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Nederland went down fighting, kicking, and scrapping. The Dogs played an excellent first half. The game plan was solid and the kids executed. Give credit to Monte Barrow and the coaching staff. Nederland was well coached for the game. Turnovers, the break down on kick-off coverage, a loss of momentum (the INT returned for a TD), and Marshall’s talent took over in the 4th Q. The Nederland players and fans should focus on the positives. Co-District Champs, 10-win season, and lots of returning players on both sides of the ball. Specifics about the Marshall game. #11 battled until his injury, #1 can sling the ball around, solid OL play, and an excellent fake punt in the 2nd Q…great call, nice design, and executed perfectly. It gave the Dogs some momentum before the half. Unfortunately, the Mavs grabbed ‘ol Mo in the second half. Fun game to watch at NRG before the Indians rolled Lindale. Go Indians. Peace.

Skip the hearsay (not heresay) and contact Coach Faircloth. End of stupidity; end of story. Use email, electronic mail, your cellular device or smoke signals. No one cares. Go ask him in-person. Lighten up...go get your answers. Go Indians. Peace.

Coach Faircloth works at PN-G High School. He is not hard to find. Drive over there and go ask him. If you are out of town or afraid to speak with him face-to-face, then call PN-G High School at 409.729.7644 (ask for Coach Faircloth or extension 280) or send him electronic mail at [email protected]. Coach Faircloth stood up for his players to a coward in the stands. So, when you speak with him, be sure you say, "thanks."

Looking forward to the PN-G and Nederland games at NRG. Against Marshall, Nederland will do what they have been doing for the past 25 years: 1. Worry about the things the Dogs control; block out all of the other noise. 2. Play solid defense. Keep everything in front of you; don’t give up a big play or cheap TD. 3. On offense, establish the line of scrimmage and run north/south. 4. When opportunities are there, throw the ball downfield and make a big play. 5. Limit mistakes/penalties. When Nederland plays its style, they are in every game until the end and they usually have a shot to win. Over the past two decades, Nederland has won a lot of games when everyone said, “You’ve got no shot.” See the LaMarque game at NRG when the Dogs played outstanding defense and Micah Mosely ran wild. See Nederland beating Pearland Dawson in OT six or seven years ago. And, I’ve seen too many Ned wins vs. PN-G when I thought the Indians had the better talent. Looking forward to Nederland playing well and using its style of football to have a shot at the end. Don’t listen to the outside noise. Worry about what you control and play good defense. That worked for Larry Neumann and Delbert Spell for a long time. See you at NRG. Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 48 Northside 7 Final Next week the Indians roll into NRG. Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 42 Northside 0 End of 3Q Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 42 Northside 0 3Q - 3:51 Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 35 Northside 0 3Q - 10:08 Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 28 Northside 0 Halftime Go Indians. Peace.

PN-G 21 Northside 0 2Q - 2:00+ mins until halftime

Nederland returns to form playing solid defense, protecting the football, establishing the north/south run game, and picking apart a tired Willowridge defense with the passing game. Nederland fans make it difficult to win at Mallory Field inside Bulldog Stadium. I think Nederland wins this game regardless of where it is played. NED 35 WIL 20

Houston Northside is the old Jefferson Davis HS, which lost 80 games in a row during the eighties and nineties. HISD renamed Jeff Davis to Northside in 2016 or 2017 and made it a magnet school for Hotel and Restaurant Management. PN-G should win by a wide margin. The Panthers will have a few athletes, but they will not have depth. They have the same kids playing offense, defense, and special teams. The Indians should have the advantage with size, depth, #2, and throwing the ball all over the yard. PN-G should control the line of scrimmage and wear out Northside. I would be surprised if the Indians did not jump out quick and have a mixture of reserves playing in the 3rd Q or 4th Q. Northside is more competitive in World Cup futbol and baseball. Fun fact: Former alumni of Jeff Davis nka Northside: Kenny Rogers (country music singer), Slater Martin (NBA), and Carl Crawford (MLB). PN-G 42 Northside 14

Stay classy, PN-G fans. I love winning and beating nederland...but the bulldogs are always a good rival and a solid program. Enjoy this W Indian fans and tip your cap to the nederland kids for playing hard and representing Mid-County with class. Regroup Indians and bulldogs and get ready for the playoffs. Go Indians. Peace.

