Isaiah Nguyen, Reid Richard - NOMINEES FOR THE WRS AWARD

[1989NDN]

See https://www.panews.com/2024/02/14/p...ial-honor-isaiah-nguyen-leads-with-toughness/

Go Isaiah. Great RB! In 2023, 300+ carries, over 2,000 yards, and ZERO fumbles. What a standard for future PN-G RBs!

 

[NDNzeke]

See https://www.panews.com/2024/02/14/p...ial-honor-isaiah-nguyen-leads-with-toughness/

Go Isaiah. Great RB! In 2023, 300+ carries, over 2,000 yards, and ZERO fumbles. What a standard for future PN-G RBs!

Hope he wins it. He definitely has no gotten enough accolades for his contributions to the team last year and during his career as a whole.

 

[IndianFan]

One of the most underrated players I can ever remember at PNG. Maybe because of his size, but he was a phenomenal RB, and not only because he was running behind good offensive lines. He was a fearless, hard running back who often broke tackles. He was noticeably affected or missed a few games due to the bad ankle. No telling how many yards he might have had if not.

 

[Usedtocould]

I WIN

 

[IndianFan]

Offensive finalists

• Silsbee receiver Drelon Miller

• Lumberton quarterback Lucas Powell

• Port Neches-Groves running back Isaiah Nguyen

• Newton quarterback Hieko Malone

Isaiah Nguyen was a 2000+ yard running back on the state championship team. A vital cog in the offense. As Coach Joseph said, without Isaiah the Indians would have not had the opportunity to even play for a championship. And he has been a spark plug in that offense for 2 seasons. No other player on that list deserves the award more.

 

[1989NDN]

Offensive finalists

• Silsbee receiver Drelon Miller
• Lumberton quarterback Lucas Powell
• Port Neches-Groves running back Isaiah Nguyen
• Newton quarterback Hieko Malone

Isaiah Nguyen was a 2000+ yard running back on the state championship team. A vital cog in the offense. As Coach Joseph said, without Isaiah the Indians would have not had the opportunity to even play for a championship. And he has been a spark plug in that offense for 2 seasons. No other player on that list deserves the award more.

I agree 100%...and the most impressive stat to me is 300+ carries and ZERO fumbles. The Texas City, Lake Creek, Huntsville, and SOC games were physical slugfests and he never put the ball on the ground. Impressive.

 

[IndianFan]

Yeah. Presenting the award to the guy that won last year because he won it last year is a non-starter. All value indicators point to Nguyen being the most outstanding offensive player.

 

[NDNzeke]

I agree 100%...and the most impressive stat to me is 300+ carries and ZERO fumbles. The Texas City, Lake Creek, Huntsville, and SOC games were physical slugfests and he never put the ball on the ground. Impressive.

The fumble rate (0 in his case) is not likely to be focused on much by less knowledgeable football fans. But serious followers of the game know that this statistic is an often under appreciated but supremely important statistic for a running back. In several of the aforementioned games, even ONE turnover (or additional turnover as the case may be) could have very well ended our SC hopes. And a low fumble rate is particularly impressive for dynamic runners like Isaiah that break a lot of tackles and gain a lot of yardage after first contact.

 

[1989NDN]

UPDATE: February 19, 2024. Isaiah Nguyen has won the Beaumont Enterprise Super Gold Offensive Player of the Year (2023-2024). Let's all celebrate Isaiah's big win! Great job by the toughest RB to come through PN-G in a long time. Go Indians!

 

[IndianFan]

Awesome! He should be the winner of the WRS award next! We will see in a couple of weeks.

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/pn-g-running-back-named-super-gold-offensive-18672071.php

 

[Usedtocould]

The fumble rate (0 in his case) is not likely to be focused on much by less knowledgeable football fans. But serious followers of the game know that this statistic is an often under appreciated but supremely important statistic for a running back. In several of the aforementioned games, even ONE turnover (or additional turnover as the case may be) could have very well ended our SC hopes. And a low fumble rate is particularly impressive for dynamic runners like Isaiah that break a lot of tackles and gain a lot of yardage after first contact.

Yes and in BIG games where we’re playing with a lead and they were stripping the ball for most of the second half

They constantly underestimated him

 

[Usedtocould]

I saw many times where the end of the play was the defender holding him up BY the ball like a chin up bar.

 

[Usedtocould]

The fumble rate (0 in his case) is not likely to be focused on much by less knowledgeable football fans. But serious followers of the game know that this statistic is an often under appreciated but supremely important statistic for a running back. In several of the aforementioned games, even ONE turnover (or additional turnover as the case may be) could have very well ended our SC hopes. And a low fumble rate is particularly impressive for dynamic runners like Isaiah that break a lot of tackles and gain a lot of yardage after first contact.

Exactly
I responded before I saw you basically said what I repeated

He “won” (or helped secure the win) in many games this year.

 

[IndianFan]

 

[pngfan316]

Reid Richard was also a Nominee for the WRS Award

https://x.com/reid_richard24/status/1764432163443708107?s=46&t=Z_J7or5O73YFLSBVfncm0g

 

[IndianFan]

That’s a surprise since the Beaumont newspaper failed to list Richard in the initial article.

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/finalists-announced-32nd-annual-willie-ray-smith-18663953.php

Edit: The article above listed finalists only. The total number of nominees was anpparently too numerous to mention. Regardless, Reid Richard was deserving given his contributions over the past season.

Speaking for myself, Nguyen not winning the offensive award pretty much puts a big question mark on the value of that award going forward.

 

[PNG Proud]

Agreed. I really thought he was a shoe-in. But then again, the Bmt. area seems to try NOT to include PNG in it's accolades.

 

[bandkid]

That’s a surprise since the Beaumont newspaper failed to list Richard in the initial article.

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/finalists-announced-32nd-annual-willie-ray-smith-18663953.php

Edit: The article above listed finalists only. The total number of nominees was anpparently too numerous to mention. Regardless, Reid Richard was deserving given his contributions over the past season.

Speaking for myself, Nguyen not winning the offensive award pretty much puts a big question mark on the value of that award going forward.

Nothing against the kid from Newton. I'm sure he's an outstanding player and deserving of many accolades.

But how do you pass up on a kid Nguyen's size who rushed for as many yards and touchdowns as he did playing for a large school team that won a Texas state championship?

 

[1989NDN]

Who are the voters?

 

[bandkid]

Who are the voters?

I know Mike Sanchez is one of them. Looks like local sportswriters.