Bulldogs’ run game dominates Panthers
Published 1:34 pm Monday, September 23, 2024
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Kaden Jones (1) opens the night with a 27-yard touchdown run, giving the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead with 11:01 left in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Dominique Burleson (12) strolls into the end zone with the Bulldogs' second touchdown of the first quarter, a 1-yard run that extended the lead to 14-0 with 6:44 remaining in the first.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Peyton Townsend (2) converts a two-point attempt to make the Bulldogs’ lead 14-0 midway through the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Dominique Burleson (12) powers through the Panthers’ secondary for a 31-yard touchdown, giving the Bulldogs a 46-0 lead with 9:15 left in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent After a line-drive kickoff ricocheted off a Cumberland Gap player, Hampton’s Maddux Wilson (13) recovered the fumble, putting the Bulldogs back in business on the Panthers’ 34-yard line late in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton quarterback Maddux Wilson (13) calls his own number and races 34 yards for a touchdown, giving the Bulldogs a 38-0 lead with 1:34 left in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s JJ Cable (44) cuts to the outside and sprints 35 yards for a touchdown at the 3:20 mark of the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Dominique Burleson (12), Jamie Turbyfill (64), and Thunder Fletcher (58) stuff Cumberland Gap’s first play from scrimmage, sacking Panther quarterback Allen Brooks (11) for a five-yard loss early in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent A quick out pass to Cumberland Gap’s Hunter Gibson (12) is met with little success as Hampton’s Maddux Wilson (13), Jayden Kuhn (40), and several other Bulldogs swarm him for minimal gain.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Dominique Burleson (12) slings Cumberland Gap’s Hunter Gibson (12) to the ground as the Panthers continue to attempt quick out passes late in the first half.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Jaden Allara (6) and Isaiah Belcher (15) sack Cumberland Gap quarterback Allen Brooks (11) for a six-yard loss late in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Isaiah Belcher (15) and a host of other Bulldogs collapse the pocket, sacking Cumberland Gap quarterback Allen Brooks (11) for a huge loss early in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Maddux Wilson (13) is forced out of bounds by Cumberland Gap’s Jack Claggett (74) after returning an interception 40 yards midway through the first quarter.
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STAR CORRESPONDENT
It was a game of long runs on Friday night at J.C. Campbell Stadium when Hampton took on Cumberland Gap in a 1-2A conference clash. The Bulldogs (1-4, 1-1 conference) had touchdown runs of 34, 65, 71, 56, and 34 yards in a 60-14 demolition of the Panthers.
With the win, the Bulldogs ended a four-game losing streak and kept Cumberland Gap (0-5, 0-2 conference) winless on the season.
Freshman Kaden Jones opened the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown run to stake Hampton to an 8-0 advantage, with senior Dom Burleson adding the two-point conversion run. The Panthers started Allen Brooks at quarterback, but head coach Nick Nash replaced him with Tate Murphy after Brooks’ second interception.
“Jones ran the ball real well,” Bulldogs head coach Michael Lunsford said. “We’re looking forward to getting him more involved to give Dom a little break. We prepared real well for this game. It was a see-what-we-can-and-can’t-do kind of thing.”
Brooks completed 4 of 7 passes for 31 yards but was picked off by Peyton Townsend and Maddux Wilson. Murphy completed 12 of 27 passes for 178 yards with two touchdowns to Hunter Gibson.
Burleson scored on a 1-yard run to make it a 16-0 contest, and Wilson connected with JJ Cable on a 35-yard scoring strike to make it 22-0. After a second interception of Wilson, the Bulldogs got a 65-yard touchdown run from Burleson with Peyton Townsend adding the deuce for a 30-0 Bulldogs lead.
The Bulldogs scored twice more before the Panthers were able to sustain a drive, holding a 46-0 advantage before Murphy found Gibson on a 25-yard scoring pass with 2:27 left in the second period.
“We felt like we had a good opportunity to get on the right foot,” Lunsford said. “We told the kids they had to earn it, they weren’t going to hand it to us—you have to execute and play well. I felt like we did that.”
In the third quarter, Jones took off on a 71-yard touchdown run, making it a 52-6 contest. Murphy hit Gibson on a 35-yard scoring strike and found Brooks for the deuce. The Bulldogs capped off the scoring with a 56-yard scoring run from freshman Gage Hill.
Hampton 60-14
Cumberland Gap 0 6 0 8 – 14
Hampton 38 8 6 8 – 60
Scoring summary
First Quarter
H – Jones 27 run (Burleson run) 11:01
H – Burleson 1 run (Townsend run) 6:44
H – Cable 35 pass from Wilson (run failed) 3:19
H – Burleson 65 run (Townsend run) 2:03
H – Wilson 34 run (Burleson run) 1:34
Second Quarter
H – Burleson 41 run (Belcher run) 8:15
CG – Gibson 25 pass from Murphy (pass failed) 2:27
Third Quarter
H – Jones 71 run (run failed):34
Fourth Quarter
CG – Gibson 35 pass from Murphy (Murphy pass to Brooks) 2:47
H – Hill 56 run (Burleson run):48
