College football’s spotlight turned to Montana on Saturday in a game where players from Clark County made a few highlights.
ESPN’s College Gameday visited Montana State University in Bozeman ahead of the No. 3-ranked Bobcats rivalry game against No. 12 Montana.
The Gameday crew picked Montana State to win and they were correct. Starting left tackle Rush Reimer, a Camas High graduate, helped the Bobcats rack up 561 yards of offense in a 55-21 win.
Montana State punter Bryce Leighton (Camas) was also ready to play in team’s regular-season finale. One problem: the Bobcats offense was so successful that Leighton never punted.
Two Clark County players on Montana had an impact in a losing effort.
Starting tight end Cole Grossman (Skyview) had two catches for 46 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown. The redshirt sophomore is tied for third on the team with 22 catches. His four touchdown catches rank second on the team.
Senior linebacker Michael Matthews (Camas) had four tackles for the second consecutive game for the Grizzlies.
Both teams are awaiting to see who they will face in the first round of the FCS playoffs.
Here’s how other collegiate football players from Clark County fared. Note: A blank entry means the player’s team had a bye week.
Adams State
Hezekiah Po Ching, Skyview, Jr., OL —
Chase Roush, Hockinson, So., QB —
Army
Bailey Meek, Ridgefield, Fr., DL — Did not play in a 34-17 win over UConn.
Ashland University (Ohio)
Jovon Sewell, Skyview, Jr., CB — Started at cornerback in a 20-13 win over Notre Dame (Ohio) in the first round of the NCAA D-II Playoffs. Had four tackles, all solo.
Butte College
Michael Bolds, Mountain View, So., DB —
Rodolfo Montiel, Mountain View, Fr., TE —
Central College (Iowa)
Kyle Norton, Evergreen, Fr., RB/LB —
Central Washington
Isaiah Carbajal, Mountain View, Sr.*, DL —
Josiah Cochran, Skyview, So.*, DL —
Dylan Dean, Columbia River, Fr.*, OL —
Tyler Flanagan, Woodland, So.*, RB —
Kai Gamble, Union, Sr.*, DL —
Jude Mullette, Mountain View, Fr.*, K —
Jarius Phillips, Camas, Fr., LB —
Titan Phillips, Camas, So.*, TE —
Ty Snider, Ridgefield, Fr., WR —
Tae Marks, Evergreen, Fr. WR —
Rhett Sarvela, Skyview, So. DL —
College of the Siskiyous
Dylan Kier, Columbia River, Fr. LB — Did not play in a 45-17 loss to Contra Costa.
Colorado School of Mines
Kenny Wright, Camas, So.*, TE — Started at tight end in a 45-24 win over CSU-Pueblo in the first round of the NCAA D-II playoffs. Did not record a catch.
Colorado State
Michael Boyle, Camas, Sr.*, K — Did not play in a 24-12 loss to Air Force.
Eastern Oregon
Cole Schultz, Ridgefield, Fr.*, DL —
Dominic Stephens, Mountain View, Fr.*, DL —
Owen Wann, Battle Ground, Fr, LB —
Eastern Washington
Korey Bozovich, Union, Fr., WR — Did not play in a 45-21 win over Northern Colorado.
Brock Harrison, Ridgefield, So.*, DL — Had two tackles and one quarterback hit.
Dylan Ingram, Camas, Sr.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had two catches for 36 yards.
Aiden Nellor, Union, Jr.*, TE — Had two catches for 22 yards.
Jackson Plieth, Union, Fr., LS — Did not play.
Gunner Talkington, Battle Ground, Sr.*, QB — Did not play.
Ahmani Williams, Skyview, So., LB — Started at linebacker. Had four tackles, including one-half tackle for loss, and one pass broken up.
George Fox
Therman Bibens, Union, So., LB —
Connor Delamarter, Ridgefield, Fr., LB —
Josue Espinoza, Camas, Jr., OL —
Andrew Gray, Heritage, So., LB —
Jaden Hornsby, Union, So., LB —
Kaleb La Mere, Heritage, So., WR —
Isaiah Rupp, Skyview, So., S —
Michael Stromberg, Skyview, So., S —
Idaho
CJ Jordan, Union, So., QB — Had one rush for 4 yards in a 38-7 win over Idaho State.
Tyson Jacobson, Camas, Fr., LS — Did not play.
Lewis & Clark
Alex Koga, Union, Sr., K —
Nathan Lien, Evergreen, Jr., OL —
Royall Wilson, Evergreen, Fr., LB —
Jack Warren, Heritage, Fr., LB/DL —
Linfield
Isaac Hoidal, Stevenson, Jr., WR — Had three catches for 22 yards in a 51-24 win over Pomona-Pitzer in the first round of the NCAA D-III playoffs.
Dawson Lieurance, Columbia River, Jr., QB — Played in a backup role.
Des Phillips, Stevenson, Jr., CB — Played in a backup role.
Sonny Pitts, Union, Fr., K/P — Did not play.
Griffin Young, Seton Catholic, So., TE — Did not play.
