WJAL Youth Football League hosts busy weekend of games across multiple locations
Published 11:16 pm Monday, September 2, 2024
1/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Jr. PeeWee Cyclone Carter Whitlock stiff-arms a Ranger defender on a sweep.
2/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Unaka Ranger Jr. PeeWee Luke Miller makes a stop in the backfield against the Cyclones.
3/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Cyclones quarterback Bradley Jenkins fires at his target near the sideline.
4/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Jr. PeeWee Cyclone Drayden Yoakley steamrolls a Ranger defender on a power run.
5/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Unaka Ranger Aidan Kosko brings down Cyclone Wyatt Estepp after a nice run.
6/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Ranger Aidan Kosko dives for the ball on a kickoff reception for Unaka.
7/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Peyton Wallin cuts toward the sideline for the Cyclones in Jr. PeeWee league play Saturday in Elizabethton.
8/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Elizabethton Cyclone Campbell Hardin looks for a hole against the Ranger defense.
9/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Drayden Yoakley muscles his way to a touchdown for the Cyclones Saturday at Citizens Bank Stadium.
10/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Kyrie Joy Bennett looks for the end zone just before the end of the first half for Unaka.
11/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Jaxon Berry gets things kicked off for the Elizabethton Mighty Mites Black team Saturday afternoon.
12/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Jerry Lunsford slices through the line for the Hampton Bulldogs Mighty Mite team.
13/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Bulldogs quarterback Jerry Lunsford hands the ball off Saturday afternoon at Citizens Bank Stadium.
14/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Jaxon Rader breaks free on his way to a Cyclone touchdown.
15/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Cyclone Sawyer Rasnick stiff-arms his way to the outside on a nice run against Hampton.
16/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Bulldog Weylin Williams scampers through the Cyclone defense for a nice gain on a run.
17/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Max Mercereau saves a touchdown on a nice open-field tackle for the Cyclones.
18/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
The Cyclones try to slow down Weylin Williams on a Bulldog run play.
19/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Cyclone Sawyer Rasnick plows over the Hampton running back for a nice stop.
20/20
Swipe or click to see more
Star Correspondent/Brandon Hyde
Mighty Mite Cyclone Max Mercereau races past a Bulldog defender on his way to a touchdown.
The Watauga Junior Athletic League (WJAL) had a bustling weekend on Saturday with 20 games scheduled across various locations, including Elizabethton, Kingsport, Jonesborough, and Greeneville.
Star correspondent Brandon Hyde was on-site at Citizens Bank Stadium in Elizabethton to capture the action in pictures as the Cyclones Jr. PeeWee Orange team hosted Unaka Jr. PeeWee, and the Cyclones Mighty Mites Black team faced off against Hampton Mighty Mites.
This comprehensive coverage of the WJAL was made possible through the generous sponsorship of Citizens Bank.