Cloudland Lady Highlanders suffer first season loss, Bulldog boys dominate with commanding victory
Published 12:16 pm Thursday, February 8, 2024
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hampton's Hayden Campbell (34) became the second Bulldog player this year, after Taylor Berry, to join the 1000-point and 500-rebound club this season. Campbell received his thousand-point ball a week ago and surpassed the 500-rebound mark during Monday’s victory over the Black Knights of Chuckey Doak.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Chance Point (22) and Michael Anspaugh (4) trap Cloudland’s Nick Carroway (22) along the sideline just over the center court line early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Dylan Trivett (1) draws the 'and one' as he was fouled by Cloudland’s Kingston Cole (24) on a driving layup early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The ‘Landers' Urijah Jarrett (5) and Hampton’s Tuff Robinson (32) battle for a pass near the Bulldog student section midway through the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlanders' Nick Carroway (22) puts up a jumper over Hampton’s Hayden Campbell (34) from just outside the lane early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlanders' Urijah Jarrett (5) nails the open pull-up jumper in the paint early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hampton’s Hayden Campbell (34) drops in the turnaround jumper over the ‘Landers' Cooper Smith (14) from just under the basket early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Dylan Trivett (1) is fouled as he drives to the basket by Cloudland’s Kingston Cole (24) at the end of a fast break midway through the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Chance Point (22) goes to the rim on a fast break and is fouled by Cloudland’s Nick Carroway (22) for the plus-one early in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Tuff Robinson (32) drops in a fall-away 15-footer over Cloudland’s Nick Carroway (22) early in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs' Chance Point (22) nails a fadeaway baseline jumper late in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders With three seconds left in the first half, the Bulldogs' Chance Point (22) drops in a free throw to give Hampton a 16-point lead, 42-26, heading into the locker room.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady ‘Landers' Ryan Turbyfill (23) splits the defense of Hampton’s Ella Eastep (11) and Macy Henry (12) on her way to a layup early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady ‘Landers' Makinna Shell (10) lifts a floater over Hannah Smith (20) very late in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Bulldogs' Macy Henry (12) is fouled from behind by Cloudland’s Makinna Shell (10) as she pulls down a rebound early in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady ‘Landers' Ryan Turbyfill (23) lofts a runner for two in the lane over Hampton’s Macy Henry (12) and Hannah Smith (20) midway through the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Bulldogs' Piper Helle (2) splits Cloudland defenders Lacey Smith (4) and Makinna Shell (10) for an open layup late in the third quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Lady Bulldog Macy Henry (12) taps an in-bounds pass away from Ryan Turbyfill (23). They both scramble for the loose ball in front of the Hampton bench. The play ended in out-of-bounds, with the Lady ‘Landers retaining possession midway through the third quarter.
Hampton’s Hannah Smith (20) lets a three-ball fly from deep in the corner early in the fourth quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hampton’s Hannah Smith (20) drives down the lane and sinks the left-handed runner midway through the fourth quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders With just over four minutes left in the fourth, Hampton Head Coach Dwayne Humphrey takes a timeout to set up his strategy for the last half of the final quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady ‘Landers' Izabella Christman (32) comes away with a rebound under the Hampton basket, and Cloudland calls a timeout late in the fourth quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Down by 15 with under a minute thirty, 'Lander Head Coach Matt Birchfield sets a plan to try and attack Hampton’s stalling offense and put some points on the board.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Lady Bulldog point guard Hannah Smith (20) runs Humphrey’s modified Dean Smith Four Corners offense, more of a picket line at center court, to perfection, running out the final 90 seconds of the ball game.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Before the girls' game Tuesday evening, Hampton crowned their Basketball Sweethearts. The underclass sweetheart was Hannah Smith, escorted by Talon Creed.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hampton’s 2024 Basketball Sweetheart is Briley Curtis, escorted by Bryce Fagan.
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The Cloudland Lady Highlanders suffered their first defeat of the season, falling to the Lady Dogs with a final score of 59-44. In a dominating performance, the Lady Dogs led for the majority of the game. Meanwhile, in the boys’ matchup, the Bulldog team triumphed over the Highlanders with a commanding score of 86-34.
In the women’s game, the Lady Dogs established an early lead of 24-17 after a competitive first quarter. They extended their advantage to 40-29 by halftime and maintained control throughout the game, finishing the third quarter with a score of 50-37. Despite efforts by the Lady Landers to narrow the gap, the Lady Dogs maintained their composure, securing a convincing victory. The win brings the Lady Dogs’ overall record to 17-9 for the season.
In contrast, the Cloudland boys initially aimed to control the pace of the game but found themselves overwhelmed by the Bulldogs’ relentless offense. Despite a competitive first quarter where Hampton led 17-11, the Bulldogs surged ahead with a 25-9 second quarter, leading to a commanding 42-20 halftime advantage. By the end of the third quarter, the Bulldogs maintained a formidable lead of 74-28. The team’s bench players took the spotlight in the final quarter, sealing the 86-34 victory with a running clock. With this win, the Bulldogs’ overall record improves to 16-9.
Looking ahead, both Bulldog teams will travel to Mosheim in Greene County for their final conference games of the season on Thursday. The matchups against West Greene will determine shares of first place for both teams.
