1A State Championship Game live! Riverheads vs. Galax

[Drew Goodman]

Beautiful 21 yard by Harris. First down Galax at the 34.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Another first down for Harris. He already has 91 yards today.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax is up to 115 yards rushing as a team.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Big 3rd down and six coming for the Tide.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Jordan Peoples is two yards short on 3rd down. Decision time coming for the Tide on 4th and 2 at midfield.

 

[Drew Goodman]

2:19 to go before halftime and the Tide will get the 2nd half kickoff.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax elects to punt, and the Gladiators will receive the ball at the 15 with 2:09 left in the half.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Still 7-0 Galax with 100 seconds left before halftime.

 

[Drew Goodman]

3rd down and 5 Riverheads with less than a minute remaining in the quarter.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax comes up with yet another stop on 3d down. Timeout Tide with 38 seconds left in the half.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Nice Riverheads bounce on a 48-yard punt. Galax will start at the 29 and have 25 seconds and one timeout to work with

 

[Drew Goodman]

Peoples gains 13 yards, but it is coming back. 15 seconds left before halftime.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Halftime: Galax 7, Riverheads 0. The Tide will get the ball to start the half.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Riverheads as punted the ball five times and has earned just one first down in the opening half. Who saw that one coming?

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax limited the Gladiators to just 40 yards in the entire first half.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Wake up everybody! The second half is about to get underway. Galax will receive the ball.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Nice coverage by Riverheads on the kickoff. First down Galax at their own 19.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Another pass! Orton's attempt sails over Sturlin's head. Third down and long coming for the Tide.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Harris breaks a few tackles, but the Gladiators do a tremendous job of sealing the edge. Galax will punt it.

 

[Drew Goodman]

First down Riverheads at their own 43. Best starting field position of the day for the Gladiators.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax jumps offsides to make it 3rd and short Riverheads.

 

[Drew Goodman]

3rd and 2 and Riverheads still couldn't get it. The Gladiators will punt once again.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Big first down for Harris and the Tide. HUGE block from Spurlin.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Harris has just eclipsed 100 yards for the day.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Riverheads' first penalty is a costly one. 15 yard face mask on top of a nine-yard gain makes it first down Galax at the Gladiator 39.

 

[Drew Goodman]

First down Galax at the Riverheads 24. Maroon Tide already lead 7-0 midway through the third.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Harris is up to 140 yards. Lots of hands on hips on the Riverheads defense.

 

[Drew Goodman]

First down Galax at the 13. 3:38 remaining in the third quarter.

 

[Drew Goodman]

3rd and 4 at the 7 coming up for the Tide.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Orton keeps it on 4th down and man is he close.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Orton is short. Riverheads will take over at the three yard line. 1:21 left in the third.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Galax may not have scored, but it did kill about seven minutes off of the clock on a nice 14-play drive.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Well that's one way to end a quarter… Garrett Campbell gains 12 yards on a busted play to give Riverheads a first down at the 20.

 

[Drew Goodman]

End of third quarter: Galax 7, Riverheads 0.

 

[Drew Goodman]

That play was Riverheads' second first down of the day. The Gladiators have just 53 yards of total offense.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Well now, Colt Miller takes it 56 yards to the Galax 21. Gladiators are in business now.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Riverheads gained more yards on that one play than it did in the first thre quarters.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Injury timeout with 10:24 left on the clock. Galax leads 7-0, but Riverheads is driving.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Campbell ran about 30 yards to gain 5. 4th and 1 coming for Riverheads.

 

[Drew Goodman]

Diehl gets just enough. First down Riverheads at the 12