Erik Powell came up clutch.
The Seton Catholic grad made a 32-yard field goal with 1:40 left to give No. 16 Washington State a 30-27 win over the No. 5 Southern Cal on Friday.
It is the Cougars’ first regular-season win over a top-5 foe since Drew Bledsoe led WSU over Washington in 1992.
Powell also made a season-long 44-yard field goal in the first quarter, as well as a 33-yarder in the third. He now owns 39 career makes, fifth-most in WSU history.
Powell also punted three times, including a 53-yarder. He went 3-for-3 on extra points, and averaged 63.7 yards on seven kickoffs, with four touchbacks.
“I thought it was very important this game. We had to be able to kick the ball,” WSU coach Mike Leach said of Powell. “He was clutch in all three situations. And really the ones he hit, he didn’t leave any doubt. So I thought he really did a good job kicking, and then he did a good job kicking off too.”
As always, email updates to Sports Editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
Here’s how Clark County players fared on the college gridiron this weekend:
* — has used redshirt year
Air Force
Last game: Lost to New Mexico 56-38 to fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West Conference play.
Next game: at Navy, Oct. 7, 12:30 p.m.
Brody Bagnall, Evergreen, Jr., LB — Played in a backup role.
Christopher Mitchell, Mountain View, So., OL — Did not play.
Arizona Western College
Last game: Bye week
Next game: Snow College, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Jack Colletto, Camas, Fr., QB —
Butte College
Last game: Lost to College of San Francisco 37-14 to fall to 3-2.
Next game: Feather River, Oct. 14, 1 p.m.
Lane Andersen, Ridgefield, Fr.*, OL/DL — Did not play.
Carroll College
Last game: Bye Week
Next game: College of Idaho, Oct. 7, 12 p.m.
William Noce-Sheldon, Seton Catholic, So.*, WR —
Central Washington
Last game: Beat Simon Fraser 62-0 to improve to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Next game: Humboldt State, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Reilly Hennessey, Camas, Jr. QB — Completed 21 of 30 passes for 188 yards and no interceptions. His five touchdown passes (32, 7, 9, 4 and 9 yards) are the most for CWU since it became an NCAA D-II school in 1999. Also rushed for 20 yards on 3 carries.
Kevin Haynes, Battle Ground, Sr. LB — Had five tackles, including one solo, and one pass broken up.
Will Ortner, Hockinson, Fr.*, OL — Played in a backup role for an offense that racked up 570 yards, including 382 yards rushing.
Isaiah Carbajal, Mountain View, Fr., DL — Will likely redshirt.
Kai Gamble, Union, Fr., LB —Will likely redshirt.
Max Randle, Battle Ground, Fr., DB —Will likely redshirt.
Carson Bassett, Columbia River, So. WR — Did not play.
College of Idaho
Last game: Bye week.
Next game: Carroll College, Oct. 7, 12 p.m.
Chris Waters, Battle Ground, Jr., DB —
College of Siskiyous
Last game: Lost to Modesto 36-14 to fall to 5-1.
Next game: At American River, Oct. 14, 6 p.m.
Anthony Sparrow, Skyview, So., DB/WR —Did not play.
Brett Judd, La Center, Fr., LB —Did not play.
Aaron Burns, Hockinson, So., OL — Did not play.
Lafitaga Sosene, Heritage, Fr., DL — Did not play.
John Archer, Union, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Sergio Vega-McBride, Hudson’s Bay, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Eastern Oregon
Last game: Bye week
Next game: Montana Northern, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
Jorden Payne, Camas, Jr., DB —
Zach Lacey, Woodland, Jr., DL —
William Ephraim, Camas, So.*, DB —
Eastern Washington
Last game: Beat Sacramento State 52-31 to improve to 3-2 and 2-0 in the Big Sky Conference.
Next game: at UC Davis, Oct. 7, 6p.m.
Roldan Alcobendas, Camas, Sr.*, K — Made all six of his PATs to extend his school record to 86 in a row. Made a 22-yard field goal and missed a 32-yard attempt. Kicked off four times, averaging 64 yards per kick, with three touchbacks. Punted once for 41 yards.
Zach Eagle, Camas, Jr.*, WR — Caught his first career touchdown pass, a 4-yarder. Had five catches for 57 yards, with a long of 23 yards. Had one punt return for 1 yards.
Rudolph Mataia Jr., Evergreen, Fr.*, DL — Played in a backup role. Had two tackles, including one-half tackle for loss.
Next game: at Whitworth, 1 p.m.
Josiah Tully, King’s Way Christian, Jr., WR —Made two tackles.
Abe Smith, Union, Fr., S — Played in a backup role.
K.J. Santos, Seton Catholic, Jr., RB — Did not play.
Caleb Smith, Prairie, So., P — Did not play.
Hawaii
Last game: Lost to Colorado State 51-21 to fall to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West Conference play.
Next game: at Nevada, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Michael Boyle, Camas, Fr., PK – Will likely redshirt.
Idaho State
Last game: Beat Cal Poly 38-34 to improve to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Big Sky Conference play.
Next game: Montana, Oct. 7, 1:30 p.m.
