FOOTBALL: ALLEN RETIRES FROM HIGHLAND PARK
Published 11:29 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Dallas Highland Park head football coach Randy Allen announced his retirement Wednesday, months after winning his second straight state championship in UIL 5A.
Allen had been a head coach for 37 years in Texas and completed his 19th at the prestigious school located just north of downtown Dallas, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. His 376 wins rank fourth all-time in UIL history, the newspaper added.
Highland Park came from double digits down to defeat Manvel 53-49 in December’s 5A Division I title game. It was the Scots’ third championship under Allen, who also won it all in 2005 with Matthew Stafford at quarterback and current Port Neches-Groves head coach Brandon Faircloth as a running backs coach.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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