Cumberland Gap Middle hosted Horace Maynard Middle in the playoffs for middle school football, October 20. It was a cool night when the teams took the field, and it didn’t take long for the Panthers to score. Pearman found the end zone for Cumberland Gap from six yards out and…
The Claiborne Youth Football Conference hosted the Dandridge Broncos, October 15. It was homecoming for the Bulldogs with three exciting games of football. The first game of three featured the Grasscutters and the Bulldogs. The score at the half was 13-7 with Dandridge leading. The third quarter belonged to the…
Cumberland Gap traveled over to Hampton, Tennessee to take on the Hampton Bulldogs on October 14th for a matchup with the top ranked team in the region. Hampton wasted no time in scoring as they put up 24 points in the first quarter and led 45-0 at the half. Hampton…
The Claiborne Bulldogs traveled to Chuckey-Doak, October 14 looking to spring a monumental upset, but they were down seven starters due to injury when the ball was kicked off. The Black Knights began the game on offense and immediately tried a deep ball that was incomplete; however, two plays later…
Aly Ramsey and Zay Gerrells are this week’s Pinnacle Performances of the week for their contributions to their respective teams. Ramsey played great during the Seymour game and Gerrells scored all eight points for the Bulldogs against Unaka. Congratulations Aly and Zay! The Zone is powered by:
Zay Gerrells earned the Earl Heating & Air Offensive Player of the Game against Unaka. Gerrells had 99 passing yards, 20 rushing yards and ran in the only touchdown and two-point conversion for the Bulldogs. Congratulations Zay! The Zone is powered by:
Claiborne struggled Friday night against Unaka but that does not take away from the effort of the defense. Two players gave all they had: Korbin Hatfield and Aden Roark. Korbin had a team leading six tackles and Aden had five tackles and one QB sack. For their efforts Hatfield and…
Cumberland Gap hosted Chuckey Doak on October 7th for senior night and homecoming festivities. Prior to the game The Gap honored their senior members in cheer, golf, band and football. The game started rough for The Panthers as they found themselves in an early 21-0 hole with just over eight…
Claiborne hosted Unaka, October 7, for homecoming 2022 and the Bulldogs needed a lift due to losing Austin Murrell and Josh Bolton both due to injury. Coming to the backfield to help Cole Jones was Jake Smith, Ryan Olson and Aden Roark. The offense was a question mark, but the…
The Cumberland Gap Middle School Panthers traveled into Bulldog territory October 6 to do battle on the gridiron. The Panthers came in with one loss and the Bulldogs hoped to spring the upset. Claiborne kicked to the Panthers to start the game and Pearman soon scored the first points of…
