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Larger Than Life
A primal scream explodes into the air, shattering the relative silence of the early Odessa morning. The source of the sound is a 6-foot-5, 300-pound young man with broad shoulders, massive arms and large hands, the spitting image of...
Panthers hungry for more
The first task is done. Permian High School's football program has returned to prominence. In three short years Darren Allman and his coaching staff have put Permian back on the state football map, back into the Texas state rankings and back onto the...
Paired with speed, size really matters
Hold on to the kitchen table. This next piece of information might come as a shock. Garrett Porter isn't the only high school football player walking around with a little bit of the Goliath gene. "Kids everywhere are becoming very large human beings,"...
Rebels have plenty to decide on offense
MIDLAND Austin Jumper was supposed to be Midland Lee's best weapon this season, a 5-foot-11, 192-pound running back with a knack for breaking big plays. Jumper probably won't play a down. He tore his ACL during 7-on-7 competition, leaving the Rebels...
Bulldogs hope new approach brings back some old results
For the first time since Craig Yenzer came to Midland High as head coach in 2002, the Bulldogs didn't hold a spring practice in April. That meant Yenzer and the rest of the coaching staff was able to get the team on the field a week earlier than their...
2008 Permian Team Capsule
COACHES>> Head coach: Darren Allman.>> Coach's overall record: 26-10.>> Coach's record at school: 26-10.>> Assistant coaches, duties: Matt Anastasio, Mike Ballew, Brandon Faircloth, Joe Flores, David Jones, Jeff Howard,...
Monterey has some options at QB
Lubbock Monterey football coach James Morton has a pleasant dilemma - who to start at quarterback. Though he lost his starter in John Paul Floyd, Morton has watched several other athletes step up during the offseason and summer practices to earn the...
Permian Playoff History
Years qualified: 27Games played: 106Record: 81-19-6 (4-1 in tiebreakers)Winning percentage: .792---1960CLASS 4ABi-District: El Paso Ysleta 31, Permian 211965CLASS 4ABi-District: Permian 14, El Paso Bel Air 7Quarterfinals: Permian 29, Lubbock Monterey...
Home cookin’ could help Tascosa to a fast start
When the UIL realigned the athletic districts for the 2008 and 2009 football seasons, Amarillo Tascosa found itself among several familiar foes - and a few new ones, as well. As part of the new 10-team District 2-5A, the Rebels will be faced - like the...
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