PLAYBOOK Sports 8A Home Delivery: 972-424-9504 Allen American Thursday, February 20, 2014 starlocalmedia.com ALLEN AND LOVEJOY BOYS BASKETBALL Chip off their shoulders Nickal earns exclusive invite Allen senior and Penn State ALLEN WINS FIRST 5A PLAYOFF GAME, LOVEJOY commit Bo Nickal will wrestle SNEAKS INTO AREA ROUND WITH OT WIN collegiately in Pennsylvania for the Nittany Lions for the ETHAN GRANT ments can’t touch. next four years starting this
[email protected] “It’s great for these “It’s really exciting for fall. The winless playoff game kids to finally get that these kids and the program,” On March 16, Nickal will monkey on the back of the first win. They put in McCullough said, “and just travel to the Keystone State as Allen boys basketball program changing the direction of an invitee for the 2014 Dapper hadn’t stopped growing in 31 the time, they worked where we’re headed and what Dan Classic, an event that pits years heading into Tuesday hard and to finally see we’re all about these days.” top wrestlers across the night’s Class 5A bi-district Junior Olin Carter made United States against a Penn- showdown with Jesuit at that pay off with a sure there was little doubt the sylvania counterpart at each Richardson Berkner. playoff win is huge.” Eagles would be leaving weight class. Motivation for Lovejoy was- Berkner’s gym with a win early Nickal, who is fresh off n’t quite as steep against – JEFF MCCULLOUGH, on. He scored a game-high 25 Class 5A UIL state title at 170 Mount Pleasant at Grand ALLEN HEAD COACH points and victimized Jesuit’s pounds, was selected for the Saline, but the Leopards were defenders as Allen took a 36- same division at the tourna- somewhat stumbling into the Next up 22 halftime lead.