Young Cougars have summertime fun at basketball camp

Brad Honeycutt’s Cougars hosted summer camp Monday through Wednesday at CCHS

By Clayton Carroll

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – The Campbell County High School Cougars’ basketball team welcomed second through eighth graders to John R. W. Brown Gymnasium for basketball camp on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 

Fifty-four youngsters took part in the annual summer camp. Each day, the future Cougars participated in drills with Cougar players and coaches, while getting a glimpse of what they can look forward to when they play for the Orange-and-Blue. 

The highlight of the camp was the competitions. There was a variety of competitions, including a hot shot, free throw, speed dribbling, and three-point contest. The campers’ favorite was the intense 3-on-3 tournament with the Cougar players coaching the young campers. 

“Relationship-building is the key and the main reason why we do these camps,” said Coach Brad Honeycutt. “We want these kids to come to our games and talk to us, and we are going to do the same with their games. We plan on getting to games at our elementary schools and middle schools, because we want to build relationships with these kids,” Honeycutt continued. 

“They (campers) have played with their friends growing up, and we want them to do the same here at the high school,” mentioned Honeycutt. “The community aspect is something that we do extremely well here in Campbell County. Both Jellico and we have great community atmospheres. Not a lot of other places, other than some 1A schools, have that, and we are privileged to have such a special community turnout. We want these kids to experience that.” (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 7-16-2026 6 AM)