The Allen Mustangs lost to the Wewoka Tigers Friday by a score of 38- 20.

Wewoka was first to put points on the board with a touchdown in the first quarter, but was unsuccessful on a twopoint conversion, and carried a 6-0 score into the second quarter.

However, the Mustangs answered with six points of their own early in the second quarter with a long and impressive drive which began in the first period.

Allen started the drive at its own five yard line.

For the first four plays, senior Shawn Husband rushed the ball for 11, 3, 16, and 8 yards, respectively.

On second and two at the Allen 43 yard line, sophomore Emmett Koonce rushed for two yards and a first down.

In a huge play for the Mustangs, on first and 10, junior Quinton Walker carried the ball for 24 yards to the Wewoka 31.

Allen junior Tagus Howard rushed for three yards on first down; second down resulted in an incomplete pass; and Quinton Walker rushed for nine yards and a first down at the Tigers’ 19 yard line to end the first period.

On first and 10 from the 19, Shawn Husband carried the ball into the end zone for Allen’s first touchdown of the game. A two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, however, and the score was knotted at 6.

The Mustangs’ next drive was shorter in distance, and time as well.

While the Tigers were at midfield on their ensuing drive, a Wewoka player fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Tagus Howard.

On first and 10 at the Tigers’ 46 yard line, quarterback Davyn Wilson passed the ball to Howard who scored a touchdown. Wilson rushed the ball in afterward for the two-point conversion to make it 14-6, Allen.

However, the Tigers scored three touchdowns on their ensuing drives to end the first half at 26-14.

Wewoka scored again fairly early in the second half to make it 32-14, Tigers.

The Mustangs put together another impressive drive and scored late in the third quarter to get within 12 points, but were unable to score again.

The Tigers put six more points on the board to make it 38-20.

Allen (2-7/0-5) travels to Savanna Friday to take on the Bulldogs (1-7/0-5). The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Game Statistics

Offense

Rushing

Shawn Husband led the team in rushing with 132 yards on 25 rushes and one touchdown; Quinton Walker and Tagus Howard each rushed eight times for 76 and 68 yards, respectively; Davyn Wilson rushed 14 times for 62 yards; and Emmett Koonce rushed three times for negative 11 yards.

Passing

Davyn Wilson completed three of nine passes for 54 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Receiving

Tagus Howard caught two passes for 52 yards and one touchdown, while Emmett Koonce caught one pass for two yards.

Defense

Tackles Tagus Howard had four solo tackles and eight assisted tackles, while Cayser Nickel had five solos and one assisted.

Others with solo tackles and assisted tackles were Shawn Husband, 3-2; Emmett Koonce, 2-3; Zac Matzkvech, 2-1; Ethan Roniss, 1-2; Jacob Hisaw, 1-2; Quinton Walker, 0-4; Coyt Bell, 1-2; Kason Walker, 1-2; and Bodrey Goodson, 1-0.

Standout Plays

Tagus Howard made two tackles for loss; Zac Matzkvech made one solo tackle for loss and one assisted tackle for loss; and Jacob Hisaw made one assisted tackle for loss.