Lady Cougars face first loss of season to state’s top team

Heritage is one of the state’s top teams in 3-A basketball and wins 52 to 36 over 4-A Campbell

By Clayton Carroll

MARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- The Lady Cougars had a tough test awaiting them on Monday. That test was the #2 ranked team in the state, the Heritage Lady Mountaineers. Watch all the action of Lady Cougar Basketball HERE.

Although the Lady Cougars lost by 16, it felt like a much closer game than that. After the first quarter, the Lady Cougars led 13-12. However, Heritage showed why it’s a highly ranked team in all of Tennessee. The Lady Mountaineers aggressive defense really settled in later in the game.

Another thing not helping the Lady Cougars was the free throw disparity. At one point Heritage shot 12 free throws to Campbell’s zero. At the end of the game, the foul shot count was 16 to 6 in favor of Heritage.

However, at the final horn, it was Heritage’s excellent play that propelled it to the 52-36 victory.

Head Coach Jason Kitts was proud of his team. He said that though, with a loss early, his team can learn a lot from it. Kitts said that playing this game, a very physical contest with constant pressing from Heritage, will get his team ready for the best teams in district play, when the games matter most.

Leading in scoring was Lacey Pemberton, the Mills Door and More Player of the Game. Pemberton finished with 13 points on the night. Behind her was Bella Lester with eight points. Saylor Hutcheson scored four. Preslee Chapman, Carley Kitts, and Jayden Kitts all scored three points. Destiny Rutherford rounded out the scoring for Campbell with two points.

It’s a quick turnaround as Campbell hosts Oneida tonight. The Lady Cougars and Lady Indians tip at 6pm. Clayton Carroll sends you all the action over the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network which consists of AM 1450, FM 100.9, TV 1089, 1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.

Results:

Tue., Nov. 19 H Lady Cougars 51 William Blount 44 .. William Blount 61 Cougars 59

Thu., Nov. 21 A Lady Cougars 52 Oliver Springs 12 .. Cougars 75 Oliver Springs 47

Mon., Nov. 25 N Lakeway Christian Academy 58 Cougars 50 – Claiborne Tourney

Tue., Nov. 26 N Lady Cougars 67 Carter 22 – Gibbs Tourney

Fri., Nov. 29 N Lady Cougars 45 Morristown East 42 – Gibbs Tourney

Fri., Nov. 29 N Cougars 66 West Greene 54 – Claiborne Tourney

Sat., Nov. 30 N Lady Cougars 57 Gibbs 21- Gibbs Tournament Champions

Sat., Nov. 30 N Cougars 63 Hancock County 60- 3rd Place Claiborne Tourney

Tue., Dec. 3 A Lady Cougars 50 Clinton 26 .. Cougars 61 Clinton 54

Sat., Dec. 7 A Lady Cougars 56 William Blount 54 .. William Blount 59 Cougars 43

Tue., Dec. 10 H Lady Cougars 63 Knoxville Central 36 .. Knoxville Central 52 Cougars 51

Fri., Dec. 13 A Lady Cougars 67 Karns 46 .. Cougars 58 Karns 47

Mon., Dec. 16 A Heritage 52 Lady Cougars 36 .. Cougars 66 Heritage 64 (OT)

Campbell County High School 2024-2025 Boys’ Basketball Roster

1 HATMAKER, Jake

2 NELSON, Keegan

3 DOTSON, Hunter

4 PERKINS, Tyler

5 HATMAKER, Brady

10 BROWNING, Luke

11 SEXTON, Sam

12 COX, Gavin

13 HEATHERLY, Caden

14 OWENS, Gavin

24 CROLEY, Will

30 WALKER, Hunter

55 GRAHMAN, Braydon

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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 12/17/2024-6AM)