Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, PICTURE FLIPPER, Sports
 By  J.R. Tidwell Published 
6:00 am Saturday, January 7, 2012

Belgreen boys take down Haleyville

J.R. Tidwell/FCT Belgreen’s Jared Mitchell (10) looks for a teammate in the Bulldogs’ win over Haleyville Tuesday night.

The Belgreen boy’s varsity team picked up a hard-fought win against the 4A Haleyville Lions Tuesday night.

Belgreen had the lead for most of the contest, but Haleyville fought until the end of the game, which saw the Bulldogs win 50-43.

“I thought we played well tonight,” Belgreen head coach Greg Watson said. “We’re trying to learn to play without Josh [Devaney], so different players are having to take on different roles.”

Both teams were pretty evenly matched in the first quarter, with the game knotted up at 8-8 with 1:13 remaining in the first. Belgreen took a one-point lead into the second, but the score was again tied at 21-21 with under two minutes to go in the half.

The Bulldogs again ended the quarter with a one-point advantage at 24-23.

Tyler Medina started off the third quarter for Belgreen by hitting a 3-pointer, starting the Bulldogs off on the right foot.

Belgreen started creating turnovers late in the third, allowing it to pull out to a 35-30 lead at the end of three.

Haleyville fought back yet again, pulling to within two with less than a minute remaining in the game.

Medina missed a free throw, but Jake Tittle scored after an offensive rebound to put Belgreen up 46-42.

The Lions hit a free throw to make the score 46-43 with 18.9 seconds remaining, but Chase Landers and Medina made two free throws apiece to ice the game.

“It’s hard being a 1A, but I like scheduling bigger teams to get us ready for the county tournament,” Watson said.

Landers scored 18 points on the night, Tittle had 12, Medina totaled 11 and Dustin Smith had 9.

Also on Franklin County Times
County school board adopts $52M budget
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE Franklin County Schools has adopted a $52 million budget for fiscal year 2026, reflecting a $2.5 million increase over last year. The bud...
Judge denies YO status for Phinizee
Main, News, Z - News Main
Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
September 17, 2025
FLORENCE — Youthful offender status was denied Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged with the death of a 13-yearold during what authorities said was a rob...
RCS passes $43.3M budget
Main, News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- The city school board has approved a $43.3 million budget for the 2025-26 school year. Chief Financial Officer Lisa Witt said revenues...
Program tackles stress of caregiver burnout
News, Records, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- Many people deal with caregiver burnout. Kids and Kin childcare partner Marquita Wilson presented a program at the Russellville Public...
Flavil Wayne McCaig
Obituaries
September 17, 2025
Flavil Wayne McCaig Sept. 12, 2025   Flavil Wayne McCaig, 82, of Russellville, passed away Sept. 12 at his residence. He was born March 3, 1943, to Au...
Cultura Garden Club begins its year with roses and plans for fall
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
September 17, 2025
The Cultura Garden Club held its first meeting of the year. President Cheri McCain presided. She provided information on projects and programs for the...
We can’t afford to lose electric vehicle industry
Columnists, Opinion
September 17, 2025
In Alabama, we understand what it means to build things that matter. We’ve long been home to builders and winners – our steel won wars and built the s...
Firefighters, cadets honor 9/11 with stair climbs
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
September 17, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Firefighters and RHS JROTC cadets participated in a stair climb in recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9-11. Sgt. Grant Tarascou and...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *