Port Arthur Memorial went into Port Neches-Groves during Week 1 a season ago and served the Indians a 50-15 defeat in head coach Jeff Joseph’s debut at PNG. Memorial went on to a strong 11-2 season in 5A-Division I, while PNG managed to bounce back nicely making a run all the way to the 5A-Division II state title game before falling to South Oak Cliff.
PNG loses quite a bit, but its strengths remain the same and that’s dominant play at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. ATH Shea Adams will have a lot of the offense on his shoulders, especially early in the year as he moves to QB where he will lead the Indians offense along with RB Isaiah Nguyen.