Hampton, Cloudland split in Roan Mountain
Published 8:54 am Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Cloudland’s Robert Leeper (22) goes back up over the Bulldogs Izaak Hill (23) with a rebound for two.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs Caleb Oaks (32) swats away a pull up jumper in the lane by Cloudland’s Josh Blair (55) early in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Cloudland’s Malachi Benfield (10) fly down the lane with a runner over the Bulldogs Jonah Jones (4) midway through the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs Caleb Oaks (32) swats away another shot, this time a lane crossing lay up shot by Cloudland’s Robert Leeper (22) early in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs Izaak Hill (23) breaks baseline and goes up and under delivering a reverse lay up for two in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Bulldogs Jordan Bentley (35) finishes a fastbreak with a left handed layup late in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlander cheerleaders perform a routine during halftime of the girls game against Hampton Friday night.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlander student section helps Trista Holden (12) up after she was fouled on a three point shot against the Lady Bulldogs from Hampton.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlander student section tries to put the hex on a Hampton player as she shots free throws in the third quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hamptons Stephanie Campbell (3) is fouled by the Lady ‘Landers Gracie Freeman (23) as she drive to the basket for a layup in the second quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Highlanders Stacia Wilson (11) is fouled by Hampton’s Hazen Brummit (35) as she pulls up for a jumper in the lane in the first quarter.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Lady ‘Lander Gracie Freeman (23) is fouled from behind by Hampton Stephanie Campbell (3) as she drive to the hoop to finish a fastbreak.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady ‘Landers Megan Lunsford (24) is called for the charge as she tries to drive baseline against Hampton’s Haley carden (5) early in the first quarter.
The Lady Highlanders saw two double-digit performances from Stacia Wilson and Mandy Benfield as they topped Hampton 60-31 for a conference victory.
Wilson finished the night with 16 points while Benfield posted 10.
The Lady Bulldogs saw Stephanie Cambell racked up nine points while teammates Brooke Hughes and Hannah Collins posted seven each.
For Cloudland, Gracie Freeman recorded nine, while Megan Lunsford had eight.
In the boy’s contest, the Bulldogs rolled to an 85-57 over the Highlanders.
The win saw the Bulldogs have five players in double digits with Jordan Bentley racking up 24 points to lead the way. Izaak Hill finished the night with 13 points, and Caleb Oaks had 14. Mitchell Tolley had 11 while Conner Jones had 10.
