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^ This staff has went above an beyond expectations. Great job PNG.

I would say a more PREPARED group of kids. Lots of kids back from last year, but the defense is 100% better. This years team is a TEAM. The DC has done excellent preparation for each game. The kids are in the right places at the right times, but all that is nothing if they can't tackle, and like Chief Joseph said, these kids are playing with great effort. GREAT EFFORT. You can see it, you can FEEL it  in the stadium. Every struggle in every game makes them better. This team has FIGHT and they don't give up. I think that's a credit to the Coaches, the players, the parents, and the community.
But you know all this. You're a PNG Indian.
 
Has anyone noticed that there are no names on the backs of jersey's? I like it. They usually have them on for the 1st playoff game.
 

Has @Reaganbeen somewhat right this whole time?? 

Nederland and PNG generally have the same type athletes.  Not a lot of D1 guys walking the halls of either school. It’s all about system and culture for both schools.  That’s coaching.  

We started getting in full weeks of practice, for one, and the kids acclimated to the new system. People forget that the Memorial game was the first game under a new head coach who wasn’t able to get in all the practice he wanted due to the weather leading up to that game.
There were a lot of people, including a few on this site, that doubted the new coach after that game. What did I tell y’all then? Be patient.
Patience is paying big dividends right now.

5A-2, there were 64 teams, now there are 4. 

One thing I've seen from PNG this year is that coach of there has them prepared. So I'm sure it will be a slug fest

Agree!

PNG coaching staff legit. Hell of a game. Players too. Crowd helped too. 

Wait what? A first year coach going to the semifinals? That's not possible, is it?

That D. Dodge hire don’t look so bad now does it.  Thank you coach Dodge.

better be ready for some long days ahead!

Prime example of what's wrong with society today "ENTITLEMENT" and it is as bad as it can be at PNG.....how can expect anything different from your kids when they are getting it honestly! If you dont get enough playing time work harder! if you dont make the drill team work harder, if you dont make the cheerleading squad work harder! But instead our parents are going to raise ten kinds of hell and this where we find ourselves today folks! its ok for our kids to fail and work harder, its called life lessons! 
 
This will go down as the biggest failure in PNG Athletics history, and be hard to recover from.

Here’s what I have for all of you. I made a grey post so it would not get deleted a few weeks back. Let this get out. These new school board members need to make a decision. Either take care of the administration problems, that are causing the BF debacle. Or get ready to not be voted back in. It’s simple. It’s called the power of social media. And a few of us have the goods. So if you know a school board member, one of these newly elected ones. Pass this along to them. The only thing that generates money and people are bleeding purple for, revolve around sports and the band and drill teams. So if you think, a Joe Dale Cary type of coach is going to come in and do what BF has done, your sadly mistaken. The words been out for over a month. Leaked from the top. My sources, are firm…….

And Langston!  LOL!

This is perfect and absolutely correct! It is funny you see all these comments on this messageboard from the REALLY smart people (You know who you are and I DO TOO) blaming the admin and school board. You will for sure not see any of these people post on facebook because they will have to use their REAL NAMES. This same superintendent you are grilling received Superintendent of the year for the district’s successes under his leadership, including the passing of a Tax Ratification Election that negated a $4 million budget deficit. Also under his leadership, the district passed a $130 million bond election for replacing six elementary campuses with four new state of the art elementary schools. Another decision made by Dr. Gonzales and this board was the decision to keep learning face-to-face during the 2020-21 school year in spite of opposition. Keep being the keyboard warriors that you are! 

