9:14 p.m. — In conclusion, that was a great game.
9:10 — Carpenter takes a knee. Leavitt beats Oxford Hills 21-14. Seems like Hornets have earned the title of best team in Maine.
9:09 — Carpenter run brings up 3rd-and-6. 21 seconds left. Oxford Hills timeout.
9:07 — Carpenter stopped for not gain. Clock running. Less than a minute left.
9:06 — Incomplete. Turnover on downs. 1:25 left. Leavitt ball. Oxford Hills has one timeout.
9:05 — Truman throws it out of bounds. Fourth down. Ball on 33. 1:33 to go.
9:04 — Truman to Laverdiere. Third and 4. About 2 minutes left.
9:03 — Truman to Logan Spencer for about 5 yards, but a personal foul on Leavitt moves the ball to the Leavitt 40-yard line. 3:02 left.
9:02 — Truman to Eli Laverdiere for a first down.
9:01 p.m. — 3rd-and-8. 3:40 left.
9:00 — Truman runs left and picks up the first down.
8:59 — Brady Truman runs in on third down. A yard short. 4th-and-1. Vikings are at about their own 20. Five minutes left. Big decision for Oxford Hills here.
8:57 p.m. — Watch the finish of the game here:
8:56 — This game has lived up to the hype, eh?
8:55 — Carpenter almost picks off another pass.
8:55 — Leavitt punts. Personal foul on Oxford Hills puts the Vikings deep in their own side of the field. Starting drive at the 10.
8:54 — Incomplete pass. 4th and 11
8:53 — Alex Bartlett takes down Carpenter for a loss. 3rd-and-11 for Leavitt.
8:52 — Holden Shaw bats down pass for Oxford Hills.
8:51 — Oxford Hills punts, but it doesn’t go far. Leavitt has good field position. 7:36 left in the game.
8:50 — Leavitt stuffs Oxford Hills on third-and-short. Brings up fourth-and-5.
8:48 — Leavitt puts. Long return by Nick Binette puts the Vikings near midfield.
8:46 — Leavitt calls a timeout before punting. Nine and a half minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
8:45 — Oxford Hills’ defense has been a lot more formidable in the second half. Leavitt facing 4th-and-11.
8:43 — Noah Carpenter interception. Leavitt takes the ball back at the Hornets’ 42.
8:41 — END OF THIRD QUARTER: Leavitt 21, Oxford Hills 14.
8:40 — Truman to Logan Spencer picks up the first down. Oxford Hills up to about their own 35-yard line. Still a lot of field to go.
8:39 — Wrong again. Offsetting penalties. 3rd-and-16. Again.
8:38 — Truman to Murch doesn’t quite pick up the first down, but it looks like a penalty on Leavitt will.
8:37 — Check that. Penalty on Leavitt. Should be 3rd-and-16.
8:36 — Looks like another false start on Vikings. If so, 3rd-and-26.
8:35 — False start makes it 3rd-and-21. About a minute left in third quarter.
8:34 — Another bad snap, but Oxford Hills recovers again. Brings up 3rd-and-16.
8:33 — The effect of the Vikings’ latest fumbled snap is overcome by a screen pass to Logan Spencer for a nice gain.
8:30 — Oxford Hills has fumbled three snaps. The Vikings haven’t lost any, but they have been detrimental to field position.
8:29 — Leavitt’s first drive of the first quarter ends in punt. Oxford Hills takes over on its own 10.
8:24 — Brady Truman throws a touchdown pass to Braden Murch. Leavitt 21, Oxford 14.
8:23 — Oxford Hills’ opening drive has reached the Leavitt 29-yard line.
8:17 — Second half underway.
8:11 — Oxford Hills will receive the second-half kickoff.
7:53 — HALFTIME: Leavitt 21, Oxford Hills 7.
7:51 — Noah Carpenter leads Leavitt down the field and tosses a TD pass to Aiden Turcotte with eight seconds left in the half. Hornets lead 21-7.
7:46 — Brady Truman, on the run, throws at touchdown pass to Nick Binette. Leavitt’s lead down to 14-7 with 37 seconds left in the first half.
7:40 — Leavitt punts. Oxford Hills starts on Hornets side of the field with about two minutes left in the half.
7:35 — Oxford Hills punts the ball away.
7:27 — Oxford Hills forces punt. The Vikings next drive starts at their own 5-yard line.
7:24 — Brandon Bilodeau intercepts a big pass for Leavitt.
7:20 — Will Keach scores Leavitt’s second touchdown. Hornets lead 14-0 early in the second quarter.
7:18 — End of the first quarter: Leavitt 7, Oxford Hills 0.
7:11 — Landon Daigle makes an interception for Leavitt in the end zone. Oxford Hills’ first drive comes up empty.
7:09 — Oxford Hills’ first drive is nearing the red zone. Heavy dose of Hunter Tardiff runs so far.
7:00 — On the third offensive play, Leavitt QB Noah Carpenter runs up the middle for a long touchdown. About 57 yards. Leavitt leads 7-0.
6:59 — Leavitt receives the kickoff and Maddox Demers picks up a first down on the opening offensive play.
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