Euless Trinity junior running back Ollie Gordon ran through No. 10 Allen’s defense for 451 rushing yards with six trips to the end zone in a 49-45 win in the third round of the Texas Class 6A Division I playoffs. Gordon carried the ball 49 times for the Trojans, who entered the contest ranked No. 103 in the High School Football America national rankings powered by BlackMP Living Water.
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Euless Trinity running back Ollie Gordon becomes the 40th player in UIL 11-man Texas high school football history to carry the ball 49+ times in a game. #TXHSFB
— Greg Tepper (@Tepper) December 27, 2020
Trinity defensive back Jacob Schaeffer came-up with the defensive play of the game when he picked-off a pass from Allen QB General Booty with 2:44 to play.
Wow.
— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) December 27, 2020
Trinity’s Jacob Schaeffer with an incredible interception.
Trinity leads Allen 49-45 with 2:41 left in the game — and the way Trinity is running the ball Allen may never get the ball back. @SportsDayHS | #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/rQmelFt422
On January 2, Euless Trinity will play No. 29 Southlake Carroll in the state quarterfinals.
