Tyler Milioto hit a game-winning 44-yarder for St. Charles moments after missing a key extra point
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division II Select championship game on Friday night delivered one of the wildest endings to a football game you'll ever see.
Trailing 21-14 with 37 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, St. Charles scored a touchdown and were about to tie the game. But the extra point by kicker Tyler Milioto was hooked left, keeping Archbishop Shaw up 21-20 on the cusp of a second straight state title.
Archbishop Shaw recovered the on-side kick and with St. Charles having only two timeouts remaining, the game appeared over. But after the first kneel-down, Archbishop Shaw's center took off his helmet to celebrate prematurely, prompting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which stopped the clock.
St. Charles used its final two timeouts after the next two kneel-downs, bringing up fourth down and 20 seconds to play and Archbishop Shaw forced to punt.
The punt didn't go as planned and only traveled eight yards, giving St. Charles life with 16 seconds to play, down a point and taking over possession on Archbishop Shaw's 32-yard line. A five-yard completion where the receiver got out of bounds set up a title-winning field goal opportunity and a chance at redemption for Milioto.
With a second chance, Milioto stepped up and drilled a 44-yard field goal to put St. Charles up 23-21 and seal the state title.
“I wasn’t really feeling anything because I said that it can’t get much worse than what just happened,” said Milioto, via GeauxPreps.com. “I saw it go in, and I don’t remember what happened afterward.”
The state title completes a turnaround year for St. Charles, who finished 13-1 this season after posting a 4-7 record last year. It's also the school's fourth state championship in program history and first since 2022.
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