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September 4- The Permian Panthers jumped out to a 31-14 halftime lead and held off a second-half rally by Killeen arker Heights in a 45-38 win Friday.

The Panthers moved to 2-0 for the season while the Knights fell to 1-1.

After giving up a 75 touchdown run on the first play of the game, MOJO regrouped to take control of the game. The Panthers struck back with an 11-play drive capped by a 23 yard touchdown run by Malachi Mendoza.

On the next Permian possession, Kayden Vickers hooked up with Debreon McDowell for a 59-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7 Permian.

The Knights answered with a 48 yard touchdown run to tie the score at 14-14 at the end of one quarter of play.

In the second quarter MOJO took control. A long run by Mark Herrera got the Panthers in scoring position. Cayden Taylor cashed it in on the next play with a short run to give Permian the lead at 21-14.

On the next Permian possession Iker Munoz hit a 30-yard field goal. Taylor would later score on another touchdown run to give the Panthers a 31-14 lead going into the break.

Most of the third quarter was a defensive stalemate. Late in the period the Knights finally scored on a long pass for a touchdown, and then were successful on a two-point conversion. The third quarter ended with MOJO on top 31-22.

Both teams traded scores in the fourth quarter. Harker Heights managed to pull to within a touchdown with 1:32 remaining. in the game. But their onside kick attempt would ultimately roll out of bounds, and from there the Panthers were able to run out the clock to secure the 45-38 win.

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MOJO 45, HARKER HEIGHTS 38 VIDEO

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SEPTEMBER 11th- The Permian Panthers remained undefeated after a 41-29 victory over the Abilene High Eagles at Shotwell Stadium.

The Panthers got on the board first with an11-play drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown run by Josh Curry. Iker Munoz hit the PAT to give MOJO a 7-0 lead.

After forcing the Eagles to punt on their first possession, the Panthers would increase their lead to 14 points in the second quarter when Kayden Vickers connected with Daebreon McDowell on a 62-yard touchdown pass play.

Abilene High got on the board in the second quarter with a long touchdown pass. The PAT was no good, making the score 14-6 MOJO.

The Panthers added to their total when Curry scored his second touchdown of the game, this time from six yards out. Abilene answered with another touchdown pass to make the score 21-13.

Iker Munoz kicked a 41-yard field goal late in the period to give the Panthers a 24-13 advantage going into the break.

Munoz connected on another field goal from 37 yards out in the third quarter. Abilene would respond with their third touchdown pass of the game, making the score 27-20 in favor of Permian at the end of the third quarter.

Cayden Taylor got into the endzone in the fourth quarter, giving MOJO a 34-20 lead with 9:47 remaining.

Abilene did not go quietly however, scoring on a safety after a bad Permian snap and then adding another long touchdown pass to pull the Eagles to within five points in the 4th quarter.

But Permian would dash Abilene's comeback hopes by scoring on a 13-yard pass from Vickers to Zephaniah Deleon with 2:01 remaining in the game. The Eagles got one more possession but could not produce a score, and from there MOJO ran out the clock to secure the 41-29 victory.

Kayden Vickers threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Curry rushed for two touchdowns, and Cayden Taylor added one. Daebreon Mcdowell and Zephaniah Deleon grabbed touchdown passes. Iker Munoz hit on field goals of 41 and 37 yards. With the victory the Panthers move to 3-0 on the season.

NEXT UP- MOJO returns to Ratliff Stadium to host the El Paso Pebble Hills Spartans. Kickoff is set for 7:00pm Friday. GAMEDAY CENTRAL

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MOJO 41, ABILENE 29 VIDEO

MOJO 41, ABILENE 29 STATISTICS

PERMIAN PLUCKS THE ABILENE EAGLES