Non-league football: Battle Ground 35, Beaverton 21

An aggressive passing attack, led by QB Gunnar Talkington put Battle Ground up by three touchdowns in the second quarter.

Beaverton fought its way back into the game with a long drive late in the second quarter, ending in a touchdown on the last play of the half.

Battle Ground maintained its lead after halftime with a firecracker performance by Talkington and receiver Austin Adams, who led the team with 178 receiving yards.

Although Beaverton stayed in the game until the end, Battle Ground sealed the game in the final seconds when defensive back Izak Brundage intercepted Beaverton in the red zone.

BATTLE GROUND 35, BEAVERTON 21

Beaverton 0 7 7 7–21

B. Ground 7 14 0 14–35

First quarter

BG — Curtis Stradley 4 run (Riley Phillips kick)

Second quarter

BG — Max Randle 11 pass from Gunner Talkington (Phillips kick)

BG — Stradley 3 run (Phillips kick)

BV — Mataio Talalemotu 12 pass from Carson Crawford (Tristan Lewis kick)

Third quarter

BV — Talalemotu 33 pass from Crawford (Lewis kick)

Fourth quarter

BG — Talkington 10 run (Phillips kick)

BV — Lucas Radostitz 6 pass from Crawford (Lewis kick)

BG — Brock Robinson 7 run (Lewis kick)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — Battle Ground: Gunnar Talkington 16-70, Curtis Stradley 18-50, Prince Grote 3-17, Brock Robinson 4-15, Austin Adams 1-3

PASSING — Battle Ground: Talkington 27-34-1-295.

RECEIVING — Battle Ground: Austin Adams 11-178, Max Randle 8-66, Curtis Stradley 3-16, Izak Brundage 2-16, Isaac Clark 1-9, Riley Phillips 1-5, Kalau Higgins 1-5.