No coin toss at a Midland truck stop was needed this time.
Football fans will remember the three-way coin toss at Midland truck stop in 1988 that was immortalized in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights.” Odessa Permian, Midland Lee and Midland High finished in a three-way tie for the district championship that year. Since only two teams made the playoffs and the district at that time didn’t have a tiebreaker points system, the 2 a.m. coin toss at a truck stop in Midland – allegedly attended by several thousand fans even though the site of the coin toss was supposed to be a secret – was needed to determine the two playoff teams.
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