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New State Champion! Your Allen Eagles

It wasn't easy, but the Eagles defeated Ft. Bend Hightower 21-14 to win their first state Championship.  It was another game that kept the fans (and there were a lot of them) on the edge of their seat until the very last play.

They're Off!

The Eagles are one their way to Houston to meet Ft. Bend Hightower in the Texas 5A Division I state Championship game.  The Eagle buses rolled out at 8:45 am.  The street near the facility was lined with fans cheering them on as they headed down the road.  Excitement and emotions were running at a high level.  I saw more than a few tears as the buses rolled down the street.  See you at Reliant.  I hope to post a few pictures after the game, if the Hotel Wi-Fi works tonight.  Good Luck Eagles.

Busses wait at The Facility for the Eagles.

      Eagles are loading up.

  Coach Gambill greets the Eagles as they get on the bus.

 

   

On to The State Finals

In one the the most exciting 4th quarters you will ever see Allen drives about 70 yards in less than two minutes to come from behind and win 23-21.  Tucker Carter hit Dakarai Pecikonis with the winning touchdown pass.

 

  Josh Reed breaks up a long pass.

Tucker Carter delivers a pass.

Dekarai Pecikonis runs down the field after catching a pass from Carter.

Steven Terrell returns a interception 90 yards for a touchdown.

YES THEY CAN! YES THEY DID!

Allen surprised the No.1 team in the state and country, Euless Trinity, 34-21.  The Eagles pretty much dominated the game, but Trinity made it a little interesting at the end with a quick touchdown and then recovered a great onside kick to make us a little nervous there for a while.  The offense, defense and special teams all shined in a great total team effort.  Next up, Round Rock Stony Point in the state semi-finals.

Eagles hoist the Regional Championship trophy.

Eagles Hold Off Odessa Permian 28-22

The Eagles looked to be in control in the first half taking a 14-3 lead into the locker room.  They then scored on their first possession of the second half taking a 21-3 lead in the third quarter.  But the Permian offense came alive making the score 28-22.  They got the ball back with just a few minutes remaining, but the Eagle defense held on a 4th and 5 with a minute and a half to go, the Eagles then ran out the clock for the victory.  Up next, the regional championship with the winner of the Trinity/Arlington game on Saturday.

Jeremiah Williams scores the Eagles first touchdown on a pass from Tucker Carter.

Jeremy Reeves and Matt Edwards stop a Permian rusher.

Tucker Carter had a great game in his first varsity start.  He was 10 of 16 passing for 199 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers.  Tucker replaced injured quarterback Matt Brown.

Bradlee Waddell was the Eagles leading receiver with 6 catches for 114 yards and one touchdown.

Allen's Coach Westerberg makes a point with the officials, they never understand.

Tucker Carter gets mobbed by Coach Westerberg and Tuckers little brother (a Eagle ball boy) at the end of the game.

Coppell Slideshow

Allen Stomps Coppell 56-28, Odessa Permian Next

Jeremiah Williams was impressive against Coppell with 200 yards rushing.

Tracey Smith and Nate Bonsu work hard at putting pressure on the quarterback.

Luke Burleson (70) and Kyree Owens (43) protect quarterback Matt Brown.

Tucker Carter did a good job running the offense in the second half.

O-Line, They Make it Happen!

Allen to Play Coppell Next

Allen with play Coppell Sat. night at 8:00 pm in Texas Stadium for the area Championship.

Coppell is 8-3 this year.  Their claim to fame this year is that that beat South Lake Carroll in a wild double overtime game 57-53.

Coppell is lead by QB Konner Joplin who has 135 completions in 235 attempts with three interceptions and 19 touchdowns.  Joplin's top targets are Jordan Tollet and Jaxson Shipley with 48 & 56 receptions respectively.  Jordan has 13 TDs.  Joplin left the game Sat. in the second quarter with a leg injury and did not return.  However his backup went 11 for 11.

Coppell has the 6th ranked offense in the area with 419 yards a game compared to Allen's 394 yards per game.  Neither team is ranked in the area's top 25 defensivley.  So maybe we can conclude we'll see the ball in the end zone alot.

Allen starts playoffs with 27-14 win over S. Grand Prairie

Steven Terrell make a hard tackle on a SGP running back.

Matt Edwards introduces himself to #89.

Trainer of the week Ryann Hinson takes a drink to a referee during a timeout.

Jeremiah Williams runs around the left side.  Jeremiah had a great game and was named one of the Offensive Players of the game.  He scored three touchdowns and combined for more than 160 yards rushing and receiving.

