Essex Hornets at Colchester Lakers — Monday, Sept. 15 (6 p.m. EDT) at Colchester High School

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Essex travels to Colchester for a key early-season meeting Monday, Sept. 15, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. EDT at Colchester High School. The Essex Hornets will face the Colchester Lakers in a matchup that marks one of the region’s early tests as both programs settle into the 2025 campaign.

Both teams have their next games already scheduled the following week: Colchester is set to visit Bellows Free Academy — St. Albans on Monday, Sept. 22 (1 p.m.), while Essex hosts Champlain Valley Union on Monday, Sept. 22 (1 p.m.). You can find the full game page and team pages on SBLive for lineups, updates and postgame coverage:

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/vermont/football/games/5634503-essex-vs-colchester

Colchester Lakers (JV) on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/vermont/football/teams/255217-colchester-lakers-jv

Essex Hornets (JV) on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/vermont/football/teams/555298-essex-hornets-jv

Streaming and tickets

Colchester’s NFHS Network streaming page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/colchester-high-school-colchester-vt/football?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow, engage and make picks

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