St. Charles and University High went to overtime in the postseason for the second time in three years, and St. Charles was able to prevail again.

U-High was trailing by St. Charles by 13 points at halftime on Friday during a Division II select semifinals matchup at Frank Monica Field in LaPlace but staged a second-half comeback to force overtime. St. Charles got the ball first in overtime and scored a touchdown, which was all it needed in a 34-27 overtime win.

St. Charles’ defense came up with a fourth-down stand in overtime to end U-High’s season and advance to the state championship game. Comets quarterback Landree LeBlanc found the end zone from 10 yards out in overtime, finishing with 121 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

“(The state championship game) is the standard here

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