Unable to make the tying extra point, St. Charles senior Tyler Milioto came through with the winning field goal.

Milioto kicked a 44-yard field goal with 5 seconds remaining, and the top-seeded Comets defeated No. 7 Shaw 23-21 in the LHSAA Division II select state championship Friday at Caesars Superdome.

Milioto missed what would have been the tying extra point with 35 seconds remaining, but he got a second chance to make good for his team after Shaw was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on the first play of the next possession, which ultimately kept the Eagles from kneeling out the clock and forcing them to punt.

A Shaw player removed his helmet in celebration after a kneel-down on first down, apparently thinking the clock would expire, and the penalty caused the clock to stop witho

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