Johnson County lost against Hampton back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Johnson County Longhorns were dealt a 69-40 defeat at the hands of the Hampton Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 97th).
Despite the loss, Johnson County saw an underclassman step up: freshman Audrey Shaw went 5 of 8 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Izzy Thompson, who posted nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hampton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hannah Smith, who went 9 of 20 on her way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Those eight rebounds gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Helle, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 16 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Johnson County and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Hampton, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Johnson County will head out to face off against Cloudland at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hampton, they will venture away from home to challenge Happy Valley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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