
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – It was an uphill climb from the git-go for the Campbell Cougars on Friday night on Brown Court. Hardin Valley Academy jumped out to a 6-0 lead, pushed it out 9-2 and the climb was underway. Watch the game HERE on demand from WLAF.
Hardin Valley gained a lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it. Finding itself down 18-8 after the opening quarter, Campbell pretty much played even with HVA until the final horn. HVA outscored the Cougars 16-15 in the second and 17-16 in the third with Campbell posting a 19-18 final quarter.
Campbell carved what was once a 16 point lead down to single-digits, nine, with 1:56 left in the third quarter. Midway into the fourth quarter, the Cougars were within six points at 58-52. However, HVA scored 11 of the last 17 points to claim the 69-58 victory.
Hardin Valley played without its stellar post player Jack Smith who was out for a reason not told to WLAF when asked. Smith, who had 25 points in the November win at Hardin Valley, sat in uniform on the bench Friday night. Though Smith did play in HVA’s Thursday night win at Karns.
The Cougars started slowly. Leading scorer Devin Jones did not score a field goal until after halftime while second leading scorer and top rebounder John Long was suffering from illness all night.
Despite the fact that close shot after close shot just wouldn’t fall, there was no quit in the Cougars. Jones put up 17 points while Adama Sanogo tallied a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds. Long accounted for 12 points and several rebounds. Gavin Cox had a big three finishing with five points as four came from Jordan Day. David Adkins and Luke Browning scored two points a piece and Hyrum Hinckley, who was saddled with fouls, scored a point.
The 5 & 6 Cougars play Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Oneida in the South Fork Physical Therapy Christmas Tournament. The first day’s opponent is the Maryville Christian Eagles at 11:30am. The Voice of the Cougars, Josh Parker, and Coach Don Atherton send you the live radio only broadcast over the WLAF – Doyle’s Tire Shop Sports Network; AM 1450, FM 100.9, WLAF-TV 12 and www.1450wlaf.com.
Campbell Basketball on WLAF is made possible by these outstanding corporate sponsors:
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Results:
Lady Cougars 57 Claiborne 41…Cougars 77 Claiborne 49-Home Tue., Nov. 15, 2022
Halls 53 Lady Cougars 52…Cougars 74 Halls 67-Away Fri., Nov. 18, 2022
Lady Cougars 67 Sunbright 38…Cougars 63 Sunbright 47-Away Mon., Nov. 21, 2022
Oneida 48 Lady Cougars 45…Cougars 55 Oneida 54 (OT)-Away, Mon., Nov. 28, 2022
Hardin Valley 65 Lady Cougars 34…Hardin Valley 74 Cougars 49-Away, Tue., Nov. 29, 2022
Whitley 81 Cougars 61-Away, Fri., Dec. 02, 2022
Lady Cougars 60 West 16..West 63 Cougars 54-Home, Tue., Dec. 06, 2022
Karns 54 Lady Cougars 52..Karns 70 Cougars 37-Away, Fri., Dec. 09, 2022
Lady Cougars 47 Carter 41 (OT)..Carter 65 Cougars 58-Away, Mon., Dec. 12, 2022
Scott 37 Lady Cougars 34..Cougars 61 Scott 37-Home, Tue., Dec. 13, 2022
Hardin Valley Academy 82 Lady Cougars 43..HVA 69 Cougars 58-Home, Fri., Dec. 16, 2022
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The Cougar coaching staff includes Head Coach Ernie Clawson, Co-Head Coach Brandon Clawson and Assistant Coach Shayne White. For the Lady Cougars, Head Coach Jason Kitts is assisted by Ryan Browning, Adam Ellison, Brooke Kitts and Jessica Stanley.
The JV games begin at 4:30pm.
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2 Abby PAUL 5-6 So.
3 Rose ALLEN 5-3 Fr.
4 Gracelynn CHADWELL Fr.
10 Bella LESTER 5-9 So.
11 Shakira GOINS 5-6 Fr.
12 Reagan DAVIS 5-5 Fr.
14 Destiny RUTHERFORD 5-6 So.
15 Carley KITTS 5-8 So.
22 Laeya KINGSLEY 5-7 So.
24 Reagan STANFILL 5-9 So.
32 Lacey PEMBERTON 5-10 So.
33 Saylor HUTCHESON 5-8 So.
34 Aleah WOODSON 5-6 So.
40 Jordan ASHER Jr.
41 Emma BRANDEBURG 5-10 Jr.
42 Lily KINGSLEY 5-6 Fr.
43 Lexi MORRIS 5-7 Jr.
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0 Hyrum HINCKLEY 5-7 155 Jr.
1 Elijah McKINNEY 6-2 145 Sr.
2 Devon JONES 6-0 165 Sr.
3 Hayden FIELDS 5-11 155
5 David ADKINS 6-3 155 Sr.
10 Luke BROWNING 6-3 150 So.
11 Adama SANOGO 6-3 196 Sr.
12 Gavin COX 6-4 215 So.
13 Jordan DAY 5-9 139 Jr.
15 Eli DORTON 6-4 215 So.
24 Gavin OWENS 5-10 190 So.
30 Cole MILLER 6-4 217 Jr.
43 Will LESTER 6-1 215 Sr.
55 John LONG 6-3 190 Sr.
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 12/17/2022-6AM)