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Wlaf1450POWELL, TN (WLAF) – Powell won the tip Monday night. Campbell’s Destiny Rutherford promptly stole the ball, and Lady Cougar Carley Kitts swished a three giving Campbell the lead in the first fifteen seconds of the game. Aside from deadlocks at five and seven, Powell was never able to go in front. The Lady Cougars scored seven straight points after the 7-7 tie.
Twice during the regular season, Powell overcame late game deficits to pull off wins at the expense of Campbell’s Lady Cougars. However, last night at Hunter Gym, Campbell’s 17 point third quarter lead held up, and the Lady Cougars came home with a 55-47 triumph and claimed third place in the District 3-AAAA Tournament.
Team 1st 2nd H 3rd 4th
CCHS 18 17 35 16 4
Powell 12 12 24 12 11
Campbell built its lead to 15 at 35-20 just before halftime. Powell scored the next eight points, four to finish the second quarter and four to start the third quarter carving the Lady Cougars lead down to seven at 35 to 28. Campbell came back to life scoring 14 of the next 18 points to take its largest lead at 49-32.
Powell’s last run of the game was just short of catching Campbell even though the Lady Panthers chalked up 15 of the game’s final 21 points. The Lady Cougars went ice cold struggling to score four fourth quarter points as Powell had it down to a six point difference at 53-47 with under four minutes to play. Campbell’s Emma Brandenburg scored late giving Campbell some cushion at 55-47, and the Lady Cougars were able to hold on to the lead and the win.
With Kitts getting extra attention from Powell’s defense, the rest of the Lady Cougars made Powell pay. Saylor Hutcheson took the game’s high point honors with 17 followed by 15 from Bella Lester and 10 from Brandenburg. Kitts finished with seven while Reagan Davis and Rutherford hit a three-a-piece. Reagan Stanfill played and did not score.
Campbell is 14 & 17. Powell drops to 11 & 16. The postseason returns to sudden death on Friday when the Region 2 Tournament begins at the homes of the higher seeds. Campbell travels to Maryville to play Heritage while Powell ventures to Bearden.
Campbell did not put together back-to-back wins until it defeated Scott on Feb. 3 followed by a win over Carter. Those wins swelled into a four game winning streak through last week’s district tourney win past Central. The Lady Cougars have won five of their last six games including Monday’s Powell victory and a Feb. 9 home win against Sunbright.
Here’s how the other teams fared in District 3 and 4 on Monday night. At Farragut, the Lady Admirals defeated Maryville 55-47 to take third place in the District 4-AAAA Girls Tourney.
Oak Ridge broke open a close game to sew up the District 3 Championship by defeating Karns 65-47 at Powell’s Hunter Gym. Meanwhile, back at Sexton Gym, the defending state champion Bearden Lady Bulldogs moved to 31-0 with a 62 to 48 victory over Heritage on Farragut’s home floor.
