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Jeff Joseph received several Coach of the Year honors in 2023, including from the Texas High School Coaches Association. Hear Texas' Coach of the Year talk about PN-G football, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

Coach Joseph receiving one of several Coach of the Year awards. Hear Coach Joseph talk about his road to success, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

PN-G fans had higher aspirations for their head coach, as posted on this run-through sign at the State Championship game vs South Oak Cliff. Hear Coach Joseph talk about his coaching experiences at PN-G on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo credit unknown)

Hear Coach Joseph talk about his family of coaching legends--grandfather Eddie Joseph, and father Gary Joseph--on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

Jeff's father Gary Joseph donned purple and white to support his son and the Indians in their state championship game vs South Oak Cliff. Gary Joseph is a Texas High School coaching legend, with five state championship titles as head coach at Katy, and nine state title game appearances. Hear about Jeff Joseph's football family ties, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

Hear Coach Joseph talk about the influence his mom Sheila Joseph had on his career path, a path that took him to a 2023 state championship win vs South Oak Cliff--right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

The Joseph family==decked out in Purple and White--rode the PN-G title train to the State Championship game vs South Oak Cliff. Hear abouth Coach Joseph's family connections to football, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

Jeff Joseph was a senior captain on Katy's 2000 5A state champion football team. Hear about Coach Josephs football background, and about his first experience with PN-G football his junior year, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!  (Photo from Ric Renner's podcast with Jeff Joseph)

Coach Joseph spent three years coaching defense at his college alma mater, Texas A&M. Hear Coach Joseph talk about the career path that brought him to Port Neches-Groves on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo credit unknown)

Jeff Joseph was honored as Coach of the Year in ceremonies at the Museum of the Gulf Coast. This picture shows him with legendary coach and Southeast Texas native Todd Dodge, who recommended Coach Joseph to be the Indians' 20th head football coach. Hear about Coach Joseph's journey to the Reservation, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (photo by Emily Mire/Leo Weeks Photography)

The 2023 Indians began off season coming off a tough loss to South Oak Cliff in the 2022 state championship game. Hear Coach Joseph talk about that 2022 team, and its impact on the 2023 team, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (And yes--all players including the linemen participated in morning off season workouts!)

Hear Coach Joseph talk about the spirit and support at PN-G, and about Indian pep rallies, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo by Kim Brent, Beaumont Enterprise)

The Indians had a workout on Thanksgiving Day--the day before they were to face #1 Lake Creek in the Regional Semifinals. Hear Coach Joseph talk about game preparation on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo by Gilberto Moreno Flores, NDN Press)

Hear Coach Joseph talk about the character and attitude of PN-G athletes, and their contributions to success, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo by Gilberto Moreno Flores, NDN Press)

The Monday following the game, a community parade and pep rally was held for the 2023 state champions. Hear Coach Joseph talk about that remarkable event on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo credit unknown)

It was an incredible atmosphere at the community pep rally as accolades were doled out and received in a celebration of PN-G  spirit. Hear Coach Joseph talk about that amazing affair, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo by Leo Weeks Photography)

The students, community, and fans heard from Coach Joseph at the post-season pep rally, and listeners can hear from Coach Joseph right here, right now, on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo credit unknown)

Former players from PN-G's 1955 and 1975 state champion football teams were recognized at the community pep rally. Here is a picture of Coach Joseph, former head coach Matt Burnett (who led the Indians to the State Finals in 1999), and Matt's uncle Riley Burnett, a guard on the Indians' 1955 team. Hear Coach Joseph talk about that spectacular celebration of PN-G past and present, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (Photo Dr. Buck Ford)