Rez

Officials nitpicked PNG the entire game. I don't have a lot of sympathy for anyone claiming the officiating was against Nederland. That last penalty was significant, but the officials were AWFUL all night, and Nederland benefitted from it as well. In the end, PNG made one more play. That's almost always how this game goes. And as poorly as PNG tackled, Nederland had plenty of chances to score.

PNG wins 22-21. Respect to Nederland.

Kicking off from 25. 2 seconds left

Bost kneels on the extra point to avoid chance of a block.

Touchdown PNG. 2 seconds left. Pending extra point.

Unsportsmanlike offsetting

Boat and his receivers are connecting well.

4:31 left. PNG ball at 25.

PNG gets the ball on a fumble.

These officials need to get their stuff together. This game is being so poorly officiated.

This PNG defense is an embarrassment.

PNG got to 3rd and 22, Bost with a huge completion down to the Nederland 40.

21-16 Bulldogs.

Arm tackling ...

5:27 left in 3rd, pending kickoff to Nederland.

16-14 PNG on top.

Touchdown PNG.

PNG offense is waking up

Sorry to hear that

It looked like he took a bad tackle. But there’s been no word.

Win or lose tonight, PNG isn’t going to even make the playoffs tackling this poorly. I can’t understand it.

That’s a relief

Nederland players confused by not-soaking-wet field; ask coach to explain the mystery of the dry, not-brown surface.

That's a good quote. I think I've miscommunicated my point: I didn't say PNG got any moral victory out of its loss. My point is that when we try to evaluate the strength of a team, the WAY a team loses can be indicative of future wins. For example: Nederland has often started out the season 0-3, only to go on to go undefeated in district. Their losses were still losses, but they don't tell the whole story. Nederland was playing good competition and at a point in its timeline where the X's and O's weren't working right, but used that to put things together down the stretch. See also: Silsbee the last two years. So while football wins are determined based on inches, per Mr. Pacino, I'd argue that PREDICTING future wins is based on a whole lot more.

West Orange has to play Carthage eventually. THAT will be a game, one I’m sure people have wanted to see for years. But I don’t see West Orange’s [name redacted] Defense holding Carthage out of the end zone enough to win.