The Ballard High School football team missed opportunities to get on the board Oct. 8 against Garfield High School and was shutout for the fourth game in a row, losing 17-0.

After Garfield scored six points on a long first-quarter drive, the Beavers answered with an impressive drive of their own, including two fourth-and-long conversions – one through the air and one on the ground on a fake punt – by sophomore quarterback/punter Johnny Verduin.

But, the Ballard drive stalled near the Garfield 20 yard line, and Verduin missed the field goal. On the ensuing play, Garfield took the ball all the way to the Beavers' 4 yard line and would head into halftime with a 14-0 lead.

Garfield's Valentino Coleman and Milton Wright scored rushing touchdowns, and Chauncey Neyman added a 39-yard field goal.

The Beavers (0-3 KingCo, 1-5 overall) will look to end their scoring drought against Roosevelt High School (0-3 KingCo, 2-4 overall) at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 15 at Memorial Stadium. Ballard lost to Roosevelt 21-14 in their meeting last season.

After that, Ballard wraps up its season against Bothell High School (3-0 KingCo, 5-1 overall) Oct. 22.