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The story of Permian High School's 1988 Permian Panthers team and its run towards the state championship was the subject of the best-selling book Friday Night Lights, published in 1990. A movie based on the book was made in 2004 and the NBC television network aired a TV series loosely based on the school and book.
The victory extended Permian's undefeated run to 28 games but the Panthers would get knocked out of the playoffs the following week by Lewisville. 1982- Permian 14, Odessa High 10 It was the first ...
Feb. 7—Thirteen Panther athletes made it official to play at the collegiate level as Permian held its annual Signing Day ceremony in the auditorium Wednesday morning. The athletes ranged from ...
Oct. 15—Permian's strong second half performance ended up making the difference in the Panthers' 50-26 win against crosstown rivals Odessa High last Friday at Ratliff Stadium. After building a ...
Permian High School and its football team, the Permian Panthers, had a substantial, rich history of winning in Texas' 4A and 5A divisions, [a] having won championships in 1965, 1972, 1980, and 1984. Bissinger moved his family to Odessa and spent the entire 1988 football season with the Permian Panther players, their families, their coaches, and ...
Aug. 30—The Permian Panthers survived a low-scoring contest in a 13-10 victory against Plano High Friday on a rain-soaked field at Ratliff Stadium. With the win, the Panthers got their first win ...
Gary Gaines (May 4, 1949 – August 22, 2022) was an American football coach. Gaines was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, which was the focus of Buzz Bissinger's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring Billy Bob Thornton.
The District 2-6A standings may be chaotic with numerous different scenarios but for Permian head coach Jeff Ellison and his Permian Panthers, the easiest way to clinch a spot is to simply take ...