jake94

Tyler Smith would have been a starter for the majority of the teams in this area. Nederland will be just fine with him at the helm!

I like West Hardin's unis!

He will be a fine QB for us. He came in last year when Kirby got hurt and led us to a 2nd half playoff victory against CE King. There was talk in the offseason(albeit probably rumor) that he would start at QB while Kirby would move to WR. That never happened though. I think he will be a good one. He should be really good his senior year after gaining some valuable experience this season. It is so ironic that this happened. It is like dejavu from 2 years ago. Good luck in you rehab, Kirby. You will be a force in baseball when you come back.

My thoughts from last night...

1. The defense is improved in my opinion. We do hit hard, but still do not always wrap up. I was most impressed on defense by #24 Holden Butler. He was all over the place. We need to be more alert on fumbles and tipped balls.

2. Hopefully it was because WO-S has great speed and a solid 2ndary, but it appeared to me that we lack a "big play" WR like we have been accustomed to in the past.. i.e. Cardenas, Butler, Atterberry, Askew, Yoder etc. Unless I missed something, Salenga was the only WR to catch a pass all night. I would like to see us throw the ball up high to Forney and let him go get it.

3. I thought the running backs looked fine, but I am not sure we have a home run threat back there. I did, however, think all of our backs ran hard all night last night. Lovelady and Cardenas have a nose for the goalline.

4. Hopefully Kirby is okay. He got off to a slow start and we got in a hole, but once he settled down he looked good. Tyler Smith will be fine once he gets reps with the first team. I think he will be a very capable backup. Tough position to be put in last night.

5. WO-S is a good ballclub and deserved the win. Nederland did not catch many breaks last night. Game was close for the most part and got a little out of hand very late in the game. WO-S did, however, dominate in the stats. Bottom line is you can't turn the ball over 7 times against a great team and expect to win. I think both teams will improve thru the season. I think Nederland will battle for 3rd or 4th in district while WO-S should win theirs and hopefully make a playoff run.

4th Q

WO-S JV 32

Nederland 0

Dang...WOS is rolling over Nederland...wonder if this is a sign for tomorrow nite?

I heard we were just gonna forfeit since our JV lost.  :

I hate to hear when things like this happen. May God be with his family and friends.

That's right, injuries are a part of the game. They are gonna strap them up and play regardless, no sense whinning about it. Maybe some younger kids will get some good experience under fire which will only help either team in the long run. The world (or season) will not end for either team if they lose this game.

Amen. This will be a hard fought ballgame! These two teams love competing against each other as do the coaches. Both teams are a little banged up and that's part of the game. Should be a good one. How ya been Gas?

I think you guys are overreacting to a scrimmage. I am a Nederland fan, and I still believe we are the underdogs in this ballgame. I think it will be a good one, but we will have a lot of trouble with the WO-S speed. I hope the Dogs come away with the win, but it will be a tough task come Friday!

I know the popular thing for biased fans to say at a scrimmage is "they only scored when our 2nd team was in." We hear it every year and then someone comes from the other team and says "it was starters or it was a mix of starters and bacukups, etc." Well here's my take on what I saw and I am not a fan of either team.

Memorial and PN-G first teams each got 12 plays to start. Neither team did much with their plays. 0-0 tie after 12 plays each.

PN-G 2nd team then got 12 plays on offense and did not move the ball one bit.

Memorial put in their backups and scored twice in 12 plays. #24 the RB and #16 the QB were both very impressive and should get some playing time this season. #24 looked to me like the fastest kid on the field all night.

The teams then played a 3 quarter scrimmage. PN-G scored on its first two drives in the 1st quarter. Doty was impressive throwing the ball mostly to Segura and DeRon. Harmon ran the ball well too. The Indians jumped out to a 14-0 lead.

Memorial countered with a 70 yard TD drive to cut it to 14-7. Memorial defense tightened up a bit the next two series. Memorial next had an impressive drive that got down to the 7 yard line and here is where the momentum turned in my opinion. On 1st and goal the Titans got inside the 5 on a run but it was called back for holding(good call). On the next play, the QB rolled out had an open WR in end zone, the PN-G defensive back closed well bumped into the WR right before the ball got there and intercepted it. It was a very close call, but turned the momentum.

PN-G then went 70 yards for a nice TD and a 21-7. Memorial drove at end of half and got a FG. 21-10.

I will attest that the 3rd quarter was backups and again Memorial's backups are far superior. It was mostly #16 and #24 again. Memorial scored easily to cut it to 21-17. PN-G did not move ball at all with 2nd team. Clock was continuously running and time ran at as Memorial had the ball in their own territory at end.

