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Congrats Nederland. Best of luck Coach Rich.

2 hours ago, PN-G bamatex said:

1970 and 1989NDN touch on some important points about PN-G and what's going on in the rest of American secondary education. I think most of the posters on this site know that I've been involved in Texas policy circles for several years now, and worked for a state institution of higher education until a few months ago.

In my dealings with the state's education policy thought leaders, it has struck me just how significantly public schools in this state have changed, generally speaking, even since I was in high school only thirteen years ago. To my mind, PN-G has solidified itself as one of the last remaining examples of the right mix of things that used to make the model public high school in America: strong academics, strong extracurricular programming, strong community support, and a strong culture centered around school pride and a continuing tradition of success. To have a strong high school, you need a healthy mix of all of that.

Extracurricular participation is particularly important because it teaches life lessons that can't be learned from a textbook, and because it often motivates students to try harder in the classroom. PN-G has staved off - in some ways, reversed - trends I've seen across much of the rest of public education that have slowly eaten away at the strength of our education system. You can see the evidence every Friday night. Schools with substantially more students (and resources) than PN-G field sports teams, drill teams and bands a fraction of the size of their PN-G counterparts. Sure, some of those other schools might look fine on paper, but far too often, it's because administrators, curriculum developers and faculty have found ways to game the system to create appearances of success instead of doing the hard work it takes to achieve real success.

I think PN-G's present level of extracurricular participation and success, and all of the benefits that come with it whether tangible or intangible, is a testament to what the faculty, staff and community have managed to accomplish and sustain. Many schools have a rich history that sits in backroom trophy cabinets and closeted yearbooks collecting dust while nobody notices. PN-G has refused to forget about its history, instead choosing to hold out the achievements of past students as an example to current students of what they, too, are capable of. At the high school level, that is truly remarkable. I believe the high school's present success validates the efficacy of the approach.

One day, some of us alumni are going to have to have a conversation about what we can do to more tangibly contribute to the continuation of those traditions, but that's a conversation for a future date when I have more time and energy to spare.

But now back to Nederland....

Maybe something is being looked at for part of this continuation. Ill fill you in after turnaround. You are one of the people who, if interested, could take part in it. Working with a mutual friend and two long time PN-G historians. Looking at some ideas. Also working with a great man from PA to help develop something for the great history of Port Arthur. A few other ideas being kicked around. Little to early in the process to get to deep in discussion. 

PN-G was left in a very good position by Coach Faircloth. 

22 hours ago, pakronos said:

my bad the cowboys was playing #oneanddone....too soon???? LOL

Dang it you click bated me. I got excited for a sec. LOL

1 hour ago, Rez Ipsa said:

I guarantee you wouldn’t see any more missed tackles 

Wrong side of the ball.

What an amazing football player he has been a joy to watch and will continue to be. 

On 12/29/2023 at 9:54 PM, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

Nope. They wouldn't. Trust me. And that's fine. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I would take vacation to support PAM. I hope you know me better than that. 

I have a friend at TASO who us a college ref. He verified to me that each coach is given a bio of each ref to review for the game. SOC either knew the ref was there are did not read them. 

On 12/23/2023 at 3:35 PM, A BUC 77 said:

Wow.  Y’all won a state championship and everyone congratulated you.  Now it’s time to rub it in our faces.

Just so you know if Nederland wins state I would be saying the same thing. Or any school for SETX. 

PNG won every statistical category in the game. They held a great team and 2 time defending State Champs to 167 yards. Thats why they won the game. 

Rushing 126 to 106  PNG

Passing 162 to 64 PNG

Total yards 288 to 167 PNG

Turnovers 0 to 1 PNG

Time of possession  29:02 to 18:58 PNG

First Downs 18 to 11 PNG

Sacks 4-2 PNG

4 hours ago, pine curtain said:

does PN-g have anything coming up past what they have for next year?

Yes. thats a big yes

Since 2020 PN-G has played in 56 football games. 

One Ref was from Dallas. 

On 12/20/2023 at 1:40 PM, PN-G bamatex said:

I don't wholly disagree with this statement, but I will make two counterpoints.

First, the 2009 Indians could have won the state championship. Had it not been for a bad first half against Brenham played under the worst circumstances imaginable, I continue to believe today that PN-G would have played for the state championship that year, and would have had a very real shot at beating Aledo. Joe Dale Cary left after 2010, and the PN-G defense never recovered under Faircloth's leadership. That was the factor Faircloth was really missing, in my opinion.

Second, offense may be entertaining for the fans, but I believe a strong defense is a huge factor in fan engagement, at least in any way that impacts the game. Most fans know not to be too loud when their team is on offense to avoid disrupting the snap count, and to be very loud when their team is on defense specifically because they want to disrupt the snap count or force other mistakes. Fans with confidence in a good defense are more likely to participate in that way, which in turn helps make the defense more successful, in turn boosting fan confidence in the defense. In short, they feed off of each other. For the Indians, the proof was in the pudding this year. The Indian Faithful were louder and more involved in the game this year than I can remember them being at any point post-2009.

It was Coach Kroeker Not Joe Dale Cary. 

So would you consider Jeff Joseph elite? One finalist and one win?

Coach Todd is not the issue. He is a good man. 

I did not see in the other posts. I may have missed if I did the I apologize. How many starters does WOS have back next season?

On 12/20/2023 at 8:46 AM, WOSdrummer99 said:

That's my point

Thats because everyone knew who they were hiring. Per a local coach. 

10 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Did PN-G have a parade last year?

Dont know unfortunately I was on turnaround. I can find out.

Whats sad is they cancelled the parade for their players and community for not winning state. 

19 minutes ago, Rez Ipsa said:

Man, Nick Gardiner was so good.  

I was so sad when his brother got injured. He was a stud with over 90 tackles last season. He was a BA wideout as well. 

2 hours ago, AledoAlumni said:

Going to be a bit different being defending state champs. Going to get everyones best shot. 

We did this year. All I heard all year was we made it to state last year. I will  yield to you as a many time over state winner that maybe even more so. This team is going to be loaded and as good as this SC team. Now is that good enough is the question. That whole O line is back less 1 player Both Jackson Christian and Aaron Woolford ( both holding power 5 offer's) The 10th grade QB is back (1644 yards 19 TDs and 2 pics)  2 more years, top receiver is back. Losing Nguyen is gonna hurt but the two others that are playing along side Blair (1206 yards 17 TDs) are really good backs. District Defensive  MVP Hernandez (57 tkl 4.5 sack) is back at NT, Fuentes (43 tkl 4.5 sacks) is back at DE. #4 Wuenschel  (84tkl, 4 sacks, 4 ints ) back at LB along with many others. 

WOS get back were you belong. You ARE the leaders of SETX. PNG and WOS are now tied at 8 trips to State and 4 State Championships. With WOS doing it in half the time. You guys have been the pride of SETX for a long time. Other teams like Silsbee is building into something special. The teams that are loaded and got to figure it out is Beaumont. Their school is loaded with talent. Get it figured out Beaumont. 

PNG has 8 back on offense and 5 on defense. two of the three d linemen are back. 

I just keep thinking about all of that PNG line back minus 1 kiddo. and 2 of the 3 down lineman back. Including Defensive District MVP Hernandez. District New Comer of the Year Conner Bailey.