FOXBURG — Allan Eaton is big and tall. He's also quick and agile.

He can bull his way to the basket or sharp shoot from the outside.

That's why the A-C Valley junior forward has been nearly unstoppable this season for the Falcons boys basketball team.

"He's just so talented, No. 1," said A-C Valley coach Jim Marron. "Allan is 6-foot-6, but he's one of my best 3-point shooters. He's quick and athletic and he's not 6-6 and 140 pounds. He's 230 pounds and strong."

That combination would make Eaton a freak in any class in any district.

But in District 9 Class A, Eaton has no peer — and the numbers show it.

Eaton is averaging 20.2 points per game. His rebounds per game are well into double digits as well.

Eaton has been so dominant in some games, even he has been shocked by the final numbers.

He's had three games of 20 points or more and 15 rebounds or more.

Eaton's biggest game of the season came last week against Union, when he tallied 34 points and 30 rebounds.

"I thought it was just an average game," Eaton said. "But after the game, (assistant coach John Irwin) said, 'Allan, you had 34 points and 30 rebounds.' I was like, 'Nuh-uh.'"

Ya-ha. And Eaton is only getting better.

As a sophomore last season, Eaton showed how much potential he had by averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds per game.

This summer, he worked hard on his game with his A-C Valley teammates and in AAU.

He returned to the high school gym this winter with more developed physical skills. He also returned with more confidence.

"Last year, I was just scared," Eaton said. "Well, maybe not scared. But I wasn't confident. Playing all the time this summer gave me a confidence boost."

So has putting up sick numbers.

But Eaton is quick to point out that individual success doesn't drive him. Team success does.

Luckily for Eaton, he has had quite a bit of both this season.

Led by Eaton and a solid nucleus around him featuring Blayne McGuirk, Reed Terwilliger — another 6-5 forward who can shoot from the outside — Josh Austin and Matt Bartley, A-C Valley cruised to an unbeaten record in the Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference and is 21-2 heading into its playoff game against Keystone Monday.

"I would take scoring eight points and winning over scoring 30 points and losing," Eaton said. "Winning is definitely better."

Eaton said he and his teammates weren't quite sure how this season was going to shake out.

The Falcons were coming off a 9-14 season and a first-round playoff loss to Johnsonburg.

It didn't take long for them and Marron to realize there was potential for something special in 2009-10.

"Coach Marron told us we'd be pretty tough, but our goal was 15 wins and make the playoffs," Eaton said. "We just wanted a chance to redeem ourselves after losing to Johnsonburg in the playoffs."

But when the season started and A-C Valley began rolling teams by 20 points or more, those goals shifted.

Marron said he felt, with Eaton and the rest of his talented roster, that the Falcons were going to be formidable.

"I kind of knew, but I didn't want to say it," Marron said. "When people asked me who I thought the team to beat was, I told them (other teams).

'But deep down inside I felt like we were the team to beat. You just never want to say that."

The winning has promoted a rabid following by the A-C Valley fans, who have elected Eaton as a de facto cult hero.

"During my freshman and sophomore years, no one was there to watch our games," Eaton said. "Now, people are lined up at the door. It's a blast."