Edna Karr and St. Augustine Conflict for State Soccer Championship

For Edna Karr, that is extra of the identical.

One other return journey to the Caesars Superdome. One other likelihood at successful a state championship. One other likelihood at posting an undefeated document.

Whereas St. Augustine supporters have a good time the prospect to play for a state title within the Dome for the primary time in practically 5 many years, Karr can have the been-there, done-that method to the LHSAA Division I choose state closing set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Twin-threat quarterback John Johnson is a third-year starter and was chosen because the excellent participant within the state closing final season after he accounted for greater than 350 speeding and passing yards and 5 touchdowns in a 53-8 drubbing of Alexandria. Additionally again from that group final season is defensive deal with Richard Anderson, an LSU signee who made a big-time impression on the ultimate final season with six tackles behind the road of scrimmage, together with one for a security.

Aiden Corridor, one other LSU signee, returned an interception for a landing to assist provoke the operating clock halfway by means of the third quarter on the way in which to the varsity’s seventh soccer state championship.

The three seniors are amongst 15 Karr gamers already signed to play soccer in school, all of them early qualifiers who will attend school beginning in January.

“It’s actually a good looking factor, particularly the way in which they’ve carried out it academically, all of them going to high school early,” Karr coach Brice Brown stated. “To have them right here of their final recreation, going towards their metropolis rival, you already know, the image can’t be painted significantly better for them. The one factor left is to do some clean-up issues and now we have to complete the job on Saturday.”

Karr can take a business-as-usual method as a result of the Cougars have reached this level so many instances previously. The Cougars have received 5 state titles previously 9 seasons, all of them with Brown as the top coach.

Karr, a seven-time state winner for the reason that first title in 1993, departed the Superdome final season understanding it might have a number of key contributors again from that group.

“With any group, the expectation as Karr is to do it once more,” stated Brown, whose group has received 26 consecutive video games because it final misplaced in a state semifinal two years in the past towards Acadiana.

“My thought was, no excuses,” stated Johnson, a West Virginia signee. “We carry lots of people again from final season, particularly on protection. So, it’s actually no excuses, taking it recreation by recreation and never getting complacent.”

Johnson threw three landing passes and ran for 2 scores as he accomplished 26 of 35 passes for 342 yards in a 42-21 victory the primary time Karr confronted St. Augustine this season.

Karr took a 21-7 lead into the break, and Johnson led a 99-yard landing drive after the Karr protection made a fourth-down cease on the 1 to start out the second half.

Karr would really like nothing greater than to have a repeat efficiency, one that might land the Cougars yet one more state championship.