Davis’ buzzer trey sinks West Greene; Lady Bulldogs clinch conference title
Published 6:18 pm Saturday, February 8, 2025
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Chase Davenport (33) nails the baseline pull-up jumper over West Greene’s Elijah Williams (10) late in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Tuff Robinson (32) gets the Bulldogs off and running with this pull-up jumper over West Greene’s Braden McCamey (23) from just outside the lane early in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Ezra Tolley (11) drains a wide-open three-pointer from the top of the arc early in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Talon Creed (5) opens Hampton’s second-half scoring by soaring above the rim after stealing an inbounds pass.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent On the next play down the court, Talon Creed (5) finishes the fast break with a bit of skywalking across the lane for a circus layup early in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Tuff Robinson (32) shreds the West Greene defense and hits the runner in the lane late in the second quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Bulldogs’ Jayden Nave (12) finishes a fast break over West Greene’s Braden McCamey (23) as Hampton goes on a run to finish the half leading 29-23 over the Buffaloes.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Hannah Smith (20) loads up and sinks her first of six three-pointers right in front of the West Greene bench early in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs continue to rain in three-pointers from the corner in front of the West Greene bench, with Brea Hicks (15) delivering this shot midway through the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ pressing defense makes West Greene pay when Ella Eastep (11) steals a pass at midcourt and races to the basket for an easy layup midway through the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Piper Helle (2) is clotheslined by West Greene’s Morgan Brown (5) as she drives to the hoop for a layup late in the first quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Brea Hicks (15) drives through the West Greene defense on her way to the basket for two early in the third quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Hannah Smith (20) goes baseline as she blows by the West Greene defense, hitting this runner in the lane midway through the third quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Bulldogs’ Faye Carrico (25) pulls up and hits a short-range jumper over West Greene’s Joie Shipley (22) late in the fourth quarter.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent Friday night’s matchup with West Greene was also Senior Night for the Bulldogs. They were honored before the games, and senior cheerleaders (left to right) Jessa Hampton, Bailey Moss, Briley Davis, and Anna Hatley are all smiles as they pause for a group photo after leading a cheer during a timeout in the third quarter.
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Star Correspondent
With the score tied at 48-48, junior guard Caden Davis launched a three-ball as the buzzer sounded to give Hampton (19-7, 9-1 conference) a 51-48 victory over West Greene in a game that gave the Bulldogs the regular-season conference championship.
The Lady Bulldogs (20-6, 8-2 conference) also clinched a conference championship with a 59-34 win Friday night at Hampton Elementary. The Lady ‘Dogs got 24 points from Hannah Smith, who knocked down six treys.
“I saw it coming,” Davis said of his last-second heroics. “I got a good look at it as the ball was coming to me. It’s just an amazing feeling.”
The ‘Dogs held a 29-23 halftime advantage behind eight first-half points from sophomore Chase Davenport and seven from senior Jayden Nave. The Buffaloes rallied in the third period to tie the score at 40-40 as the last seconds of the quarter ticked away. Braden McCamey and Nave traded deuces to open the fourth quarter, and Elijah Williams sank a pair of free throws for the Buffs. That was answered by Davenport, who finished with a game-high 19 points.
A bucket by Nave gave Hampton a 46-44 lead, but Connor Campbell and Sam Wisecarver each hit one of two from the charity stripe to make it 46-45. Ayden Lamons’ deuce gave WG a 48-46 lead, but with 49.1 seconds left in regulation, Nave hit a jump shot to tie the score at 48-48.
“We needed this win to break the tie with South Greene,” Bulldogs head coach Ned Smith said. “Davis hit that big shot after a big offensive rebound gave us a second shot. He played well and got 11 big points.”
Girls
Hampton 59, West Greene 34
A slow first half saw Hampton take a 19-14 halftime lead, but the Lady Bulldogs roared in the third period with 22 points—junior guard Hannah Smith scored nine of her game-high 24 points—as Hampton took a 41-20 lead into the fourth quarter.
“She gave us a spark in the second half,” Lady Bulldogs head coach Dewayne Humphrey said. “Hannah puts in the work every day, and it pays off in games like this. The playoffs were our achieved goal, and now we hope to be playing our best at tournament time.”
Brea Hicks scored 13, and Faye Carrico added nine for Hampton. Morgan Brown led the Lady Buffs with 11 points, with Emily Justis adding seven. Post Joie Shipley was held to just five points.
Boys
Hampton 51, West Greene 48
West Greene (48)
Wisecarver 10, Campbell 6, Williams 6, Lamons 9, Shelton 6, McCamey 11.
Hampton (51)
Nave 13, Robinson 4, Davenport 19, Davis 11, Tolley 2, Turbyfill 2.
West Greene 10 13 17 8 — 48
Hampton 13 16 11 11 — 51
3-point goals: West Greene 1 (Wisecarver); Hampton 6 (Davenport 4, Nave 1, Davis 1).
Girls
Hampton 59, West Greene 34
West Greene (34)
Brown 11, Norton 4, Fillers 1, E. Justis 7, Shipley 5, S. Justis 4, Wagner 2.
Hampton (59)
Helle 3, Eastep 2, Hicks 13, Smith 24, Carrico 9, Lunsford 2, Birchfield 4, Jenkins 2.
West Greene 8 6 6 14 — 34
Hampton 13 6 22 18 — 59
3-point goals: West Greene 1 (E. Justis); Hampton 9 (Smith 6, Hicks 3).
