High School SportsFriday, November 6
Champlain Valley falls short against Essex in the D-I boys' soccer final
The Daily Burlington team
Champlain Valley beat Essex twice this season, both times in one-goal games. On Sunday night in the Division I boys' state championship, the Redhawks couldn't make it 3-for-3.
Champlain Valley has far more title-game wins than Essex
| Champlain Valley | Measure | Essex |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Final wins | 6 |
| 15 | Final losses | 14 |
| 1 | Final ties | 2 |
Source: Burlington Free Press
Champlain Valley, the No. 3 seed, was in its fourth straight D-I title game and has won four crowns since 2018, the Burlington Free Press reported ahead of the game. Essex, the No. 5 seed, was back in the final for the first time since it won it all in 2021.
- Site: Rutland High School, outside Chittenden County
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m., after the girls' 5 p.m. game
- Records going in: CVU 12-3-1, Essex 12-5
Champlain Valley won both regular-season games against Essex
- 2007CVU beat Essex 2-1 in their last championship meeting before this year.
- 2020Essex beat CVU 1-0 in the semifinals.
- Sept. 16CVU beat Essex 1-0 in the regular season.
- Oct. 7CVU beat Essex 1-0 again in the regular season.
- Nov. 1CVU fell short of a third win over Essex in the D-I final.