As out of place geographically as the Lone Star Conference is, Western Oregon has made itself at home.
Western Oregon improved to 5-0 in conference play with a 30-27 win over Texas-Permian Basin on Saturday.
Two players from Clark County had roles in that win. Daron Ulrich Jr. started at cornerback and Jaylen Fite caught two passes.
Ulrich, a redshirt junior from Union High School, ranks fifth on the team with 23 tackles. His three interceptions are also tied for the team lead.
Fite, a redshirt sophomore from Evergreen, has played in five games as part of the wide receiver rotation. He has made four catches for 28 yards this season.
Xavier Owens, a redshirt junior from Skyview, has also played a key role in Western Oregon’s defensive backfield. Though he didn’t have a tackle on Saturday, he has played in all seven games and recorded 16 tackles.
Defending conference champion Central Washington is also in the title hunt at 4-1. The Wildcats and Wolves are in their second year in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference, whose other teams are in Texas and New Mexico.
Western Oregon and Central Washington joined the conference after Simon Fraser ceased playing football, leaving the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with only two teams on the gridiron.
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 — Started at cornerback in a 21-13 loss to Colorado State. Had four tackles, one-half tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
Black Hills State
Jake Blair, Camas, So.*, QB — Did not play in a 24-21 loss to to Colorado State-Pueblo.
Charlie Bump, Camas, So.*, WR — Had four catches for 38 yards including a 15-yard touchdown.
Buffalo
Tristan Souza, Camas, Jr., DT — Started at defensive tackle in a 48-41 loss to Western Michigan. Had one tackle.
California
Tobias Merriweather, Union, Jr., WR — Did not play in a 24-23 loss to NC State.
Rush Reimer, Camas, Sr., OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 399 yards.
Central College (Iowa)
Kyle Norton, Evergreen, Jr., RB — Played in a backup role in a 56-3 win over Luther College.
Central Washington
Josiah Cochran, Skyview, Sr.*, DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 31-0 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Had two tackles.
Dylan Dean, Columbia River, Jr.*, OL — Did not play.
Ty Evans, Skyview, Fr.*, DL — Did not play.
Tyler Flanagan, Woodland, Jr.*, RB — Started at running back. Had 15 carries for 63 yards.
Ben Hallead, Union, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Mitchell Johnson, Mountain View, Fr.*, QB — Did not play.
Vinny Lenzi, Ridgefield, Jr., LS — Did not play.
Jarius Phillips, Camas, So.*, LB — Did not play.
Titan Phillips, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Did not play.
Ty Snider, Ridgefield, So.*, WR — Did not play.
Eastern Michigan
Zyell Griffin, Evergreen, Sr, WR — Played in a backup role in a 38-34 win over Central Michigan.
Eastern Oregon
Wyatt Bartroff, Ridgefield, So., LB — Did not play in a 24-19 loss to Carroll College.
Owen Wann, Battle Ground, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, Grad. student, DL — Started at defensive end in a 48-38 loss to UC Davis. Had three tackles, including two solo.
Tyson Jacobson, Camas, So.*, LS — Handled long-snapping duties. Eastern went 2 for 3 on extra points and 2 for 2 on field goals.
Jonathan Landry, Evergreen, Fr.*, DB — Had two solo tackles.
Aiden Nicholson, Mountain View, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Ahmani Williams, Skyview, Jr.*, LB — Made six tackles, including two solo, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.
George Fox
Noah Boncore, King’s Way Christian, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 47-7 loss to Linfield.
Jacob Champine, Battle Ground, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Connor Delamarter, Ridgefield, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Benjamin Rembisz, La Center, So., K/P — Went 1 for 1 on extra points and had two kickoffs with one touchback and an average of 63.5 yards.
Kameron Spencer, Battle Ground, So., QB — Completed 5 of 5 passes for 27 yards with no interceptions.
Idaho
Holden Bea, Washougal, Fr., QB — Did not play in 34-29 win over Cal Poly.
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 — Played in a backup role in a 30-26 loss to Northern Arizona.
