El Paso, TX – Permian’s impressive single-loss season came to an end after suffering a 45-28 Class 6A Division I Bi-District loss to El Paso Pebble Hills at the Socorro ISD Students Activities Complex.
Both teams entered the contest with matching 9-1 records. Both met for the first scrimmage of the season in Van Horn back in mid-August. That was three months ago.
In this afternoon’s meeting, Pebble Hills scored the first 14 points of the game in the opening stanza. El Paso converted the opening kickoff into a short touchdown run. They followed that with a 3-yard TD pass late in the quarter.
The Panthers were able to get on the scoreboard in the second frame. Juzstyce Lara reached paydirt on a short touchdown run and again midway in the period on a 6-yard scamper. Pebble Hills added a touchdown and field goal to have Permian trailing 24-14 at the halftime break.
In the second half, it was the Spartans that controlled much of the third quarter, and it wasn’t until the fourth that Permian had a response. Jyzaiyah Solis hauled in a 15-yard pass from Rodney Hall, while JaQuan Richardson added a 4-yard TD catch midway into the final quarter.
Pebble Hills intercepted two Hall passes, while the Mojo defense found it difficult to keep the Spartans quarterback under wraps. Gael Ochoa threw for four touchdowns and ran for another one in the Permian loss.
The Panthers end the season 9-2 and still own a share of the District 2-6A title with Midland Legacy and Wolfforth Frenship. All three finished with 4-1 district records.
| BY QUARTER | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| Permian |
00 | 14 | 00 | 14 | 28 |
| Pebble Hills |
14 | 10 | 14 | 07 | 45 |
SCORING SUMMARY
First Quarter
PH – Gael Ochoa 2 run (Acosta kick), 8:37
PH – Marcus Torres 3 pass from Ochoa (Acosta kick), 1:45
Second Quarter
OP – Juzstyce Lara 1 run (Tate Terry kick), 8:39
PH – Sam Chacon 52 pass Ochoa (Acosta kick), 7:58
OP – Lara 6 run (Terry kick), 4:51
PH – Alejandra Acosta 22 FG, 1:40
Third Quarter
PH – Bobby Deal 40 pass from Ochoa (Acosta kick), 10:01
PH – Deal 9 pass from Ochoa (Acosta kick), 2:14
Fourth Quarter
OP – Solis 15 pass from Hall (Hall to Rodriguez), 9:20
OP – Richardson 4 from Hall (conversion failed), 7:46
PH – Jacob Ledesma 67 run (Acosta kick), 6:49
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