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For a team that lost a pair of double-digit scorers and rebounders, the Campbell County High School boys didn’t look half bad during the recent Belmont University Team Basketball Camp.

The Cougars won 6 out of 10 games against some pretty stiff competition. Campbell County opened the camp with victories over Antioch and Harpeth before narrowly losing to Brentwood by three points.

“The game against Brentwood was our best effort of the day”, said Cougars’ coach Barry Jones.

After winning their opening all-star game vs. Harrogate by a 14-12 count, the Dunaway Legals faced Maryville at Maryville and Eagleton at CCHS. With his three big guns — Noah Vibbert, Andrew Evans and Tate McGhee — unable to pitch due to pitch-count rules, Coach Jim Lane went with Kaleb Jarrett as his starter. He was followed by Adam Markley and Jacob Monday.

With four starting positions to fill, Mike Reynolds, the boy’s basketball coach at Jellico High School, got a chance to evaluate talent during three summer camps.

Considering their losses, the Blue Devils didn’t look half bad in camps at Fulton, the University of the Cumberlands and Georgetown University. Jellico finished its summer schedule with a respectable 15-10 overall record.

“I never like to read too much into records during the summer, but it’s good for the kids to play against teams like these,” said Reynolds.

Replacing a pair of 1,000-point career scorers will be of paramount importance this year for the Campbell County High School girl’s basketball team.

Gone is Jessica Moore, an NCAA Division I college basketball signee, and Candice Seiber, both of which led a balanced attack in which eight players scored at least 100 points during the season.