MURFREESBORO — Hampton might need to add a third name to its basketball arena.
Van Huss-White-Smith Gymnasium? Maybe in the near future, especially after 12th-year coach Ned Smith oversaw Saturday’s Class 1A state championship upset of top-ranked Middleton.
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