No. 48 Edna Karr edges No. 46 Catholic (Baton Rouge) Top 100 showdown in Louisiana

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Four-time defending Louisiana state champ Edna Karr ran out to a 20-0 lead Wednesday night and then held-on for a 34-31 victory over Baton Rouge’s Catholic High in a showdown beaten two teams ranked in the High School Football America 100 national rankings. The game was moved from Thursday to Wednesday because of Hurricane Delta threatening the state.

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Karr, ranked No. 3 in our latest Louisiana Top 10 and No. 48 nationally, was led by sophomore quarterback Anterious “A.J.” Samuel, who completed 17-of-30 passes for 329 yards with three TDs and two interceptions. Destyn Pazon caught seven of those passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns.

After trailing 20-10 at the half, Catholic battled back to take a 31-27 lead in the third quarter.

Karr’s 80-yard game-winning drive in the fourth quarter was capped when Kevin Marigny scored on a 12-yard run with 9:31 to play in regulation. Marigny ran for 141 yards on 24 carries.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.