Published: November 07, 2009 12:50 am      

Princeton hustles past Flying Eagles

PRINCETON — Scoring on their first three possessions, Princeton steamrolled Woodrow Wilson 49-6 Friday night.

The win was the Tigers’ sixth in a row and was essential to keep alive Princeton’s playoff hopes.

Princeton started early when Tevin Allen sprinted to the end zone from 30 yards out just three minutes into the game. Moments later, after Dalton Christian recovered an Woodrow fumble at the Eagles’ 44, Tigers’ quarterback Jerrell Powell hit tight end Corey Quick with a 13-yard touchdown pass.

After a Woodrow punt, Princeton’s third score came when Powell scrambled into the end zone 17 yards away. That gave the Tigers a 21-0 lead after the first quarter.

Princeton added a second quarter score on a 70-yard drive with Powell scoring his second score of the half with a 2-yard bootleg run left. After intermission, Allen electrified the crowd with a 52-yard touchdown run and fullback Cameron Mallory wrapped up a short drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge.

Princeton’s final score came midway through the fourth period as Tre’ Hopkins slashed into the end zone from five yards away.

The Flying Eagles avoided a shutout when Lance Martin scored from one yard out with 1:33 left in the game.

Princeton, now 6-4, will await its playoff fate after this weekend’s results come in. The Tigers rolled for 434 yards total offense in the win.



at Hunnicutt Stadium

Woodrow Wilson.................................................... 0 0 0 6 — 6

Princeton...............................................................21 7 14 7 — 49

First Quarter

Pri -- Allen 30 yard run (Tabor kick), 9:07

Pri -- Powell 13 yard pass to Quick (Tabor kick), 5:48

Pri -- Powell 17 yard run (Tabor kick), 0:40

Second Quarter

Pri -- Powell 2 yard run (Tabor kick), 4:15

Third Quarter

Pri -- Allen 52 yard run (Tabor kick), 9:24

Pri -- Mallory 1 yard run (Tabor kick), 8:33

Fourth Quarter

Pri -- Hopkins 5 yard run (Tabor kick), 6:49

WW -- Martin 1 yard run (PAT failed), 1:33

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Team Statistics

First downs WW 13, PR 18. Rushing Yards WW 107, PR 388. Passing Yards WW 2, PR 43. Comp-Att WW 1-7, PR 2-6. Fumbles-Lost WW 8-4, PR 2-0. Punts-Average WW 5-36.0, PR 2-34.5. Penalty-Yards WW 9-75, WW 10-61. 3rd down conversions WW 1-10, PR 3-7.