Willie Ray Smith Award

[PNGROW4650YRDLN]

Since Dre Dunbar and Caleb Harmon made the all state team, I would love to see one or both of them nominated for the Willie Ray Smith Award. It would be awesome to have one of them win this prestigious award.

 

[IndianFan]

Harmon has a great shot at winning it.

 

[squaw]

My prediction is Harmon for offense and I can't see anyone else in this district beating him out of it. Who do you think should win for defense?

 

[badndn]

Harmon will get nominated and will be one of the finalists, but LeFredrick Ford will win the award. He put up unreal numbers and led K'Ville to a second straight State Tittle game. Collin Garret from WB will win Defensive award. Both are Juniors.

Offensive Finalists:
Sr. - Caleb Harmon RB PNG 1832 yds 6.15 ypc 20 tds (Team 11-1)
Jr. - Bruce Reyes QB WB 2593 pass yds 18 tds 9 ints / 569 rush yds 7 tds (Team 9-4)
Jr. - LeFredrick Ford RB Kirbyville 2567 rush yds 10.07 ypc 35 tds / 158 rec yds 4 tds (Team 12-3)

Defensive Finalists:
Sr. - Jacoby Hale LB Central 20-4A Defensive MVP
Jr. - Collin Garrett LB WB 21-5A Defensive MVP
Sr. - Earl Hines LB PAM 21-5A 1st Team

 

[IndianFan]

If Ford is eligible for nomination I agree he'll probably be the offensive choice. Is Kirbyville considered to be part of 'SE Texas'?

 

[IndianFan]

Ignore my last question. Kirbyville players were in the list of finalists last season. So Ford would be the clear-cut favorite in '09.

I think of Kirbyville as being in East Texas more than SE Texas.

 

[badndn]

I am pretty sure the Willy Ray Smith award goes north to Jasper/Newton and West to Winnie, but since Jasper is now in the district up north, they may be excluded.

While I expect Ford to win the award, and think he probably deserves it, I would preface that he would not put up those numbers in 4A. I would however expect that he would still have put up really good numbers in 4A, just not 10 ypc and 2500 yrds. He is a tremendous back.

 

[Tigerryder]

Both Harmon and Dunbar are "finalist" and will be in Beaumont Thursday night to see who wins the Smith Award.
Whether or not either one of them wins the award, just making it as a finalist is such a great honor.

What a great job the coaches :shout: did with these young men. Just think what kind of team PNG fielded last year with pretty much the same guys. And after the 2009 season's end look at the all district players, all state players, and now Smith award finalist fielded by PNG!

The future looks good in Coach Fairclothe's and his staff's hands. :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[pngmom4]

Good Luck the both Caleb and Dre'.

 

[IndianFan]

Proud of both. And those players represent the entire team and program which we are equally proud of. :thumbsup:

 

[NDN06]

So... the winners will finally be announced tomorrow! I would assume it will be on the news, but I don't know for sure. Does anyone know where/ when we can all find out who wins?


Congrats again Caleb & Dre on the being nominated!

 

[badndn]

So... the winners will finally be announced tomorrow! I would assume it will be on the news, but I don't know for sure. Does anyone know where/ when we can all find out who wins?


Congrats again Caleb & Dre on the being nominated!

Channel 6 at 10 or SETXSports will post it as soon as announced.

 

[NDN06]

(per 'that other site') The winners were announced as follows:

Offense: Jeremy Johnson- Silsbee QB
Defense: Jacolby Hale- Central LB



Congrats to these young men!

 

[OldEagle]

While I was pulling for our two guys, I can't argue about these two winning. All the finalists had great seasons and it was an honor to be in the running!

 

[pngfan93]

Offense: Jeremy Johnson- Silsbee QB

If we can keep Coach Faircloth any amount of time, you have to know that "PN-G QB" will be listed there as a winner often! I cant remember a year when so many PN-G kids were nominated. Is that a record for us?

 

[PNG Proud]

The year that Long won it, was there any "D" players from PNG?

 

[IndianFan]

The year that Long won it, was there any "D" players from PNG?

Seems likely. There were some really good ones in 2000. Chris Gohlke, Trayce Boudoin, Shawn Lang, Cody Clark, etc. Lang and Boudoin were all-state.

 

[bandkid]

Offense: Jeremy Johnson- Silsbee QB

If we can keep Coach Faircloth any amount of time, you have to know that "PN-G QB" will be listed there as a winner often! I cant remember a year when so many PN-G kids were nominated. Is that a record for us?

The year that Long won it, was there any "D" players from PNG?

Seems likely. There were some really good ones in 2000. Chris Gohlke, Trayce Boudoin, Shawn Lang, Cody Clark, etc. Lang and Boudoin were all-state.

I think I read in the Pow-Wow that this is the first time PN-G has had more than one nominee for the Willie Ray Smith Award in a single year. I'm not sure, though.

 

[Indian99]

I'm pretty sure Gohlke was nominated on defense the same year Long won it.