVIL 3A Boys Basketball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "1964-1965 PVIL 3A Boys Basketball State Results" . uiltexas.org . Retrieved December 26, 2023 . ↑ "Juneteenth to feature former NFL defensive back as keynote speaker" . The Panola Watchman . June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2020 . 1 2 "Carthage HS Baseball Players" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 19, 2014 . ↑ Douglas, Serenity (September 30, 2024). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Former Carthage wide receiver, Moochie Dixon shows out at SMU" . CBS . Retrieved May 11, 2025 . ↑ "Player File - Philip Humber" . Minnesota Twins . Retrieved February 4, 2008 . ↑ Smith, Cam (May 31, 2017). "Texas lands commitment from four-star in-state RB Keaontay Ingram" . USA TODAY High School Sports . Retrieved May 1, 2022 . ↑ Aber, Ryan (April 30, 2021). "OU football: Sooners get commitment from four-star linebacker Kip Lewis" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved November 24, 2024 . ↑ "Audray McMillian Stats" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 12, 2020 .
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