Halftime: Altavista leads Essex 14-7. The Trojans were in business after Broaddus hit Tesahn Nelson for a 37 yard gain to the 29, but Essex could no turn it into points. Maulbeck came up with a touchdown-saving deflection on the ensuing play.
Gotta love technology to recap, Malik Martin caught a 27-yard pass but took a vicious hit from Thonrhill. 2 plays later, Martin found the end zone off of an 18-yard catch-and-run for a score. 14-14 as we near the end of the 3rd quarter.
Having all kinds of issues, but the last minute provided plenty of action Altavista punted from its own end zone but the Trojans muffed it. The Colonels responded with a trick play, but Montague's pass was picked off by Hammond. Essex just went 3 and out and its first down Altaivsta at the Essex 43 with 8:28 to go.