It’s difficult and rare for any collegiate player to find time on the field as a true freshman.
Ayden Denbo has seen and done just that at Southern Oregon. Saturday, the Mountain View graduate has the best game of his young career in a 57-15 win over Montana State Northern.
Denbo had a season-high five tackles, including two tackles for loss and his first collegiate sack. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker also recovered a fumble.
Denbo has played in four of Southern Oregon’s eight games, recording 11 tackles. The Raiders are 5-1 in the Frontier Conference and ranked No. 10 in the NAIA national poll.
At Mountain View, Denbo led the Thunder to the 3A Greater St. Helens League title last year as the league’s defensive player of the year and a second-team all-state honoree. He was also a state finalist in wrestling and an AP Scholar.
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 —
Black Hills State
Jake Blair, Camas, So.*, QB — Did not play in a 21-18 win over Chadron State.
Charlie Bump, Camas, So.*, WR — Had one catch for minus-3 yards.
Buffalo
Tristan Souza, Camas, Jr., DT — Started at defensive tackle in a 47-16 loss to Ohio. Did not record a tackle.
California
Tobias Merriweather, Union, Jr., WR — Did not play in a 44-7 win over Oregon State.
Rush Reimer, Camas, Sr., OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 478 yards.
Central College (Iowa)
Kyle Norton, Evergreen, Jr., RB — Did not play in a 38-21 win over Dubuque.
Central Washington
Josiah Cochran, Skyview, Sr.*, DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 42-21 win over Midwestern State. Had a team-high seven tackles including one-half tackle for loss.
Dylan Dean, Columbia River, Jr.*, OL — Did not play.
Ty Evans, Skyview, Fr.*, DL — Had one tackle.
Tyler Flanagan, Woodland, Jr.*, RB — Started at running back. Had 15 carries for 111 yards and touchdowns of 41 and 5 yards. Also had two catches for 22 yards and one kickoff return for 44 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 — Had two tackles, both solo.
Titan Phillips, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Did not play.
Ty Snider, Ridgefield, So.*, WR — Played in a backup role.
Eastern Michigan
Zyell Griffin, Evergreen, Sr, WR — Played in a backup role in a 25-21 loss to Akron.
Eastern Oregon
Wyatt Bartroff, Ridgefield, So., LB — Did not play in a 61-7 win over Simpson.
Owen Wann, Battle Ground, Jr., LB — Had one tackle.
Eastern Washington
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, Grad. student, DL — Started at defensive end in a 38-28 loss to Idaho. Did not record a tackle.
Tyson Jacobson, Camas, So.*, LS — Handled long-snapping duties. Eastern went 2 for 2 on extra points and 2 for 3 on field goals.
Jonathan Landry, Evergreen, Fr.*, DB — Did not play.
Aiden Nicholson, Mountain View, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Ahmani Williams, Skyview, Jr.*, LB — Had four tackles, including three solo.
George Fox
Noah Boncore, King’s Way Christian, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 28-7 win over Willamette.
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 4 for 4 on extra points and had one field goal attempt blocked.
Kameron Spencer, Battle Ground, So., QB — Completed 1 of 1 passes for 37 yards.
Idaho
Holden Bea, Washougal, Fr., QB — Did not play in 38-28 win over Eastern Washington.
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 30-27 win over Sacramento State.
Lewis & Clark
Nathan Lien, Evergreen, Sr., OL — Started at right guard in a 31-28 loss to Pacific Lutheran for an offense that gained 375 yards.
Jack Warren, Heritage, Jr., DL — Had one tackle.
Linfield
Sean Emberlin, Seton Catholic, So., WR — Had two catches for 9 yards in a 62-13 win over Puget Sound.
Kenyon Johnson, Hockinson, So.*, CB — Started a cornerback. Had one solo tackle and one pass breakup.
J.J. Thompson, Mountain View, Fr., CB — Played in a backup role.
Kellen Wiggins, Skyview, Fr., LB — Played in a backup role.
