Taylor Nelson was set on redemption.
The senior linebacker was one week removed from his Southern Utah team allowing 77 points in a season-opening loss at Oregon.
Saturday, the Union High School graduate made sure that wouldn’t happen again. Nelson had a team-high eight tackles, one sack and recovered a fumble in a 51-14 win at Stephen F. Austin.
“Obviously we were embarrassed last week,” Nelson said. “We didn’t want to play another game like that, so the coaches really challenged us to be more aggressive. We were on our heels a lot last week, and I think that’s what helped us is we were just aggressive.”
Nelson was among a handful of local standouts on the college gridiron Saturday.
Central Washington quarterback Reilly Hennessey (Camas) improved to 2-0 as a starter.
Jordan Suell (Fort Vancouver) had a 29-yard touchdown catch as Southern Oregon improved to 2-0 with a win over College of Idaho.
Erik Powell (Seton Catholic) made both of his field goals, including one in overtime, as Washington State won a 3-OT thriller over Boise State.
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: Bye week
Next game: at Michigan, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.
Brody Bagnall, Evergreen, Jr., LB —
Christopher Mitchell, Mountain View, So., OL —
Arizona Western College
Last game: Beat Pima College 34-17 to improve to 2-0.
Next game: Eastern Arizona College, Sept. 23, 7 p.m.
Jack Colletto, Camas, Fr., QB — Did not play.
Butte College
Last game: Beat Laney Junior College 31-21 to improve to 2-0.
Next game: at Chabot College, Sept. 16, 1 p.m.
Lane Andersen, Ridgefield, Fr.*, OL/DL — Saw action on defense, breaking up one pass.
Kevin Haynes, Battle Ground, Sr. LB — Had three tackles, one pass broken up and one hit on the quarterback.
Will Ortner, Hockinson, Fr.*, OL — Played in a backup role.
Isaiah Carbajal, Mountain View, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Kai Gamble, Union, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Next game: San Bernardino Valley, Sept. 16, 1 p.m.
Jacob Bystry, Columbia River, So*. WR — Had one punt return for minus-6 yards
Carson Bassett, Columbia River, So. WR —Had one catch for 6 yards.
College of Idaho
Last game: Lost to Southern Oregon 41-25 to fall to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
Next game: Eastern Oregon, Sept. 16, 12 p.m.
Chris Waters, Battle Ground, Jr., DB — Played in a backup role.
College of Siskiyous
Last game: Beat San Francisco College 20-17 to improve to 2-0.
Next game: at De Anza College, Sept. 16, 1 p.m.
Anthony Sparrow, Skyview, So., DB — Had six tackles, including four solo.
Aaron Burns, Hockinson, So., OL — Started at left guard for an offense that gained 82 rushing yards and allowed zero sacks.
Lafitaga Sosene, Heritage, Fr., DL — Did not play
Next game: at College of Idaho, Sept. 16, 12 p.m.
Jorden Payne, Camas, Jr., DB — Had three tackles.
Zach Lacey, Woodland, Jr., DL — Had four tackles including one-half of a sack.
William Ephraim, Camas, So.*, DB — Did not play.
Eastern Washington
Last game: Lost to North Dakota State 40-13 to fall to 0-2 overall.
Next game: at Fordham, Sept. 16, 10 a.m.
Roldan Alcobendas, Camas, Sr.*, K — Made both field goals he attempted (38 and 22 yards). Also made a PAT.
Zach Eagle, Camas, Jr.*, WR — Had one punt return for 2 yards and made one tackle.
Kedrick Johnson, Hockinson, Fr.*, WR — Made his first appearance for EWU.
Rudolph Mataia Jr., Evergreen, Fr.*, DL — Played in a backup role and made one tackle.
Dylan Ingram, Camas, Fr., TE — Did not play.
Gunner Talkington, Battle Ground, Fr., QB — Did not play.
George Fox
Last game: Bye week
Next game: University of Redlands, Sept. 16, 1:30 p.m.
Josiah Tully, King’s Way Christian, Jr., WR —
K.J. Santos, Seton Catholic, Jr., RB —
Next game: At Nevada, Sept. 16, 4 p.m.
Caleb Eldred, Camas, Fr., OL – Did not play.
Liberty
Last game: Beat Morehead State 58-17 to improve to 2-0.
