NORFOLK — It was a nail-biting Class 3 Virginia High School League state semifinal that Lake Taylor coach Hank Sawyer is all too familiar with.

With time expiring in the fourth quarter, quarterback Kevin Adams heaved a 27-yard pass into the end zone that Magerald Clark hauled in for the deciding score, lifting the host Titans to a 27-21 victory over Magna Vista.

“I came out the play before that with an injured shoulder and couldn’t let my teammates down,” Clark said. “I was crying on the ground, but I got back in and caught it.

“I couldn’t even believe I caught it. I’ve got the ball in my hands — looking at it — and then I see my teammates dancing up and down.”

Lake Taylor moved into next Saturday’s championship game at Liberty University’s Williams Stadium in Lynchburg. The Titans wil

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