All and all I thought both teams looked good for a 1st scrimmage. Both have a good shot at playoffs in my opinion.

I remember several years back the year that Nederland made it to the semis. We played Hardin Jefferson in a scrimmage and I am pretty sure that they beat us. I think they went like 3-7 that year in 3A and we went to the 4A state semis. I remember thinking after that scrimmage how bad we were gonna be that year. Boy was I wrong!

As far as the Nederland/ PNG rivalry, it is a good one and has been. But in the 70's PNG's rival was TJ by far. I believe in the 80's and so on Nederland became much more competitive and the rivalry got bigger. One particular prank I remember that gets my vote for the best is one that Nederland pulled on us. I believe it was 1986 when Nederland football players entered the field before PNG amd ran through our run through sign. This gets my vote for best, yeah our totem pole got painted black and gold almost every year but the run through had some originality. I give them an A on that one.

I remember that! That was definitely original. I did not remember exactly what year it was, thanks for bringing it up. Didn't they run thru the PN-G sign and then circle back and run thru the Ned sign as well?

Will this also tell me who to bet on it the 7th race at Delta? Just kidding, man! I love the cover.

Lovelady was the back-up for Grogan last year?  About 180 pounds?

Yes. He started at LB for the Dogs last season and played a lot of RB in the playoffs when Grogan was winded or injured.

I think everyone in Nederland is waiting to see what we have this year before commenting to much. I can't remember a pre-season this quiet in Nederland.

I can tell you what we have for sure... A 3rd year starting QB who can sling it, a stable full of good wideouts, and a very capable running back in Grant Lovelady. Outside of that, I am not sure what to expect!

Watched the Freshmen today. They looked very sharp out on the field, then went over and watched some of the JV and Varsity practice.  WOW !!! SKILLS, SKILLS, SKILLS, TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE, TECHNIQUE !!!!! is what its been all about !!!   I really like that Faircloth is really putting alot of time into teaching the proper techniques at every position !  I look forward to all 3 scrimmages tomorrow morning at the REZ !

What's the schedule for in the morning? Are they playing Memorial or is it an intra-squad scrimmage? What time does Varsity start? I wanna see the Indians and see what all the fuss is about!

did joe washington go to OU are am i just dreaming.PS WOW i am in shock ,what dose OU have to offer that UT cant offer

That was a pretty impressive 5 yard loss! 

PhatMack-- Here's the Belmont results.

4  SUMMER BIRD  25.80 9.30 4.70

2  DUNKIRK    5.40 3.60

7  MINE THAT BIRD      2.60

He lost 6-4 6-1 to a superchamp 16 that is ranked 37 in the state. His dad said that the kid was good. The kid will plat Tucker in the finals and I think this kid will beat Tucker and win the state title.

Matthew won this morning 6-4 6-4. He plays again at 2:15.

Is that the same Nederland "Pop Warner" offense that hung 42 on PN-G's "Pop Warner" defense? Just kidding. I could not resist.  ;D  I think the fans on the PN-G board over there are just excited about the changes that are going on at the Reservation and I don't blame them. It will be a lot different from the run, run, pass, punt offense and will make game planning against the Indians much tougher. I think they made a great hire with Faircloth and he has assembled a great staff on paper. I am going to head out to their Spring game and check them out.

Man! Those look like Dave Campo and Dave Wannstedt's stats before they became HEAD coaches.  ;D  Just kidding! In all seriousness, I think that PN-G made a great hire and if Faircloth and his staff stays they will turn the Indians around rather quickly.

Send him over to Nederland!  He would be a great addition to our staff in my opinion.

i would have to say Bellow to Salenga of Nederland

If it is Nederland duo, then the WR will most likely be Ryan Brady. He is a bigger target and looks faster on the football field as well.

Deaver lost in the finals 6-4 6-4. He was down 5-0 in the second and battled back to 5-4. The kid he was playing cramped in the final game and had a long medical timeout at 40-30. After the timeout he won the next point and the match. If Matthew could have won a few more points then he might have had the kid right where he wanted him. I was getting text updates from his dad throughout the match. Sounded like a gutsy comeback.

Good effort Matthew.

A great high school career, Matthew.  Thanks for the show.  You can now relax for a little while (athletically) and get ready for the bigger show at SMU.  Wishing you the best of everything.

It ain't over yet, tigersvoice. First AND Second qualify for STATE! 4 regions, 2 from each, 8 players make state.

Who did deavers lose to? What happened?

I think his name is Tucker. He is from Robinson if I am not mistaken.