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Continuing his offensive dominance against Timber Creek, junior Owen Allen rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns on just 20 carries. Averaging over 12 yards per carry, Allen is our Dragon Pride Player Of The Week, presented by AC Pros.
With this performance, Allen narrows the gap between him and Tre Newton when it comes to career rushing yards. The junior, who is averaging 162 yards per game, just needs 169 yards to break Newton’s record of 4,795 career rushing yards.
Allen’s Senior Night showing follows last week’s post-injury game that saw him rush for 163 yards and three touchdowns on the night. With one game left in the season, Allen has rushed for a total of 1,297 yards and 19 touchdowns, making him the leading scorer on the team with 114 points — 54 points ahead of second-place scorer Landon Samson with 60.