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Wlaf1450Campbell Cougars 69 Beavers 64
By Clayton Carroll
KNOXVILLE, TN (WLAF) – The three-seeded Campbell Cougars traveled to Karns on Friday night to battle the Beavers in the first round of the district 3 AAAA tournament, and to clinch a region tournament bid.
Jake Hatmaker scored the first points of the night two minutes into the game, draining a long three. It was evident that both teams had been out of school for a couple days, as the first quarter was a sloppy one. The Orange-and-Blue did lead at the end of the first by a score of 12-7.
The Cougars went on a run in the second quarter, extending their lead to eight midway through the quarter. Karns, however, countered with a run of its own. At halftime, it was Campbell hanging on to a narrow 26-25 lead.
The third quarter continued to be a back-and-forth battle. The Orange-and-Blue extended their lead by three points throughout the third quarter. After three, the Cougars led Karns 47-43.
With just under five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Orange-and-Blue extended their lead to eight, 56-48. Further in to the frame, Campbell extended its lead to the largest margin, ten points. Karns would not quit, quickly cutting the Cougar lead down to six.
Despite Karns chopping it to three, the Cougar lead would get no smaller. The Cougars scraped by with a 69-64 victory.
This win for Campbell County did two things. First, it clinched a spot in the semifinal of the district tournament. It also guaranteed the Cougars a region tournament game for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
Tops in scoring was Jake Hatmaker with 18 points. Gavin Owens finished just behind him with 17 points. Both were your Mills Door and More Player of the Game. Luke Browning totaled 13 points on the evening. Will Croley scored 12 points. Gavin Cox totaled seven points. Keegan Nelson, in his first game back from a concussion injury, rounded out the score book with two points.
Campbell advances to the semifinal of the tournament where they will play Powell. The Cougars and Panthers tip on Saturday at 7:30pm from Karns High School. Josh Parker will send you the coverage over the WLAF Doyle’s Tire Sports Network which consists of AM 1450, FM 100.9, WLAF-TV 1089, 1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Alexa on your Amazon enabled devices, 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
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 (quarterfinal round of the District 3-AAAA tournament)
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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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 02/20/2025-8PM)