Karr (New Orleans) vs. East Jefferson (Metairie, La.)
East Jefferson hopes to be celebrating after its title game matchup with Karr.
Photo by Stephen Lew
No. 24 Karr is shooting for its second-straight Class 4A title against an unbeaten East Jefferson squad trying to finish a dream season in style. Karr (12-1) has 10 straight wins since losing to then-nationally ranked Curtis (River Ridge) on Sept. 26. The Cougars have played their best football of the season in the playoffs, outscoring four opponents by a combined 163-13. East Jefferson (14-0) advanced to the state finals for the first time in school history after a hard-fought 18-15 win against Neville (Monroe) last week. Seniors
Ronald Green and
Eugene Wells each ran for more than 100 yards to lead the Warriors.
Just the facts: Saturday is the fourth-consecutive trip to the Class 4A championship game for Karr. … East Jefferson's 14 wins so far are already double the best total it's had in any season since 2004.
Mitch Stephens: Karr 42, East Jefferson 28
Kevin Askeland: Karr 40, East Jefferson 30
Jamie DeMoney: Karr 32, East Jefferson 13
Stephen Spiewak: Karr 35, East Jefferson 30
Leland Gordon: Karr 49, East Jefferson 32
Colin Ward-Henninger: Karr 42, East Jefferson 35
