The hype behind this game was building up all week and fans packed out Tad Gormley Stadium on a Saturday night matchup between these 2 powerhouses. Edna Karr was 4-0 coming off of a 45-20 victory over Holy Cross and St. Augustine had an impressive win over Warren Easton last week 42-19 putting them at 3-1 on the season.
Edna Karr got the ball first and they would quickly march down the field with RB Bryant Sanchez getting into the endzone to go up 7-0. The St. Aug offense was blazing on their first drive of the game as well and tied it up not long after with a run from the FR QB Jaelle Noble. This was not the last we would see of Noble as he and starting QB Vashaun Coulon would frequently switch in and out allowing the freshman to use his legs.
After some great defensive adjustments from both sides, forcing turnovers or punts back and forth, this was still a tied game at 7-7 halfway through the second quarter. The Edna Karr offense would get the big play they need though as WR Daejawn Smith would make a short grab, make one defender miss, and leave all other defenders behind for a 67-yard touchdown.
St. Aug would march down the field as well but as it seemed all game, the Cougar defense was not allowing any more points. After being stopped on 3 plays in a row, the offense would go for it on 4th, but LB Tyrik Brigalia would pick off Knights QB Coulon for their second interception of the game. Karr QB John Johnson went back to the air again delivering a 62-yard strike to Daejawn Smith again for his 2nd TD of the first half. This score pushed the lead to 21-7 going into halftime.
Edna Karr WR TaRon Francis made a big reception for the Cougars getting them down the field and threatening to take a 3-touchdown lead midway through the 3rd quarter. QB John Johnson launched another throw but unfortunately, St. Aug CB Frederick Lewis was able to step up for his team making a huge play, snagging an interception in the back of the endzone, keeping it a two-possession game.
Edna Karr’s whole offense was buzzing tonight but RB Bryant Sanchez would get most of the workload down near the endzone. He would score two back-to-back touchdowns to put them up 34-7, blowing the doors off this game in the 4th quarter. Purple Knights QB Vashaun Coulon would deliver a late 16-yard bomb to WR Lejon Moore giving us our final score of 34-13.
Edna Karr moves to 5-0 on the season after a dominant win tonight against a great opponent. They have a great matchup next week vs Brother Martin, who is 4-1, coming off of a week 5 win over an undefeated Archbishop Rummel team. St. Augustine moves to 3-2 with 2 highly-regarded losses on their record.
