ODESSA, Texas — The Permian Panthers. One of the most storied football programs in West Texas. "These kids are amazing," Ratcliff Stadium PA Announcer Todd Berridge said. "The coaches are amazing.

2—Saturday night, the Permian High School marching band took first place at the UIL Area Contest and with it qualified for the State Marching Band Contest for the second year in a row.

ODESSA, Texas — The Permian Panthers. One of the most storied football programs in West Texas. "These kids are amazing," Ratcliff Stadium PA Announcer Todd Berridge said. "The coaches are amazing.

Editor's note: "Friday Night Lights," the book and movie, tells the story of the 1988 Odessa (Texas) Permian High School football season. Ten years later, in 1998, ESPN.com's Greg Garber took a ...

The next time Central High School's Angry Orange Bobcats square off against their Mojo rivals at Permian might not be until the playoffs thanks to a major shakeup in UIL redistricting.