The first meeting between Edna Karr and St. Augustine drew an overflow crowd to Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium in Algiers.

It was the most anticipated prep football game in New Orleans this season.

Until now.

Up next is a rematch between the schools, as Karr and St. Aug will meet for the second time this season when they play for the LHSAA Division I select state championship in the Caesars Superdome.

For Karr, the game marks a chance at winning a second consecutive state title. The Cougars (13-0) have won five titles in the past nine seasons, all under coach Brice Brown, and seven in school history.

St. Augustine (12-1), on the other hand, hasn’t won a state title since it last appeared in a state final in 1979. That marked the third championship won in a span of four seasons, a run of

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