Caldwell County must have made all the right adjustments at halftime.
After slogging through a scoreless first half at Fort Campbell on Friday, the Tigers took control after the break. The end result was a 31-0 triumph that improves Caldwell to 2-1 in district play and sets up a showdown next week with Murray with a No. 2 seed and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs on the line.
Caldwell, now 2-6 overall, put up its most offensive yardage of the season — most of that coming in the second half after the defense kept the game scoreless in the first half.
The Tigers totaled an even 300 yards — the first time this season the team has hit the 300-yard mark.
Jamus Carneyhan was a workhorse in the backfield, toting the rock 30 times for 165 yards and a touchdown.
Caldwell put the first points of the game on the board when Zavy Bumphus took a screen pass from Luke Parker 19 yards for a score. Timothy Nichols kicked the extra point to make it 7-0 at the 7:11 mark of the third period.
The Tiger defense put up some points of its own just 46 seconds later. Landon Davis stepped in front of a Fort Campbell pass and returned it 52 yards for a score. That put Caldwell up 14-0.
Caldwell essentially put the game away when Parker hit Logan Chambliss over the top for a 25-yard touchdown pass with 6:50 left in the game. That extended the margin to 21-0.
Nichols kicked a 30-yard field goal with 3:36 left to make it 24-0.
Gus Fox returned an interception to the 1-yard line, setting up Caldwell’s final score of the night. Carneyhan punched it in on the next play, scoring at the 3:21 mark to put the finishing touches on the Tigers’ victory.
Caldwell had 17 first downs and rushed for 219 yards in the contest.
Fort Campbell (2-5, 0-3) was limited to just five first downs and 68 total yards.
Caldwell’s defense forced four turnovers in the game. The Tigers did not have a turnover.
The Falcons will go to Caverna next week before hosting Ballard Memorial for their final district game in two weeks.
Caldwell plays its final district game at home next week, hosting Murray.
