JACKSBORO, TN  (WLAF) – A sun baked crowd took in Campbell County’s annual spring football game Thursday afternoon on Pat Kerr Field.

The play began with Quarterback Joeseph Paul throwing to Michael Brown who attempted to throw to Anthony Gaylor

Injuries relegated wide receivers Senior Devlin Dukes (L) and Sophomore Wesley Wallen (R) to the chain gang.  Dukes injured his right knee in Tuesday’s scrimmage with Gatlinburg Pittman while Wallen has a broken right hand.

The Orange team intercepts a pass

WLAF’s Josh Parker, Voice of Cougar Basketball, took in yesterday’s game from the sideline.

Quarterback Hunter White readies to throw for the Orange team. 

Here is the 2019 CCHS Football Schedule:

Friday, August 16, about 6:30 pm, the Cougars will take on Austin-East in the annual Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic’s High School Kick-Off Classic, football jamboree, at Neyland Stadium.

CCHS opens the regular season at home on August 23 with Cocke County out of Newport followed by a road game at Straw Plains against Carter on August 30.

The region schedule begins on September 6 at home with the Oak Ridge Wildcats followed the week later with Seymour at Dossett Stadium.   September 20 takes the Cougars to Corryton and a date with the Gibbs Eagles.

The second-half of the ’19 slate pits the Cougars against the Beavers at Karns on September 27 with a home date the week after and Powell on October 4.

Action resumes from the bye week, October 11, with the Fulton Falcons on October 18 on Pat Kerr Field.  It marks the final home game of the regular season.

The schedule wraps up on the road at Clinton October 25 and at West on November 1.

WLAF and the B & M Tires Sports Network will again bring you all the live radio and televised coverage of every CCHS game in the new campaign.  In 2019, it marks the 45th year of live coverage of Campbell Football on WLAF.  Les Martin returns for his ninth season calling the Cougars along with his broadcast partner Brent Allen. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 05/24/2019-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID GRAHAM)