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Essex catches Altavista off guard with a 70 yd TD pass on just their 2nd offensive play and go up 8-0, 6:10 1st
 
Big run by Jaden Holmes. Essex has 1st down on the Altavista 35 after a timeout
 
Altavista holds Essex at the 5 yd line and takes over, still trailing 8-0, 7:29 2nd
 
Crazy sequence. The Altavista punter drops the ball and gets a bad punt. Essex takes over on the Altavista 14. On 2nd down, Altavista picks it off and takes it all the way back to the Essex 2 yd line and scores 2 plays later. Tied 8-8 with 23 seconds until the half.
 
Onside kick recovered by Altavista with :20 seconds until halftime
 
Altavista completes a big pass play down to the Essex 6 yd line with :12 seconds left in the 2nd quarter
 
Altavista attempts a FG but misses. 8-8 at the half.

Essex has had some missed opportunities. They had 2nd and goal at the 4 yd line on one drive, but after a delay of game and a big loss, they came away empty handed. Then they had the ball late in the 1st half at the 14 and threw the interception that lead to the Altavista TD. The Essex defense has only allowed two first downs. One on the first drive of the game and the other on the big pass play with seconds left. But credit the Altavista defense for hanging tough. Essex has moved the ball, but only 8 points to show for it. Essex receives the ball to start the 3rd
 
Who looks better?
Essex has had more opportunities. Their defense has been all over the Altavista run game. But yes, poor execution at times by both teams. But both teams are leaving it all on the field. It feels like Essex should be up by 2 or 3 scores, yet it's tied
 
Essex starts the 2nd half with a strong drive and goes ahead 16-8, 7:50 3rd quarter
 
Altavista turns it over on downs. Essex ball with 5 to go in the 3rd
 
Essex now leads 22-8, 1:50 3rd quarter. The Essex OL are really asserting themselves now
 
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Heading to the 4th. Altavista facing a 4th and 2 from their own 40. 22-8 Essex
 
Altavista converts on 4th down, with their first big run of the day. Ball on the Essex 30
 
Essex stops them on downs. Essex ball on their own 27, with 9:50 left
 
Essex with the exclamation point, with another strong drive. 30-8 Essex with 4:40 left
 
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Essex 30 Altavista 8 Final. Essex advances to the state championship again and they look to be on a mission
 
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