Friday’s opening round of the Region 2 Tournament tips off at 7pm, and the bracket looks like this:
Campbell 14 & 17 at Heritage 24 & 6
Powell 11 & 16 at Bearden 31 & 0
Maryville 13 & 19 at Oak Ridge 20 & 9
Farragut 21 & 10 at Karns 19 & 12
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Results:
Lady Cougars 57 Claiborne 41…Cougars 77 Claiborne 49-Home Tue., Nov. 15, 2022
Halls 53 Lady Cougars 52…Cougars 74 Halls 67-Away Fri., Nov. 18, 2022
Lady Cougars 67 Sunbright 38…Cougars 63 Sunbright 47-Away Mon., Nov. 21, 2022
Oneida 48 Lady Cougars 45…Cougars 55 Oneida 54 (OT)-Away, Mon., Nov. 28, 2022
Hardin Valley 65 Lady Cougars 34…Hardin Valley 74 Cougars 49-Away, Tue., Nov. 29, 2022
Whitley 81 Cougars 61-Away, Fri., Dec. 02, 2022
Lady Cougars 60 West 16..West 63 Cougars 54-Home, Tue., Dec. 06, 2022
Karns 54 Lady Cougars 52..Karns 70 Cougars 37-Away, Fri., Dec. 09, 2022
Lady Cougars 47 Carter 41 (OT)..Carter 65 Cougars 58-Away, Mon., Dec. 12, 2022
Scott 37 Lady Cougars 34..Cougars 61 Scott 37-Home, Tue., Dec. 13, 2022
Hardin Valley Academy 82 Lady Cougars 43..HVA 69 Cougars 58-Home, Fri., Dec. 16, 2022
Cumberland County 60 Lady Cougars 25-Maryville..Cougars 64 Maryville Christian 50-Oneida, Tue., Dec. 20, 2022
Lady Cougars 41 Covington 27-Maryville..Cougars 62 Heritage Christian Academy (Alabama) 56-Oneida, Wed., Dec. 21, 2022
Boyd Buchanan 40 Lady Cougars 34-Maryville..Cougars game with Pickett County for the Oneida Christmas Tourney Title was cancelled due to incoming winter storm-Oneida, Thu., Dec. 22, 2022
Lady Cougars win in a forfeit with Oliver Springs-Knoxville, Tue., Dec. 27, 2022
Concord Christian 47 Lady Cougars 43-Knoxville, Wed., Dec. 28, 2022
Lady Cougars 71 Grace Baptist Academy 22-Knoxville, Thu., Dec. 29, 2022
Oneida 60 Lady Cougars 52..Cougars 78 Oneida 76 (2OT)-Home, Mon., Jan. 09, 2023
Lady Cougars 68 Central 40..Central 102 Cougars 91 (3OT)-Home, Tue., Jan. 10, 2023
Oak Ridge 56 Lady Cougars 40..Oak Ridge 85 Cougars 61-Away, Tue., Jan. 17, 2023
Karns 48 Lady Cougars 39..Karns 74 Cougars 55-Homecoming, Fri., Jan. 20, 2023
Lady Cougars 54 West 20..West 67 Cougars 65-Away, Tue., Jan. 24, 2023
Powell 39 Lady Cougars 36..Powell 64 Cougars 58-Away, Thu., Jan. 26, 2023
Central 53 Lady Cougars 42..Central 63 Cougars 54-Away, Fri., Jan. 27, 2023
Powell 49 Lady Cougars 44..Powell 78 Cougars 73 (2OT)-Home, Tue., Jan. 31, 2023
Oak Ridge 67 Lady Cougars 34..Oak Ridge 63 Cougars 61-Home, Thu., Feb. 02, 2023
Lady Cougars 36 Scott 28..Cougars 78 Scott 45-Away, Fri., Feb. 04, 2023
Lady Cougars 50 Carter 29..Cougars 68 Carter 63-Home, Tue., Feb. 07, 2023
Lady Cougars 67 Sunbright 26..Cougars 72 Sunbright 31-Home, Thu., Feb. 09, 2023
Whitley 73 Cougars 63-Home, Fri., Feb. 10, 2023
Lady Cougars 68 Central 48-Neutral at Powell in the opening round of the district tourney, Tue., Feb. 14, 2023
West 76 Cougars 62-Neutral at Powell in the opening round of the district tourney, Wed., Feb. 15, 2023
Oak Ridge 62 Lady Cougars 40-Neutral at Powell in the semi-finals of the district tourney, Thu., Feb. 16, 2023
Lady Cougars 55 Powell 47-Neutral at Powell in the third place game of the district tourney, Mon., Feb. 20, 2023
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2022-23
CCHS Basketball Schedule – UPDATED Wed., Jan. 16, 2023
| Date | School | Site | JV | Time |
| November 15 | Claiborne (HOF) | Home | JVG | 4:30 |
| November 18 | Halls (HOF) | Halls | JVG | 4:30 |
| November 21 | Sunbright | Sunbright | JVB | 5:00 |
