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Final: Edna Karr Repeats as Louisiana Division I Select Champion: Live Scoring Updates

Top-seeded Cougars complete perfect season and win 27th straight game with 49-14 rout of Catholic League rival St. Augustine: defense forces five turnovers, and RB Tre Garrison sets new Prep Classic record for carries

Mike Coppage

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The Superdome will be rocking Saturday afternoon when New Orleans Catholic League rivals Edna Karr (13-0) and St. Augustine (12-1) collide in the Louisiana Division I select championship, and you can get real-time updates right here. Please also check out our preview and prediction.

Louisiana Division I Select Football Playoff Bracket

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PREGAME

-Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 P.M. Updates will appear here once the game begins.

FIRST QUARTER

-Big return from Anthony Thomas. West Virginia signee John Johnson leading the offense and has the Cougars down to the St Aug 30. Faced with a 4th and 15, Karr punts to the St. Aug 3. 10:19, 1st

-3,100 yards passing, 40 touchdowns (50 total) for St. Aug QB Vashaun Coulon (5-10, 150), who hands off to Khlil Lewis, who gets the Purple Knights out of the shadow of their end zone. Coulon completes a pass to Vershaun Simms at midfield.

-Karr's Greg Wilfred returns a punt for an amazing would-be touchdown, but a blindside block penalty brings it back. Instead of six points, Karr has it at its own 10. Johnson passes to Anthony Thomas at the 20. Garrison, the Washington St, signee, picks up four.

-Garrison has over 1,100 yards on the season. He takes it again for two. 3rd and 2. Johnson completes a pass to Thomas, but St. Aug was all over it for a loss. 4th down and the Cougars will punt. 5:06, 1st.

-St. Aug on its second possession. Coulon completes a pass to Miguel Whitley. First down, Purple Knights. Coulon to Derrick Bennett, the hero of last week's win over John Curtis Christian. St. Aug at the Karr 35.

-INTERCEPTION, KARR! Linebacker Ian Gray, a junior, picks it off. Karr at the St. Aug 23 after a pass from Johnson to Thomas. 2:44, 1st.

-Garrison carries to the St. Aug 9. 1st and Goal. Garrison again - to the four. Nice defensive play by Chad Jones, taking Johnson down for a loss. Garrison to the 1. 4th down. PURPLE KNIGHTS GOAL-LINE STAND! Johnson wrapped up by Ty Dominque.

-END FIRST QUARTER: 3rd and 10 for the Purple Knights. Scoreless

SECOND QUARTER

-St. Aug goes 3-and-out, and Karr returns the punt to the red zone. Garrison runs to the Purple Knights' 10. 73 yards for Karr, 79 for the Purple Knights. Garrison adds a few more to that total. 1st and goal at the 5. He gets it again to the 1.

-TOUCHDOWN, KARR! Johnson bounces off contact in the backfield and scores. KARR 7, ST. AUG 0. Johnson has over 1,000 yards rushing on the year with 19 touchdowns.

-High snap and Whitley, the punter, is taken down short of the first down. Karr at the St. Aug 34 in great field position. Johnson passes to Thomas inside the five.

-20 touchdowns on the season for Tre Garrison. TOUCHDOWN, COUGARS! Karr 14, St. Aug 0 8:05, 2nd.

-Bennett returns the kickoff to midfield. Personal foul called on a Karr defender for a hit on a receiver. Lengthy delay and discussion by the officials. Looks like St. Aug has it 2nd and 1 at the Karr 46.

-Coulon completion to Whitley in the red zone. Purple Knights with a 1st and 15 after a penalty for false start at the Karr 27.

-TURNOVER! Juelz Batiste strips Coulon on the QB keeper. Karr at its own 37 with 7:02 left in the half.

-5:55 left in the half. Johnson screen pass to Wilfred into St. Aug territory. 3rd and 9. Johnson escapes pressure and completes the pass to Wilfred, and a facemask penalty will move Karr to the St. Aug 12. 4:52, 2nd.

-TOUCHDOWN, COUGARS! John Johnson pass to Greg Wilfred. KARR 21, ST. AUG 0 4:06, 2nd. Johnson, the 2024 MVP, has over 100 yards passing. 61 yards receiving for Anthony Thomas, 45 for Wilfred.

-BIG PLAY! Lewis, showing incredible balance, to the Karr 26. Penalty for hands to the face tacked on, putting the ball at the Cougars' 13.

