![]() ![]() Permian plays its final district game against Midland Lee, with first place and a playoff berth on the line. ![]() Miles boldly rejects the severity of his knee injury and lies to Gaines so he can suit up again, with his uncle and legal Guardian L.V. Unfortunately, his MRI scan shows that he needs immediate knee surgery and cannot play for rest of the season. Miles holds out hope that he can return to playing soon. Despite their small size, Permian's defense proves to be stout under the leadership of Safety Brian Chavez and linebacker Ivory Christian, and the Panthers go on a five-game winning streak. However, after the Panthers fall behind by 14 in the next game, Comer comes into the game after the second-string running back gets injured and helps Winchell and Billingsley get Permian's offense rolling again, leading them to a comeback win. In the next game during the start of district play, Permian gets blown out as Winchell struggles with consistency in his increased role. After the incident Gaines endures intense public backlash from the town for keeping Miles in. Miles is sent in but tears his ACL after being tackled at the knee on the ensuing play. Gaines intends to bench Miles in the waning minutes, but keeps him in after third-stringer Chris Comer misplaces his helmet which makes him unprepared to go in. In the season opener against the Marshall Bulldogs, the Permian Panthers make the game a blowout. The players frequently party as they deal with the pressures of Odessa's expectations. Fullback Don Billingsley struggles with his ball handling and is abused by his alcoholic father Charles, who won a state championship with Permian. The quarterback, Mike Winchell, runs under the expectation of handing off the ball to Miles on most plays. Plot Īs preseason practice begins for the Permian High School football team in August 1988, the town of Odessa, Texas has high expectations for the players and their coach Gary Gaines to win a state championship with their star running back James "Boobie" Miles. The film won the Best Sports Movie ESPY Award and was ranked number 37 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the Best High School Movies. A television series of the same name premiered on Octoon NBC. Bissinger, followed the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team as they made a run towards the state championship. The book on which it is based, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (1990) by H. The film follows the coach and players of a high school football team in the Texas city of Odessa. Friday Night Lights is a 2004 American sports drama film co-written and directed by Peter Berg. ![]()
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