Week 5 roundup: How Clark County players fared
Austin Dodge set NAIA career records for passing yards and touchdown passes. Meanwhile, Garrett Grayson threw a late-game winning TD pass.
Needless to say, it was a big day for some Clark County college football players.
Each week, Tailgate Talk will publish a list of each local player whose college teams were in action.
* — has used redshirt year
Colorado State
Garrett Grayson, Heritage, Sr. QB — Threw a 12-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 1:02 left, lifting Colorado State to a 24-21 victory at Boston College. Click here to watch a highlight of the touchdown.
The Rams improved to 3-1 by scoring 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Grayson rolled right and found fellow senior Charles Lovett open in the end zone. The receiver dragged his feet barely in bounds.
“Charles and I have been through a lot,” Grayson said. “We’ve been through 3-9 seasons and the rough times. We’ve been through the rebuilding process with Coach Mac (Jim McIlwain). I think that last play says it all about what we’re building here.”
Grayson completed 28 of 42 passes for 269 yards with two TDs and two interceptions.
Click here to see Grayson’s postgame interview.
Central Washington
Jesse Zalk, Prairie, So. WR — Had two touchdown catches in the Wildcats’ 63-7 win over Simon Fraser. The sophomore caught touchdowns of 14 and 7 yards in the second quarter to help the Wildcats improve to 2-2. He had five catches for 43 yards.
Kevin Haynes, Battle Ground, Fr.* LB — Started at middle linebacker and had three tackles.
Josh Stolz, Mountain View, So. OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 241 rushing yards and allowed just one sack.
Kaben Humphrey-Butler, Union, So. WR — Played but did not make a catch.
Gabe Rego, Union, So. LB — Had four tackles and one pass breakup.
Tyler Grant, Prairie, Fr. OL — Did not play.
Leon Siofele, Union, Fr. RB — Did not play.
Eastern Oregon
Jorden Payne, Camas, Fr. DB — Had five tackles, including one for a loss, as the No. 22 Mountaineers beat No. 10 Rocky Mountain College 27-24 on a last-second field goal. Eastern improved to 3-1 overall, 2-1 in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
John Payne, Camas, So.* DB — Did not play.
Jonathan Branson, Columbia River, Fr. Ath — Did not play.
Jayson Branson, Columbia River, Fr., Combo — Did not play.
Bennett Muasau, Mountain View, Fr.* OL — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
T.J. Boatright, Union, Jr.* OL — Played in a backup role as Eastern (4-1) opened Big Sky play with a 37-14 road win over UC-Davis.
Roldan Alcobendas, Camas, Fr.* K — Did not play after suffering a knee injury during the second quarter of Eastern’s previous game.
Zach Eagle, Camas, Fr. WR — Did not play.
Reilly Hennesey, Camas, Fr. QB — Did not play.
William Lopez, Skyview, Fr.* TE — Did not play.
George Fox
Austin Mace, Mountain View, Fr. RB — Bye week.
Jesse Tonkinson, Hockinson, Fr. DB — Bye week.
John Smarr, Battle Ground, Fr. LB — Bye week.
Michael Polyakov, La Center, Fr. RB — Bye week.
Brock Sparks, Union, FR. LB — Bye week.
Idaho
Buck Cowan, Union, So., WR —Had one tackle as Idaho fell to 0-4 with a 34-10 loss to South Alabama.
Idaho State
CJ Hatchett, Heritage, Jr.* WR — Had one tackle on special teams as the Bengals (2-2) beat Sacramento State 44-24 to open Big Sky play.
Linfield
Jeremy Girod, Fort Vancouver, Sr. DE — Bye week.
Jake Dennis, Skyview, Fr. DB — Bye week.
Matt Matteo, Skyview, Fr. C — Bye week.
James Niemela, Columbia River, Fr. OT — Bye week.
Luther College
Louden Seekins, Hockinson, Fr., LB — Bye week.
Montana
Mitch Saylor, Union, Sr. TE — Had one catch for 38 yards as Montana (3-2) opened Big Sky play with a 38-13 win over Northern Colorado.
Ellis Henderson, Skyview, Jr. WR — Did not play.
Addison Owen, Camas, Jr.* DE — Blocked a punt, which was recovered at the 10-yard line to set up Montana’s first touchdown. Also had one tackle.
Ryan Johnson, Mountain View, So.* DE — Had one tackle against Northern Colorado.
Montana State
Odin Coe, Camas, Jr. DE — Had five tackles and two sacks for 21 yards lost as Montana State (3-2) opened Big Sky play with a 29-18 win over North Dakota.
Oklahoma
Jed Barnett, Union, Sr. P — Bye week.
Oregon State
Drew Clarkson, Camas, Fr. OL — Did not play.
Portland State
Kieran McDonagh, Skyview, Jr. QB — Bye week.
Brandon Brody-Heim, Union, Jr. LB — Bye week.
John Norcross, Camas, Fr.* LB — Bye week.
Shasta College
Dylan King, Skyview, Fr., S — Had three tackles and two pass breakups in Shasta’s 66-28 win over College of the Redwoods.
Southern Oregon
Austin Dodge, Skyview, Sr., QB — Became the NAIA’s all-time leader in passing yards at touchdown passes in Southern Oregon’s 45-24 win over Montana State-Northern. Dodge completed 22 of 38 passes for six touchdown passes and 417 passing yards, bringing his totals to 121 TD throws and 13,461 yards. The previous records were established by Ohio Dominican’s Chris Reisert (120; 13,388) in 2008.
Dylan Bratlie, Skyvew, Jr. OL — Stats not available.
Antonio Pulido, Heritage, Fr. DL — Stats not available.
Max Proudfit, Union, Jr. OL — Stats not available.
Washington
Hayden Schuh, Skyview, So., DB — Did not play.
Washington State
Erik Powell, Seton Catholic, Fr.*, K — Had five kickoffs and two touchbacks for WSU
Parker Henry, Skyview, So.* LB — Had one tackle in Washington State’s 28-27 win over Utah.
Western Oregon
Nathaniel Penaranda, Union, Sr. RB — Had one catch for nine yards as Western Oregon (2-2) lost to Humboldt State 34-16.
Whitworth
Clayton Farr, Ridgefield, So. DB — Did not play.
Noah Schultz-Rathbun, Hockinson, So. DL — Did not play.
Tyler Gold, Mountain View, Sr. OL — Played as substitute in Whitworth’s 49-34 loss to Chapman.
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