In a classic between two rivals, the Hampton girls were able to outlast Happy Valley.
The Lady Bulldogs picked up a thrilling 46-43 victory over the Lady Warriors in nonconference play Tuesday night on Warrior Hill. In the boys’ game, Hampton used a 17-2 run to open the game and rolled to a 73-27 victory over their county foe.
Kymber Pruitt opened the scoring with a trey for HV, but Daisy Parks countered on the other end. The teams traded shots over the quarter as the first quarter ended in a 9-9 draw.
HV pushed the lead to 15-12 midway through the quarter after a pair of free throws from Alex Moore, but Hannah Smith and Gracie Jenkins hit shots to push Hampton in front with 1:45 left in the half.
The Lady Warriors, however, answered as Aubree Whitehead and Moore added four straight points to give HV a 19-17 lead at the half.
The second half continued to be back-and-forth.
HV opened the third quarter on a 6-2 run, but Hampton clawed back and used an 8-0 run late in the quarter to take a 32-31 lead into the final eight minutes.
Lauren Smoith drained a 3-pointer for Hampton to open the final quarter. However, Happy Valley answered on the other end with five straight points from Amila Riddick. After an H. Smith basket, HV went on a 6-3 run to take a 42-41 lead with just over two minutes to play.
Payton Ramey tied the game with a free throw with 1:37 left for Hampton, and Jenkins hit a jumper to give Hampton a 44-42 lead with 46 seconds remaining. HV cut the lead to one point with 15 seconds remaining, but a pair of H. Smith free throws secured the win.
H. Smith led Hampton with 17 points, while Parks added 14 points. L. Smith scored six points. Jenkins added five points.
Riddick led HV with 13 points. Ashlynn Sommers had eight points, while Pruitt scored seven points. Moore tossed in six points.
In the boys’ game, Hampton set the tone early.
The Bulldogs scored 17 of the first 19 points and held a 26-8 lead after a quarter of play. Hampton reeled off a 19-0 run to open the second quarter before the Warriors answered with a run of their own.
Hampton, however, was able to keep HV at bay.
Chase Davenport had 14 points to lead Hampton. Colby Clark and Bryce Fagan had 12 points each, while Tuff Robinson added 11 points.
Lane Parker scored seven points to pace HV. Dorrian Young added six points, while Zach Rose and Ethan Honeycutt had four points each.
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