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I drank some purple cool aid at NRG last night and I think PNG has more than a chance to knock off the Buffalos! Huntsville showed how good Manvel was last night. Stallworth will be rocking Friday night .. hell I might even do that chop crap with y’all.  goodluck to the Indians.

Marshall district is for sure weak. Much weaker than the Ned PNG district. But I don’t think Marshall will come in cocky. Even though they have won 8 in a row, the Mavs started off he season 1-2. They have climbed back from that start to be here in the 2nd round on an 8 game winning streak. It would be a very bad look for the Marshall coaching staff to have these young men come in overconfident and unfocused.
Marshall brought in Mathis to win these exact games. If he can’t do it, they will need to find someone that can. He has the players. His team has battled early adversity getting beat by Longview and Carthage. They have stayed the course. Let’s see if this program is ready to take the next step. This is a big step for Marshall.
I know some see Marshall as the favorite, but I don’t. These 2 programs have been pretty equal the last several years. Nederland is 37-19 with 4 playoff appearances the last 5 years. Marshall is 39-19 with 5 playoff appearances the last 5 years. But only 1 time has either team made it to the 3rd round the last 5 years. That was Marshall in 2015 when they got killed by Lone Star. Nederland has the better record and home field advantage this year. 
This one has the makings to be awesome. Let’s see if Marshall is ready to Take that next step to get back to where their program has been in the past. I’ll be listening. Good luck to both teams. ETX programs have great respect for Ned, PNG, PAM, WB, and some other big schools in SETX. Go Mavs!

Against PNG, Nederland tried to keep the game low-scoring. My guess is the idea was to keep Roschon off the field by extending long clock-eating drives. This didn't work because Nederland gave up turnovers on two key drives that prevented them from matching PNG's points and taking up clock time. Even though Nederland's strategy against PNG didn't work, this doesn't mean it was the wrong strategy. Nederland, I think, should try to keep the score low and extend drives as long as they can -- That is, do what they intended to do against PNG. If Nederland can avoid costly turnovers and keep Marshall's offense off the field, while playing the same solid defense they've been putting on the field in almost every game this season, they have a chance. 
If Marshall's district is as weak as some of us suspect, it is possible that they walk into the game against Nederland cocky and unfocused. One of the things Nederland does best is match teams for punch and aggressiveness, which could throw Marshall off. All that being said, Marshall's only losses are against two of the best pound-for-pound teams in Texas, so it isn't as if they are totally untested. 

Sounds like a matchup nightmare for just about every team in Texas. Good luck to the Dogs, they've certainly got their hands full. 

No doubt District 9 is a good district, but I don’t see it better than District 12.  Marshall’s close loss to Carthage is very impressive, and they & Lindale both won their playoff games, as did Nederland & PNG.  But the other two teams from D-9 got b-slapped, while one team from D-12 was close to beating Manvel until the turnover bug killed them in the 4th quarter.  Plus Lindale got donkey stomped by 5-5 Pine Tree 56-28, who didn’t make the playoffs.  Also, Lindale beat Montgomery by 14.  D-12 had two teams that beat Montgomery worst than that.  Vidor beat them by 28 and Barbers Hill by 21.  So regardless of any numbers from MaxPreps, no one can convince me that as a whole, D-9 is better than D-12.
But as one of the D-9 faithful pointed out, all the above means diddly-poo.  It all boils down to the games Friday.  This one “should” be a high scoring affair, with PNG winning by two TD’s minimum, but in reality, you never know.  Scalp’em Indians.
Safe travels to all, and no injuries to any players.

Here, I'll get everyone riled up: [Insert generic comment: "Roschon isn't as good as anyone thinks/Faircloth should be fired/ipad/defense is bad/why does he have so many carries per game?"] That's about all the hot buttons, I think. 

I do think PNG comes out on top but this game could be closer than most believe. Lindale is our districts version of Nederland with a better passing game. They arent flashy or super athletic but they are disciplined and well coached and play tough.

Here, I'll get everyone riled up: [Insert generic comment: "Roschon isn't as good as anyone thinks/Faircloth should be fired/ipad/defense is bad/why does he have so many carries per game?"] That's about all the hot buttons, I think. 

Most of my dad's side is from East Texas. None of them think Lindale can score with PN-G. 

I am happy to share some good news.  So far the reports have been encouraging.  No cracks or fractures and the young man is now able to move his hands and feet.  Keep the prayers coming!

Not good news thats great news!  

That was 2006. I was a sophomore that year. Dravanti Johnson put that hit on Harrison Tatum. I was in the end zone right behind that play. 

Biggest hit in mid county madness ever. 
 

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Remind the coaches of all rules and this one is an easy game for PNG, should have been unbeaten district champs. 
 
PNG 49-14 

How are they suppose to go to state when they have already dropped two games to teams in region 3,,not the same manvel team!!!!

he did get ran over but that kid has heart as big as anyone,he got right up and back at it,,take a lot more than that to get hiltz off a field!!

just hoping the hype from last week got to everyone especially the youngers ones,and now that's over and the dogs are back to what ive seen all year..

Glad to see the Eagles in the playoffs again and hope we can build on this going forward. Eagles know they are big Underdogs against Manvel and can just go in and play their hearts out. To win BH has to be perfect while Manvel has to have an off game with turnovers and inopportune penalties. Goodluck to the Eagles hope you go in there and shock the State!

I like those kinds of thoughts -- It may be nerdy on my part, and I'm sure my posts are too long, but I like to write, so I usually put too much thought into what I'm writing. Thanks for the feedback and good luck to BH tonight! My brother's kids go there (they started at PNG so they still cheer for both schools). 

I don’t think I asked a difficult question it is relevant to what PNG will be after Shug.

Undefeated (on the field) in district! Good work PNG! 

Undefeated (on the field) in district! Good work PNG! 

I think it was that the Nederland mascot and the Indian Spirit showed up at a church service at a Nederland church last Sunday. Someone posted a video on facebook a few days back. Or the surprise was that the Nederland band and the PNG band performed together tonight. I don't really know. 

Nederland is not terrible. Some people just have to try to pour salt in the wound. Having a bad night is all. 

PNG's defense has showed up. That's the biggest surprise these last few games. Who knew PNG could play defense?