Cougars continue preparing for Friday season opener

‘We gotta lot of guys who are going to get a lot of playing time’- CC Head Coach Taylor Ownbey

TOP PHOTOS: Cougar Football scrimmages on Wednesday ahead of starting the season Friday at Lenoir City.

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- It’s game week, and the Campbell County Cougars continue making preparations to take on the Lenoir City Panthers come Friday night on Panther Field. “It’s been a great journey (since becoming head coach in April), the kids have been great, and I’ve really enjoyed being a part of this program,” said first-year Campbell Head Football Coach Taylor Ownbey.

“Our seniors have done a good job of leading with Jake Lawson leading the way offensive line wise and defensive line as well.  On offense we’ll rely on skill players like Austin Jordan, Sam Sexton, Timmy Gibson, Kevin Moore, Braydon Graham and Eli Lawson,” said Coach O.

Coach Ownbey adds that defensively Landon Chadwell and Jordan Perkins are returning linebackers. He calls Jack Stooksbury a young bright spot who will see playing time at tight end and at linebacker.

“A lot of those skill guys will play in the secondary, and Josh Ramsey is going to play a lot for us on the D line. We gotta lot of guys who are going to get a lot of playing time. It’s going to take a total team effort,” said Ownbey.

Special teams include Punter Tyler Kettlehake while Paxton Wormsley and Drew Croley will handle most of the kicking. Timmy Gibson and Austin Jordan will likely be on the returns for Campbell along with Sam Sexton.

“We’re gong to try to be 50-50 on offense with the run and the pass.  Coach Mark Romero does a great job with the offense,” said Coach O.

The regular season begins on August 22 at Lenoir City. For 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 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.

d#	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			67
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
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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 Updated on Friday, Aug. 8
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44	JACK NORMAN	10		WR/DL
45	JAXSON NOE	9		TE/DL
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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 8/21/2025 – 6AM)