ARLINGTON - The Allen-Southlake Carroll game Saturday night certainly lived up to its billing. And then some.

Carroll appeared to have the Class 5A Division II Region I area playoff game wrapped up in regulation before a botched punt in the final seconds allowed Allen to send the game into overtime.

The double-overtime thriller wasn't decided until Sunday morning, when Allen decided to go for the win with a two-point conversion attempt. Carroll stopped Allen quarterback Matt Brown short of the end zone to win 35-34 before a crowd of about 40,000 at Cowboys Stadium.

Carroll (11-1) advances to the regional semifinals and will face Arlington Bowie (9-2) at 7:30 p.m. Friday at SMU's Ford Stadium.

After Brown pulled Allen to within 35-34 in the second overtime on a 2-yard run, both teams traded timeouts. Allen (10-2), the defending 5A Division I state champion, came out and gambled. Brown kept the snap and ran to his left before doubling-back to the right side, where Carroll cornerback Justin Agnew stopped him at the 3-yard line.

"I love my football team," Carroll coach Hal Wasson said. "We made a great play at the right time. We beat a tremendous football team."

» Continue reading: Southlake Carroll wins double-overtime thriller over Allen, 35-34, before 40,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium

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That's right, folks. We're moving the big show to prime time so that we can bring you the big blows from this week's local heavyweight bouts:

6 p.m.: Dallas Skyline (11-0) vs. DeSoto (9-2) @ SMU's Ford Stadium

8 p.m.: Southlake Carroll (10-1) vs. Allen (10-1) @ Cowboys Stadium

We'll also be discussing the day's other action as well as games from Friday night and what lies ahead in the Texas state playoff picture.

So mark your calendars and join me, Brandon George, Matt Wixon and other SportsDay staffers for this special occasion. Most importantly, we want to hear from you ... so get ready to talk some high school football.

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Euless Trinity answers with a 5-play, 56-yard drive, culminating in a 30-yard TD run by Brandon Carter on a reverse. Carter actually slowed up at the end so that the safety could hit him. He tumbled into the end zone and popped right back up.

Now that the Cover It Live blog has launched, I'll be moving over to that blog.

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Plano drives 54 yards on five plays, scoring on a 3-yard run by Kirchmeier for an early 14-0 lead. Key play was a 36-yard pass from Michelsen to Robinson on a crossing pattern. ... Plano clearly has the momentum. This would be a huge upset if Plano keeps it up.

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Three and out for Euless Trinity. Great start for Plano.

Posted by Dennis Hall/Contributor  at 5:40 PM
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Plano jumps out on top on a 35-yard TD pass from Connor Michelsen to Robert Robinson. Robinson had 1-on-1 coverage on a deep pass and outleaped the defender to make the catch right at the goal line.

Posted by Dennis Hall/Contributor  at 5:35 PM
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Derek Johnson reports that Tyler Lee rallied to beat Garland, 23-17, in a Class 5A Division I area-round game. Garland (9-2) led, 17-9, in the second half.

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Plano's Jared Kirchmeier returns opening kickoff 32 yards to the Trinity 49. Plano needs a lot of that today.

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I'm here at Cowboys Stadium to cover the Euless Trinity-Plano game. We're about five minutes from kickoff. Trinity already did its haka dance, so we're all fired up and ready to go!

Posted by Dennis Hall/Contributor  at 5:24 PM
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Here are some final scores from today:

Arlington Bowie 49, El Paso Montwood 7
Waxahachie 35, Texarkana Texas High 21
Bishop Lynch 12, Austin St. Michael's 10
Prestonwood 49, Houston Second Baptist 17

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Cedar Hill's Mason Hayes just scored his third touchdown of the game on a three-yard run. The Longhorns were given great field position when Marcus attempted an onside kick that it failed to recover. They started a three-play drive at the 33-yard line of the Marauders.

Posted by Rainer Sabin/Reporter  at 4:32 PM
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Cedar Hill's Mason Hayes just scored his third touchdown of the game on a three-yard run. The Longhorns were given great field position when Marcus attempted an onside kick that it failed to recover. They started a three-play drive at the 33-yard line of the Marauders.

Posted by Rainer Sabin/Reporter  at 4:32 PM
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Cedar Hill's Mason Hayes just scored his third touchdown of the game on a three-yard run. The Longhorns were given great field position when Marcus attempted an onside kick that it failed to recover. They started a three-play drive at the 33-yard line of the Marauders.

Posted by Rainer Sabin/Reporter  at 4:32 PM
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Keith Whitmire reports that Longview beat Waco Midway, 14-13, and will play Carrollton Newman Smith at 2 p.m. next Saturday at Corsicana's Tiger Stadium.

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