It’s been a whirlwind of a season for Southlake Carroll and the Rams’ senior Christian Tyree Glenn.
Glenn, typically a backup receiver and a special teams player, was thrown into the starting running back role for the Dragons during the playoffs.
Southlake Carroll and Glenn face Longview in a Class 6A Divison Two state semifinal at SMU’s Ford Stadium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Carroll entered the season using two elite running backs, senior USC-commit Riley Wormley and junior Baylor-commit Davis Penn. Southlake’s “two-headed Dragon” was one of the greatest threats in Texas high school football, with Wormley and Penn averaging 116.6 and 77.1 yards per game, respectively.
The Dragons’ offense, however, had to deal with two brutal losses. Wormley suffered a season-ending injury in September, and Penn suffered an ACL injury during the playoff’s area round.
Southlake Carroll running back coach Skyler Wetzel said Wormley and Penn were the “heartbeat of the football team.”
“They’re great people, they’re great human beings, they’re tremendous leaders,” Wetzel said. “There were a lot of heartbroken kids in our locker room when those injuries occurred. That speaks to the character of those two kids.”