Green Bay - The Notre Dame Academy Tritons (11-0 overall) defeat the Menasha Blue Jays (8-3 overall) in a WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoff match up on Friday, Oct. 30 to advance in the playoffs.

Recap

Notre Dame Academy jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter off two touchdowns from Kingston Allen. Early in the second quarter with 11:17 left Allen added his third first half touchdown to make the score 21-0. With 3:57 left in the second quarter Menasha got their first points of the game off a rushing touchdown from quarterback Xavier John. Menasha then recovered an onside kick but was stopped in the red zone by Notre Dame, bringing  the halftime score to 21-7. 

With 5:44 left in the third Allen added his fourth touchdown to make the score 28-7. Notre Dame Academy added a field goal to make the score 31-7 and then with 11:24 left in the fourth quarter Notre Dame Academy got a score from wide receiver Quinn Blom to make the score 38-7. 

Menasha got one last score from quarterback Kinley Bilke who stepped in to replace the injured Xavier John.  Allen got one last touchdown, his fifth of the game with 7:01 left in the fourth, bringing the  final score to 45-13. 

“Winning up front with the o line, me being able to do my job by making cuts and making men miss and getting to the second level and finishing it,” said Notre Dame running back Kingston Allen.

“Our game plan was really just be more physical than them, we’re going to do everything we can to out physical them up front, and then when it’s my turn to get to the secondary and win, that’s what I got to do,” said Allen. 

“It was a physical game, and we stepped up to the physicality that was out there. We never backed down, and we had a big stop there at the end of the second quarter, to keep some momentum going,” said Notre Dame Academy head coach Mike Rader. 

Coach Rader also gave his reaction to  their upcoming opponent which will be the Pulaski Red Raiders (9-2 overall). 

“We haven’t played Pulaski in a while, we know what they traditionally are, we haven’t seen what they are this year, but when you get to playoffs the difference is always turnovers, securing the football, maintaining control of the ball and playing good defense. 

The Notre Dame Tritons will face the Pulaski Red Raiders on Friday, Nov. 6 in the WIAA Division 2 Level 3 football playoffs.