Watch the Jacksboro game HERE on demand from WLAF. TOP PHOTO: Former Jacksboro Eagle Football standouts, son, Will, and father, Brent Lester, join WLAF’s Clayton Carroll on Saturday’s coverage of the Eagles versus Cherokee.

Former JMS and CCHS football stars, Will and father Brent Lester, and Clayton Carroll sending you the call of Saturday’s JMS ttle game.

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – The Jacksboro Middle School Football team, led by 5th year head coach Cody Parker, has found itself in the state championship for the first time since 2021.  Revenge may be on Jacksboro’s minds as Cherokee defeated the Eagles in that game by a score of 52-12.

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The Eagles come into this game 9-0 having beaten Gatlinburg Pittman 40-0 to make it to the championship game. The Cherokee Yellow Jackets are having yet another successful season themselves. The Jackets are 8-1, their only loss coming to Rockwood. To punch its ticket to the title game, Cherokee knocked off Cumberland Gap 30-6, a team Jacksboro defeated 32-28 earlier in the year. 

Brent and Will Lester (right) were standouts at Jacksboro and for the Campbell County Cougars.

Jacksboro hopes to win its first state title since the now Jellico High head football coach Brent Peel led the Eagles to their only championship game win in 2017.

Kick-off is at 6 pm, and WLAF’s live coverage featuring Clayton Carroll, Brent Lester and Will Lester, begins at 5:40 pm over WLAF TV, YouTube, Facebook, Roku, and Amazon Firestick. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 10/27/2023-4PM)

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