Good way to finish.
NDNzeke said:"Scalped"
purplewarrior said:Thanks 1989ndn! Could not make the game . Very nice position to be in for our first game!Confidence builder. Coach Faircloth is sharpening this spear! Did not hear any personal fouls tonight on our side maybe a more disciplined group.Congratulation Coaches, players,and all that support.Can't wait to see these Indians play!!!!!
bamakid said:The announcers said something about one player (maybe an RB) really turning on the afterburners to make a 60+ yard TD run. I didn't catch the player's name (again, phone was a little shaky).
PN-G rolls in season opener
By Gary Martin Special to the Beaumont Enterprise
Published 10:20 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2011
Travis Miller saw limited action backing up starting quarterback Brendon Doty after being pulled up from the junior varsity squad in 2010.
But Port Neches-Groves head coach Brandon Faircloth, who is also the Indians' quarterbacks coach, worked with Miller during spring workouts and over the summer.
So far the results are impressive.
In his first varsity start, Miller threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns in the first half alone and finished with 247 through the air on 19-of-27 passing as PN-G dominated Gregory-Portland, 42-0, in the season opener at Guy K. Traylor Memorial Stadium.
In overpowering Gregory-Portland from the opening kickoff, PN-G atoned for a disconcerting 30-29 loss to the Wildcats at the Alamodome in San Antonio in the Texas Football Classic.
The versatile 6-foot-2 Miller also added 47 yards on the ground and a touchdown, giving the senior 294 yards total offense and 5 touchdowns.
Equally impressive was a PN-G defense that held Gregory-Portland without a first down for the first 17 minutes of the game and two yards total offense.
On the first possession of the game, Miller mixed the run with the pass, moving the Indians 85 yards in 10 plays. On third and 20 from midfield, Miller threw a go-route to Jayce Nelson (9 catches, 130 yards), who outleaped Gregory-Portland defender Chris Williams, kept his balance and raced down the sidelines for a 7-0 lead.
After Gregory-Portland went three and out, PN-G went on another long, sustained drive, moving 75 yards in 11 plays. This time, Miller ran a quarterback draw up the middle 12 yards and the score, making it 14-0.
PN-G went on a scoring spree, scoring three touchdowns over the final 6:25 of the first half to take a commanding 35-0 advantage at the break.
Miller connected three more times for scores, hitting Chase Bertrand from 14 yards out, Tyler LaCour on a 39-yard completion and Nelson for the second time, this one for a 14-yard touchdown.
The final Indian score came with 13 seconds left when reserve tailback Antonio Arvie broke loose down the left sideline and raced 67 yards virtually untouched into the end zone.
PN-G Indians (7-1)
vs.
Montgomery Bears (7-1)
Friday, Nov. 1, 7:00PM
I could not be more proud of our team and our community. The spirit here is unmatched! I am so lucky to be a part of it and to wear the purple and white! The journey of this football season, with these coaches and our players, will stay with me forever. -- PN-G Head Coach Jeff Joseph