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James Earl "Boobie" Miles Jr. (born April 16, 1970) [1] is an American former high school football running back for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.He was a primary subject in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by Buzz Bissinger, and the movie inspired by the book.
The team, whose rallying cry is "Mojo", won the Texas state championship in the 4A classification (the state's largest until 1980) in 1965 and 1972 and the 5A classification in 1980, 1984 (a co-championship with French High School, located in Beaumont, Texas the last time that a football co-championship was awarded by the UIL; it would later ...
Oct. 21—Three days after suffering a 54-21 loss against Midland High, the Odessa High football team received more unwelcoming news. Quarterback Mikey Cota is out for the rest of the season with ...
The film follows the coach and players of a high school football team in the Texas city of Odessa. The book on which it is based, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (1990) by H. G. Bissinger , followed the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team as they made a run towards the state championship.
Feb. 1—There were a few surprises for Permian Basin football teams from Thursday's Universal Interscholastic League realignment for 2024-26. District 2-6A saw no changes as Permian, Odessa High ...
Sep. 24—Odessa High's offense continues to put points up on the board. That was pretty evident in last week's 57-49 win against Lubbock Monterey in nondistrict play last Thursday at Ratliff Stadium.
Sep. 19—This time, the Odessa High football team was able to have the last laugh. After coming up short in last week's loss to El Paso Eastwood, the Bronchos recovered with another high-scoring ...
He settled on Odessa, Texas. 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 ...