By Allen LaMountain

Correspondent

The last two seasons have seen Hampton play well during the regular season only to stumble out of the gate in the TSSAA playoffs. Tonight, the Bulldogs (9-1) will try to reverse that trend as Knoxville’s Grace Christian Academy visits J.C. Campbell Stadium.

The Rams finished the regular season with a 7-3 mark and defeated Meigs County 35-23 in round one of the playoffs, setting the stage for tonight’s clash. Hampton, by virtue of their number one seeding – got a bye last week which helped get some injured players a little further along in recovery.