Edna Karr (LA) vs. St. Augustine (LA): Live updates, score of Louisiana LHSAA Prep Classic Division I Select championship game between New Orleans-area rivals

Edna Karr (LA) vs. St. Augustine (LA): Live updates, score of Louisiana LHSAA Prep Classic Division I Select championship game between New Orleans-area rivals originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – One of the more anticipated games in the history of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s Prep Classic finally takes place Saturday.

New Orleans-based schools Edna Karr and St. Augustine square off for the Division I Select championship at the Caesars Superdome.

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Edna Karr’s Cougars are the defending Division I Select state champs and they are currently riding a 27-game winning streak. The Cougars stand at 13-0 on the season and are the No. 1 seed in the bracket.

In addition, Karr boasts several Division I signees, including defensive tackle Richard Anderson (LSU), while starting quarterback John Johnson has accounted for nearly 3,300 yards of total offense and 45 touchdowns.

As for St. Aug, the Purple Knights are in their first state title game since 1979. The No. 3 seed entering the bracket, St. Aug is 12-1 and finally made the title game with a semifinal win last week against perennial stalwart John Curtis Christian.

St. Aug also has a big-time quarterback in Vashuan Coulon, who has thrown for more than 3,000 yards and 40 TDs.

Karr has won the last three meetings against St. Augustine, including a 42-21 win in the regular season, which was the lone loss suffered by the Purple Knights.

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EDNA KARR 28, ST. AUGUSTINE 14 4TH QTR.

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FOURTH QUARTER

– Through three quarters of play, Edna Karr has 308 yards of total offense while holding St. Aug to 149 yards.

THIRD QUARTER

– St. Aug forced a punt but was unable to move the ball, and the Purple Knights punt it back to Karr in the final moments of the period.

– TOUCHDOWN ST. AUGUSTINE. Oh, wow. Derrick Bennett fields the ensuing kickoff and finds running room down the sideline and they’re not gonna catch him. He goes in 88 yards and the Purple Knights get back within two scores. (Edna Karr, 28-14 | 3:47, 3rd)

– TOUCHDOWN EDNA KARR. Cougars shake off the pick-six and march 61 yards in 8 plays, with QB John Johnson taking in a keeper from 3 yards out. (Edna Karr, 28-7 | 3:59, 3rd)

– PICK-SIX ST. AUGUSTINE. Wow, what a dramatic turn of events to start the second half. Karr was about to score again, but a pass gets PICKED OFF by the Purple Knights’ Chad Jones, and he is able to sprint 90 yards to the house. (Edna Karr, 21-7 | 7:50, 3rd)

HALFTIME

– Edna Karr has 179 yards of total offense while its defense has forced three turnovers and has held St. Aug to 145 total yards.

SECOND QUARTER

– FUMBLE RECOVERY EDNA KARR. St. Aug gets inside the red zone but Karr’s defense comes up with another takeaway, a strip sack from Cornell Williams, and Aiden Hall makes the recovery late in the half.

– TOUCHDOWN EDNA KARR. Cougars go 63 yards in five plays after coming up with the fumble, as QB John Johnson hooks up with Gregory Wilfred on a 13-yard TD pass. (Edna Karr, 21-0 | 4:06, 2nd)

– FUMBLE RECOVERY EDNA KARR. Cougars’ defense comes up with a takeaway in their own territory, as Juelz Batiste forces a fumble and then comes up with the recovery at his own 37-yard line with more than six minutes left in the period.

– St. Aug is on the move, as the Purple Knights are inside the Karr 30.

– TOUCHDOWN EDNA KARR. Cougars go 34 yards in just three plays, capped by a 1-yard run from Tre Garrison and Karr is now up by two scores after scoring two TDs in less than two minutes. (Edna Karr, 14-0 | 8:05, 2nd)

– High snap on a St. Aug punt attempt forces the punter to run with it and he’s stopped well short of the sticks. Karr with another huge opportunity with the ball at the Purple Knights’ 34.

– TOUCHDOWN EDNA KARR. Cougars go just 18 yards in 5 plays, and end it with a 1-yard keeper by QB John Johnson. Brayan Castellon adds the PAT. (Edna Karr, 7-0 | 10:00, 2nd)

– Karr’s defense holds and St. Aug has to punt deep in its own territory. Cougars get excellent field position.

– Through one quarter, St. Aug has 79 yards of total offense while Karr has 66 total yards.

FIRST QUARTER

– Karr gets inside the St. Aug 5 and had a fourth-and-goal at the 1, but QB John Johnson is swarmed underneath by a host of Purple Knights for a loss, and the Purple Knights hold in the closing seconds of the period.

– INTERCEPTION KARR. Ian Gray catches a tipped pass in the backfield just inside St. Aug territory, and the Cougars are back in business.

– Karr ends up punting for the second time today and St. Aug gets the ball back.

– St. Aug gets past midfield before its opening drive stalls. Purple Knights punt it away and Karr returns it for an 85-yard TD, but it is called back due to a blindside block. Scoreless with 6:43 left in the first.

– Karr can’t take advantage of the tremendous field position and has to punt, but is able to down it at the 3, and that’s where St. Aug will start its opening series.

– Toe meets leather and we’re off and running from the Dome. Karr breaks off a long return and the Cougars are already in Purple Knights’ territory.

PREGAME

– Edna Karr has won the toss and elects to receive.

– Both teams have taken the field. We’re about to get this thing kicked off.

– Electric atmosphere already in the Dome. Still a few minutes away and there is a large crowd there. They have just opened up the second deck of the Dome and some fans are sitting there.

– Live from the Caesars Superdome, it’s the final game of the LHSAA Prep Classic, and it should be a good one. The No. 1 seeded and defending state champion Cougars of Edna Karr get set to face No. 3 seed St. Augustine for the Division I Select state championship.