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2026 Game Itinerary
Permian’s 2026 schedule will feature interstate meetings with the Compass Prep Dragons (from Chandler, Arizona), and a Thursday game against The Camden High Panthers. Compass Prep finished 11-0 last season, and Camden won the 2025 New Jersey Group 2 State Championship.
| DATE | OPPONENT | STADIUM | TIME |
| 08/20 | Abilene Cooper Scrimmage | Away | 6:30 |
| 08/28 | Amarillo Tascosa | Home | 7:00 |
| 09/04 | Harker Heights | Away | 7:00 |
| 09/11 | Abilene High | Away | 7:00 |
| 09/18 | El Paso Pebble Hills | Home | 7:00 |
| 09/25 | Chandler Compass (AZ)++ | Home | 7:00 |
| 10/01 | Camden High (NJ) | Home | 7:00 |
| 10/09 | Midland Lee* | Away | 7:00 |
| 10/16 | Odessa High* | Home | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | Midland High* | Away | 7:00 |
| 10/30 | Bye | – | – |
| 11/06 | San Angelo Central* | Home | 7:00 |
KEY: *District Game | ++Homecoming
Coaching Staff
Jeff Ellison
Head Coach
Played college football at McMurry University. Began his coaching career in 2002 as a student assistant for the War Hawks. Ellison spent time at Lubbock Estacado, Breckenridge, and Pilot Point. He also served as offensive line coach at GP North Shore.
Ellison joined the Mojo football coaching staff in 2013.
Tate Smith
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Vance Washington
Defensive Coordinator
Chris Mineo
Offensive Line
Michael Bettenhausen
Defensive Line
Jarryd Garza
Running Backs
Danny Wright
Slot Backs
Sammy Gonzales
Linebackers
Justin Armstrong
Linebackers
Joe Hilliard
Wide Receivers
Raul Sanchez
Defensive Backs
A Little Mojo In The Super Bowl
Odessa, TX – Sunday’s Super Bowl LX at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California will have a little Mojo on the sideline as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots square off for the NFL top title. For second-year Seahawk safeties coach Jeff Howard, his coaching career all began as a Permian defensive assistant.
Player Statistics
Stats consist of the player performances during the 2025 season, including Non-District, District 2-6A, and State Class 6A playoffs.
OFFENSIVE STATS
| PASSING | ||||||
| PLAYER | GP | C | ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| J Garcia | 11 | 154 | 241 | 2,218 | 18 | 3 |
| K Vickers | 5 | 43 | 55 | 938 | 9 | 1 |
| C Hernandez | 13 | 2 | 3 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| G Black | 13 | 235 | 1,594 | 6.8 | 20 |
| C Taylor | 11 | 38 | 215 | 5.7 | 3 |
| J Garcia | 11 | 72 | 208 | 2.9 | 1 |
| M Herrera | 8 | 26 | 141 | 5.4 | 2 |
| C Hernandez | 13 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 |
| A Cruz | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| A Navarrete | 13 | 63 | 1,097 | 17.4 | 9 |
| C Nabarrette | 13 | 53 | 959 | 18.1 | 9 |
| C Hernandez | 13 | 39 | 603 | 15.5 | 5 |
| A Cruz | 9 | 13 | 194 | 14.9 | 2 |
| I John | 6 | 10 | 134 | 13.4 | 1 |
| G Black | 13 | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 |
| Z Deleon | 12 | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 0 |
| C Taylor | 11 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
| C Mattingly | 13 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 3 |
| C Jamison | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
DEFENSIVE STATS
| TACKLES | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | Solo | Asst | Total | TFL |
| C Jamison | 13 | 78 | 41 | 119 | 7.0 |
| C Mattingly | 13 | 67 | 42 | 109 | 1.0 |
| B Gonzales | 11 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 2.0 |
| L Zapiain | 11 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 8.0 |
| I McCoy | 12 | 54 | 16 | 70 | 0.0 |
| M Mendoza | 10 | 47 | 21 | 68 | 2.0 |
| Z Deleon | 12 | 38 | 28 | 66 | 1.0 |
| C Powell | 12 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 9.0 |
| N Cardoza | 12 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 1.0 |
| R Lueras | 11 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 2.0 |
| E Marquez | 12 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 3.0 |
| A Green | 11 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 1.0 |
| D Corralez | 12 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 4.0 |
| A Medina | 6 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 0.0 |
| N Washington | 6 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0.0 |
| SACKS | |||
| PLAYER | GP | Sacks | Hurries |
| C Powell | 12 | 4.0 | 25 |
| E Marquez | 12 | 2.0 | 12 |
| C Jamison | 13 | 4.0 | 12 |
| L Zapiain | 11 | 5.0 | 11 |
| D Corralez | 12 | 3.0 | 8 |
| A Green | 11 | 0.0 | 7 |
| B Gonzales | 11 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Z Deleon | 12 | 1.0 | 1 |
| B Woody | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| R Lueras | 11 | 1.0 | 0 |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| KICKING | ||||||
| PLAYER | GP | PAT | ATT | FG | ATT | TOT PTS |
| I Munoz | 13 | 55 | 58 | 13 | 17 | 94 |
Sportz Stats compiled by Terry Alan.
2025 All-District 2-6A
ODESSA, TX – The 2025 All-District 2-6A selections have been released with several Permian players receiving recognition. The list is derived by voting from the district coaches. Continue reading “2025 All-District 2-6A”
Season Ends At Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX – Permian watched its season come to an end as Allen claimed a 56-13 win over the Panthers at Shotwell Stadium in the Regional Round of the Class 6A Division I playoffs.