Lady Cougars host Hardin Valley Fri; Sat., Cougars at Bearden, Jellico vs. Rockwood- tip times 7pm

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- The long, up and down, back and forth basketball seasons for the Campbell Cougars, Lady Cougars and Jellico Blue Devils come down to a series of one game seasons; the region tournament. The Lady Cougars and Jellico host home games while the Cougars hit the road for this weekend’s first round region match-ups.

“Playing in post season is exciting. Our girls have worked really hard for this opportunity, getting to host the first round of regions gives us an advantage,” said Jason Kitts, Head Coach of the Lady Cougars.

The Lady Cougars play on Brown Court Friday at 7pm. The opponent is the Hardin Valley Lady Hawks from District 4. The game will be televised live here over WLAF presented by La Follette Mulch & Stone, Tyler Kirby along with Mickey and Gayle Carter.

“We need our fans to be loud Friday night. It should be an exciting and fast pace game. Hardin Valley likes to push in transition and shoot threes,” said Coach Kitts.

At Lindsay Gym, Jellico hosts Rockwood in round one of the region on Saturday. “I think it’s an advantage to host in the first round. Rockwood is improving and is always well coached. We expect a challenge on Saturday,” said Jellico Head Coach Mike Reynolds.

Also on Saturday, the Cougars open region action. Campbell plays Bearden, one of the top five teams in the state, on the Bulldogs homecourt. The Cougars 17 wins, so far, are the most in eight years when Campbell was 19 & 12 in 2016-2017. “We are just a few plays away from having 23 or 24 wins this season,” said Campbell Head Coach Ernie Clawson.

“We are very excited to get the opportunity to play in the regional tournament again, and we are confident that our team will go and compete on Saturday night. I’m so proud of this team and the drastic improvements that it made from last season.

It’s been decades since Campbell played Bearden on the ‘Dogs homecourt in a region game. “Their hard work and determination to improve and compete on a daily basis has been nothing short of remarkable, and it’s been fun to coach,” said Coach Clawson.

All three games tip off at 7pm. The winning teams advance to play in the region semi-finals next week, the Lady Cougars on Monday, the Cougars and Jellico on Tuesday. The losing teams seasons end.

WLAF’s Clayton Carroll sends you live televised and radio coverage of the Lady Cougars game on Friday over the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network which consists of AM 1450, FM 100.9, Alexa on your Amazon enabled devices, WLAF-TV 1089, 1450wlaf.com, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.

Bearden requests its Saturday game with the Cougars not be televised. It’ll be a radio only broadcast of the Cougars with the Voice of the Cougars, Josh Parker. Clayton Carroll will broadcast live updates of Jellico’s game during the Cougars game. Listen over all these outlets, over the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network which consists of AM 1450, FM 100.9, Alexa on your Amazon enabled devices, WLAF-TV 1089, 1450wlaf.com, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.

 Results:

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

Fri., Dec. 20 N Cougars 63 Jackson County, Kentucky 54– Bell County Tourney

Sat., Dec. 21 N Bell County, Kentucky 76 Cougars 66– Bell County Tourney

Mon., Dec. 23 N Madison Southern, Kentucky 75 Cougars 68– Bell County Tourney (8 & 6)

Fri., Dec. 27 N Lady Cougars 48 Barren County, Kentucky 41- Florida Tourney

Sat., Dec. 28 N Lady Cougars 54 Metcalfe County, Kentucky 36- Florida Tourney

Mon., Dec. 30 N Winnsboro, Texas 53 Lady Cougars 43- Florida Tourney (12 & 2) 

Fri., Jan. 3 H Lady Cougars 52 Clinton 47 .. Cougars 54 Clinton 44

Tue., Jan. 8 A Lady Cougars 34 Powell 24 .. Cougars 55 Powell 51

Tue., Jan. 14 H Oak Ridge 62 Lady Cougars 33 .. Oak Ridge 76 Cougars 30

Fri., Jan. 17 H Lady Cougars 59 Karns 42 (15 & 3/4 & 1) .. Cougars 59 Karns 51 (11 & 7/3 & 2)

Tue., Jan. 21 A Lady Cougars 62 Central 41 .. Central 60 Cougars 44

Fri., Jan. 24 H Lady Cougars 52 Powell 35 (17 & 3/6 & 1) .. Powell 53 Cougars 50 (11 & 9/3 & 4)

Tue., Jan. 28 H Lady Cougars 59 Halls 29 .. Cougars 82 Halls 54

Fri., Jan. 31 A Oak Ridge 61 Lady Cougars 40 .. Oak Ridge 109 Cougars 69

Mon., Feb. 3 H Morristown West 42 Lady Cougars 33 .. Morristown West 53 Cougars 50

Tue., Feb. 4 A Lady Cougars 46 Oneida 36 .. Cougars 60 Oneida 50

Fri., Feb. 7 H Heritage 48 Lady Cougars 32 ..Heritage 59 Cougars 48

Mon., Feb. 10 H Cougars (only) 91 Knoxville Ambassadors 35

Wed., Feb. 12 A Lady Cougars 65 (20 & 6) Halls 19 .. Cougars 68 (15 & 12) Halls 64

Fri., Feb. 14 A Morristown West 49 Lady Cougars 42 (20 & 7) .. Morristown West 68 Cougars 56 (15 & 13)

Thu., Feb. 20 A Cougars 69 Karns 64 (Quarterfinals of District 3-AAAA Tournament at Karns)

Fri., Feb. 21 A Lady Cougars 60 Karns 55 (Semifinals of District 3-AAAA Tournament at Karns)

Sat., Feb. 22 A Powell 57 Cougars 35 (Semifinals of District 3-AAAA Tournament at Karns)

Mon., Feb. 24 A Oak Ridge 64 Lady Cougars 49 (Championship of District 3-AAAA Tournament at Karns)

Tue., Feb. 25 A Cougars 68 Halls 56 (Third Place of District 3-AAAA Tournament at Karns)

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 GRAHAM, Braydon

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Alco Builders & Realty

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La Follette Mine Supply

Grace Rehab

Tennova La Follette Medical Center

Peoples Bank of the South

Local Realtor Gage Dople

La Follette Nutrition

LUB

Mills Doors & More

E.E. Hill & Son Insurance

Community Trust Bank

Bullock Law Firm

Greeneview Farms Market

Lindsay’s Carpet & Paint Center

Hensley Tire & Service

Citizens Bank

Clayton Homes

Doyle’s Tire Shop

Amanda Sammons at The Cantrell Law Firm

Cumberland Equipment Rentals

Smith Metals and Dock Sales

Be.you.tiful MedSpa

Holston Gases

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Hearthside Bank

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Gray Insurance Group

C & C Concrete

TCAT

Builtwell Bank

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 02/27/2025-6AM-BRACKETS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CLAYTON CARROLL)

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