The Permian football team had its scheduled scrimmage against Amarillo High Friday canceled due to inclement weather.
The teams were originally set to play a controlled scrimmage starting at 6:30 p.m. on the Ratliff Stadium south turf field, but there was a delay after lightning was detected near the area.
The schools’ junior varsity and freshman teams were set to scrimmage at 5 p.m., but those games were quickly canceled.
The varsity scrimmage was officially canceled shortly after 8 p.m. when more thunderstorms rolled through Odessa.
Permian is set to open its season at 7 p.m. next Friday against El Paso Pebble Hills at Ratliff Stadium.
