Lightning may have delayed the game, but Tyler Flanagan brought the thunder.
Flanagan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns to lead Central Washington to a 45-3 road win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The running back from Woodland High School scored on rushes of 12, 7 and 1 yards.
Severe thunderstorms near Canyon, Texas delayed the kickoff nearly three hours. The Wildcats dominated their Long Star Conference opener once the game started just before 10 p.m. local time.
Flanagan was Central Washington’s most-reliable offensive weapon last season. He rushed for 1,014 yards and 12 touchdowns en route to earning first-team all-conference honors. He has reached the end zone in all three games this season and has five touchdowns on the season.
Though a junior eligibility wise, Flanagan is in his sixth year at Central after missing most of the 2022 season due to injury and having the team’s 2020 season wiped out by COVID. Flanagan has said this will be his final year with the Wildcats.
The expectations are high as Flanagan was selected as the Lone Star Conference preseason offensive player of the year. So far, the Wildcats captain has lived up to those standards.
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 33-7 win over Fort Lewis.
Charlie Bump, Camas, So.*, WR — Had two catches for 23 yards with a long of 23 yards.
Buffalo
Tristan Souza, Camas, Jr., DT — Started a defensive tackle in a 23-20 overtime win over Northern Illinois. Did not record a tackle.
California
Tobias Merriweather, Union, Jr., WR — Did not play in a 14-9 loss to Florida State.
Rush Reimer, Camas, Sr., OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 410 yards.
Central College (Iowa)
Kyle Norton, Evergreen, Jr., RB — Played in a backup role in a 10-6 loss to Wartburg.
Central Washington
Josiah Cochran, Skyview, Sr.*, DL — Started at defensive tackle in a 45-3 win over West Texas A&M. Had one tackle.
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 21 carries for 104 and three touchdowns coming on runs of 12, 7 and 1 yard.
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 three tackles including one solo.
Titan Phillips, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Did not play.
Ty Snider, Ridgefield, So.*, WR — Had two catches for 62 yards with a long of 54 yards.
Eastern Michigan
Zyell Griffin, Evergreen, Sr, WR — Had one catch, which went for an 89-yard touchdown, in a 36-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.)
Eastern Oregon
Wyatt Bartroff, Ridgefield, So., LB — Did not play in a 45-22 loss to Montana Tech.
Owen Wann, Battle Ground, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, Grad. student, DL — Started at defensive end in a 49-16 loss to Nevada. Had one tackle, which was a sack for a 9-yard loss.
Tyson Jacobson, Camas, So.*, LS — Handled long-snapping duties as the Eagles went 1 for 1 on PATs and 1 for 1 on field goals. Also had one tackle.
Jonathan Landry, Evergreen, Fr.*, DB — Did not play.
Aiden Nicholson, Mountain View, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Ahmani Williams, Skyview, Jr.*, LB — Started at linebacker. Had five tackles, including two solo and one sack.
George Fox
Noah Boncore, King’s Way Christian, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 27-17 loss to Claremont-M-S.
Jacob Champine, Battle Ground, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Connor Delamarter, Ridgefield, Jr., LB — Did not play.
Benjamin Rembisz, La Center, So., K/P — Was 2 for 2 on PATs and made a 28-yard field goal. Also had four kickoffs for an average of 55.3 yards.
Kameron Spencer, Battle Ground, So., QB — Did not play.
Idaho
Holden Bea, Washougal, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 27-24 win over Abilene Christian.
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 — Had one solo tackle in a 38-28 win over Southern Utah.
Lewis & Clark
Nathan Lien, Evergreen, Sr., OL — Started at right guard for an offense that gained 412 yards in a 56-39 loss to Montana Western.
Jack Warren, Heritage, Jr., DL — Had one tackle, which went for a sack of minus-9 yards.
Linfield
Sean Emberlin, Seton Catholic, So., WR — Played in a backup role in a 45-0 win over Redlands.
Kenyon Johnson, Hockinson, So.*, CB — Started at cornerback. Did not record a tackle.
J.J. Thompson, Mountain View, Fr., CB — Had one tackle.
Kellen Wiggins, Skyview, Fr., LB — Had one solo tackle.
Griffin Young, Seton Catholic, Jr., TE — Played in a backup role.
Montana
Cooper Barnum, Skyview, Sr., DB — Played in a backup role in a 46-35 win over Western Carolina.
Cole Grossman, Skyview, Sr.*, TE — Did not play.
Sawyer Racanelli, Hockinson, Sr.*, WR — Started a wide receiver. Had four catches for 28 yards with a long of 9 yards.
Montana Western
Thomas Brown, Washougal, So.*, DB — Did not play in a 56-39 win over Lewis and Clark.
Koby Johnson, Washougal, Fr., K — Had four kickoffs for an average of 58.8 yards.
Oregon
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Sr.*, K/P —
Fox Crader, Evergreen, Fr., OL —
Pacific
Jeremiah Katsuta, Central Catholic, Fr., LB — Did not play in a 45-14 win over Pomona-Pitzer.
Pacific Lutheran
Zachary Gable, Mountain View, So., DL — Started at defensive end in a 27-17 win over California Lutheran. Had six tackles, including four solo, and one fumble recovery that he returned 56 yards.
Pomona-Pitzer
Alex Wood, Union, Sr., DB — Had three tackles, including two solo, in a 45-14 loss to Pacific.
Portland State
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell, Camas, Jr., RB — Had two carries for 7 yards in a 56-14 loss to Boise State.
Tanner Beaman, Skyview, So.*, TE/LB — Started at tight end. Had two catches for 23 yards with a long of 15 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 one carry for 2 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 49-41 win over La Verne.
Redlands
Kadyn Butcher, Jesuit, Fr., K/P — Did not play in a 45-0 loss to Linfield.
Connor French, Prairie, Sr., OL — Did not play.
Rochester
Gavin James-Dues, Mountain View, Jr., DL — Did not play in a 28-6 win over Salve Regina.
San Diego State
Arthur Ban, Evergreen, Fr., TE —
Southern Oregon
Blake Ascuitto, Camas, Sr.*, QB — Started at quarterback in a 45-27 win over College of Idaho. Completed 20 of 32 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Had touchdown passes of 28 and 44 yards.
Jackson Clemmer, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had two catches for 36 yards including a 28-yard touchdown.
Ayden Denbo, Mountain View, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Jeremiah Faulstick, Hockinson, Jr., TE — Had one catch for 8 yards.
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 24-5 win over Northwestern.
Washington State
Carson Osmus, Camas, Fr., OL — Did not play in a 54-52 overtime win over San Jose State.
Western Oregon
Cameron Crooks, Skyview, Fr., DB — Did not play in a 39-17 win over Sul Ross State.
AJ Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Zeke Dixson, Prairie, Jr., DB — Did not play.
Jaylen Fite, Evergreen, So.*, WR — Had one catch for 7 yards and one rush for 4 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 — Started at cornerback. Had one solo tackle and one pass breakup.
Daron Ulrich, Union, Jr.*, DB — Had two tackles, both solo.
Whitworth
Cash Cook, Mountain View, Fr., QB — Did not play in a 35-28 win over Chapman.
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 —
Did I miss anyone? E-mail sports editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
