The Evangel Christian offense led by LSU commitment Peyton Houston at quarterback was no match for the dominant Edna Karr defense fronted by Richard Anderson, also an LSU commitment.

Evangel tried any way it could to buy some extra time for the quarterback as it ran many plays out of a swinging gate formation — with four linemen off to the side so that only the center and quarterback remained in the middle.

Doing this pulled several Karr defenders farther form Houston as he took snaps while lined up 10 yards into the backfield.

And still, top-seeded Karr kept the Evangel offense from reaching its usual production in the Cougars’ 49-20 victory in a Division I select quarterfinal Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium in Algiers.

The win advanced reigning state champion Karr (12-0) to fa

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