Warren Easton-Karr showdown highlights final Thursday night of prep football regular season

They are the two best teams in Louisiana in Class 4A and two of the best teams in the state in any class.

If you plan on going to Behrman Stadium tonight, make sure you get there early as Karr entertains Warren Easton with the District 9-4A championship and the top-seed in the upcoming 4A playoffs on the line.

The Eagles have senior quarterback Lance Legendre and running back Shaddie Clayton to contend with, along with very good receivers. Jahmal Sam had a pair of interception returns for touchdowns a week ago. Sam is a UL-Lafayette commit. Tackle Sedrick Van Pran is very good up front for the Eagles.

Karr quarterback Leonard Kelly has been outstanding. He had four touchdown passes in last week’s victory over Helen Cox. Ronnie Jackson and Ahmad Antoine remain a good one-two punch in the running game while Khalfani Simmons, Larry Junior and Jahii Howard are excellent receivers. Devin Bush is terrific on the defensive side of the ball.

A year ago, Karr beat Warren Easton twice, winning 40-6 in the regular season before prevailing 20-12 in the Class 4A semifinals. The Cougars have won the last three meetings with the last Eagles victory over Karr coming in 2015 when Easton prevailed 40-14.

With this being the final weekend of the regular season, many teams are playing on Thursday night to try to get a jump on the state playoffs, which begin next Friday night for non-select teams.

The other big matchup locally this evening pits Live Oak (5-4) against Holy Cross (6-3) at 7 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium.

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Holy Cross is currently unofficially in the eighth spot in the Division I power ratings with a chance to finish seventh or even sixth with a win. Live Oak is currently 35th and desperately needs a win to get into the playoffs in Class 5A. Live Oak won last year’s matchup 14-13 at home.

Here is your Thursday evening prep football schedule around Louisiana:

New Orleans Area

Sophie B. Wright vs. McMain, 3:30 p.m. at Pan American Stadium

Bonnabel vs. Grace King, 6:30 p.m. at Joe Yenni Stadium

East Jefferson at West Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. at Hoss Memstas Stadium

Warren Easton vs. Karr, 7 p.m. at Behrman Stadium

J.F. Kennedy vs. McDonogh 35, 7 p.m. at Pan American Stadium

Live Oak vs. Holy Cross at Tad Gormley Stadium, 7 p.m. on WGSO, 990 AM’WGSO.com

Lusher at Haynes, 6:30 p.m. at Joe Yenni Stadium

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Around the State

Basile at Hamilton Christian

Bastrop at Neville

Beau Chene at Cecilia

Belaire at Zachary

Bossier at Northwood

Calvary Baptist at North Caddo

Church Point at Port Barre

Covenant Christian vs. Houma Christian at John L. Guidry Stadium

Erath at Abbeville

Huntington at Woodlawn (SH)

Jennings at Lake Charles College Prep

Livonia at Opelousas

McKinley at Dutchtown

Natchitoches Central at West Monroe

Neville at Bastrop

North DeSoto at Minden

Oak Grove at Cedar Creek

Ouachita Parish at Alexandria

Richwood at Sterlington

St. Frederick at Delhi

Union Parish at Wossman

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