BEAUMONT, Texas — Mid-County rivals opened their one week of scrimmage play before the start of the 2025 season.

Port Neches-Groves traveled to Orange to face head coach Eric Peevey and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears, while the Nederland Bulldogs hit the road to Beaumont to take on head coach Chuck Langston and the West Brook Bruins.

The scrimmage at LCM was moved up to a 4 p.m. start in anticipation of potential storms.

However, no storm clouds rolled in, and the only shadow cast across the field was the pigskin soaring through the air from the Indians’ offense.

Third-year starter and senior quarterback Connor Bailey will lead the charge again this season as the purple and white set their sights on another deep playoff run.

The Indians received the opportunity to start thei

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