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Campbellsville University signee Saylor Hutcheson launches a jumper in front of the bucket on Tuesday at Brown Gym as her Lady Cougars won over Oneida 57-39.

Tuesday night on Brown Court, Cougar Gavin Cox, man bun and all, readies for a first half free throw as he and the Cougars defeated Oneida 76-46. (PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S MATTHEW MOORE)

By Clayton Carroll

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- It was the final home games for Campbell in the year 2024, as Oneida came to town to battle the Lady Cougars and Cougars.

The varsity girls game, as usual, was up first; no JV contest. Oneida came in to the game on a four game losing streak, and the Lady Cougars looked to bounce back after their first loss of the season to the #2 ranked Heritage Lady Mountaineers on Monday at Maryville.

It was a bit of a slow start on the offensive side of the ball for both teams. At halftime, Campbell led 20-9. 

The offense picked up for the Orange-and-Blue in the third and fourth quarters, mostly due to Bella Lester’s stellar play. 

Also, Destiny Rutherford did a solid job of filling the role of Lacey Pemberton, who was out with illness.

The Kitts sisters, Carley and Jayden (23), defend an Oneida ball handler.

When the final horn sounded, Campbell won its final basketball game ahead of 10 days without a game by a final score of 57-39. The Lady Cougars improve to 10 & 1.

Again, the offense was fueled by Bella Lester who racked up an impressive 21 points. Carley Kitts scored nine. Saylor Hutcheson totaled seven points. Six points came from Jayden Kitts while Preslee Chapman finished with five points. Reagan Davis, Destiny Rutherford, and Aleah Woodson contributed three points a piece.

Lester was named the Mills Door and More “Player of the Game”.

As for the Cougars, it was another slow start, but, fast finish. 

After one quarter, Campbell was ahead of Oneida 16-14. That lead continued to grow throughout the game.

Campbell’s offense was headed by Luke Browning, your Mills Door and More “Player of the Game”, and Gavin Cox.

Browning scored 26 points, and Cox totaled 16, on the way to Campbell’s 74-46 victory. Browning also had a vicious one-hand slam which made up two of his 26 points.

The Campbell Cougars (PHOTO COURTESY OF #30 JILL COX-BROWNING)

Unofficially, also in the scoring column for the Cougars was Gavin Owens who scored eight points. Will Croley was right behind with seven points. Brady Hatmaker had a big six points off the bench. Sam Sexton totaled four points. Keegan Nelson scored three. Caden Heatherly and Jake Hatmaker finished with two points a piece. Tyler Perkins, Hunter Dotson, and Braydon Graham all played but did not score. 

The Cougars record is now 7 & 4. Campbell has won three-straight games.

Up next for the Cougars is the Bell County Christmas County Classic at Pineville, Kentucky. The Cougars take on the Jackson County Generals out of McKee, Kentucky, which is near London. Tip time is Friday, December 20, at 8:30pm. Campbell will then play on Saturday and in its final tourney game on Monday.

As for the Lady Cougars, after Christmas, they travel to Pensacola, Florida, for the Innisfree Hotels Beach Basketball Classic. Campbell battles Barren County, Kentucky, which is located at Glasgow. That’s a 12:30pm EST tip on Friday Dec. 27, for the Lady Cougars and Lady Trojans. 

Josh Parker sends you the radio only coverage from Bell County while Clayton Carroll brings you radio only coverage from Pensacola 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)

Tue., Dec. 17 H Lady Cougars 57 Oneida 39 .. Cougars 74 Oneida 46

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 – 12/18/2024-6AM)

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