HP Player Scores 53 (SMU Connection)

[ponyboy]

David Allen scored 53 points in the Scots' triple-OT victory over McKinney last Friday, beating the previously known record of 44 points held by Billy Allen in 1978, according to Head Basketball Coach David Piehler. David scored 20 points from the free-throw line, and the rest of the points were spread out throughout the game.

"He's a great player and a great leader on our team," Piehler said. "It was probably the best individual performance I've ever witnessed in high school basketball. It was his night."

Just to show you what a small world it is, Piehler played with Billy Allen -- no relation to David -- at SMU when Billy's dad, Sonny Allen, was the head basketball coach.

Source: HPISD Email Newsletter

[ponyboy]

Anybody else remember the Sonny's Fast Break t shirts?

[H-E-B Mustang]

"I run Sonny's Fast Break"

[lwjr]

Anybody else remember the Sonny's Fast Break t shirts?

I remember, the running basketball, and just below it said, "Run Sonny Run". I think

[ontheedgeofmyseat]

Moody was freakin' PACKED when Sonny was the coach....

[lwjr]

Does any one know where Sonny and Billy are these days? I assume Sonny is retired.

[Pony_Fan]

when's the last time we had a HP player who was actually good?

[gostangs]

Billy lives in Plano and makes SMU and HP games pretty often.