FINAL: Buffalo Gap 40 Lee (Staunton) 38 (Tuesday)

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The Lee High at Buffalo Gap football game has been moved to Tuesday at 7 pm.

per Patrick Hite

 

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Both teams come into the game with 2-1 overall records and 0-1 district marks.

And both have games to play on Friday.

The Bison at at Riverheads, while Lee is home against Stonewall Jackson

 

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Lee -defense holds on fourth and six. takes possession edits 40 yard line. 8:04 left in first

 

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Madison bulls his way to the Gap 12 yard line. 1st and 10 for Lee

(Thanks to Tom Jacobs for the tweets)

 

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Lee takes a 3-0 lead on a 24-yard field goal by Marcos Sasia at the 4:26 mark of the first quarter. Lee started the drive at its 41 after stopping the Bison on downs.

(Tweets from News Virginian as well)

 

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Another good defense of stand by lee forces Gap to punt - Lee 44

 

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Gap Facing third down and 2 at the Lee 18 as the first quarter ends.

Leemen have 3-0 lead.

 

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Lee led Buffalo Gap 3-0 after first quarter. But Bison score on first play of second quarter on 20-yard run by Carter Rivenburg. Seth Fitzgerald runs in two-point conversion for 8-3 lead. A fumble recovery at Lee's 45 set up the score.

 

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Gap defense holds. Forces punt from midfield.

 

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Gap Facing fourth and 1 at its 15 yard line. 8:43 left in first half. Bison lining up to punt

 

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Lee takes possession inside gap territory at the 48

Lee regains a 10-8 lead on Zyquon Veney's 46-yard speed burst around the right end at 8:24 of the second quarter.

Big return by Rivenburg brings it to the gap 43

 

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Lee's leads lasted less than one minute as Gap's Carter Rivenburg goes up the middle 63 yards to paydirt on the first play following the kickoff. Seth Fitzgerald adds his second two-point conversion for a 16-10 margin at the 7:42 mark.

 

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Lawler burst through the line for a 15-yard TD. Sasia's PAT puts Lee up 17-16, 5:29 left in half

 

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Big stop by Leemen makes it 4th and 5, Gap to punt

Lawler fields the punt at his 45 and returns it to the Gap 35. 3:18 left in half.

3 yard gain for Lawler makes it 3rd and 6 at the Gap 31.

Veney with his second YD. This one from 40 yards out. Sasia's PAT makes it Lee 24, Gap 16; 2:13 left in half.

 

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Gap facing 3rd and 1 from its 29 after two carries by Rivenburg

Gap gets first down, then passes deep, but its broken up. 2nd and 10 from the Gap 30, 22.3 seconds left.

Bowers carries for the first down and more. Gao at its 42, 15.2 seconds left.

Rivenburg taken down at midfield as half ends. Lee leads 24-16

 

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Short second half kickoff by Gap recovered by Lee at its 32

 

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Lee's Garrett Lawler goes 67 yards on the first play of the second half as the Leemen now lead 31-16.

 

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Fitzgerald breaks through the line and goes 36 yards for the TD. Bowers goes around right end for the conversion. That makes it Lee 31, Gap 24. 11:04 left in third

 

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Veney recovers own fumble in the backfield. Second and 18 from the 24.

 

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Getting flashbacks to last year's shootout 38-31 at Winston Wine Stadium.

 

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Lee forced to punt

Gap with second and seven from its 25.

Officials measuring for the first down. Third and about a foot for Gap from its 32

Fitzgerald charges ahead for the first down

Third and five for bison at 41

Fourth and one for gap at midfield

Rivenburg gets the first down at Lee 45. 6:40 left in third-quarter

Rivenburg goes for 40 yards to the Lee 12.

First down

 

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Fourth and three for Gap at the Lee five.

 

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Rivenburg gets down to the one. First and goal.

 

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Bison regain the lead 32-31 following a 1-yard run by Carter Rivenburg and Seth Fitzgerald's third two-point conversion of the game. 3:06 left in third quarter.

 

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Lee starting from it’s 28

 

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Lawler takes it in to gap territory on first play to the 48

Will Dod on the keeper to the gap 32

Lawler gets inside the Gap 20 for a first down for Lee

Dod down to Gap 12. Second and a long 2.

Lawler gets the first down at the gap six.

 

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Lawler gets it to to the Gap 3 as time expires in the third quarter. Lee trails 32-31.

 

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Lawler stopped twice in a row for no gain. Fourth and goal from the gap 4.

 

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Lee Flagged for delay of game. They moved back to the nine. Sasia out for the 26 yard field goal attempt. Procedure penalty called on we moved it back 5 yards further to the 14th. That will make it a 31 yard attempt for Sasia.

Field goal try is no good.

Bison take over on downs.

 

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Personal foul penalty on lee moves ball to the gap 40

 

[obguthr]

RE Lee is imploding.

 

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Gap inside Lee territory at the 40. 8:17 left in fourth

Gap flagged for procedure

Madison drags down Rivenburg after 4 yard gain to the Lee 43. 3rd and 8.

And Rivenburg breaks around right end for the 43-yard TD. Bowers runs around right end for two, and Gap boosts lead to 40-31, 7:12 left in fourth

Fourth straight squib kick finally pays dividends for Gap, which recovers the kick at the Lee 35.

(Side Note: Does Gap not have a kicker? They've gone for 2 pt conversions after each TD)

 

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Second and four for Bison at Lee 28.

Holding on Bison moves ball back to Lee 38. Second and 16

Third and 14

Rivenburg gets back to near the original line of scrimmage 4th and 11 from the Lee 34. Time out Gap with 4:21 left.

Fitzgerald up the middle on fourth down. Stopped short of the first down at Lee's 30.

Dod keeps it to the 35.

 

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A BIG THANKS to Tom Jacobs of Staunton News Leader for the tweets and game updates

 

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Veney off right tackle to the Lee 49 for the first down. 3:43 left.

Dod passes to Madison for 17 and the first down at the Gap 34

 

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Dod keeps it and gets doewn to the Gap 20 for the first down. 3:24 left.

Dod passes to Lawler inside the 10 fir first and goal.

(Lee not getting any points on the scoreboard during the previous drive (missed FG after 1st and Goal) is going to come up huge it looks like)

 

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Second and goal as pass falls incomplete.

Direct snap to Lawler and goes in for the TD, but there is a flag. Holding on Lee. Second and goal from the Gap 20.

 

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Dod's pass into the end zone is tipped, then caught by Dylan Bowyer for the 20 yard TD pass. Sasia boots the PAT and Lee cuts the deficit to 40-38 with 2:37 left in fourth

 

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Turn around here would be fair play. This is a great rivalry and we barely beat them last year. Congrats to Gap.

 

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Onside kick goes out of bounds. Gap takes possession at Lee 48. 2:37 left.