Cougars deal with heat as they gear up for Friday scrimmage

Hot sunshine heats Reynolds Field as Coach Taylor Ownbey oversees Tuesday’s Cougar practice

By Clayton Carroll

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – The Campbell High Cougars have a battle with the Seymour Eagles coming up at Friday’s scrimmage. In the mean time, the Orange-and-Blue are fighting another battle, the heat.

Around 90-degree feels-like temps, the warm turf absorbing the sun, and a full-pad, high energy practice could be a dangerous combo, but the Cougars are well equipped and prepared to battle the hot temperatures.

Cougar Max Boshears catches a screen pass from Kaleb Raynor in Tuesday morning’s 80+ degree temps

Water bottles are a dime-a-dozen around Reynolds Field, and the young Cougars are constantly putting them to good use. Also, trainer Rachel Kozemko and her Sports Medicine team are working overtime to keep the Cougars cool and hydrated.

Don’t be fooled…cold water is what keeps the Cougars hydrated on hot mornings.

In addition to the handheld water bottles, there is a full sized tank, which squirts out ice cold water.

The main source of Campbell’s water supply

Aside from the heat and humidity, Campbell is preparing for its first scrimmage of the season. The Seymour Eagles pay a visit to Dossett Stadium on Friday at 6pm. “This first scrimmage is key for us. It lets us fix what we need to fix,” said first year Head Football Coach Taylor Ownbey.

Campbell’s first game where the score counts to its record is on August 22 at Lenoir City at 7pm. For their 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 over WLAF TV-1089 on Comcast-Xfinity,1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, and you can listen by way of WLAF Radio AM 1450 & FM 100.9 and Amazon Alexa.

Here’s a look at the Cougar roster as of July 22:

#	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	GAVIN BERRY	10		OL/LB
6	NICHOLAS ROSE	9		WR/DB	56
7					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	JULIEN REYES	10		OL/DL
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					63	ALEX GAMBILL	9		OL/DL
14	JESSE CHAPMAN	9		WR/DB	64	WILL GOINS	10		OL/DL
15					65	MICHAEL HAMILTON	9		OL/DL
16	KADDEN HUCKABY	12		RB/DB	66	TIMOTHY RUSSELL	10		OL/DL
17					67
18	LANDON CHADWELL	11		RB/LB	68
19	SAM SEXTON	11		WR/DB	69	AIDEN EVANS	12		OL/DL
20					70	CADEN MILLER	12		OL/DL
21					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
27	SKYLAR MOORE	9		WR/DB	77	GAGE FRALEY	11		OL/DL
28	JORDAN PERKINS	10		RB/LB	78
29					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
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44	JACK NORMAN	10		WR/DL
45	JAXSON NOE	9		TE/DL
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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/30/2025-6AM)