Colston Vukanovich threw three touchdown passes to Colby Cahoon as the Battle Ground football team earned its first win of the season, beating Decatur 45-14 Saturday in Federal Way.
Vukanovich’s 16-yard touchdown run and a 63-yard touchdown run by Justin Smalley gave the Tigers a 13-0 lead after the first quarter.
Vukanovich’s first TD pass to Cahoon — a 15-yarder — extended the lead to 20-0 in the second quarter.
Cahoon caught 29-yard and 21-yard TD passes in the third quarter.
Vukanovich finished with 210 yards on 14-of-24 passing, while Smalley rushed for 130 yards on 17 carries.
Cahoon caught four passes for 84 yards.
BATTLE GROUND 45, DECATUR 14
B. Ground 13 15 14 3–45
Decatur 0 7 0 7–14
First quarter
BG — Colston Vukanovich 16 run (kick failed)
BG — Justin Smalley 63 run (Riley Betcher kick)
Second quarter
BG — Colby Cahoon 15 pass from Vukanovich (Betcher kick)
Dec — Isaiah Doggs 59 run (Max Henry kick)
BG — Smalley 2 run (Winston Matz pass from Vukanovich)
Third quarter
BG — Cahoon 29 pass from Vukanovich (Betcher kick)
BG — Cahoon 21 pass from Vukanovich (Betcher kick)
Fourth quarter
Dec — Keandre Blackshire 45 interception return (Henry kick)
BG — Betcher 32 FG
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Battle Ground: Smalley 17-130, Vukanovich 11-32, Chris Waters 3-14, Manuel 2-2, Taylor Lollar 3-1, Jacob Carbajal 2-(-4). Decatur: Hatch 7-89, Doggs 14-82, Isaiah Ferrell 3-8, Eki Goulding 1-4, Dylan Pahutski 1-2, Justus Hewitt 3-1.
