Hampton sweeps past Lady Vikings, Cornerstone Lions
Published 2:02 pm Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Ella Estep (11) sets up and drains a wide-open jumper from inside the circle Tuesday evening against the Lady Vikings of Tennessee High.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Ella Estep (11) applies full-court pressure on Tennessee High’s Chase Wolfenbarger (23) late in the fourth quarter at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Faye Carrico (25) hits a putback shot off a missed jumper midway through the third quarter against the Lady Vikings of Tennessee High at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Brea Hicks (15) is fouled as she splits three Lady Vikings, getting the runner to go late in the third quarter against Tennessee High at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Senior Lady Bulldog Piper Helle (2) drains an open three-pointer late in the game against Tennessee High at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Hannah Smith (20) is fouled by Jasiah Duff (00) as she splits the Lady Vikings’ defense under the basket late in the fourth quarter against Tennessee High at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) finishes a breakaway with a fingertip roll layup against Cornerstone Christian Academy early in the first quarter at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Chase Davenport (33) is challenged at the rim by Cornerstone’s Drew Roop (24) as he finishes a fastbreak layup early in the first quarter at Hampton Elementary on Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) is fouled by Cornerstone’s Daniel Smith (21) as he drives to the hoop in the second quarter Tuesday evening.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Bryce Fagan (23) knocks a rebound away from Cornerstone’s Gavin Browning (10) midway through the second quarter Tuesday night.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Jackson Smith alters his layup attempt as Cornerstone’s Gavin Browning (10) flies by late in the second quarter Tuesday night.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Hampton’s Jamie Turbyfill (50) is fouled as he goes back up strong with a rebound by either the Lions’ Josiah Dillard (4) or Evan Denton (30) midway through the first quarter Tuesday night.
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Star Correspondent
On Wednesday at Hampton Elementary, the Bulldogs dismantled Cornerstone Christian Academy (Va.) by 30 points, and the Lady Bulldogs staved off a potential comeback from the Lady Vikings.
The Lady Bulldogs built a 15-point lead with a 15-1 second-to-third-period run, but Tennessee High battled to cut the lead to four points in the fourth quarter before Hampton ultimately prevailed 56-51. Senior guard Piper Helle scored a team-high 13 points and ran the Bulldogs’ offense to near perfection.
“We tried to win as many 50-50 balls as we could,” Helle said. “It’s a great way to start the season and my senior year. Defensively, we want to force turnovers.”
The Vikings took a 16-13 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Bulldogs turned up the heat defensively and shut down the Vikings, outscoring them 17-7 to take a 30-23 halftime lead. Junior Hannah Smith knocked down a pair of treys, and Helle added a triple in the period.
“We didn’t flinch when they made a run on us,” Lady Bulldogs head coach Dewayne Humphrey said. “Our kids have been resilient, work hard, and we have a young team, but they don’t flinch. We let them get on top of us against our press, and they made some big shots, but we didn’t flinch, and we closed out strong.”
In the third period, Hampton outscored the Vikings 12-6, holding the Vikings to 3-of-10 shooting from the floor and allowing THS just 13 points in the second and third quarters combined.
“Helle ran the show, and she filled up the stat sheet,” Humphrey said. “And Faye Carrico boxed out and got a lot of rebounds, which was big. She had to keep Jones off the boards, and she did a good job of that.”
Carrico hit a deuce to open the fourth quarter, but THS went on a seven-point run to cut the Hampton lead to eight at 44-36. Smith hit a big bucket to make it a 10-point Bulldogs lead. Once again, the Vikings fought back with a six-point run to make it a 46-42 game.
Helle ended that run with a trey, and the game went back and forth the rest of the way, with Helle ending the contest with a pair of free throws.
Boys: Hampton 78, Cornerstone 38
This game was no contest from the start, as the Bulldogs opened a 31-20 first-period lead and simply built on that lead the rest of the way. Chase Davenport scored a game-high 19 points, hitting three treys, including two of his first shots of the night.
“We got a lot of kids minutes, and it was good to get the jitters out,” Bulldogs head coach Ned Smith said. “We forced 19 turnovers, played good defense, got five steals from Jayden Nave, and Bryce Fagan had 11 rebounds. Nave had nine. We scored in bunches, and Chase came out on fire in the first quarter.”
Hampton led 54-29 at halftime and allowed the Lions just nine second-half points, running away with this one. Fagan scored 18 points, and Tuff Robinson added 15 points along with seven boards.
Evan Denton had a team-high 16 points for the Lions, with Drew Roop adding 10.
