By Allen LaMountain

Correspondent

An early surprise gave Hampton momentum, but turnovers and a strong Grace Christian defensive front was enough to hand the Bulldogs a disappointing end to the 2014 season.

The Bulldogs (9-2) caught the Rams (9-3) napping with an onside kick to open the contest and Hampton scored quickly after it, but Grace Christian put forth a strong second-half effort, and took advantage of three Bulldog turnovers, to advance with a 54-27 win in the second round of the TSSAA 2A playoffs.