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 PANTHERS
BEGIN SPRING TRAINING 2004
The West Texas winds brought
in plenty of dirt and sand. The season also brings the beginning of
Spring Training practices. The weather failed to hinder Day One of
the three weeks allotted on Saturday. Workouts will continue through
May 20. The Black-White game will follow on Friday evening in
Ratliff Stadium.
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PRO
FOOTBALL GREETS ROY WILLIAMS
On
April 24, former UT and Permian great Roy Williams was
drafted by the Detroit Lions. Blessed with a combination of size,
strength and speed, the sure-handed pass catcher used his body on numerous
occasions for the Longhorns. Williams (6'2" 210) does a great job of
adjusting to the ball in the air. He started 40 contests during his
career, shattering school career records with 241 receptions for 3,866
yards and 36 touchdowns, topping the old marks of 177 catches for 3,032
and 16 scores by Mike Adams (1992-96). He also caught at least one pass
in a school-record 47 consecutive games. Williams had at least four
catches in 39 games.
MORE ON ROY WILLIAMS
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Former Permian Players
R. Williams & M. Comer |
IT'S A
WRAP!!!
Filming of the �Friday Night Lights�
movie has wrapped in Houston for both First Unit (the main characters) and
Second Unit (Allan Graf's all-star roster of
football talent). A small splinter film crew was in Odessa's
Ratliff Stadium on Saturday, April 24 shooting night time crowd plates one
final time. Terry Alan (creator of MojoLand) played the role of a Permian
defensive assistant coach in the movie. It is scheduled to be
released on October 15... Midland Lee Week..
Friday Night LightS UPDATES
SCHEDULE
FOR 2004 7-ON-7 RELEASED
The Permian practice field has been slated to host the state 7-on-7
qualifier on June 12 by the Field House. Jerry Hix is expected to
return as the Panther team coach. Last year, Mojo won the state
tournament title in College Station.
The
2003 Mojo Football banquet recently took place at the Holiday Inn Centre. Former PHS head coach John Wilkins
was the guest speaker. Shea Smith was voted MVP, Chad Thompson took
Best Running Back, Decobian Williams was Best Wide Receiver, and Dominique
Jones claimed Best Offensive Lineman. Defensively, Cederick Thomas
was Best Defensive Lineman, Colby Williams received Best Linebacker, and
Jammal Johnson was Best Defensive Back. Best Special Teams Honors
went to Daniel Robles, with Kevin Boen being presented the John Wilkins
Scholarship Award.
MORE
FROM TEXAS FOOTBALL MAGAZINE
PANTHERS
GIVE REBELS REALITY CHECK
Halloween Night, as if on cue, conjured up a little Mojo. The
Lee Webels came to Ratliff Stadium, only to find a horde of black cats
waiting. The game was simply dominated by Permian. It didn't
take long for Lee to understand this night would belong to Mojo.
The players were focused, the band played loud, and Lee got out-coached.
The most impressive part of the Mojo package came from a vocal crowd
spreading from end zone to end zone on the home side. From the
sideline, it was evident - there was unity and we all were on the same page. The Panther defense made it clear Lee's back Trent Hines was going to have to earn his yardage.
Permian took a 14-0 lead into the locker room. The Panthers went on
to win the contest 26-19, which easily could have ended 33-12.
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