Overview
- Notre Dame Academy beat Neenah 56-53 in overtime after a direct snap to Kingston Allen set up a 25-yard walk-off touchdown, with the game played Friday, Aug. 21.
- Allen rushed 39 times for 464 yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns while proposing the overtime look that ended with him pitching to quarterback Jackson Bouthilet.
- Neenah quarterback Ashton VanBeek matched the offensive outburst with 26 carries for 265 yards, five rushing TDs and two passing TDs as both teams traded big plays in a back-and-forth game.
- Allen is a University of Wisconsin 2027 commit and is listed on 247Sports’ composite rankings, a context reporters used to frame how the game could boost his profile for the Badgers.
- Local and national outlets circulated game video and accounts, and separate Week 1 coverage noted Menasha QB Paul Schmolinske left another game on a stretcher with a lower-leg injury though detailed medical updates have not been published.