Caleb Eldred, Camas, Fr., OL – Will likely redshirt.
Liberty
Last game: Lost to St. Francis 13-7 to fall to 3-2 overall.
Next game: Kennesaw State, Oct. 14, 3 p.m.
Josh Tully, King’s Way Christian, So.*, WR – Did not play.
Linfield
Next game: Beat Whitworth 38-9 to improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the Northwest Conference.
Next game: at Willamette, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Will Warne, Mountain View, So.*, K/P – Made a 27-yard field goal, all five of his PATs and kicked off seven times for an average of 60 yards.
Next game: at Idaho State, Oct. 7, 1:30 p.m.
Kobey Eaton, Evergreen, So.*, WR —Played in a backup role.
Rey Green, Union, Fr.*, RB — Did not play.
Michael Matthews, Camas, Fr., LB — Will likely redshirt.
Skyler Martin, Skyview, Fr., OL — Will likely redshirt.
Montana Tech
Last game: Bye week
Next game: at Montana Western, Oct. 7, 12 p.m.
Max Hiller, La Center, So.*, LB —
Montana State-Northern
Last game: Beat Mayville State 49-22 to improve to 1-3 overall.
Next game: at Eastern Oregon, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.
Jess Krahn, Hockinson, Sr., QB/WR — Stats not available.
Nebraska
Last game: Beat Illinois 28-6 to improve to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play.
Next game: Wisconsin, Oct. 7, 5 p.m.
Caleb Lightbourn, Camas, So., P — Punted two times for an average of 33.5 yards and a long of 35 yards. One was downed inside the 20.
Notre Dame
Last game: Beat Miami (Ohio) 52-17 to improve to 4-1 overall.
Next game: at North Carolina, Oct. 7, 12:30 p.m.
Nolan Henry, Union, So., QB — Did not play.
Pacific Lutheran University
Last game: Beat Puget Sound 23-13 to improve to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the Northwest Athletic Conference.
Next game: at Pacific, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Logan Black, Ridgefield, So., OL — Started at center for an offense that gained 277 yards of offense and allowed no sacks.
Liam Nabors, King’s Way Christian, Fr., QB — Did not play.
Tristan Thomas, Woodland, Fr., LB/RB — Played in a backup role.
Peru State (Neb.)
Last game: Lost to Baker 65-42 to fall to 4-2 overall.
Next game: at Grand View, Oct. 14, 11 a.m.
Dylan King, Skyview, Sr., DB — Did not play
Portland State
Last game: Lost to Montana 45-33 to fall to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the Big Sky Conference.
Next game: at Montana State, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.
Cameron Loos, Hockinson, So., TE — Played in a backup role.
Nathan Hawthorne, Columbia River, Fr.*, WR — Did not play.
Next game: La Verne, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
Blake Roy, Camas, So. TE — Started at tight end. Had two catches for 25 yards.
Simon Fraser
Last game: Lost to Central Washington 62-0 to fall to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play.
Next game: Western Oregon, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Gabe Lopes, Camas, Jr., LB — Did not play due to injury.
Snow College
Last game: Bye week
Next game: at Arizona Western, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Dakota Napierkowski, Camas, Fr., OL —
Southern Oregon
Last game: Beat Rocky Mountain 24-23 to improve to 5-0 overall and in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
Next game: at Eastern Oregon, Oct. 14, 6 p.m.
Jordan Suell, Fort Vancouver, So.*, WR — Started at wide receiver. Had a two catches for 37 yards including a long of 22 yards.
Parker Randle, Battle Ground, So.*, WR — Had one catch for 10 yards.
Nate Kuratli, Union, Fr.*, DB — Did not play.
Southern Utah
Last game: Bye week.
Next game: Cal Poly, Oct. 7, 5 p.m.
Taylor Nelson, Union, Sr., LB —
Washington State
Last game: Beat Southern Cal 30-27 to improve to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Pac-12 Conference.
Next game: at Oregon, Oct. 7, 5 p.m.
Erik Powell, Seton Catholic, Sr.*, K — Made all three field goals he attempted, including a 32-yard game-winning field goal with 1:40 left, a season-long 44-yarder and a 33-yarder. He also punted three times, including a 53-yarder, for an average of 37 yards and one touchback. He went 3-for-3 on extra points and averaged 63.7 yards on seven kickoffs, with four touchbacks.
Western Oregon
Last game: Lost to Azusa Pacific 48-17 to fall to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Next game: at Simon Fraser, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Isaac Anderson, Woodland, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Nathan Hockhalter, Columbia River, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Nehru Faalevau, Union, Fr., WR — Did not play.
Jordan Hickman, Hudson’s Bay, Fr., QB — Did not play.
Whitworth
Last game: Lost to Linfield 38-9 to fall to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Northwest Conference.
Next game: George Fox, Oct. 7, 1 p.m.
Brad Benton, King’s Way, Jr.*, DE — Did not play.
Wyoming
Last game: Beat Texas State 45-10 to improve to 3-2 overall.
Next game: at Utah State, Oct. 14, 1:30 p.m.
James Price, Camas, Jr., WR — Started at wide receiver. Had one catch for 40 yards.
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