Next game: Indiana State, Sept. 16, 3 p.m.
Josh Tully, King’s Way Christian, So.*, WR – Played in a backup role.
Linfield
Next game: Opened the season with a 27-12 win at Chapman.
Next game: Mary Hardin-Baylor, Sept. 16, 1:30 p.m.
Will Warne, Mountain View, So.*, K/P – Made both field goals he attempted (37 and 22 yards) and all three extra points. Kicked off six times for an average of 57.3 yards per kick.
Matt Matteo, Skyview, Sr., C – Did not play.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Last game: Lost to Curry College 15-7 to fall to 1-1 overall.
Next game: at Endicott, Sept. 16, 10 a.m.
Keithen Shepard, Union, Fr., WR — Played in a backup role.
Montana
Last game: Lost at Washington 63-7 to fall to 1-1 overall.
Next game: Savannah State, Sept. 16, 12 p.m.
Kobey Eaton, Evergreen, So.*, WR —Did not play.
Rey Green, Union, Fr.*, RB — Did not play.
Michael Matthews, Camas, Fr., LB — Did not play.
Next game: at Carroll College, Sept. 16, 12 p.m.
Jess Krahn, Hockinson, Sr., QB — Did not play.
Nebraska
Last game: Lost at Oregon 42-35 to fall to 1-1 overall.
Next game: Northern Illinois, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.
Caleb Lightbourn, Camas, So., P — Punted seven times for an average of 40.3 yards. His longest was 54 yards and three were downed inside the 20, including one at the 5-yard line.
Notre Dame
Last game: Lost to Georgia 20-19 to fall to 1-1 overall.
Next game: at Boston College, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.
Nolan Henry, Union, So., QB — Did not play.
Pacific Lutheran University
Last game: Lost to Cal Lutheran 27-21 in their season opener.
Next game: Warner, Sept. 16, 1 p.m.
Logan Black, Ridgefield, So., OL — Started at center for an offense that gained 303 yards.
Liam Nabors, King’s Way Christian, Fr., QB — Played in a backup role.
Tristan Thomas, Woodland, Fr., LB/RB — Did not play.
Peru State (Neb.)
Last game: Lost to Evangel 21-19 to fall to 2-1 overall.
Next game: at Missouri Valley College, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.
Dylan King, Skyview, Sr., DB — Did not play
Portland State
Last game: Bye week
Next game: UC-Davis, Sept. 16, 2 p.m.
Cameron Loos, Hockinson, So., TE —
Nathan Hawthorne, Columbia River, Fr.*, WR —
Brady Brick, Battle Ground, Fr., OL —
Puget Sound
Last game: Beat Occidental 61-6 to improve to 1-1 overall.
Next game: at Pacific Lutheran, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.
Henry Le, Prairie, Fr., DL — Did not play.
University of Redlands
Last game: Bye week
Next game: at George Fox, Sept. 16, 1:30 p.m.
Blake Roy, Camas, So. TE —
Simon Fraser
Last game: Lost to Texas A&M Kingsville 35-7 to fall to 0-2.
Next game: at Humboldt State, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.
Gabe Lopes, Camas, Jr., LB — Had three tackles, including one for a loss.
Snow College
Last game: Beat Glendale College 64-17 to improve to 3-0.
Next game: at Mesa Community College, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.
Dakota Napierkowski, Camas, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Southern Oregon
Last game: Beat College of Idaho 41-25 to improve to 2-0 overall and in the NAIA Frontier Conference.
Next game: at Montana Western, Sept. 16, 12 p.m.
Jordan Suell, Fort Vancouver, So.*, WR — Started at wide receiver. Had two catches for 35 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Parker Randle, Battle Ground, So.*, WR — Played in a backup role.
Next game: Oregon State, Sept. 16, 2:30 p.m.
Erik Powell, Seton Catholic, Sr.*, K — Made both field goals he attempted (20 and 22 yards), including one in overtime. Also kicked off five times, with two going for touchbacks.
Western Oregon
Last game: Lost at Central Washington 30-23 to fall to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Next game: at Western New Mexico, Sept. 16, 11 a.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: Beat Whittier 49-10 to improve to 2-0.
Next game: La Verne, Sept. 16, 11 a.m.
Brad Benton, King’s Way, Jr.*, DE — did not play