Griffin Young, Seton Catholic, Jr., TE — Did not play.
Montana
Cooper Barnum, Skyview, Sr., DB — Played in a backup role in a 24-0 win over Northern Colorado.
Cole Grossman, Skyview, Sr.*, TE — Did not play.
Sawyer Racanelli, Hockinson, Sr.*, WR — Played in a backup role.
Montana Western
Thomas Brown, Washougal, So.*, DB — Did not play in a 69-7 win over Arizona Christian.
Koby Johnson, Washougal, Fr., K — Had 11 kickoffs with five touchbacks and an average of 58.9 yards.
Northwestern (Iowa)
Gabe Martin, Skyview, Fr., RB — Had three carries for 6 yards in a 34-7 win over Dakota Wesleyan.
Oregon
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Sr.*, K/P — Was 1 for 1 on extra points and had two kickoffs for one touchback and an average of 64.5 yards in a 38-9 win over Illinois.
Fox Crader, Evergreen, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Pacific
Jeremiah Katsuta, Central Catholic, Fr., LB — Did not play in a 39-32 loss to Whitworth.
Pacific Lutheran
Zachary Gable, Mountain View, So., DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 31-28 win over Lewis & Clark. Had two tackles, both solo, including a sack for minus-7 yards.
Pomona-Pitzer
Alex Wood, Union, Sr., DB — Did not play in a 51-14 win over Claremont.
Portland State
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell, Camas, Jr., RB —
Tanner Beaman, Skyview, So.*, TE —
Fyodor Henrichs-Tarasenkov, Skyview, So.*, K —
CJ Jordan, Union, Jr., QB —
Ben Kapelka, Prairie, Fr.*, OL —
Anthony Lamberth, Evergreen, Fr., WR —
Jalynnee McGee, Skyview, Sr., RB —
Hezephaniah Po Ching, Skyview, So.,* OL —
Jalen Salavea, Skyview, Fr., FB —
Rob Silva, Camas, So.*, DL —
Puget Sound
Cameron Magnussen, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Played in a backup role in a 62-13 loss to Linfield.
Redlands
Kadyn Butcher, Jesuit, Fr., K/P — Did not play in a 17-10 loss to Claremont-M-S.
Connor French, Prairie, Sr., OL — Did not play.
Rochester
Gavin James-Dues, Mountain View, Jr., DL — Played in a backup role in a 21-0 win over St. Lawrence.
San Diego State
Arthur Ban, Evergreen, Fr., TE — Did not play in a 29-26 loss to Washington State.
Southern Oregon
Blake Asciutto, Camas, Sr.*, QB — Started at quarterback in a 57-15 win over Montana State Northern. Completed 9 of 14 passes for 85 yards and no interceptions along with 1 rush for 8 yards.
Jackson Clemmer, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had no catches but rushed in a 2-point conversion.
Ayden Denbo, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Had five tackles, including three solo, two tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery.
Jeremiah Faulstick, Hockinson, Jr., TE — Had one catch for 1 yard.
Danny McDonnell, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Kenan Weinmaster, Fort Vancouver, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Washington
Roice Cleeland, Jesuit (Ore.), Fr.*, OL — Did not play in a 31-17 loss to Indiana.
Washington State
Carson Osmus, Camas, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 29-26 win over San Diego State.
Western Oregon
Cameron Crooks, Skyview, Fr., DB — Did not play in a 21-14 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville.
AJ Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Zeke Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Jaylen Fite, Evergreen, So.*, WR — Had four catches for 64 yards with a long of 34 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 — Had one punt return for 13 yards.
Daron Ulrich, Union, Jr.*, DB — Started at cornerback. Had six tackles, including four solo and one tackle for loss, one interception and a forced fumble.
Whitworth
Cash Cook, Mountain View, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 39-32 win over Pacific.
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 — Did not play in a 28-7 loss to George Fox.
Did I miss anyone? E-mail sports editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