| November 28 | Oneida | Oneida | JVG | 5:00 |
| November 29 | Hardin Valley | Hardin Valley | JVB | 4:30 |
| December 2 | Whitley County (KY)- Boys only | Whitley County | JVB | 6:00 |
| December 6 | *West | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| December 9 | *Karns | Karns | JVG | 4:30 |
| December 12 | Carter | Carter | JVB | 4:30 |
| December 13 | Scott County | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| December 16 | Hardin Valley | Home | JVG | 4:30 |
| December 20-22 | Oneida Christmas Tournament (Boys) | Oneida | No | TBD |
| December 20-22 | Heritage Christmas Tournament (Girls) | Heritage High | NO | TBD |
| December 27-29 | Berean Christmas Tournament (Girls) | Berean Christian | NO | TBD |
| January 3 | Scott County (Postponed to Feb 3rd) | Scott | JVG | 5:00 |
| January 9 | Oneida | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 10 | *Central | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 13 | *Powell PPD UNTIL THU., JAN. 26 | Powell | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 17 | *Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 20 | *Karns HOMECOMING | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 24 | *West | West | JVB | 4:30 |
| January 27 | *Central | Central | JVG | 4:30 |
| January 31 | *Powell | Home | JVB | 4:30 |
| February 2 | *Oak Ridge | Home | JVG | 4:30 |
| February 3 | Scott County | Scott | JVG | 5:00 |
| February 7 | Carter | Home | JVG | 4:30 |
| February 9 | Sunbright | Home | JVG | 4:30 |
| February 10 | Whitley County (KY) – Boys only | Home | JVB | 6:00 |
| February 14- 22 | District 3 AAA Tournament | No |
*Denotes District Games
Boys Head Coach: Ernie Clawson Girls Head Coach: Jason Kitts
Co-Head Coach: Brandon Clawson Assistants: Ryan Browning, Adam Assistant Coach: Shayne White Ellison, Brooke Kitts
JV games will start at 4:30
The Cougar coaching staff includes Head Coach Ernie Clawson, Co-Head Coach Brandon Clawson and Assistant Coach Shayne White. For the Lady Cougars, Head Coach Jason Kitts is assisted by Ryan Browning, Adam Ellison, Brooke Kitts and Jessica Stanley.
The JV games begin at 4:30pm.
Print your Campbell Cougar roster here from WLAF.
10 Bella LESTER 5-9 So.
11 Abby PAUL 5-6 So.
12 Reagan DAVIS 5-5 Fr.
14 Destiny RUTHERFORD 5-6 So.
15 Carley KITTS 5-8 So.
24 Reagan STANFILL 5-9 So.
32 Lacey PEMBERTON 5-10 So.
33 Saylor HUTCHESON 5-8 So.
34 Aleah WOODSON 5-6 So.
41 Emma BRANDENBURG 5-10 Jr.
43 Lexi MORRIS 5-7 Jr.
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0 Logan DAY 5-9 140 Jr.
1 Elijah McKINNEY 6-2 145 Sr.
2 Devon JONES 6-0 165 Sr.
3 Hayden FIELDS 5-11 155
5 David ADKINS 6-3 155 Sr.
10 Luke BROWNING 6-3 150 So.
11 Adama SANOGO 6-3 196 Sr.
12 Gavin COX 6-4 215 So.
13 Jordan DAY 5-9 139 Jr.
15 Eli DORTON 6-4 215 So.
24 Gavin OWENS 5-10 190 So.
30 Cole MILLER 6-4 217 Jr.
43 Will LESTER 6-1 215 Sr.
55 John LONG 6-3 190 Sr.
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 02/21/2023-6AM)
The Varsity Men may not have won district games; however, they proved that they could play with any teams I congratulate Ernie Clawson, his staff and his team for their outstanding season. They may lose about seven seniors; however, the ones returning will once again prove just how great of a team they will produce. I am a die hard Cougar fan win or lose and have been since 1975. God bless Coach Clawson, his staff and the Cougars. I look forward to watching them next year. Have a great remaining academic year and a fun-filled summer. Love you all.