Hampton takes two from Chuckey-Doak
Published 4:36 pm Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) goes baseline around Chuckey-Doak’s Ben Palazzo (32) and under the basket for a reverse layup early in the first quarter Tuesday night in the gym at Hampton Elementary.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Jayden Nave (12) is tripped as he drives the lane for a layup early in the second quarter Tuesday night. Nave hit both free throws.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent A head fake by the Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) gets Chuckey-Doak’s Ben Palazzo (32) in the air, drawing the foul on his leaning jumper early in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Defense into offense, something the Bulldogs excel at, finds Jackson Smith (20) applying baseline, full-court pressure on Chuckey-Doak’s Dominique Atchison (3), who delivers the inbound pass to Tuff Robinson (32). Robinson drops in a baby hook under Hampton’s basket midway through the second quarter Tuesday night.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) intercepts a pass right in front of the Hampton bench and races to the basket, hitting a one-handed runner for two late in the second quarter Tuesday night.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Brea Hicks (15) is fouled by Chuckey-Doak’s Jayden Myers (12) as she goes back up with a rebound early in the third quarter Tuesday night in the gym at Hampton Elementary.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Piper Helle (2) is hacked by Chuckey-Doak’s Jayden Myers (12) as she drives to the basket, drawing the and-one late in the third quarter Tuesday night.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Allie Birchfield (13) dashes between two Chuckey-Doak defenders on her way to a layup early in the fourth quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Hannah Smith (20) drops in a pull-up jumper midway through the fourth quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Hannah Smith (20) and Piper Helle (2) trap Chuckey-Doak's Chloe Kirkpatrick (21) at the timeline, forcing the Lady Knights’ coach to call a timeout late in the fourth quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent With a full timeout called late in the fourth quarter by Chuckey-Doak, the Hampton cheerleaders take to the floor to get the faithful fired up for the final two minutes of the game.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Piper Helle (2) slides past Chuckey-Doak’s Tralyn Southerland (32) for a basket late in the fourth quarter.
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STAR CORRESPONDENT
Hampton opened its 2024-25 conference slate with a pair of resounding wins over Chuckey-Doak on Tuesday at Hampton Elementary. The boys used tough defense and balanced scoring to take an 81-43 landslide win, while the girls handled their business with a 60-49 win.
Junior Hannah Smith poured in 25 points in the Lady Bulldogs’ victory over the Lady Black Knights.
“I felt pretty good tonight,” Smith said. “They made it a battle in the fourth quarter, and we had to battle back. We had to give back what they gave us.”
Hampton (8-2, 1-0 conference) took an 18-9 first-quarter lead, forcing C-D into 4-for-9 (44.4 percent) shooting, while the Lady Bulldogs were 5-for-10 (50 percent) from the floor.
The Lady ‘Dogs continued the defensive pressure, taking a 29-13 halftime advantage, allowing just one field goal for C-D and surrendering just four points in the stanza.
“We knew it would be a physical game,” Lady Bulldogs head coach Dewayne Humphrey said. “They have big posts, and we had to box out every time the ball went up. Hannah felt hot early, and she helped close out the game with a big run in the fourth quarter. Hannah is a gym rat; she is always in here shooting and making her game better.”
The Lady Knights came into the fourth quarter trailing 41-29 but went on an eight-point run to open the period, making it a 41-37 contest. Faye Carrico stopped the bleeding with a deuce, followed by buckets from Allie Birchfield and three consecutive buckets from Smith to push the ‘Dogs’ advantage to 51-37. C-D never regained momentum.
Senior guard Piper Helle scored 10 points for Hampton, while Kennedy Brown had a team-high 13 points for the Lady Knights.
BOYS
Hampton 81-43
This one was never in doubt as the Bulldogs raced to a 49-27 halftime lead and were never threatened. Chase Davenport opened the game with a three-ball, and Hampton (8-2, 1-0 conference) took a 23-15 first-quarter advantage.
Davenport and Bryce Fagan each had 16 points to lead the Bulldogs’ scoring chart, with Tuff Robinson adding 15. Post player Jayden Nave contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.
“We came out ready to go,” Bulldogs head coach Ned Smith said. “We played good defense and moved the ball well. Chase got hot there in the first quarter, and that gave us a lift. Jayden was good on the boards with nine rebounds, and we had 25 assists as a team.”
Gavin Crum led the way for the Black Knights with 12 points, while Dominique Atchison added 11 and Grant Bishop scored 10 off the bench.
GIRLS
Hampton 60-49
Chuckey-Doak (49)
Brown 13, Atchison 2, Karriker 2, Ta. Southerland 11, Tr. Southerland 10, Fox 7, Kirkpatrick 4.
Hampton (60)
Helle 10, Eastep 7, Hicks 7, Smith 25, Carrico 5, Lunsford 1, Cornett 2, Birchfield 3.
Score by Quarters:
Chuckey-Doak: 9 | 4 | 16 | 20 – 49
Hampton: 18 | 11 | 12 | 19 – 60
Three-point goals:
C-D 1 (Brown), H 4 (Smith 3, Hicks 1).
BOYS
Hampton 81-43
Chuckey-Doak (43)
Atchison 11, Crum 12, Palazzo 6, Malone 4, Bishop 10.
Hampton (81)
Blevins 2, Nave 11, Smith 4, Robinson 15, Davenport 16, Lunsford 2, Hartner 2, Davis 4, Fagan 16, Turbyfill 6, Creed 3.
Score by Quarters:
Chuckey-Doak: 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 – 43
Hampton: 23 | 26 | 21 | 11 – 81
Three-point goals:
C-D 1 (Crum), H 4 (Davenport 2, Creed 1, Nave 1).
