Kilgore's Javon Towns runs with the ball against Carthage earlier this season. (Longview News-Journal photo)

Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday

Stadium: Pirate Stadium, 3737 West Loop 281, Longview 75604

Coaches: Pine Tree: Jason Bachman; Kilgore: Clint Fuller

Last Week: Pine Tree 42, Lindale 22; Kilgore 24, Gilmer 23

Up next: Pine Tree at Jacksonville; Kilgore at Hallsville

WHEN PINE TREE HAS THE BALL

Players to watch

Pine Tree: MJ Cates (370 passing yards, 323 rushing yards, four passing touchdowns, and three rushing touchdowns) … Jordan Taylor (219 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns) … Trey Brown (105 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown) … Dalan Montgomery (77 rushing yards) … L’Marion Hunter (73 rushing yards) … Brandon Smith (28 receiving yards) … Tyleque Bonner (11 receiving yards)

Kilgore: Cameron Christian (17 tackles) … PJ Wiley (17 tackles) … Zaylon Stoker (16 tackles) … Wylie Mitchell (15 tackles) … Javon Towns (12 tackles) … Matthew Hardy (11 tackles) … Malachi Pierce (11 tackles)

WHEN KILGORE HAS THE BALL

Players to watch

Kilgore: Derrick Williams (348 passing yards, 112 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and one passing touchdown) … Isaiah Watters (137 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown) … Matthew Hardy (92 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns) … Zaylon Stoker (92 receiving yards) … Taylor Oliver (64 receiving yards) … Dre Sanders (62 receiving yards) … Javon Towns (20 receiving yards)

Pine Tree: Raimone Flournoy (18 tackles, three and a half tackles for loss, three sacks, two quarterback pressures, one forced fumble, and one pass break-up) … Seth McFarland (18 tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, and one pass break-up) … Noah Salazar (17 tackles, three quarterback pressures, two tackles for loss, and one sack) … Quinton Clark (16 tackles, six tackles for loss, six quarterback pressures, four sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery) … Kesean Bowie (14 tackles, one tackle for loss, one quarterback pressure, and one pass break-up) … Dealyn Evans (13 tackles, nine quarterback pressures, six tackles for loss, two pass break-ups, and one sack) … Kalil Deckard (11 tackles, three pass break-ups, and one tackle for loss)

Keys: Both Pine Tree and Kilgore bounced back for an important week two win, so both are looking to build on their recent success in their week three matchup. The Pirates can build on last week’s outing by leaning on MJ Cates, Jordan Taylor, Trey Brown, Dalan Montgomery, and L’Marion Hunter on the offensive side, and Raimone Flournoy, Seth McFarland, Noah Salazar, Quinton Clark, Kesean Bowie, and Dealyn Evans on defense. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, need big peformances from offensive players Derrick Williams, Isaiah Watters, Matthew Hardy, and Zaylon Stoker, and defensive standouts Cameron Christian, PJ Wiley, Zaylon Stoker and Wylie Mitchell.

Did you know: Kilgore will meet Pine Tree during football season for the 16th time since 2004 … The Bulldogs own a 13-2 series edge during that stretch after wins in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022, but the Pirates have heated up with recent victories in 2018 and 2021.

THOMAS BINGHAM