It’s a new era for both Tobias Merriweather and California football.
In his first game for the Golden Bears, Merriweather had six catches for 52 yards and a 2-yard touchdown in a 46-36 road win over Wake Forest on Friday. That helped California earn its first Atlantic Coast Conference victory.
Merriweather was a highly touted recruit out of Union High School who spent the last two seasons at Notre Dame. He started six games last season for the Irish before transferring to California.
Merriweather missed the season’s first eight games with an injury. A newly healthy receiving corps has given a boost to Cal (5-4, 1-4), which had lost four of its previous five games.
“It was great to have (Merriweather) and Kyion Graves in the rotation, throwing passes to them and getting back our chemistry,” Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza said. “Those are two guys I’m going to get the ball to.”
Here’s how other collegiate football players from Clark County at four-year programs fared. (Blank signifies a bye week).
Air Force
Kyle Chen, Mountain View, So., DB — Did not play in a 36-28 win over Fresno State.
Black Hills State
Jake Blair, Camas, So.*, QB — Did not play in a 45-3 win over Adams State.
Charlie Bump, Camas, So.*, WR — Had three catches for 28 yards.
Buffalo
Tristan Souza, Camas, Jr., DT —
California
Tobias Merriweather, Union, Jr., WR — Had six catches for 52 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown, in a 46-36 win over Wake Forest.
Rush Reimer, Camas, Sr., OL — Did not play.
Central College (Iowa)
Kyle Norton, Evergreen, Jr., RB —
Central Washington
Josiah Cochran, Skyview, Sr.*, DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 66-0 win over Sul Ross State. Had one tackle, including one-half tackle for loss.
Dylan Dean, Columbia River, Jr.*, OL — Played in a backup role.
Ty Evans, Skyview, Fr.*, DL — Had one tackle.
Tyler Flanagan, Woodland, Jr.*, RB — Started at running back. Had 10 carries for 89 yards including touchdowns of 6 and 21 yards. Also had two catches for 23 yards.
Ben Hallead, Union, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Mitchell Johnson, Mountain View, Fr.*, QB — Had one carry for 15 yards in his collegiate debut.
Vinny Lenzi, Ridgefield, Jr., LS — Had one tackle.
Jarius Phillips, Camas, So.*, LB — Had three tackles, including two solo.
Titan Phillips, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Played in a backup role.
Ty Snider, Ridgefield, So.*, WR — Played in a backup role.
Eastern Michigan
Zyell Griffin, Evergreen, Sr, WR —
Eastern Oregon
Wyatt Bartroff, Ridgefield, So., LB — Did not play in a 49-21 loss to Southern Oregon.
Owen Wann, Battle Ground, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, Grad. student, DL — Started at defensive end in a 43-15 win over Northern Colorado. Did not record a tackle.
Tyson Jacobson, Camas, So.*, LS — Handled long-snapping duties. Eastern went 5 for 5 on extra points.
Jonathan Landry, Evergreen, Fr.*, DB — Had one pass breakup.
Aiden Nicholson, Mountain View, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Ahmani Williams, Skyview, Jr.*, LB — Had three tackles including one solo.
George Fox
Noah Boncore, King’s Way Christian, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 31-0 loss to Whitworth.
Jacob Champine, Battle Ground, Fr., LB — Played in a backup role.
Connor Delamarter, Ridgefield, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Benjamin Rembisz, La Center, So., K/P — Had one kickoff for 56 yards.
Kameron Spencer, Battle Ground, So., QB — Completed 2 of 4 passes for 28 yards and was sacked twice for minus-13 yards.
Idaho
Holden Bea, Washougal, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 39-30 win over Portland State.
Ryan Kawalek, La Center, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Jonathan Stromberg, Skyview, Fr.*, TE — Did not play.
Trenton Swanson, Camas, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Idaho State
Adam Watts, Columbia River, Fr.*, WR — Did not play in a 43-35 win over Weber State.
Lewis & Clark
Nathan Lien, Evergreen, Sr., OL — Started at right guard in a 55-28 win over Puget Sound for an offense that gained 543 yards.
Jack Warren, Heritage, Jr., DL — Had one tackle, which was a sack for minus-3 yards.
Linfield
Sean Emberlin, Seton Catholic, So., WR — Did not play in a 38-10 win over Pacific Lutheran.
Kenyon Johnson, Hockinson, So.*, CB — Had two tackles, both solo, one interception that he returned for 4 yards and one pass breakup.
J.J. Thompson, Mountain View, Fr., CB — Played in a backup role.