Junior Cedric Ogbuehi pass blocks for Matt brown.

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Eagles Win District Title Again, and Again and Again

For the third year in a row Allen goes through district play undefeated.  The Eagle's wrapped up the title, Friday night, by defeating a very tough Wylie team, 31-28.  The next challenge for the Eagles is South Grand Prairie at Mesquite's Memorial Stadium next Friday night at 7:30.

Cheerleaders sing the school song for the last time this year at Eagle Stadium.



Trainers tend to an injured Jason Butler.  Butler later returned to the game.

Bradlee Waddell test the right side.

Jeremiah Williams scores a touchdown early in the third quarter.

Can you say persuit

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Allen Defeats Plano East 30-14

Junior lineman Luke Burleson blocks for Justin Robinson.

Matt McBride fends off a block before making the tackle.

George Baroody runs back the ball after makng an interception near the endzone.

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Oct. 30. JV I and JV II

 

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Allen Defeats Jesuit 49 - 17

Allen easily slipped past Jesuit Friday night 49-17.  It got a little interesting at the end of the first half due to a couple of mistakes.  Other than that the game was really never in doubt.

 LaChris Anyiam (#97) and Nate Bonssu (#99) rush the Jesuit quarterback.

Bradlee Waddell heads down the sideline.

Quarterback Matt Brown stiff-arms a Jesuit defender.

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WOW! 56-23

I was not surprised that Allen beat Plano, but I was surprised by the score.  Who would have thought that the Eagles would score more points against Plano than they did against Monterrey Tech. 

And as for the Dallas Morning News prognosticators - don't pay any attention to them anymore. Seven of the Eight picked Plano.  HMMMMMMMM.  Experts.

The Offense could not have gotten any better.  The defense bent a little, but came through with big turnover after turnover.  Carson Meger, the Plano quarterback threw his first three interceptions of the year to the grateful Eagles.

You can tell things are going your way, when your only potential turnover of the night  (a fumble around midfield) turns into a 50 touchdown run when Bradlee Waddell picks up the loose ball and runs to the end zone.  Plano had to be totally demoralized by that one.

The Eagle's need to celebrate,  remember what it took,  then take care of business the next two weeks vs Jesuit and Plano East.  Wylie, the last regular season game of the year looks as though it could be a tough one.  And if things work out, we may see Plano again 3-4 weeks down the playoff road.

  Dakarai Pecikonis celebrates his fourth touchdown reception of the game.  Dakarai has 10 TD receptions on the season.

 

Cody Milam pass blocks against Plano.  Cody was one of four offensive lineman to be signaled out as "Players of the Game".  The others were: Richard Greer (#67), Cedric Ogbuehi (#71) and Taylor Pearson (#77).

Josh Reed makes a leaping interception in the end zone.

  Defensive lineman LaChris Anyiam flattens a Wildcat.  LaChris  was named a Player of the Game in three categories: Defense, Defensive Big Play and Bubble (Big Hit).

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JV II loses to Vines 10/16/2008

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Eagles Cruise Past McKinney Boyd 42-0

The Eagles easily beat McKinney Boyd 42-0 Friday night.  The game was obviously pretty one sided as Allen had big play after big play.  Quarterback Matt Brown passed for five touchdowns.  Wide receiver Alex Pastor caught two touchdown passes.  Allen backup quarterback Tanner Gibson scored the last touchdown in the 4th quarter.  The defense lead by Cory Jackson and Jason Butler shut out the Boyd Offense.

Jeremy Reeves returns a kickoff.

Sr. Wide receiver Marcus Thomas make a good gain after hauling in a pass.

Jr. Quarterback Matt Brown completes another pass.  He was 13 for 14 for 254 yards.

Defensive Player's of the Game Jason Butler (28) and Cory Jackson (98) bring down a McKinney runner.  Trivia - Jason Butler's brother Jerrod was a standout at Allen and played for the University of Houston and his sister Jenai is an Eagle trainer.  Cory's father is a former football coach at Allen and now coaches at University of Tulsa.

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Homecoming 2008

Homecoming King, Eagle football player Uzoma Nwachukwu (EZ) poses with Homecoming Queen, Drum Major, Miranda Gibson before Friday nights game.

King and Queen with their parent escorts.

King and Queen with the court.

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District 8-5A Standings After Week 1

This is a open week for Allen, but if you need a great game to watch this week go see Wylie play Plano at Clark stadium.  Or go watch Plano West play McKinney Boyd at McKinney's Ron Poe Stadium.

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