Story byCamden's Ahmad Jones celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to Camden's Wasi Muhammad during the 4th quarter of the NJSIAA Group 2 state football championship game between Camden and Shabazz played at Rutgers University in Piscataway on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Camden defeated Shabazz, 27-8. Andy VillamarzoWed, March 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM UTC·2 min readLast season it was Don Bosco Prep (NJ) that traveled down to the Lone Star State for a regular season football game, but on Tuesday another a New Jersey high school football powerhouse announced its intention to head out to Texas. According to a social media announcement via Instagram, Camden (NJ) football shared that they will be traveling to Texas to take on the storied Permian Panthers, the featured team of the popular 2004 film ‘Friday Night Lights.’AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCamden last season made program history, winning the 2025 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group 2 state championship, defeating Malcolm X Shabazz, 27-8. Now the Panthers are making history once again, becoming the first New Jersey public school to travel down to Texas for a regular season high school football game. Permian, which finished No.