ODESSA PERMIAN @ ABILENE COOPER
SUMMARY & STATS
The Permian defense dominated Cooper and held them to 186 total yards in the 40-14 shellacking in Shotwell Stadium.  The Cougars had a negative 13 yards rushing with six sacks, the first of which resulted in a safety for the game’s first score.  The Panthers also shut down CHS running back A’mon Pimpton, who entered the game as the leading rusher in 3-5A.  Pimpton finished with 6 yards on 10 carries and lost a fumble.

Permian racked up 412 yards of their own behind the running and passing of quarterback Taylor Byrd.  The senior gave the Panthers a 100-yard rusher for the second straight week, gaining 108 and scoring three touchdowns on 12 carries. He was 9-of-20 passing for 149 yards.  Jamison Berryhill added 73 yards rushing with touchdowns of 17 and 15 yards on nine carries, while Joseph Knighten had four receptions for 75 yards.  Michael McNatt added a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter for Permian.

Cooper quarterback Will Casey, the district’s leading passer, was 19-of-30 passing for 166 yards, but it was receiver Ricky Stevenson’s passing that got the Cougars on the board. Stevenson, who had eight catches for 70 yards, hit Timmy Dixon for a 33-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter after Permian opened up a 33-0 lead. Pimpton added a 5-yard scoring run with 4:08 remaining.
 

ABILENE HIGH AT MIDLAND LEE
GAME PHOTOS
Abilene High built a 30-6 first-half lead, starting five of their seven first-half drives outside their 40 yard line and twice started inside the Rebels' 15.  The Lee defense gave a valiant effort - just spent too much time on the field in the 37-13 loss to the Eagles.

Using a two-quarterback system, Lee only reached Abilene High territory four times. Two of those possessions resulted in turnovers on downs and the other two resulted in the Rebels' scores.  Abilene High's offense scored on six of their seven first-half possessions (three touchdowns and three field goals).

Senior quarterback Spens Lackey, who went 10-of-12 for 111 yards and a touchdown.  Keithy Flye netting all 97 of his yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run, in the first two quarters before being held out of the second half with a sore groin.  The Eagles will host Permian in Shotwell on October 26 in a game that will probably crown the district champions.
 

MIDLAND HIGH @ ODESSA HIGH
Twice the Bulldogs drove the ball inside the Odessa High 10-yard line and didn't have a single point to show for it in the 15-14 loss to the Bronchos in Ratliff Stadium.

The Bulldogs came out of the locker room with a 14-12 halftime lead and looked ready to take control of the game. Midland High took the second half kickoff and marched down to the Odessa High 8 where it had first and goal. However, an incompletion, a two-yard loss by Darius Miller and a delay of game penalty pushed the Bulldogs back to a third-and-goal from the OHS 15, where quarterback Chase Plourd was sacked for a 10-yard loss.

Odessa High then took over and moved down the field, but eventually was forced into a third-and-30 at Midland High's 37. Travis Austin nailed a 37-yarder for his third successful kick of the game, which proved to be the game-winning points.  MHS got the ball back one more time with 1:35 left, but with no timeouts.  The Bulldogs got no further than Odessa High's 45 as a desperation pass fell short.
 

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