Saylor Hutcheson, Carley Kitts, and Lacey Pemberton were named all-tournament

By Clayton Carroll

PENSACOLA, FL (WLAF)- Last week, the Campbell County Lady Cougars traveled to Pensacola, Florida, to take part in the Innisfree Hotels Beach Basketball Classic for the second straight year. The Orange-and-Blue played Friday, Saturday, and yesterday and now sport a 12 & 2 record.

Up first on Friday were the 7-1 Barren County Trojanettes of Glasgow, Kentucky. It was a rough, physical, scrappy game one in which the Lady Cougars had the advantage. Campbell outmatched Barren County in game one by a score of 48-41.

Lacey Pemberton dominated the post, leading the scoring column with 18 points. Carley Kitts finished behind her with 10 points. Saylor Hutcheson totaled eight points. Bella Lester scored seven points, and Jayden Kitts rounded out the scoring column with five points.

Campbell’s first game was Friday against Barron County. Left to right Carley Kitts, Preslee Chapman and Destiny Rutherford ready for the inbound pass.

In game two on Saturday, Campbell played another team from Kentucky, the Metcalfe County Lady Hornets of Edmonton. Metcalfe also had an impressive record, 8-1. 

Campbell’s physicality was too much for the Lady Hornets to handle. Campbell, despite a rough day shooting the ball, still defeated Metcalfe County 54-36. 

Saylor Hutcheson was tops in the scorebook with 11 points. Jayden Kitts finished with 10 points in game two. Carley Kitts totaled nine points. Lacey Pemberton scored 8 points, along with 8 rebounds. Preslee Chapman and Bella Lester both contributed 7 points, and Reagan Davis ended with two points.

The game three matchup for the Orange-and-Blue was against a Texas powerhouse. The Winnsboro Lady Raiders, 21 and 3 on the season and having won their state championship in 2022, stood in the way of a perfect 3 and 0 beach trip for Campbell. 

The first half was all Winnsboro, especially the second quarter. Winnsboro led Campbell 35-11 at halftime. The second half would be all about how the Lady Cougars would respond, and they did just that.

Campbell’s stifling defense came into true form in the second half. Plus, shots started to fall for the Lady Cougars. However, Campbell fell just short. When the horn sounded, Winnsboro held on to grab a 53-43 victory.

Bella Lester led scoring in game three with 15 points. Carley Kitts contributed a solid nine points. Lacey Pemberton finished with five. Jayden Kitts and Saylor Hutcheson chipped in with four points a piece, and Preslee Chapman and Reagan Davis totaled three points a piece.

After a fun week at the beach, Campbell now gets ready for the grind of district games. However, Clinton, a non-district opponent, is up next on the schedule. The Lady Dragons and Dragons come to Brown Gym Friday night. Lady Cougars tip off at 6pm and the Cougars are back in action at 7:30.

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

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 – 12/31/2024-6AM)

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