{
  "id": 19969566,
  "title": "Green Bay Notre Dame, West De Pere football make state after comebacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/green-bay-notre-dame-west-de-pere-football-make-state-after-comebacks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T11:05:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/green-bay-notre-dame-west-110519189.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Green Bay Notre Dame and West De Pere football teams have secured spots in the WIAA Division 2 and Division 1 state championships after remarkable comebacks. Notre Dame defeated Union Grove 28-17 in a D2 game at Slinger High School, while West De Pere edged Racine Case 20-19 in a D1 semifinal at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium. Bay Port was eliminated in the semifinals with a 48-15 loss to Sussex Hamilton.\n\nWest De Pere's Andrew Greisen threw a game-winning 6-yard touchdown pass to Morgan Mertens with 1:11 left, their first points since opening the second quarter with a 13-0 lead. Union Grove dominated the first half, scoring three touchdowns without a score from the Tritons, leading to a 17-0 halftime deficit. However, Kingston Allen's record-breaking 16-yard run in the fourth quarter broke Union Grove's lead, and Allen scored again to give Notre Dame their first lead at 21-14.\n\nAllen finished with an unofficial 297 rushing yards, breaking both the state's all-time rushing record and single-season record. This performance earned him a spot in the D2 state title game against Monona Grove on November 20. The Tritons will join West De Pere as the only two local teams to make a state title game for three consecutive seasons since the WIAA began sponsoring the tournament in 1976.",
  "summary": "West De Pere and Notre Dame are headed to WIAA state title games after thrilling second half comebacks.",
  "key_points": [
    "Notre Dame beats Union Grove 28-17 in D2 state championship",
    "West De Pere edges Racine Case 20-19 in D1 semifinal",
    "Andrew Greisen's game-winning TD pass secures West De Pere's spot"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}