4A GSHL Football: Battle Ground 41, Heritage 35

Battle Ground senior Steven Hancock ran for 362 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Tigers (2-4, 1-1) to a 41-35 victory over Heritage (2-4, 0-2) in 4A Greater St. Helens League game on Thursday at McKenzie Stadium.

Hancock carried the ball 54 times in the win, including all but two plays in the second half. The Tigers workhorse scored the winning touchdown on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter.

“After the first half I was really disappointed in myself,” said Hancock, who lost two fumbles in the first two quarters. “My running back coach told me I needed to keep my feet going and wait for the holes to open. It just worked out for me.”

Isaac Roa had 163 yards rushing and two touchdowns and Anthony Kee had 126 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Heritage, which only had four possessions in the second half as Battle Ground bled the clock with runs from Hancock.

Battle Ground 41, Heritage 35

Battle Ground 7 7 21 6–41

Heritage 7 21 7 0–35

First Quarter

BG–Steven Hancock 10 run (Evan Bliss kick)

H–Anthony Kee 19 run (Israel Gonzalez kick)

Second Quarter

BG–Hancock 1 run (Bliss kick)

H–Isaac Roa 32 run (Gonzalez kick)

H–Roa 32 run (Gonzalez kick)

H–Kaleb La Mere 26 pass from Nikki Scott (Gonzalez kick)

Third Quarter

BG–Hancock 43 run (Bliss kick)

BG–Hancock 3 run (kick failed)

H–Kee 65 run (Gonzalez kick)

BG–Hancock 3 run (Hancock run)

Fourth Quarter

BG–Hancock 1 run (kick failed)

RUSHING–Battle Ground: Steven Hancock 54-362, Ryan Potes 3-20, Lane Landas 1-1, Reid Schneider 3-minus 5. Heritage: Isaac Roa 18-163, Anthony Kee 8-126, Nickelson Datel 4-19, Andre Cowley 1-7, Nikki Scott 1-0.

PASSING–Battle Ground: Reid Schneider 2-3-0-20. Heritage: Nikki Scott 6-13-1-54.

RECEIVING–Brody Smith 1-25, Lane Landas 1-8. Heritage: Nickelson Datel 2-20, Kaleb La Mere 1-26, Anthony Kee 2-8, Isaac Roa 1-0.