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Rylan Sanders breaks 41 year old record with 44 yard field goal in 32-25 heartbreaking loss
TOP PHOTO: Gavin Owens served as the lone captain on Friday as he heads to midfield for the coin toss. The toss was won by Campbell, the Cougars elected to receive and scored a touchdown on the opening drive. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRADY HATMAKER: INSTAGRAM @ bhat_vizualz)
By Clayton Carroll
KNOXVILLE, TN (WLAF)- Both the Karns Beavers and the Campbell County Cougars were desperate for a win entering Friday night’s contest. Each team was also longing for their first all-important region win, and Karns had dropped five games in a row.
The Cougars won the toss and in unprecedented fashion, elected to receive the football, very rare for a Mark Pemberton led team.
Campbell put together one of its best drives of the season with Gavin Owens capping off the 72-yard drive with a nine yard touchdown run.
Campbell’s Gavin Owens charges to pay dirt for the Cougars. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRADY HATMAKER: INSTAGRAM @ bhat_vizualz)
From this point forward, however, it was all Karns, at least for the next two and a half quarters. The Beavers quickly built a 32-7 lead.
This is where something clicked for his Cougars, according to Coach Mark Pemberton. He said they got tougher. Owens struck again. This time it was a 48 yard sprint to the crib for six more points.
From the hold of Paul Stassek, Rylan Sanders knocks through an extra point for Campbell on a record setting night for Sanders.
Following a Cougar defensive stop, Rylan Sanders made Cougar football history. Sanders drilled a 44 yard field goal, breaking Gary Bowlin’s 39 yard field goal record set back in 1983.
Another Rylan Sanders moment came on an onside kick. He perfectly bounced the football on the turf, and Campbell County’s Luke Lindsay fell on top of the football, giving the Cougars a fighting chance.
Speedy Cougar Timmy Gibson turns the corner on Karns for a sizeable gain. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRADY HATMAKER: INSTAGRAM @ bhat_vizualz)
With new life, Campbell methodically moved the football down the four year old turf field at Karns. Led by offensive lineman Aiden Evans, Robert Kirby, Dorian Cable, and Jace Cloyd; Gavin Owens, Keegan Cowan, and freshman Braydon Graham alternated carries with Owens punching it in the end zone.
It was now a one possession game, 32-25. Campbell would need a stop. However, they could not get the ball back. The game ended, and so did Campbell’s playoff hopes.
Gavin Owens follows blocks from fellow Cougars, Keagon Cowan (34) and Josh Ramsey (51). (PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRADY HATMAKER: INSTAGRAM @ bhat_vizualz)
Pemberton said that Campbell County’s football program is not built on moral victories, but he was extremely proud of his team’s fight and grit.
The Cougars get to rest up next week as it is fall break, and no game is scheduled for Friday. On October 25, Campbell will host Morristown East. Les Martin, Brent Allen, and Josh Parker will send you all the action over the various media outlets on the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network. Listen on radio AM 1450, FM 100.9, Alexa on your Amazon enabled devices, and watch over WLAF-TV 1089, 1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, YouTube, Facebook, Amazon Fire TV, and Twitch.