Encouraging JV season for the T'Wolves. How did the freshmen T'Wolves do in 2018? Hopefully, the good results from the JV team translates into more wins for the varsity squad in 2019. Season #1 is nearly in the books. The talent is there. Seasons #2, #3, and moving forward should be good. Rome was not built in a day. Establish the foundation of the program and the pipeline of talent will accomplish great things.

Texas is turning from red to purple before your very eyes. It will be a blue state in the next 10 years. Demographics have changed and they are not going back to an Anglo majority. You see it in every major city in Texas, e.g., Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and El Paso. The Hispanic population is booming in Midland-Odessa. Will that area of Texas be the next one to turn from bright red to a shade of purple? We will see. If it does, then Texas will begin its change from purple to blue. Go Indians. Peace.

As for the rule violation, own it, and move on. If the coaching staff did not know the rules, go buy a rule book. Own the mistake, get ready for BH and Nederland. Don't let the issue become a distraction that tears apart the season. Own the mistake and move forward. Go Indians. Peace.

From Vidor Fan ... Vidor is the Cleveland Browns of high school football. If its brown, flush it down. Vidor had three notable seasons of football success. When Montana Q played QB a few years ago, in 1978, and once before man landed on the moon.

Austin1985...Allen v. NS...who you got? Hard to pick against NS.

No doubt and no denying that NS has a lot of talent, but they also have a winning tradition. Even the kids that aren't D1 talents, but maybe a step or two below the D1 level, they play lights out for the Mustang program. Credit to the NS coaching staff and community for creating a winning culture over the past 20+ years. All of the elite programs have a winning culture where the D1 kids play great and the not-so D1 kids play above and beyond their abilities to keep the winning culture alive and well. NS puts all of that talent to good use. That said, I would have thought that WB would give the Mustangs a game. WB has some talent, too. I'm surprised by the lopsided score.

RJ passes the eyeball test as the best QB at PN-G. His stats prove what the eyes see. DL had a 16-game season. RJ and AM did not. If you throw in championship hardware, then Richy Ethridge enters the conversation and he might be the second best QB behind RJ regardless of stats. RE could run or throw, and what he did best was win. RE was a coach on the field. He could get PN-G out of bad plays and into good plays at the line of scrimmage. Players believed in him and those kids won a lot of games and hardware against the biggest classifications at the time. Overall, I'd take RJ. Put him on those teams in 1975-1976 and PN-G never loses to anyone. Go Indians. Peace.

The demographics at Houston Wisdom/Lee make it difficult for the kids to compete in American football. They are more interested and competitive in World Cup futbol.

Third time to see Port Arthur in 2018. Penalties, penalties, and more penalties. No rhythm to the game for Port Arthur except for penalty flags. Port Arthur coaching staff must get the personal foul penalties under control. A team cannot give up four 15-yard PF penalties and win. Two questions for the Port Arthur coaches: (1) Why abandon the run game? Port Arthur hit the long ball early and gave up on a consistent run game. #21 was getting to perimeter and he had several good runs. Give him the ball. You are on the road and you need to sustain drives. Even at 24-14, why give up the run game? Did the OC not have a feel for the flow of the game? Instead, was he determined to impose his game plan? (2) Once NC went up 24-14, the intensity and enthusiasm left the Port Arthur sideline. That is on the coaches. You have to see that and then get your kids reinvested in the game. The game was not over at 24-14. It was noticeable. Port Arthur lost focus and personal foul garbage started. Credit to NC for a great game and taking Port Arthur out of its comfort zone. NC QB was a smooth operator. Defense was a bend and never break bunch. Props to NC; they have some talent. But, Port Arthur could have ---should have--- done more to give themselves a better shot at winning a tough road game. Coaching staffs have learning curves. Port Arthur should learn from this game. Finally, my first trip to Texan Stadium in New Caney. Nice facility. Great stadium, easy access from Hwy 59, and good parking. Well done, NCISD.

Indian Forever - I was wrong. You were right. I'm happy to be wrong in this instance. Glad the Indians are leaving Crosby with the W. Go Indians. Peace.

I heard from others on this message board that Port Arthur could not pass over the top? Only slants and flares in the short passing game?

IndianForever - the rankings, stats, and level of competition played says I'm right. The scoreboard next Friday will prove me right, too. But, no worries, I've got it marked down. Go Indians. Peace.