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Kingston Allen flips early struggles into record-setting performance to reach title game

Badger commit Kingston Allen is now wearing the rushing record crown.
ByMark Knight
Green Bay Notre Dame's Kingston Allen (7) runs the ball against Pulaski High School during a WIAA Division 2 Level Three playoff game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Notre Dame won the game, 35-7.
Tork Mason/Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay Notre Dame's Kingston Allen (7) runs the ball against Pulaski High School during a WIAA Division 2 Level Three playoff game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Notre Dame won the game, 35-7. Tork Mason/Green Bay Press-Gazette | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Badger commit Kingston Allen stepped into the game against Union Grove High School as the leading rusher in the country. However, the two goals before Allen were to take the Wisconsin state career rushing record and to beat Union Grove to send Notre Dame Academy to the championship game. He walked away accomplishing both.

Yet, it didn't start so easily for Allen. He actually started the game with two fumbles, and it looked like it might be a very forgettable game for the top running back. However, Allen didn't stop, hang his head, or even go sit on the end of the bench. His team was down 17-0, and yet he took the rock again, busted off a 46-yard run, and then finished with a 3-yard run to get the first touchdown for Notre Dame Academy.

The score was 17-7, and there was life for his team. With the state career rushing record in sight and the ability to make it a field-goal game, Allen pushed down the field again... Finally, a goal-line carry led to a 17-14 game and a new top rusher in state history.

Kingston Allen has broken a ton of Wisconsin state high school records this season

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While he passed 216 rushing yards in the game and had two touchdowns, Notre Dame was still down, and Allen wanted to accomplish the primary goal of getting his high school team to the championship game. After another successful drive and a 46-yard scamper for a touchdown. This was his third touchdown of the game and an important one, as it gave Allen's team the lead 21-17, and that would be the ballgame.

The state career rushing record was 7,416 yards, and the post below was sent after a drive that sent him to 7,147, but he even ended up with more. He now has a championship game to rush in and make it nearly impossible to ever beat. He's absolutely stamped his name all over the Wisconsin state high school history book.

Allen is now the single-season rushing yards record holder for Wisconsin, the career rushing yards record holder, the single-season rushing touchdowns record holder, and the career rushing touchdowns record holder. Add in the fact that he's now headed into a chance to lift the championship trophy for Notre Dame Academy. It's been an incredible year. Oh, and he's still the leading rusher in the nation for this season.

The big news and important news is that he's headed to the Badgers. He remains committed to Luke Fickell and Wisconsin even while the sharks are swirling. He's picked up offers from both Ohio State and Alabama recently. That's alarming, but even after a visit to Ohio State, he remains in the fold for Wisconsin.

The Buckeyes even recently picked up a 4-star running back, and that may have also changed their outlook and idea of how Allen fits into their class. All good news for the Badgers. While he looks to secure the championship for his high school, Wisconsin fans have their eyes set on signing day, when Allen becomes officially part of the class.

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