Jesse Zalk had three rushes for 149 yards and three touchdowns and caught two passes for 113 yards and another score as Prairie capped its season with a homecoming win.
Colin Seitz completed 11 of 15 passes for 270 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown pass play to Zalk that gave Prairie a 14-7 lead in the first quarter.
The Falcons didn’t look back after that, as Zalk had TD runs of 79, 15 and 55 yards.
Jake Ripley returned a fumble recovery 64 yards for another PrRecords: Prairie (4-5); Battle Ground (1-8).
Battle Ground 7 0 0 6—13
Prairie 21 14 7 7—49
First quarter
BG — Touchdown
P — Jode DeKlerk 5 run (Max Reimer kick)
P — Jesse Zalk 68 pass from Colin Seitz (Reimer kick)
P — Zalk 79 run (Reimer kick)
Second quarter
P — Jake Ripley 64 fumble return (Reimer kick)
P — Zalk 15 run (Reimer kick)
Third quarter
P — Zalk 55 run (Reimer kick)
Fourth quarter
P — Tyler Vea 16 run (Reimer kick)
BG — Touchdown
Leaders
Rushing — Battle Ground — N/A; Prairie — Zalk 3-149, DeKlerk 6-27.
Passing — Battle Ground — N/A; Prairie — Seitz 11-15-0-270, Coleman Weisenborn 3-5-0-34.
Receiving — Battle Ground — N/A; Prairie — Zalk 2-113, Avi Slifer 5-81, Vea 1-9, Ansel Cecil 3-33.
