Allen's Kyree Owens (bottom) falls forward as Plano East's Darius Hood (44) finishes the tackle Friday night at Eagle Stadium in Allen.
Plano East is a team on the rise, but Allen showed that it's still the class of 8-5A with a convincing 51-28 win at Eagle Stadium on Friday night to claim the district title. Allen quarterback Matt Brown passed for 260 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 148 yards. Photos: Week 9 Chat replay: Week 9 Blog: High schools Results: Fri. More: Football
10/25/2009Plano East at Allen 7:30 p.m. Friday10/24/2009Allen 55, Jesuit 14 Allen scored touchdowns on each of its first six possessions, then scored twice on defense in dominating Jesuit in a District 8-5A game at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium.10/17/2009Allen's offense doesn't ease up Matt Brown did slip, once. The Allen quarterback fell to the turf near the goal line, and the Eagles had to settle for a field goal. So it wasn't a perfect game. 10/09/2009Allen 45, McKinney Boyd 21 Senior quarterback Matt Brown rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another to led Allen (5-1, 2-0) over McKinney Boyd (4-3, 1-2) in a 8-5A game.09/26/2009Allen drubs Plano West, 55-6 Allen wide receiver Jonathan Lee quietly kept his hands folded and his words modest after his team's 55-6 drubbing of Plano West on Friday night.09/19/2009Allen QB impressive with improvisation When Friday night began, it appeared as if Allen quarterback Matt Brown would retreat from Pennington Field with his head down and his shoulders slumped.09/18/2009Balanced Allen hands Euless Trinity second straight loss
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Allen's Josh Reed (37) and Jersean Walder (27) tackle Euless Trinity's Tevin Williams during the first half at Pennington Field.
After four straight seasons with no more than one loss, Euless Trinity now has a two-loss month. Friday night's 35-28 loss to Allen may have left Trinity fans asking, "What's going wrong with our team?" Friday night, there was a one-word answer, writes Matt Wixon. Allen. Video: Allen-Trinity recap Results: Fri. Schedule: Sat. Blog: High schools Photos: Week 3 More: Football
09/16/2009Spotlight on: Allen vs. Euless Trinity Both teams are seeking revenge. Trinity handed Allen its only loss last season, a 24-14 victory in nondistrict play at Allen. Allen knocked Trinity out of the playoffs with a 34-21 victory in early December at Texas Stadium and went on to win the 5A Division I state title.09/13/2009Allen at Euless Trinity 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bedford's Pennington Field09/12/2009Well-grounded Allen overpowers Rockwall, 38-10 Allen showed off its running game Friday night in a 38-10 win over Rockwall at Eagle Stadium.