After long layoff, top in-state 2022 RB Omarion Hampton off to another hot start

Posted Mar 10, 2021
Omarion Hampton waited 14 long months to get back on a football field. Now that his junior season is finally here, the four-star Cleveland (Clayton, NC) running back isn’t taking a single snap for granted. “Any time I’m on the field, I really enjoy it,” Hampton told The Fayetteville Observer. “It’s been a while.” It’s been bad news for his opponents, too. (Fayetteville Observer)

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