Kellen Wiggins, Skyview, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Griffin Young, Seton Catholic, Jr., TE — Played in a backup role.
Montana
Cooper Barnum, Skyview, Sr., DB — Played in a backup role in a 30-14 loss to UC Davis.
Cole Grossman, Skyview, Sr.*, TE — Played in a backup role in his first appearance of the season after returning from injury.
Sawyer Racanelli, Hockinson, Sr.*, WR — Started at wide receiver. Had one catch for 22 yards.
Montana Western
Thomas Brown, Washougal, So.*, DB — Played in a backup role in a 27-14 win over Carroll College.
Koby Johnson, Washougal, Fr., K — Had five kickoffs for an average of 44.8 yards.
Northwestern (Iowa)
Gabe Martin, Skyview, Fr., RB — Had one tackle, which went for an 8 yard loss, in a 3-0 win over Dordt.
Oregon
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Sr.*, K/P — Had one kickoff for 50 yards in a 39-18 win over Maryland.
Fox Crader, Evergreen, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Pacific
Jeremiah Katsuta, Central Catholic, Fr., LB — Did not play in a 24-10 win over Willamette.
Pacific Lutheran
Zachary Gable, Mountain View, So., DL — Had three tackles, including two solo and one-half sack in a 38-10 loss to Linfield.
Pomona-Pitzer
Alex Wood, Union, Sr., DB — Had three tackles, all solo, in a 29-10 win over Redlands.
Portland State
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell, Camas, Jr., RB — Played in a backup role in a 39-30 loss to Idaho.
Tanner Beaman, Skyview, So.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had one catch for 16 yards.
Fyodor Henrichs-Tarasenkov, Skyview, So.*, K — Played in a backup role.
CJ Jordan, Union, Jr., QB — Did not play.
Ben Kapelka, Prairie, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Anthony Lamberth, Evergreen, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Jalynnee McGee, Skyview, Sr., RB — Played in a backup role.
Hezephaniah Po Ching, Skyview, So.,* OL — Played in a backup role.
Jalen Salavea, Skyview, Fr., FB — Did not play.
Rob Silva, Camas, So.*, DL — Did not play.
Puget Sound
Cameron Magnussen, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Played in a backup role in a 55-28 loss to Lewis & Clark.
Redlands
Kadyn Butcher, Jesuit, Fr., K/P — Did not play in a 21-10 loss to Pomona Pitzer.
Connor French, Prairie, Sr., OL — Started a left guard for an offense that gained 282 yards.
Rochester
Gavin James-Dues, Mountain View, Jr., DL — Did not play in a 34-13 loss to Union College.
San Diego State
Arthur Ban, Evergreen, Fr., TE — Did not play in a 21-16 loss to New Mexico.
Southern Oregon
Blake Asciutto, Camas, Sr.*, QB — Started at quarterback in a 49-21 win over Eastern Oregon. Completed 22 of 29 passes for three touchdowns (1, 6 and 3 yards) and no interceptions. Also had three carries for 21 yards, including an 18 yard touchdown.
Jackson Clemmer, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had five catches for a team-high 78 yards and one carry for 10 yards.
Ayden Denbo, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Had one solo tackle.
Jeremiah Faulstick, Hockinson, Jr., TE — Had four catches for 30 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown.
Danny McDonnell, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Played in a backup role.
Kenan Weinmaster, Fort Vancouver, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Washington
Roice Cleeland, Jesuit (Ore.), Fr.*, OL — Did not play in a 35-6 loss to Penn State.
Washington State
Carson Osmus, Camas, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 49-28 win over Utah State.
Western Oregon
Cameron Crooks, Skyview, Fr., DB — Did not play in a 38-16 loss to Angelo State.
AJ Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Zeke Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Jaylen Fite, Evergreen, So.*, WR — Had two catches for 17 yards.
Jonathan McAtee, Skyview, So., DB — Did not play.
LaDamien McCord, Evergreen, So., WR — Did not play.
Andre Northrup, Hockinson, So.*, DB — Did not play.
Xavier Owens, Skyview, Jr.*, DB — Played in a backup role.
Daron Ulrich, Union, Jr.*, DB — Started at cornerback. Had a team-high 11 tackles, including seven solo, and three pass breakups.
Whitworth
Cash Cook, Mountain View, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 31-0 win over George Fox.
Pierson Lameh, Prairie, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Isaiah Sittauer, Battle Ground, So., OL — Played in a backup role.
Willamette
Kayden Gonzalez, Hudson’s Bay, Jr., WR — Had one catch for minus-5 yards in a 24-10 loss to Pacific.
Did I miss anyone? E-mail sports editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
