Two undefeated and highly ranked Texas high school football teams faced off in a huge clash early in the District 6-6A campaign.
But one definitely looked the part of a team looking to turn in a perfect season.
Allen, which has looked impressive in its first three wins, traveled to Prosper’s Children’s Health Stadium on Thursday to face another set of Eagles in the district opener for both schools. That’s Prosper, which was also undefeated and coming off a highly charged win a week ago against Austin Westlake.
But behind three touchdown passes from quarterback Ty Snell, it was Allen's Eagles who came out on top, winning 51-21.
Prosper took a 14-9 second-quarter lead, but it lasted all of 1:30, as Snell hooked up with Josyah Johnson on back-to-back touchdowns, giving Allen a 23-14 advantage. Allen never looked back, scoring three unanswered TDs in the third quarter and getting another TD early in the fourth quarter for a commanding 51-14 lead.
Snell finished the night completing 16-of-20 passes for 267 yards and three scores. Johnson caught six passes for 144 yards and his two TDs, while tailback Jrue Simmons rushed for 107 yards on 10 carries and a TD.
The Eagles finished the game with 466 total yards, including the 267 yards passing from Snell. Prosper finished with 319 total yards.
Prosper QB Tyler Albert, who accounted for seven total TDs in his team's win last week against Westlake, was 21-of-36 passing for 238 yards and two TDs as well as a rushing TD.
Going into Thursday’s game, Allen was ranked No. 2 in the latest High School On SI Texas Top 25.
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ALLEN 51, PROSPER 21 FINAL
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POSTGAME
- Allen trailed for only 1:30 of the ballgame, as back-to-back second-quarter TD passes from Ty Snell to Josyah Johnson puts Allen ahead to stay as the Eagles of Allen go to 4-0 while the Eagles of Prosper drops to 3-1.
FOURTH QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN PROSPER. Tyler Albert throws another TD pass, this one a 13-yard stirke to Atley Kramer. (Allen, 51-21 | 6:44, 4th)
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Jrue Simmons sprints in from 55 yards out, and it looks like Allen is going to remain undefeated in 2026. (Allen, 51-14 | 11:09, 4th)
THIRD QUARTER
- Dominic Butler, who just had a special teams TD for Allen, picks off a pass near the end of the quarter. Allen up by 30 heading to the fourth.
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Allen builds its lead after forcing Prosper to punt deep in its own territory. But the ball doesn't go very far and takes an Allen bounce inside the Prosper 10, where Dominic Butler scoops it up and goes in from 6 yards out. (Allen, 44-14 | 4:27, 3rd)
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Allen strikes again as Lyndon Spriggs goes in from 9 yards out. (Allen, 37-14 | 5:34, 3rd)
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Allen takes the second-half kickoff and extends its lead as Ty Snell finds Zach Williams from 10 yards out. (Allen, 30-14 | 9:36, 2nd)
- Second-half action about to get under way.
HALFTIME
- Allen, on the strength of back-to-back TD hookups from Ty Snell to Josyah Johnson, hold a nine-point halftime lead in Prosper.
SECOND QUARTER
- Prosper gets stopped on a fourth-and-1 inside the Allen 30 late in the half.
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. It's Josyah Johnson time again, and he catches a 70-yard pass from Ty Snell and takes it to the house for back-to-back Eagle TDs. Allen extends its lead to nine. (Allen, 23-14 | 4:17, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Wow, back and forth we go. Josyah Johnson returns the ensuing kickoff into Prosper territory, and seconds later, hauls in a 32-yard TD pass from Ty Snell. Allen back on top. (Allen, 16-14 | 6:39, 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN PROSPER. Eagles strike again, taking advantage of the fumble to take their first lead of the night as Tyler Albert hooks up with Marcus McCoy from 5 yards out. (Prosper, 14-9 | 8:09, 2nd)
- FUMBLE RECOVERY PROSPER. Big takeaway for the Prosper defense, as on the opening play of the ensuing series following the Prosper TD, Fahd Allen forces a fumble and Walid Bouti comes up with the ball near the Allen 20.
- TOUCHDOWN PROSPER. The home team gets on the board as Tyler Albert scores on a 1-yard QB keeper. He completed all four pass attempts on that drive. (Allen, 9-7 | 9:38, 2nd)
- SCOOP AND SCORE TOUCHDOWN ALLEN. Eagles extend their lead on the opening play of the period, as Jacobie Wilkerson forces a strip sack fumble and D’Mand Smith grabs it and takes it to the house. PAT is missed. (Allen, 9-0 | 11:54, 2nd)
FIRST QUARTER
- Allen gets the ball back and puts together another solid drive in the red zone. But they elect to go for it on a fourth-and-short at the 10 and get denied. Seconds left in the quarter.
- FIELD GOAL ALLEN. Eagles reach the red zone before stalling. Sam Smado is summoned to kick a field goal, and he is good from 32 yards out. (Allen, 3-0 | 5:37, 1st)
- Prosper picks up two first downs on its opening drive but nothing else. Eagles will punt it to Allen's Eagles.
- Allen wins the toss and defers to the second half. Prosper will get the ball to start.
PREGAME
- Live from the Prosper ISD Children’s Health Stadium, two undefeated sets of Eagles are about to face off in a district contest as Allen takes on Prosper.
ABOUT ALLEN
The Eagles opened the season with decisive home victories against both Duncanville and DeSoto. Last week, they went on the road to take on another Metroplex superpower in Southlake Carroll. After spotting the Dragons a 14-0 advantage, Allen roared back with a 35-7 run on its way to a 56-35 victory.
In that win, Allen amassed 701 yards of total offense. Quarterback Ty Snell passed for 305 yards and three TDs.
Through three games, Snell has completed 41-of-57 passes for 637 yards and nine scores. Receiver Zach Williams has caught 19 passes for 279 yards and six TDs.
ABOUT PROSPER
Prosper’s Eagles passed a huge test last week with a 49-40 home win against Southlake Carroll, due in large part to the play of their quarterback, Tyler Albert.
Albert passed for 359 yards and six TDs while adding 88 yards rushing and another score. Receiver Marcus McCoy caught eight passes for 173 yards and three TDs.
The Eagles have scored a total of 155 points through their three wins, an average of nearly 52 points a game. Albert has thrown for 977 yards and 17 TDs without a single interception.