Lewis & Clark
Nathan Lien, Evergreen, Sr., OL — Started at right guard in a 51-37 win over Pacific for an offense that gained 622 yards.
Jack Warren, Heritage, Jr., DL — Had two tackles including one solo.
Linfield
Sean Emberlin, Seton Catholic, So., WR — Did not play in a 47-7 win over George Fox.
Kenyon Johnson, Hockinson, So.*, CB — Started a cornerback. Had three tackles including two solo.
J.J. Thompson, Mountain View, Fr., CB — Did not play.
Kellen Wiggins, Skyview, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Griffin Young, Seton Catholic, Jr., TE — Did not play.
Montana
Cooper Barnum, Skyview, Sr., DB —
Cole Grossman, Skyview, Sr.*, TE —
Sawyer Racanelli, Hockinson, Sr.*, WR —
Montana Western
Thomas Brown, Washougal, So.*, DB — Did not play in a 42-24 win over Rocky Mountain.
Koby Johnson, Washougal, Fr., K — Had five kickoffs with one touchback and an average of 57.6 yards.
Northwestern (Iowa)
Gabe Martin, Skyview, Fr., RB — Had six carries for 28 yards in a 45-7 win over Waldorf.
Oregon
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Sr.*, K/P — Was 1 for 1 on extra points and had one kickoff for 61 yards in a 35-0 win over Purdue.
Fox Crader, Evergreen, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Pacific
Jeremiah Katsuta, Central Catholic, Fr., LB — Did not play in a 51-37 loss to Lewis & Clark.
Pacific Lutheran
Zachary Gable, Mountain View, So., DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 50-0 win over Willamette. Did not record a tackle.
Pomona-Pitzer
Alex Wood, Union, Sr., DB — Had one tackle in a 21-17 win over Chapman.
Portland State
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell, Camas, Jr., RB — Had one carry for 2 yards in a 44-14 loss to Montana State.
Tanner Beaman, Skyview, So.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had three catches for 18 yards.
Fyodor Henrichs-Tarasenkov, Skyview, So.*, K — Did not play.
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 — Had three carries for 10 yards.
Hezephaniah Po Ching, Skyview, So.,* OL — Played in a backup role.
Jalen Salavea, Skyview, Fr., FB — Did not play.
Rob Silva, Camas, So.*, DL — Played in a backup role.
Puget Sound
Cameron Magnussen, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Did not play in a 42-24 loss to Whitworth.
Redlands
Kadyn Butcher, Jesuit, Fr., K/P — Did not play in a 17-15 win over Cal Lutheran.
Connor French, Prairie, Sr., OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 299 yards.
Rochester
Gavin James-Dues, Mountain View, Jr., DL —
San Diego State
Arthur Ban, Evergreen, Fr., TE —
Southern Oregon
Blake Asciutto, Camas, Sr.*, QB — Started at quarterback in a 48-7 win over Arizona Christian. Completed 15 of 25 passes for 273 yards including a 66 yard touchdown and no interceptions.
Jackson Clemmer, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had one catch for 7 yards.
Ayden Denbo, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Had two tackles.
Jeremiah Faulstick, Hockinson, Jr., TE — Did not play.
Danny McDonnell, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Kenan Weinmaster, Fort Vancouver, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Washington
Roice Cleeland, Jesuit (Ore.), Fr.*, OL —
Washington State
Carson Osmus, Camas, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 42-10 win over Hawaii.
Western Oregon
Cameron Crooks, Skyview, Fr., DB — Did not play in a 30-27 win over Texas-Permian Basin.
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 14 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 four tackles, all solo, and one pass breakup.
Whitworth
Cash Cook, Mountain View, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 42-24 win over Puget Sound.
Pierson Lameh, Prairie, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Isaiah Sittauer, Battle Ground, So., OL — Did not play.
Willamette
Kayden Gonzalez, Hudson’s Bay, Jr., WR — Played in a backup role in a 50-0 loss to Pacific Lutheran.
Did I miss anyone? E-mail sports editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
