The 93-15 victory secured the Lady Mustangs 23 district title, according to Allen sports historian Steven Bullard. The Allen/Clayton game was virtually over within minutes of the opening tip with Allen outscoring their opponent 40-0 in the first quarter. The Allen girls sank 17 three pointers in a rout , which is more than Clayton had total points (15) All five Allen starters reached double figures in a balanced offensive attack.

The Allen men brought home their 30th district championship home after an 81-44 win over Keota on our home floor Saturday. The Mustangs were very efficient on the offensive side of the game hitting 70% of the 2 point field goals, 35% from three-point land and a perfect 4 for 4 at the charity stripe. Allen also held a huge advantage on the glass pulling down 33 rebounds and had 26 assists! The difference in the game may have been the Mustangs dominance in the paint outscoring Keota 50-10 from close range. “We had a pretty good game, we found the open man and he connected,” said Coach Greg Mills.

Special homemade card

The frigid temperatures have forced the Regional Tournment to be moved back one day. So Friday night the Allen teams will play the opening round of the regional at the Allen gym. Girls tip off at 6:00 boys to follow. Both teams will face Weleetka.

The Mustangs ended their last home regular season game of the year with BIG wins over Latta. Number 6 in Class 2A Ladies from Latta came to town to face Allen #8 in Class A and it proved to be a great battle. A battle that the Lady Mustangs won 55-49. At the half both teams hit the locker room knotted at 28 and remained tied at the end of the third quarter. Allen outscored the Lady Panthers 16-10 to pull out the exciting win. The Lady Mustangs were hot from the field hitting 58 % of their shots compared to Latta’s 45%. The three-point arc was a hot spot for both teams, but Allen made 10 of 25 for 40 % while Latta took 20 shots and connected on 6. Allen also held the free shot edge hitting 76.5% of their 17 trips while Latta had 18 free shots and hit 11. Addison Prentice had the shooters eye scoring 24 points including 18 points from the threepoint line; Stoney Cully hit double figures with 12 points and had 4 assists. Kaylee Davis 9 points, Kryslyn Stephens 6, Cherish Woodward 4. “It was a big game for us, playoffs start next week, and we need tough games to get us ready for what’s coming up. Latta always brings a good team, and I am excited our girls got the win, they have been working hard getting ready for games like this,” said Coach Dottie Slabaugh.

Two Allen men were arrested January 19 for burglary in the 2nd degree and grand larceny. The suspects are Chance Adrian Griffin, 30, and Douglas Lee Tatum, 23.