No. 13 Campbellsville Pulls Away in Second Half to Down No. 25 Phoenix

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Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA

Campbellsville (KY) CAMPBELL

Cumberland (TN) CUMBERLA

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Oct. 17, 2026

Campbellsville (KY) CAMPBELL

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
CUMBERLA Cumberland (TN)	7	0	7	0	14
CAMPBELL Campbellsville (KY)	14	0	10	7	31

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No. 13 Campbellsville Pulls Away in Second Half to Down No. 25 Phoenix

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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	CUMBERLA	CAMPBELL
Total Yards	392	389
Pass Yards	267	126
Rushing Yards	125	263
Penalty Yards	5-17	10-0
1st Downs	19	20
3rd Downs	2-11	5-14
4th Downs	1-2	0-1
TOP	24:14	35:46

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
07:52 - CUMBERLA - Jordan Cason 46 yd run (Jack Kantner kick), 2 plays, 51 yards, TOP 0:50	6	7
3rd Quarter
11:22 - CUMBERLA - Jaylen Abston 64 yd pass from (Jack Kantner kick) 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 3:48	13	14
11:04 - CAMPBELL - Elijah Robb 50 yd run (Colin Fratus kick), 1 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:08	14	20
03:40 - CAMPBELL - Colin Fratus 28 yd field goal 11 plays, 38 yards, TOP 5:48	14	24
4th Quarter
03:24 - CAMPBELL - Archelaus Smith 25 yd run (Colin Fratus kick), 4 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:27	14	30

Total Yards

CUMBERLA

392

CAMPBELL

389

Turnovers

CUMBERLA

CAMPBELL

First Downs

CUMBERLA

CAMPBELL

Total Possession

CUMBERLA

24:14

CAMPBELL

35:46

Game Leaders

Receiving Yards

154

Passing Yards

#12

Jake Parker

203

Jaylen Abston

Rushing Yards

#28

-10

Tackles

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.--No. 25 Cumberland erased a seven-point halftime deficit early in the third quarter, but No. 13 Campbellsville scored the final 17 points to hand the Phoenix a 31-14 loss Saturday in Mid-South Conference action.

Cumberland (4-3, 0-2 MSC) finished with 392 yards of total offense, throwing for 267 yards and rushing for 125. The Phoenix averaged 6.2 yards per play and picked up 19 first downs, but committed four turnovers and converted just 2-of-11 third-down opportunities.

Jarrius Rogers led the Cumberland offense with nine receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Cason rushed for 97 yards and a score on 10 carries, while Kaiden Hatchett caught four passes for 64 yards. Jake Parker completed 18-of-37 passes for 203 yards with two interceptions, and Jaylen Abston added a 64-yard touchdown pass on his lone attempt.

Lance Mathews paced the Phoenix defense with eight tackles and 2.5 sacks. Cannon Johnson, Knox Watson and Eli Denton each recorded six tackles, with Johnson adding a sack and Watson contributing a half-sack. Denton forced a fumble that Gryffin Keller recovered, while Johnson also registered two tackles for loss.

Campbellsville (6-1, 1-1 MSC) totaled 389 yards of offense, including 263 yards on the ground and 126 through the air. The Tigers controlled possession for 35:46, collected 20 first downs and converted 5-of-14 third downs. Campbellsville's defense generated four takeaways, including an interception returned for a touchdown.

Archelaus Smith led the Tigers with 98 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Elijah Robb added 82 yards and a score on eight attempts, while Dionte Jones rushed six times for 50 yards. Justyce Law completed 12-of-25 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Jaysean Pritchard caught four passes for 56 yards, and Ashton Auker finished with three receptions for 25 yards and a score.

Gage Engle led Campbellsville with eight tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. Jordan Harris recorded five tackles and returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown, while Josh Labelah added an interception and a forced fumble. Dervin Taylor broke up four passes, and Brok Sholtes recovered a fumble.

Campbellsville struck first when Harris intercepted Parker and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown with 13:43 remaining in the opening quarter. Cumberland answered after forcing a punt, using a five-yard completion to Rogers followed by Cason's 46-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:52 left. The Tigers responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive, capped by Law's 11-yard touchdown pass to Auker with 3:00 remaining for a 14-7 advantage.

Neither team scored in the second quarter as the defenses traded stops. Cumberland halted a Campbellsville possession deep in Phoenix territory when Denton forced a Law fumble that Keller recovered at the CU 25 with 2:16 remaining. The Phoenix gave the ball back on a fumble recovered by Engle with 1:25 left, but kept the Tigers off the scoreboard to enter halftime trailing 14-7.

Cumberland pulled even with 11:22 remaining in the third quarter on a trick play. A toss to Abston and he fired a bomb to connect with Rogers for a 64-yard touchdown. Campbellsville answered immediately as Pritchard returned the ensuing kickoff 44 yards to midfield and Robb broke loose for a 50-yard touchdown run with 11:04 left. The Tigers extended their lead to 24-14 on Colin Fratus' 28-yard field goal with 3:40 remaining in the period.

The Phoenix defense forced two punts in the fourth quarter, but a fumble on the second return gave Campbellsville possession with 4:44 remaining. The Tigers capitalized with a four-play drive, capped by Smith's 25-yard touchdown run with 3:24 left to push the margin to 31-14. Cumberland moved into Campbellsville territory on its final possession before Labelah intercepted Parker with 1:15 remaining to end the threat.

Cumberland closes its three-game road stretch Saturday, Oct. 24, traveling to Williamsburg, Ky., to face University of the Cumberlands. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Central.

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