Montana
Cooper Barnum, Skyview, So., DB — Played in a backup role in a 55-21 loss to Montana State.
Peyton Brammer, Hockinson, Fr.*, TE — Played in a backup role.
Cole Grossman, Skyview, So.*, TE — Started at tight end. Had two catches for 46 yards, including a 32 yard touchdown.
Michael Matthews, Camas, Sr.*, LB — Had four tackles, including one solo and one-half tackle for loss..
Sawyer Racanelli, Hockinson, So.*, WR — Did not play.
Montana State
Bryce Leighton, Camas, So., P — Did not punt in a 55-21 win over Montana.
Rush Reimer, Camas, So., OL — Started at left tackle for an offense that gained 561 yards.
Montana Tech
Brevan Bea, Washougal, So.*, LB —
Zeek Fromel, Mountain View, Sr., DL —
Jack Hiller, La Center, Jr.*, OL —
Montana State-Northern
Aidan Hoyt, Union, Jr., CB —
Montana Western
Thomas Brown, Washougal, Fr., DB —
Nevada
Jacques Badolato-Birdsell, Camas, Fr.*, RB — Did not play in a 41-14 loss to Fresno State.
Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV)
Zyell Griffin, Evergreen, Jr, RB — Did not play in a 31-25 loss to Hawaii.
Northern Arizona
Alishawuan Taylor, Union, So.*, TE — Had three tackles, including one solo, in a 33-31 loss to Weber State.
Notre Dame
Tobias Merriweather, Union, Fr., WR — Did not play in a 44-0 win over Boston College.
Oregon
Andrew Boyle, Camas, Jr.*, K/P — Had four touchbacks in five kickoffs in a 20-17 win over Utah.
Oregon State
Jack Colletto, Camas, Sr.*, ILB/RB — Did not play in a 31-7 win over Arizona State.
Pacific
Elijah Volk, Seton Catholic, Fr., RB —
Pacific Lutheran
Zachary Gable, Mountain View, Fr., DL —
Daymon Gressett, Woodland, Fr., FB —
Pomona-Pitzer
Alex Wood, Union, So., DB — Had four tackles, all solo, in a 51-24 loss to Linfield in the first round of the NCAA Division-III playoffs.
Portland State
Tanner Beaman, Skyview, Fr., TE/LB — Did not play in a 49-42 loss to Cal Poly.
Darien Chase, Union, So., WR — Did not play.
Manaia Fuertes, Union, Fr.*, OL — Did not play.
Fyodor Henrichs-Tarasenkov, Skyview, Fr., K — Did not play.
Jalynnee McGee, Skyview, So., RB — Did not play.
Mason Packer, Skyview, Fr.*, ATH — Did not play.
Hezephaniah Po Ching, Skyview, Fr., OL — Did not play.
Rob Silva, Camas, Fr., DL — Did not play.
Jojo Siofele, Union, So., RB — Did not play.
Presentation College
Caleb Blick, Prairie, Fr., LB —
Josh Blick, Prairie, Fr., LB —
Joseph Garrett, Prairie, So., WR —
Puget Sound
Alex Fisch, Union, Fr., DL —
Redlands
Connor French, Prairie, Jr., OL —
Rochester
Gavin James-Dues, Mountain View, Fr., DL —
Shasta College
Aidan Mallory, Hockinson, So., DB —
Simon Fraser
Lorenzo Brannon, Skyview, So., DL —
Robert Meadors, Heritage, Sr.*, WR —
Southern Cal
Caadyn Stephen, Camas, So.*, OL — Did not play in a 48-45 win over UCLA
Southern Oregon
Blake Ascuitto, Camas, So.*, QB —
Jackson Clemmer, Camas, So.*, TE —
Jeremiah Faulstick, Hockinson, Fr.*, TE —
Kenyon Johnson, Hockinson, Fr., CB —
Stetson
Hale Prior, Hockinson, Fr., LB —
Washington
Mason Wheeler, Skyview, So.*, WR — Did not play in a 54-7 win over Colorado.
Washington State
Jake Bowen, Union, Fr.*, WR — Did not play in a 31-20 win over Arizona.
Tristan Souza, Camas, So.*, DL — Did not play.
Drake Owen, Camas, Jr.*, WR — Did not play.
Lincoln Victor, Union, Jr., WR — Started at wide receiver. Had two catches for 17 yards. Also returned two kickoffs for 50 yards with a long of 36.
Western Oregon
Jaylen Fite, Evergreen, Fr.*, WR —
Rocky Mataia, Union, So., DL —
Xavier Owens, Skyview, Fr.*, DB —
Daron Ulrich, Union, So., DB —
Whitworth
Micah Adams, La Center, Fr., DL —
Jack Gibson, Camas, Jr., DE —
Isaiah Jones, Union, Jr., RB —
Anthony Kee, Heritage, Jr., WR —
Jackson Preston, Camas, So., LB —
Cody Wheeler, Hockinson, Fr., LB —
Willamette
Kayden Gonzalez, Hudson’s Bay, Fr., WR —
Did I miss anyone? E-mail sports editor Micah Rice at micah.rice@columbian.com.
