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.
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).
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.
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.