Redmond defeats Ballard, 20-15 | Prep Football


September 15, 2012 · 10:38 AM

Quarterback Zach Wheat scored on an 8-yard run in the fourth quarter to lift Redmond to a 20-15 win over visiting Ballard last night in 4A Kingco football action. It was the Mustangs' first win of the season.

In the non-conference matchup, Redmond (1-2 overall) overcame a 15-13 deficit after three quarters to win.

Ballard took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but Redmond knocked back with a Nick Kopak 45-yard field goal and a Wheat 14-yard run to take a 10-7 lead after Kopak's extra point in the second.

Redmond will travel to Snohomish for a nonleague game at 7 p.m. Friday.

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