Kingston Allen turned a rough opening into a night Wisconsin high school football won’t forget.
The Badger commit entered Notre Dame Academy’s game against Union Grove High School as the nation’s leading rusher, and he had two big targets in front of him: break the Wisconsin state career rushing record and help Notre Dame Academy punch its ticket to the championship game. By the time it was over, he had done both.
It did not begin cleanly. Allen opened the game with two fumbles, and for a moment it looked like the kind of outing that could bury even the best back.
But he never disappeared from the action. With Notre Dame Academy trailing 17-0, he got the ball again, ripped off a 46-yard run, and then finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown to get the Tritons on the board.
That score cut it to 17-7 and gave Notre Dame Academy some life. Allen kept pressing after that, and with the state career rushing record within reach, he helped drive the team closer before a goal-line carry made it 17-14 and pushed him into Wisconsin history.
I’m told that Notre Dame Academy running back Kingston Allen just surpassed 216 rushing yards vs. Union Grove.
He is now Wisconsin’s career rushing yards leader, in addition to being the state’s single season rushing yards record holder, single season rushing touchdowns record… https://t.co/J8gQ6SjX9U
- Carson Fowler (@CarsonFowlerTV) November 14, 2026
Allen wasn’t done there. After another successful drive, he broke loose again, this time for a 46-yard touchdown run - his third touchdown of the game - to put Notre Dame Academy ahead 21-17. That was the final score.
The record that fell was 7,416 career rushing yards, and the post below was sent after a drive that moved him to 7,147, though he finished with even more than that. He now heads into a championship game with a record that will be tough to touch.
STATE RECORD BROKEN pic.twitter.com/vSyFrOaZ62
- NDA Triton Football (@ndatritonfb) November 14, 2026
Allen’s season already has him stacked on top of Wisconsin’s record book. He is now the state’s single-season rushing yards record holder, career rushing yards record holder, single-season rushing touchdowns record holder, and career rushing touchdowns record holder. He’s also still the nation’s leading rusher this season, and now he gets a chance to add a championship trophy to the resume.
The bigger picture for Wisconsin fans is that Allen is still headed to Madison. He remains committed to Luke Fickell and the Badgers despite recent offers from Ohio State and Alabama. He also took a visit to Ohio State, but he is still in Wisconsin’s class.
Ohio State recently added a 4-star running back, which may have changed how the Buckeyes view Allen’s fit in their class. That’s good news for the Badgers, who now watch him finish his high school career with a title game ahead and signing day still to come.
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