PG just was too big strong for Graham. They also had more speed. Both teams ran the slot T offense but when Graham went down big early it forced them into some spread 5 wide stuff. PG had some dudes in the back field, #15 their FB/RB was hard to bring down. #2 SB/WB was fast. Graham had no answer all night. I spoke with some old college buddies in the stands (who grew up in Graham) and they said the didn't think they had a chance against PG, said their team hadn't really played anybody all year and this was their first test by playing somebody who was bigger, faster, and stronger than they were. The score sure showed that way at the end of the game. The Star was a neat place, I'd recommend y'all going to try and catch a game there next year. Lots of restaurants/bars in the area are walk-able.
NFL Steeler Ernie Holmes was from Newton, as was Johnny Walker who played at UT quite a while back. Golden Triangle has a lot of history. At one time more NFL players were from Beaumont (my birthplace) than from any other city in the country. Bum Phillips from Orange. Jimmy Johnson from Pt. Arthur. Steve Wooster, Bridge City (Newton played and beat BC this year). Newton started a trend of playing one class up quite a while back. Believe they beat three 4A teams this year in preseason.
