ALLEN – Euless Trinity has a wealth of talented seniors, but a sophomore shouldered much of the load in Friday's 24-14 win over Allen.

With senior running back Dontrayevous Robinson, who is orally committed to Nebraska, in street clothes because of an undisclosed injury, sophomore Tevin Williams became the primary option for the area's No. 1 team.

Williams carried 30 times for 179 yards and two touchdowns as Trinity held off Allen, ranked No. 4 in the 5A area rankings.

"[There was] not much nervousness, it was just being able to get an opportunity, coaches believing in me," Williams said. "I just had to go out there and do my job."

Williams' first touchdown gave Trinity (3-0) a 7-0 lead. Trinity, No. 1 in several national rankings, never trailed.

Williams' second touchdown came on a critical fourth-down call from the 2-yard line to give Trinity a 17-7 lead.

Trinity managed just one more score in the second half. Williams got 16 of his carries in the second half with Allen threatening to pull within a touchdown.

"We like Tevin. We like his maturity," Trinity coach Steve Lineweaver said. "The important thing he does is hang on to the football."

Williams' performance was crucial because Trinity's passing game, a key component in its first two wins, wasn't quite as sharp. Quarterback Denarius McGhee was 4-of-9 passing for 77 yards with an interception that led to Allen's first touchdown.

Allen quarterback Matt Brown had his own struggles through the air with two second-half interceptions. The first interception came on second-and-goal in the fourth quarter and was a huge momentum shift.

Allen (3-1) scored on its previous drive to cut the lead to 10, then forced Trinity to punt for the first time.

Trinity opened the second half with an 11-play touchdown drive to pull ahead, 24-7. It was a drive that would normally set the tone for a classic Trinity win, but Allen answered with its own 13-play scoring drive.

Jeremiah Williams, who finished with 89 yards, converted a fourth down with a 3-yard carry to keep the drive alive. Williams finished off the drive with a 1-yard touchdown.

Staff writer Matt Baker contributed to this report.