BANGOR BLOOMINGDALE DECATUR FENNVILLE GOBLES HARTFORD LAWTON LAWRENCE MARTIN MARCELLUS SAUGATUCK WATERVLIET
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Hartford Running Back named All-State
By: Eric Wade
At 6 feet-176 pounds, Hartford’s senior running back,
George Allen, was named 1st Team All-State.
He was named 1st Team All-State by the Associated
Press in 2008. Allen was very shocked by how this year’s
season went because at the beginning of the year, Hartford
was ranked 4th in the SAC preview, with Decatur, Water-
vliet, and Marcellus ahead of them. Allen was also surprised
when Hartford’s Athletic Director and head football coach
Dave Janicki called George into his office and told Allen
about his All-State Honors. “It took about three days for it to
actually sink in that I was 1st Team All-State”.
Allen was extremely impressed with his offensive line. “The offensive line stepped up big time this year. It was like
they were fighting for me to get All-State”, George said on November 20th at our interview.
Hartford lost to Constantine in the first round playoffs, 27-14. George was asked if their loss to Constantine
spoiled the 9-0 regular season. George replied with, “Yes the loss to Constantine hurt, but a 9-0 regular season
where you outscore your opponents 395-63 is a good season no matter what happens”. The loss to Constantine
stings because Allen knows that he might never play football again, but what hurts the most is that he knows that
he will never play with this group of guys again.
At the beginning of the season, Allen came up with some individual goals. The goals that he came up with were to
get All-State, rush for over 1,000 yards, and most of all, he just wanted to win. Allen also came up with team
goals, and the team goals were to win the SAC 3 years in a row, and win a couple of playoff games, but the main
goal he wanted to reach this year is a goal at Hartford every year – WIN!!!!
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George Allen in action vs. Watervliet during the 2008 season.
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