-Timeout. Officials are reviewing whether Coulon made a forward pass (or if Karr recovered a fumble). 1:48, 2nd. St. Aug had the ball at the Karr five but has turned it over. Coulon was hit when he threw, and Romeo Brown picked it up. The initial call was overturned on review. KARR FOOTBALL!

- HALFTIME: Karr leads 21-0

THIRD QUARTER

-St. Aug gets it first. 3rd and 10 after two incompletions. Purple Knights will punt after another incompletion. Karr will get the ball at its own 25. 11:35, 3rd. Garrison 72 yards rushing in the first half.

-FIRST DOWN, COUGARS! John Johnson, QB keeper. Garrison carries to the Karr 46. "Shoestring away from breaking it," the announcer said. Garrison again, down to the St. Aug 39. 1st and 10.

-Jermond Macklin gives Tre Garrison a breather, rushes to the St. Aug 17. Flag on the Purple Knights. Karr at the 12. Macklin makes something out of nothing with patience, slips a couple tacklers to gain 2. Second and 8. Interception, Chad Jones Jr. PICK SIX PURPLE KNIGHTS! Big hit from Dominick Lloyd (2028) jarred Johnson's pass attempt, which fluttered to Jones.

-KARR 21, ST. AUG 7 7:40, 3rd

-Johnson passes to Wilfred. Personal foul against St. Aug adds 15 yards. Garrison carries to the Purple Knights' 5. Johnson throws a pass to Garrison down to the St. Aug 2. 4th and goal from the 3. TIMEOUT, COUGARS

-TOUCHDOWN, COUGARS! Johnson gets second rushing touchdown. KARR 28, ST. AUG 7 3:59, 3rd.

-TOUCHDOWN, PURPLE KNIGHTS! Derrick Bennett returns a kick to paydirt. Officials reviewing the footage to see if he ever stepped out of bounds. KARR 28, ST. AUG 14 3:37 3rd. Call of TD confirmed.

-Karr gets a penalty on the kickoff and is backed up at its own 9. Cougars go 3-and-out. Punt coming on 4th and 2. 2:29, 3rd.

-Timeout 2:15, 3rd.

-Texas signee Hayward Howard with a good stop on a St. Aug player. 3rd and 11 pass falls incomplete. Howard in coverage again. St. Aug punts to Karr 12. Defenses have stiffened. 1:24, 3rd.

-31 carries, over 100 yards for Tre Garrison. That's a season high in rushing attempts. Karr first and 10 at its own 22. This will be the last play of the quarter. Garrison totes it again for nine yards. KARR 28, ST. AUG 14 END 3

FOURTH QUARTER

-Garrison goes into St. Aug territory. 1st and 10 at the 46. 10:40: 4th. Johnson passes to Wilfred. 4th and 3 at the 39. 9:45 left. FIRST DOWN, COUGARS! Johnson passes to Fresno St. signee Xavier Owens 9:19 left.

-Karr has run 66 plays to 32 for St. Aug. Garrison rushes to the 4. 170 yards rushing for the workhorse. 2nd and goal from the four. He has 37 carries. 4th and goal from inside the 1 after Garrison's 38th carry. 5:36, 4th. (Another review)

-While We're Waiting: Garrison has tied the D1/5A record for carries in a game. TOUCHDOWN, KARR! John Johnson leaps over the pile on 4th down. COUGARS 35, PURPLE KNIGHTS 14

-St. Aug marches to the red zone, but Torrence Sanders gets a scoop and score. TOUCHDOWN, COUGARS! He is also a Washington State signee. KARR 42, ST. AUG 14. 4:08 to go.

-INTERCEPTION, COUGARS! Ian Gray tip-drill pick. Five turnovers for St. Aug. TOUCHDOWN, COUGARS! Fourth rushing TD for John Johnson. KARR 49, ST. AUG 14. 3:05, 4th.

-41 carries for Garrison (MVP), who set a new record for the largest division. Karr will win its 27th straight game.

FINAL: KARR 49, ST. AUG 14

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Mike Coppage
MIKE COPPAGE

Mike Coppage is a Louisiana-based veteran reporter with decades of experience covering recruiting and high school sports for Scout, Rivals, The Acadiana Advocate and The Daily Iberian. He has been freelancing for High School On SI since 2024.

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