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Wlaf1450Karns roughs up Cougars in first region game for both teams
KNOXVILLE, TN (WLAF)- Two old football rivals met up Friday as Karns hosted Campbell in the opening Region 3-AAAAA contest for the Beavers and Cougars.
It was the 47th meeting between these two schools going back to 1977. Friday’s 37-0 Karns win was the Beavers 28th series win to 19 for the Cougars.
Karns won the toss, received and started a short-lived drive. Beavers quarterback Austin Slover was picked off by Campbell’s Sam Sexton as the Cougars took possession and grabbed early momentum.
Campbell was not able to get points off the turnover. “We need to take advantage of those opportunities,” said Campbell Head Coach Taylor Ownbey.
“We must continue to work, continue to get better, and I think these kids are doing it. I love these kids, and they’re battling their tails off now,” said Ownbey.
Campbell, 0 & 3, comes home after its most challenging start ever to a football season with three straight road games. The Bobcats of Knoxville Central, 2 & 1, visit Reynolds Field on Friday for a Region 3 match-up.
Now in the 15th straight season, Les Martin and Brent Allen will bring you the coverage of Cougar Football over the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network. The network spans ten WLAF media platforms. Watch tonight over WLAF TV-1089 on Comcast-Xfinity,1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and listen via WLAF Radio AM 1450 & FM 100.9 and Amazon Alexa.
All the coverage begins with The Bullock Law Firm Countdown to Kick-off at 6:30pm. Former Cougar Jake Miller joins Martin and Allen this season as the Cougars sideline reporter. Kick-off for this region game between Campbell and Knoxville Central is 7pm.
The Campbell County Cougars and Lady Cougars broadcasts over WLAF are made possible by these outstanding corporate partners:
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2025 Campbell Cougar Football Roster
| # | Name | Grade | HT/WT | Position | # | Name | Grade | HT/WT | Position |
| 0 | KEVIN MOORE | 12 | WR/DB | 50 | MASON WILSON | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 1 | ELI LAWSON | 12 | QB/DB | 51 | JOSH RAMSEY | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 2 | AUSTIN JORDAN | 12 | RB/DB | 52 | HUNTER NORMAN | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 3 | OWEN BLANKENBLICKER | 11 | WR/LB | 53 | HAYDEN RICE | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 4 | KAI DePUY | 9 | RB/DB | 54 | LOGAN BELEW | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 5 | SILAS WEAVER | 11 | QB/LB | 55 | |||||
| 6 | NICHOLAS ROSE | 9 | WR/DB | 56 | KALEB STEVENS | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 7 | CADEN IDLES | 12 | RB/LB | 57 | LANDON JOHNSON | 9 | OL/LB | ||
| 8 | JACK SEXTON | 9 | QB/DB | 58 | RYAN WEBB | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 9 | KALEB RAYNOR | 10 | QB/DB | 59 | |||||
| 10 | MAX BOSHEARS | 10 | QB/DB | 60 | JAYDEN WALLACE | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 11 | TIMOTHY GIBSON | 12 | WR/DB | 61 | CHARLES JONES | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 12 | PAXTON WORMSLEY | 12 | K | 62 | JUSTICE EVANS | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 13 | DYLAN GROVE | 10 | WR/LB | 63 | ALEX GAMBILL | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 14 | JESSE CHAPMAN | 9 | WR/DB | 64 | WILL GOINS | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 15 | ERIC LUSTER | 9 | WR/DB | 65 | MICHAEL HAMILTON | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 16 | KADDEN HUCKABY | 12 | RB/DB | 66 | TIMOTHY RUSSELL | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 17 | TYLER COOK | 11 | WR/DB | 67 | KOALTON CUPP | 10 | OL/DL | ||
| 18 | LANDON CHADWELL | 11 | RB/LB | 68 | |||||
| 19 | SAM SEXTON | 11 | WR/DB | 69 | AIDEN EVANS | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 20 | 70 | ||||||||
| 21 | BRODIE MCCLURE | 9 | WR/DB | 71 | |||||
| 22 | TYLER KETTLEHAKE | 11 | WR/DB | 72 | JAKE LAWSON | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 23 | EASTON AYERS | 9 | RB/DB | 73 | GAVIN PETREE | 12 | OL/DL | ||
| 24 | BRAYDON GRAHAM | 10 | RB/DB | 74 | CARTER WALKER | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 25 | JACK STOOKSBURY | 10 | TE/LB | 75 | BRODY PIERCE | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 26 | KIREN ANDERSON | 11 | RB/LB | 76 | JAXON OWENS | 9 | OL/DL | ||
| 27 | SKYLAR MOORE | 9 | WR/DB | 77 | GAGE FRALEY | 11 | OL/DL | ||
| 28 | JORDAN PERKINS | 10 | RB/LB | 78 | |||||
| 29 | JERMONE (LJ) NICHOLS | 12 | TE/LB | 79 | |||||
| 30 | TITAN LONGMIRE | 9 | WR/DB | 80 | |||||
| 31 | GARRETTE WILSON | 9 | WR/DB | 81 | DREW CROLEY | 10 | K/P | ||
| 32 | JAMES BOWLIN | 9 | WR/DB | 82 | |||||
| 33 | LUKAS WOOD | 9 | WR/DB | 83 | |||||
| 34 | 84 | ||||||||
| 35 | BENTLEE GROSS | 10 | RB/LB | 85 | |||||
| 36 | CADEN GARNER | 10 | RB/DB | 86 | |||||
| 37 | KAYDEN WALLEN | 9 | WR/DB | 87 | |||||
| 38 | 88 | ||||||||
| 39 | 89 | ||||||||
| 40 | 90 | ||||||||
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| 42 | Coaching Staff Head Coach: Taylor Ownbey OC/OL/DL: Mark Romero QB/DB: Hunter White RB/LB: CJ Allen WR/DB: Chris Mayes OL/DL: Josh Heatherly WR/LB: Tyler Drummer | ||||||||
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| 44 | JACK NORMAN | 10 | WR/DL | ||||||
| 45 | JAXSON NOE | 9 | TE/DL | ||||||
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FINALS:
Lenoir City 43 Cougars 7
Cherokee 33 Cougars 0
Karns 37 Cougars 0
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-09/08/2025-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S JOSH PARKER)