3A player of the year transfers to Gilmer!

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Player of the Year leaves Canton for Gilmer

By RICK KRETZSCHMAR

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

A football player that had a big hand in ending Gilmer's football season last year is now part of the Buckeye family.

G.J. Kinne, the Associated Press Sports Editors' and Texas Sports Writers Association's Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year, has transferred from Canton to Gilmer. Jocelyne Carter, Kinne's mother, confirmed that her son enrolled at Gilmer High School on Tuesday.

Kinne transfers to Gilmer after an unusually eventful 2005. Gary Joe Kinne, Kinne's father and Canton's coach, was shot by an irate parent, Jeff Robertson, on April 7. Robertson was sentenced to 20 years in prison March 1.

The elder Kinne recovered and with G.J. at quarterback, helped Canton to a 12-2 season and the Region II, Class 3A Division II final, the best season in school history. Gary Joe Kinne is now an assistant coach at Baylor University.

Carter said she and her current husband, Kyle Carter, prefer a small-town environment for G.J. and her other son, McLane Carter, who is in the third grade.

"My husband and I made this move because of the shooting. I never want to live in a major metropolitan area again," Jocelyne Carter said. "It's hard for G.J. transferring before his senior year. It would have been harder transferring to a big-school environment."

As a junior last season, G.J. passed for 3,859 yards and 41 touchdowns, rushed for 847 yards and 15 touchdowns and played safety on defense. G.J. has received recruiting interest from Texas, Alabama, Miami and Baylor.

G.J. accounted for 490 total yards of offense and seven touchdowns as Canton defeated Gilmer in an epic Class 3A Division II area playoff, 61-58, on Nov. 18. Gilmer won the Class 3A Division II state title in 2004.

The transfer could cause a dilemma at quarterback for Gilmer. Last year's starter for the Buckeyes, Jamell Kennedy, was a first-team selection on the News-Journal's All-East Texas team. Kennedy passed for 2,254 yards, with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

Gilmer coach Jeff Traylor said it's too early to determine who will play where concerning G.J. and Kennedy. Because Gilmer is a Class 3A school, it does not have spring football.

"If Jamell doesn't play quarterback, he'll be on the field somewhere," Traylor said. "It will work itself out. We'll get through it."

G.J.'s transfer could also enhance an already potent offense.

Junior receiver Curtis Brown, who has orally committed to the University of Texas, caught 63 passes for 974 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2005. Running back Justin Johnson was a Co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year on the All-East Texas team as a sophomore.

[KFDM COOP]

They will be loaded!! Hope they go D 1.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

would they play the Stangs?

[jdawg03]

i think Silsbee will go D1 if they get in the playoffs,....if not Jasper will.....

If niether Jasper or Silsbee make the playoffs, then WO-S goes D1....But i would say thats highly unlikely

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Gilmer is my pick to win state in 3A (whatever division their in)

[bigred75]

i think Silsbee will go D1 if they get in the playoffs,....if not Jasper will.....

If niether Jasper or Silsbee make the playoffs, then WO-S goes D1....But i would say thats highly unlikely

So who is it not going Silsbee or Jasper?? Haha BC and WOS are taking the other two. Orange county baby!!!

[KFDM COOP]

'''jf

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

wow.

[kerusso]

i think Silsbee will go D1 if they get in the playoffs' date='....if not Jasper will.....

If niether Jasper or Silsbee make the playoffs, then WO-S goes D1....But i would say thats highly unlikely[/quote']

WO-S is the only school I would put money on to make it to the playoffs in that district. The other spots will be like birds (Hawks and Cardinals) being chased by cats (Tigers and Wildkats) who are being chased by a dog.

I'd say Silsbee and BC would get my nod at this point with the athletes they have returning. But Jasper and Kirbyville have both had good success last few years so it will be wide open. HJ lost a lot but could be the spoiler.

HF and Orangefield probably make the playoff in weaker sister districts, but in the house of pain in this district.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

OMG that first paragraph was too funny. I needed that..LOL

[Jasperdog94]

Don't get too excited about Gilmer. I doubt that GJ will see the field in Gilmer after what he put on his website and what his mother said.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Don't get too excited about Gilmer. I doubt that GJ will see the field in Gilmer after what he put on his website and what his mother said.

What website?

[KFDM COOP]

3A downlow i guess

[Jasperdog94]

What website?

GJ has his own website. Plus the comments his mother made. If you want to read about it go here: http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43094

[DP#1FAN]

I can't see the UIL letting this happen after reading that.

[Jasperdog94]

Stranger things have happened, but I don't think they will either.

[Jsmity]

Good for her. She is protecting her family which should always be priority one. She realizes just like most should that sports are just recreation and life reigns supreme in the eyes of a parent.

[Jasperdog94]

Good for her. She is protecting her family which should always be priority one. She realizes just like most should that sports are just recreation and life reigns supreme in the eyes of a parent.

If you really think this is about safety, then you haven't been following this story very closely.

[Jsmity]

After re-reading the letter she wrote I believe you are correct. Should be interesting to see if UIL takes any insentive in this dont you think.