Football: Permian overcomes slow start to handle Central

The Permian high school football team is used to putting its opponents in a hole right away.

This time the entire first quarter passed before the Panthers could put points on the board.

But once the Panthers started clicking, San Angelo Central had very little chance to slow them down. Permian went on to overwhelm the Bobcats 46-14 at Ratliff Stadium in their first District 2-5A action this season.

San Angelo Central's Ryan Chadwick returned the opening kickoff to midfield, and the Bobcats promptly ate up the first seven minutes of the game with a 13-play scoring drive.

Tyler Jones capped off the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to give San Angelo Central a 7-0 lead after the first quarter.

"We were a little bit flat," Permian head coach Darren Allman said. "We're used to starting fast, and we didn't do that tonight."

The lead didn't last long.

Permian's offense racked up 172 yards and four rushing touchdowns in the second quarter alone. Coupled with a safety earned when San Angelo Central snapped the ball past punter Austin Terry and out of the end zone, the Panthers scored 30 points in the second quarter alone.

"Our coaches told us to pick it up," Ryan Rumbaugh said. "When a coach gets on you, you don't want to screw up again."

Permian's coaching staff got its message across. Whatever the reason for the slow start - after the game Allman guessed he might have cautioned them so much about staying sharp that they went flat - Permian kept its foot on the gas pedal.

Led by quarterback Trevor Adams, who completed 18 of 31 passes for 247 yards and added 40 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Permian's offense gained 378 of its 417 total yards in the final three quarters.

"We just went out and executed," Adams said. "The offensive line did a great job making holes and giving me time in the pocket."

Great field position jump-started Permian's second quarter. A quick kick on third down from the Bobcats' own two gave Permian the ball on the San Angelo Central 25-yard line. Five plays later Sherard Ray scored from eight yards out to tie the score.

San Angelo Central chose to try to convert a 4th-and-4 at its own 28 on its next drive, and Permian held fast.

Another five plays later Adams plunged over from the one-yard line.

Permian scored four more rushing touchdowns - including two scores by Alan Castillejos and one by sophomore running back DeAnthony Fay - and scored on six of its seven drives in the second and third quarters.

The defense only allowed 51 yards during those quarters and forced a Lenvil Mosby interception at the end of the first half.

"A lot of positive things came out of tonight," Allman said. "Our No. 1 enemy right now is consistency."

Score like they did after the first quarter, and the Panthers won't have to worry at all.

Permian 46 San Angelo Central 14

San Angelo Central        7    0    0    7     - 14

Permian                         0  30  13    3     - 46

First Quarter

San Angelo Central- Tyler Jones 3 run (Austin Hawk kick) 4:54. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:56. Key plays: Jones 19 pass to Taylor Patton on 3rd-and-10 at Permian 49. Jones 12 run on 3rd-and-10 at Panthers 30. Jones 3 run on 4th-and-2 at Permian 12.

Second Quarter

Permian- 8 run (Taylor Martin kick) 10:27. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:45. Key plays: Trevor Adams 8 run on 2nd-and-8 at San Angelo Central 23.

Permian- Adams 1 run (Martin kick) 6:29. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:37. Key plays: Ray 11 run on 1st-and-10 at San Angelo 13.

Permian- Safety 5:16. Key play: Ball snapped past punter and out of the end zone.

Permian- Alan Castillejos 5 run (Martin kick) 3:15. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:01. Key play: Adams 34 pass to Rumbaugh from 34 yard line.

Permian- Adams 1 run (Martin kick) :30.8. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 1:18. Key play: Adams 13 pass to J.D. Gray on 3rd-and-10 at San Angelo Central 22.

Third Quarter

Permian- Castillejos 2 run (Martin kick) 1:01. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:01. Key plays: Ray 36 run on first play of drive. DeAnthony Fay 12 run on next play.

Permian- DeAnthony Fay 1 run (kick failed) 2:34. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:24. Key play: Eli Torres 20 pass from Adams on first play of drive.

Fourth Quarter

San Angelo Central- Deon Rose 3 run (Hawk kick) 9:56. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:32. Key play: Jones 15 run on 3rd-and-2.

Permian- Martin 20 FG 5:19. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:31. Key play: Adams 44 pass to Rumbaugh on 1st-and-10 from Permian 36.

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TEAM STATISTICS

                        San Angelo Central                  Permian

First downs      11                    23

Total yards      177                  417

Rushes-yards 33-96               29-170

Passing           81                    247

Comp-Att-Int    6-12-1             18-31-0

Sacked-Yards Lost                  1-6                   0-0

Punt returns     0-0                   2-20

Kickoff returns  7-170               3-52

Punts-Avg.       3-32.3              2-35.0

Fumbles-Lost  0-0                   1-0

Penalties-6-57                        5-37

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING

San Angelo Central

Deon Rose 13-44, Ryan Chadwick 5-13, Tyler Jones 13-44, Chuy Obregon 1-1.

Permian

10-80, Trevor Adams 6-40, Alan Castillejos 6-19, Anthony McDowell 1-6, DeAnthony Fay 4-27.

PASSING

San Angelo Central

Tyler Jones 9-21-1-81.

Permian

Trevor Adams 18-31-0-247, Steven Pipes 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING

San Angelo Central

Taylor Patton 4-33, Marc Campos 4-46, Jon Smith 1-2.

Permian

Andrew Bell 4-29, Ryan Rumbaugh 6-114, Alan Castillejos 4-44, J.D. Gray 2-28, Eli Torres 2-32.

INTERCEPTIONS

San Angelo Central

None.

Permian

Lenvil Mosby 1-0.