Summary 4

In the beginning of the chapter on pg. 261, it starts out with Boobie Miles' harrowing journey back from a knee injury. Boobie feels frustrated and helpless because nobody is calling out his name and looking up at him in awe because of his talent like they use to. Most of the coaches think that he will never return to his former glory. In the next section, it talks about the rivalry between Midland Lee Rebels and Odessa, not only on the football field but in their towns industriousness. During the oil industry boom, Midland benefited greatly from it and was one of the richest towns in Texas; but after awhile, everything started to go downhill. The First National Bank declared bankruptcy and the oil prices drastically fell. All the fancy oil riggers the Midlanders had made their land look like a cemetery because no one wanted to buy them. In the end, it talks about the Permian Panther's losing to the Midland Lee Rebels, their victory over the San Angelo Bobcats, and the coin-toss that decided which two teams went to state. Gary Gaines knew he had to win the coin-toss, otherwise he had a very likely chance of getting fired. The chapter ends with the Permian Panthers moving on to the playoffs.