The college football season started in earnest over Labor Day weekend. There were a handful of players from Clark County who put in some serious work.
Tops among them was Jordan Suell (Fort Vancouver HS). The senior had a huge game in Southern Oregon’s 77-19 loss to Sacramento State on Saturday.
Suell had a team-high seven catches for 164 yards, including touchdown catches of 54 and 19 yards. That was the most receiving yards by a SOU receiver in the past two years.
Suell, who missed six games last season due to injury, now has six career 100-yard games.
Two other Clark County players made an impact for Southern Oregon, which is ranked No. 20 nationally in the NAIA. Nate Kuratli (Union HS) started at outside linebacker, making a team-high nine tackles and recovering a fumble. Parker Randle (Battle Ground HS) started at wide receiver and had two catches for 18 yards.
Among other notable performances — Kedrick Johnson (Hockinson HS) had nine tackles in Eastern Washington’s 47-14 loss at Washington. Jack Colletto (Camas HS) scored a rushing touchdown in Oregon State’s 52-36 loss to Oklahoma State. Isaiah Abdul (Camas HS) had an interception in College of Idaho’s 48-12 win over Eastern Oregon.
The first full week of college football happens next weekend as many of the Division-III colleges open their seasons.
As always, email updates to Sports Editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com. I’m especially looking for tips on local players at California junior colleges, as those rosters can be tough to find early in the season.
Here’s how Clark County players fared on the college gridiron this weekend:
* — has used redshirt year
Air Force
Last game: Beat Colgate 48-7 to improve to 1-0.
Next game: at Colorado, Sept. 14, 10 a.m.
Christopher Mitchell, Mountain View, Sr., OL — Played in a backup role on an offensive line that paved the way for 423 yards rushing.
Carroll College
Next game: at Montana Western, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.
Will Ortner, Hockinson, Jr.*, OL —
Isaiah Carbajal, Mountain View, So.*, DL —
Kai Gamble, Union, So.*, LB —
Max Randle, Battle Ground, So.*, DB —
Canon Racanelli, Hockinson, Fr.*, QB —
Angel Terry, Hudson’s Bay, Fr.*, DL —
Tyler Flanagan, Woodland, Fr., RB —
Riley O’Rourke, Skyview, Fr., OL —
Makai Anderson, Mountain View, Fr., DB —
Tyler Dejong, Skyview, Fr., LB —
Chapman
Next game: at Pacific, Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
David Aarhus, Camas, Jr. LB —
College of Idaho
Last game: Beat Eastern Oregon 48-12 to improve to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
Next game: at Montana Tech, Sept. 7, Noon
Isaiah Abdul, Camas, So., DB — Started at cornerback. Made one interception and broke up one pass.
Eastern Oregon
Last game: Lost to No. 15-ranked College of Idaho to fall to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
Next game: at Southern Oregon, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.
Cole Schultz, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
Last game: Lost to No. 13 Washington 47-14 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: Lindenwood, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.
Kedrick Johnson, Hockinson, Jr.*, DB — Had nine tackles, including three solo and one-half tackle for a loss.
Dylan Ingram, Camas, So.*, TE — Caught one pass for eight yards.
Gunner Talkington, Battle Ground, So.*, QB — Played in a backup role, but did not attempt a pass.
Aiden Nellor, Union, Fr.*, TE — Played in a backup role.
Rudolph Mataia Jr., Evergreen, Jr.*, DL — Had two tackles, including one solo and one for a loss.
Zion Fa’aopega, Union, Fr.*, DL — Played in a backup role.
Michael Taras, Heritage, Fr*., WR — Did not play.
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Dawson Ingram, Camas, Fr., TE — Did not play.
James Durr, Union, Fr., LS — Did not play.
George Fox
Next game: Redlands, Sept. 7, Noon
Josiah Tully, King’s Way Christian, Sr., WR —
K.J. Santos, Seton Catholic, Sr., FB —
Abe Smith, Union, Jr., S —
Matt Henry, Hockinson, So., LB —
Kyle Brabec, Hockinson, So., LB —
Noho Lidstone, Columbia River, Jr., LB —
Hawaii
Last game: Bye week.
Next game: Oregon State, Sept. 7, 9 p.m.
Michael Boyle, Camas, Fr.*, PK – Did not play.
Lincoln Victor, Union, Fr., WR – Did not play.
Idaho State
Next game: Western Colorado, Sept. 5, 5:35 p.m.
Caleb Eldred, Camas, So.*, OL –
Linfield
Next game: at Rowan (N.J.), Sept. 14, 2 p.m.
Will Warne, Mountain View, Jr.*, K –
Tyler Bergeron, Battle Ground, Fr, LB/DB –
Nolan Mickenham, Prairie, Fr, WR –
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Next game: Carnegie Mellon, Sept. 7, 9 a.m.
