PREP FOOTBALL: Allen preaches patience, believes Columbia is close to wins

  • Columbia head coach Brian Allen signals in a play to his offense during Friday’s game against DeLand. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia head coach Brian Allen signals in a play to his offense during Friday’s game against DeLand. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

    Resiliency is the word Columbia head coach Brian Allen used again and again to describe his team, even in a 35-21 loss to DeLand on Friday.

    And despite an 0-2 start to the season, he believes his team …