Eye-catchers from St. Charles vs. Archbishop Shaw state title

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Charles Catholic's state championship hopes appeared to sail wide left with a missed extra-point attempt with 35 seconds remaining.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But a chaotic series of events, including an Archbishop Shaw penalty that stopped the clock after its first kneel and then a shanked punt, provided the No. 1 Comets (13-1) and senior kicker [player_tooltip player_id='1237792' first='Tyler' last='Milioto'] an almost-miracle new life he drilled from 44 yards for a stunning 23-21 victory. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at some of the eye-catching standouts from the Division-II Select finale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1237792' first='Tyler' last='Milioto'] — 5-7, 140 K — St. Charles Catholic (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The typically reliable and clutch kicker thought the Comets had lost, 21-20, on his missed extra-point in the final minute. Instead, a series of twists allowed him a 44-yard shot at redemption that he calmly and confidently nailed to lift his team to its first state championship since 2022.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Landree LeBlanc — 6-1, 165 QB — St. Charles Catholic (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior quarterback earned the Comets' Outstanding Player honors for his execution of the offense, including 18-for-24 passings for 174 yards, a touchdown and an interception and three rushes for another 11 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1601810' first='Skyler' last='Edwards'] — 5-11, 205 RB — St. Charles Catholic (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Archbishop Shaw managed to slow down the Comets' bell-cow back as effectively as anyone this season, holding him to 44 yards on 19 carries and 21 yards on seven catches, but the senior managed to power his way to the first and last touchdowns of the game on hard-fought goal-line runs among the highlights of his night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gabriel Kugler — 5-11, 185 TE — St. Charles Catholic (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior tight end caught three passes for 49 yards, including a 43-yarder — the Comets' longest pass play of the night — on a third down late in the first half and then a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown three plays later. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Creed Marix — 5-10, 195 LB — St. Charles Catholic (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior linebacker led the Comets with 11 tackles, including nine solo stops. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1782659' first='Allen' last='Shaw III'] — 5-9, 160 QB/ATH — Archbishop Shaw (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior athlete, in his first season converting from defensive back to quarterback, earned the Outstanding Player honors for Archbishop Shaw with 126 yards and two touchdowns on 14 rushes and another 61 yards and a score on 4-for-7 passing with no turnovers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='934561' first='Rontrae' last='Carter'] — 6-0, 185 DB — Archbishop Shaw (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1741290' first='Jackson' last='Williams'] — 6-2, 185 DB — Archbishop Shaw (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles' top senior and junior defensive backs helped highlight the team's hard-hitting defensive effort. Carter and Williams flew around for one explosive hit after another racking up the team's top tackle totals with 15 and six respectively, including two behind the line for Carter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christian Langford — 5-10, 170 DB — Archbishop Shaw (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another standout in the Archbishop Shaw secondary, Langford made an acrobatic, over-the-shoulder interception down the middle of the field, broke up another pass and wrapped up five tackles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elliott Love — 6-1, 190 TE — Archbishop Shaw (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior tight end caught two passes — both high-impact highlight plays — for 63 yards, a touchdown and a beautifully executed fake punt for a fourth-down conversion. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->