Keithen Shepard, Union, Jr., WR —
Montana
Last game: Beat South Dakota 31-17 to improve to 1-0 overall.
Next game: North Alabama, Sept. 7, 6 p.m.
Kobey Eaton, Evergreen, Sr.*, DB — Played in a backup role.
Michael Matthews, Camas, So.*, LB — Did not play.
Skyler Martin, Skyview, So.*, OL — Did not play.
Cole Grossman, Skyview, Fr.*, TE — Did not play.
Dumitru Salagor, Union, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Montana Tech
Next game: College of Idaho, Sept. 7, Noon
Zeek Fromel, Mountain View, So., OL/DL —
Next game: New Mexico, Sept. 14, 12:30 p.m.
Nolan Henry, Union, Sr.*, QB — Did not play.
Northern Arizona
Last game: Beat Missouri State 37-23 to improve to 1-0 overall.
Next game: at Arizona, Sept. 7, 6:45 p.m.
Alishawuan Taylor, Union, Fr., TE — Did not play.
Oregon State
Last game: Lost to Oklahoma State 52-36 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: at Hawaii, Sept. 7, 9 p.m.
Jack Colletto, Camas, Jr., QB/LB — Scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. Had three carries for minus-2 yards.
Dakota Napierkowski, Camas, So.*, OL — Did not play.
Caleb Lightbourn, Camas, Sr., P — Due to NCAA rules, he will sit out the year after transferring from Nebraska.
Pacific University
Next game: Chapman, Sept. 6, 7 p.m.
Riley Miller, Union, So., LB —
Myles Artis, Hudson’s Bay, So., DE —
Jake Clark, Prairie, Fr., RB —
Pacific Lutheran University
Next game: California Lutheran, Sept. 14, 1 p.m.
Logan Black, Ridgefield, Sr., OL —
Tristan Thomas, Woodland, Jr., LB —
Liam Nabors, King’s Way Christian, Jr., QB —
Zac Shomler, Skyview, Jr., QB —
Portland State
Next game: Lost to Arkansas 20-13 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: Simon Fraser, Sept. 7, 2:05 p.m.
Brady Brick, Battle Ground, So.*, OL — Played in a backup role for an offense that gained 230 total yards.
Jacob Bystry, Columbia River, Sr., WR — Started at wide receiver. Did not record a catch.
Jojo Siofele, Union, Fr., RB — Did not play.
Cade Koons, Washougal, Fr., RB — Did not play.
University of Redlands
Next game: at George Fox, Sept. 7, Noon
San Diego
Last game: Lost to Cal Poly 52-34 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: UC-Davis, Sept. 7, 2 p.m.
Bryan Kelly, Camas, Sr.*, DB — Started at strong safety. Made five tackles, including two solo.
Shane Jamison, Camas, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Simon Fraser
Next game: at Portland State, Sept. 7, 2 p.m.
Robert Meadors, Heritage, So., WR —
Southern Oregon
Last game: Lost to Sacramento State 77-19 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: Eastern Oregon, Sept., 1 p.m.
Jordan Suell, Fort Vancouver, Sr., WR — Started at wide receiver. Had a team-high seven catches for 164 yards, including touchdown receptions of 19 and 54 yards.
Parker Randle, Battle Ground, Jr.*, WR — Started at wide receiver. Had two catches for 18 yards and one rush for 2 yards.
Nate Kuratli, Union, So.*, LB/DB — Started at outside linebacker. Had a team-high nine tackles, including eight solo, and recovered a fumble.
David McDonald, Union, Fr., DB — Did not play.
Southwest Minnesota State
Next game: Minnesota State, Sept. 7, 4 p.m.
Aidan Mallory, Hockinson, Fr., WR —
Utah State
Last game: Lost to Wake Forest 38-35 to fall to 0-1 overall.
Next game: Stony Brook, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m.
Kanen Eaton, Columbia River, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Washington
Last game: Beat Eastern Washington 47-14 to improve to 1-0.
Next game: California, Sept. 7, 7 p.m.
Noah Hellyer, Skyview, Fr.*, DB — Did not play.
Washington State
Last game: Beat New Mexico State 58-7 to improve to 1-0 overall.
Next game: Northern Colorado, Sept. 7, 2 p.m.
Beau Braden, Columbia River, Fr.*, DL — Did not play.
Mitchell Delmage, Mountain View, Fr.*, LB — Did not play.
Austin Martin, Battle Ground, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Fr., K/P — Did not play.
Western Oregon
Next game: at Angelo State, Sept. 5, 4 p.m.
Nathan Hockhalter, Columbia River, So.*, DL —
Justice Murphy, Evergreen, Sr., WR —
Aksel Fredrickson, Battle Ground, So., DL —
Wyatt Harsh, Woodland, So., QB —
Did I miss anyone? If so, email micah.rice@columbian.com.
