Watauga Jr. Athletic League enters fourth week of action
Published 10:21 am Monday, September 4, 2023
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Mason Thomas was under center for the Cloudland Highlander Grass Cutters.
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Lane Smith hands off to Maycon Hardin for the Hampton Bulldog Grass Cutters.
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Bulldog Lane Smith rounds the corner on an outside run.
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Mason Thomas takes off on a QB keeper for the Highlanders.
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The Hampton Bulldogs and Cloudland Highlanders squared off in Grass Cutter youth football Saturday morning in Roan Mtn.
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Lander QB looks for an open receiver downfield Saturday.
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Knox Creed does his best Heisman pose for the Bulldogs.
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Liam Birchfield makes a nice tackle for the Cloudland Highlander Grass Cutters.
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Paxton Townsend breaks free on a run for Hampton.
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The Highlanders get into the backfield to stop a Hampton run play.
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The Hampton Bulldog Grass Cutter's coach speaks with his team before the game Saturday at Cloudland.
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Hampton's Grayson Devlin was a workhorse for the Mighty Mites Bulldogs.
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Oliver Shetly gets some instructions from his coach Saturday morning during youth league football.
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Hampton Mighty Mite Bulldog Grayson Devlin once again heads for the end zone.
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The Mighty Mite Hampton Bullgos faced the Cloudland Highlanders Saturday morning in Cloudland for youth league football.
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Cloudland's Casen Shell is off to the races after a handoff.
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Mighty Mite Highlander Carter Gwyn tries to get to the outside on a run play.
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Cloudland's Carter Gwyn tries to escape the clutches of Hampton's Alijah Morton.
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Cloudland's Hunter Phillips tries to bring down Hampton's Grayson Devlin on a run play.
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Hampton tries to recover a fumble in the 4th quarter.
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Grayson Devlin heads for the end zone once again for the Mighty Mite Bulldogs.
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Hampton's Grayson Devlin brings Cloudland's Casen Shell down as Lander Hunter Phillips looks on.
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It was high fives and handshakes after the game.
The fourth week of Watauga Jr. Athletic League action saw an impressive 20 games played across various locations including Cloudland, Johnson County, Daniel Boone, South Greene, and Tennessee High School. This thriving league boasts representation from numerous teams including Cloudland, Unaka, Happy Valley, Elizabethton, David Crockett, Kingsport, Greeneville, Johnson County, Daniel Boone, South Greene, and Tennessee High School. Star Photographer Brandon Hyde was on the scene at Cloudland High School to capture and share the exciting action with Star readers. The coverage is brought to you by Citizens Bank.
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