Campbell Football 2024
| Day Date | Kick-off | Opponent | |
| Fri | Aug. 23 | Halls 41 Cougars 0 | Knoxville Halls |
| Fri | Aug. 30 | Fulton 39 Cougars 3 | at Fulton |
| Fri | Sep. 6 | Cougars 21 TKA 13 | The King’s Academy |
| Fri | Sep. 13 | Clinton 29 Cougars 7 | at Clinton R |
| Fri | Sep. 20 | Lenoir City 34 Cougars 14 | Lenoir City R |
| Sat | Sep. 28 | Cougars 28 Boone 21 | at Daniel Boone |
| Fri | Oct. 4 | Gibbs 59 Cougars 0 | at Gibbs |
| Fri | Oct. 11 | Karns 32 Cougars 25 | at Karns R |
| Fri | Oct. 25 | 7:00 PM | Morristown East |
| Fri | Nov. 1 | 7:00 PM | Oak Ridge R |
R is a region game
Campbell Football roster as of Friday, October 11, 2024
| # | Name | Grade | HT/WT | Position | # | Name | Grade | HT/WT | Position |
| 0 | BLAKE ALBRIGHT | 12 | WR/DB | ||||||
| 1 | RYDER BUMGARDNER | 11 | QB/DB | 51 | JOSH RAMSEY | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 2 | AUSTIN JORDAN | 11 | RB/DB | 52 | DORIAN CABLE | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 3 | PAUL STASSEK | 11 | WR/DB | 53 | HAYDEN RICE | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 4 | RYLAN SANDERS | 12 | K/P | 54 | LOGAN BELEW | 11 | OL/LB | ||
| 5 | KEVIN MOORE | 11 | WR/LB | 55 | ROBERT KIRBY | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 6 | GAVIN OWENS | 12 | RB/LB | 56 | HUNTER WALKER | 11 | OL/LB | ||
| 7 | DYLAN GROVE | 9 | RB/LB | 57 | AIDEN EVANS | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 8 | SILAS WEAVER | 10 | QB/LB | 58 | |||||
| 9 | LUKE LINDSAY | 11 | WR/DB | 59 | JULIEN REYES | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 10 | GABRIEL SANDERS | 10 | TE/LB | 60 | |||||
| 11 | TIMMY GIBSON | 11 | DB/WR | 61 | CHARLES JONES | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 12 | CADEN IDLES | 11 | RB/LB | 62 | JUSTICE EVANS | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 13 | NATHAN MASSENGILL | 12 | K/P | 63 | |||||
| 14 | JACE CLOYD | 12 | DL/TE | 64 | WILL GOINS | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 15 | MAX BOSHEARS | 9 | QB/DB | 65 | DAVID WILSON | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 16 | KADDEN HUCKABY | 11 | RB/CB | 66 | TIMOTHY RUSSELL | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 17 | MACLANE FRITTS | 11 | WR/DB | 67 | |||||
| 18 | LANDON CHADWELL | 10 | RB/LB | 68 | |||||
| 19 | SAM SEXTON | 10 | WR/DB | 69 | |||||
| 20 | AMOS ARBO | 9 | WR/DB | 70 | CADEN MILLER | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 21 | NOAH GAYLOR | 10 | WR/LB | 71 | |||||
| 22 | TYLER KETTLEHAKE | 10 | WR/DB | 72 | JAKE LAWSON | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 23 | BRAYDON GRAHAM | 9 | RB/DB | 73 | GAVIN PETREE | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 24 | BRAYDON GRAHAM | 9 | RB/DB | 74 | GAVIN ULMER | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 25 | JACK STOOKSBURY | 9 | TE/LB | 75 | JACE CLOYD | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 26 | KIREN ANDERSON | 10 | RB/LB | 76 | |||||
| 27 | 77 | ISAAC ADKINS | 10 | OL/DL | |||||
| 28 | JORDAN PERKINS | 9 | RB/LB | 78 | BRAXTON RUSS | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 29 | 79 | ||||||||
| 30 | 80 | AADEN BAKER | 9 | WR/DB | |||||
| 31 | 81 | LUCAS ORNELLAS | 10 | WR/DB | |||||
| 32 | 82 | ||||||||
| 33 | 83 | ||||||||
| 34 | KEAGON COWAN | 12 | RB/LB | 84 | |||||
| 35 | BENTLE GROSS | 9 | RB/LB | 85 | |||||
| 36 | CADEN GARNER | 9 | RB/DB | 86 | |||||
| 37 | BLAKE ALBRIGHT | 12 | WR/DB | 87 | |||||
| 38 | 88 | ||||||||
| 39 | 89 | ||||||||
| 40 | 90 | ||||||||
| 41 | 91 | ||||||||
| 42 | 92 | ||||||||
| 43 | 93 | ||||||||
| 44 | JACK NORMAN | 9 | WR/DL | 94 | |||||
| 45 | ATTICUS DEMOTT | 9 | RB/LB | 95 | |||||
| 46 | 96 | ||||||||
| 47 | 97 | ||||||||
| 48 | 98 | ||||||||
| 49 | 99 |
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