The Battle Mountain football team stands for the National Anthem prior to Friday's home game with Yerington.
The Battle Mountain High School football team celebrated homecoming in style with an impressive 43-8 win over Yerington on Friday night at Tim Knight Field.
The Longhorns ran their win streak to four games and lead the Northern 2A at 4-0 and are 4-2 overall.
The Yerington offense went nowhere for much of the first half, as Battle Mountain was on the board five minutes into the contest after a 61-yard drive.
James Spealman capped off the drive with a 1-yard run and the junior added the 2-point conversion as well to give the Longhorns an 8-0 lead.
After the two squads traded punts, Battle Mountain increased the advantage to 15-0 four minutes into the second quarter on a 44-yard pass from Jake Perrone to Liam Bundrock. Aril Kyllonen added the extra point.
Battle Mountain's Jake Perrone stiff arms a Yerington defender as he looks to gain more yard in Friday's game in Battle Mountain.
The Lions took little time off the clock on their next possession, which resulted in a punt and the Longhorns had a quick answer for another score.
Battle Mountain drove 66 yards in just over two minutes, capped off by a 27-yard run by Spealman. Kyllonen added the extra point for a 22-0 lead with 4:14 left in the first half.
The Lions went nowhere on their next drive and after a poor punt, the Longhorns were back in business at the 20-yard line.
Two plays later, Perrone connected with Isaac Martinez for a 14-yard touchdown pass and a 29-0 lead at halftime.
Battle Mountain got the ball back to start the second half and quickly made the game a running clock, as Spealman broke free for a 52-yard touchdown run on the third play if the drive to make the score 36-0.
Battle Mountain's Liam Bundrock attempts to shake off a Yerington tackle.
Yerington produced its best drive of the night on the next possession, driving 70 yards and scoring on a 1-yard run to cut the deficit to 36-8 and momentarily putting the game back to a normal clock.
After a pair of punts, Battle Mountain created the running clock for good with a 29-yard run by Spealman with 29 seconds left in the third quarter.
Battle Mountain leads the Northern 2A at 4-0, with Coral Academy second at 4-1.
Incline and Pershing County are tied for third, with Incline owning the tiebreaker with the head-to-head win over the Mustangs.
West Wendover and Yerington are tied for fifth at 2-3.
The top four teams advance to the state playoffs, set to begin Nov. 3.
Battle Mountain hosts Coral Academy on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and travel to Lovelock on Friday, Oct. 20, to play Pershing County at 7 p.m.