Hearing that PNG and Nederland ISD are preparing to combine to form one school district. Admin building will remain in Port Neches and District name will stay PNG ISD. The school board will be expanded to 9 members with 5 dedicated to Port Neches & Groves residents and 4 dedicated to Nederland residents. The only allowed in-district transfers will be for athletes transferring from Nederland HS to PNG HS. All “star” athletes will be required to play for PNG. The new school district will split Nederland tax revenue among the whole district equally, but Port Neches and Groves tax revenue will remain with schools in the cities of PN and Groves. PN will be using the new tax revenue to build a massive Performing Arts center and new domed football stadium and practice facility. Hearing that Nederland will receive incentives from PNG board members to make all this happen including a restaurant, reduced rate rental equipment, advertising services, dental care, vip healthcare service, free bedtime stories, and a custom golf cart.  Also, all midcounty madness games will be held at PNG. Sources say this is a done deal. Really solid sources. They heard it from the pool man of the dog groomer for the cousin of the workout partner of the college roommate of the ex-boyfriend of the daughter of the waiter at the favorite restaurant of the sister-in-law of the science teacher at the middle school of one of the board members best friend’s former co-workers brother’s daughter’s ex-bestfriend’s 3rd cousin’s pool man!

The ones that know don't talk and the ones that talk don't know! The reason this isn't on FB is because people would have to do it with their own name behind whatever they're saying! Don't have an opinion one way or the other just don't believe this discussion on here does anyone involved any good, including Coach

Off topic - as I'm not a resident and couldn't have a valid opinion on topic even if i wanted to. I'm just shocked Coach LeFort's son is already a senior?! Well that makes me feel pretty old now, thanks. Coach Lefort in his early coaching days at Vidor helped shape me into the man I am today. He wasn't even my position coach, but he always had time to talk when I needed him. Good man. Will always have positive things to say about him.

Let's see here. 
 
Scott Bartlett - Son in 8th grade and son in 7th grade. 
Brandon Cropper - Son in 9th grade and son in 6th grade. 
Dustin Marsh - No kids in high school or even close to high school yet. 
Dallon James - Very young kids. 
Eric Sullivan - Has had sons play and be very successful for Faircloth. I am not sure how much his senior plays but I know Eric and he is not going to push for a coach to be fired because his son is not a kid getting the most playing time. 
Jake Lefort- His son is on varsity and is a senior and he plays. 
Lana Parker- Her youngest is over 40. I am sure she isn't riding the pine at PN-G. 
 
I personally know every person on the board except Dallon. Please don't pass along rumors that could be harmful when you have no idea if there is truth in them. 

PN-G Coach Carter's daughter Candyce Carter, as the head coach of Barb High School 5a softball team, won the 5a SC in Louisiana on May 1st making her and Coach Carter the first father daughter duo to win State Championships in Louisiana's 101 year history that records have been kept. Coach Carter has two SC's in Louisiana as well as the one at PN-G. Coach Carter won his first SC in his 5th year of coaching his daughter won her first SC in her 4th year of coaching. Congrats to both on such a rare and huge accomplishment. 

i think Carter is the only one who has ever won a state championship in 5A from this area. Doesn't he have 3 or 4 state championships rings between LA and TX?

Coach Carter is a good guy. A couple years ago my son dominated PNG. He found him in the parking lot along with Assnt coach Ab and told my son good game and praised him. These guys didn’t have to do that.  They were straight up great guys and respect the game and all players. My .02
Hats off to PNG, they brought it to the Hill this year. Two great programs, as well as Nederland. Nothing but respect from us.

Coach Carter is a great man. I am very glad my son had the privilege to play for him. Those that talk bad about the man don’t truly know him. He is all about the kids he is coaching. He challenges them constantly makes them work, something some of these kids don’t know how. If you want it he will he will reward you. If you go half a__ and don’t put in the work and expect to play just because of who you are. Well, less just say you will need a pad for your butt because you will have a lot of pine time.

Coach Carter was hired as a two time State Championship winning baseball coach by B Faircloth and he is used as a football coach as well. He has 3 SC rings and has won many playoff games as a baseball coach. Other schools in SETX like to use the same coaches by passing them around from school to school. PN-G went out a found a coach who had won multiple SC's before and hires him. By the way he is a heck of a great man as well.