Friday, March 14, 2008

Florida A&M recruit named Florida's 1A Player of the Year

Photo: #4 Ashley Hampton shot 70 percent from the floor this past season.

Ashley Hampton, Ocala St. John Lutheran, has been named the Florida 1A Player of the Year for the 2007/08 season. She is now one of six finalists for the Miss Basketball Award.

The awards are sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers, Inc., and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association to honor the top high school girls’ basketball player and coach for the 2007-08 season.

Hampton averaged 28 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists per game and shot 70 percent from the floor, leading her team to a 22-6 record and the Class 1A Final Four. She holds school records for career points (2,107) and rebounds (1,088).

Hampton has signed a national letter of intent with Florida A&M University for the 2008/09 incoming class. She has maintained a 4.42 GPA and plans to major in Pharmacy at FAMU.

The 5-9 guard was coached by Kim Pompey-Bell (her mother) at St. John Lutheran and is slated to play the three -guard position for the Rattlers. More than seven family members of Hampton have graduated from Florida A&M University and she is the second to receive an athletic scholarship with the Rattlers.

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