The Belgreen 9th grade girls came in first in their division in the county tournament. For more pictures from the tournament, pick up a copy of Wednesday’s Franklin County Times. Photo by Bart Moss.

By Bart Moss

For the FCT

Belgreen narrowly missed a clean sweep of the junior high division of the Franklin County Tournament Saturday at Vina.

The Bulldogs won the 7^th/8^th grade girls, 7^th/8^th grade boys, and 9^th grade girls games. The Phil Campbell Bobcats took home the 9^th grade boys trophy.

7^th/8^th Grade Girls Division

The Belgreen Bulldogs defeated the Red Bay Tigers 45-22. The Bulldogs led 23-12 at the half. Belgreen had two players in double figures. Callie Barber had 14 points and Mallori Miller had 13 points. Amber Kelton led Red Bay with 10 points.

7^th/8^th Grade Boys Division

The Belgreen Bulldogs defeated the Tharptown Wildcats 59-46. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 18-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats battled back to close the gap to 29-21 at halftime. Belgreen had two players in double figures. Seth Taylor had 20 points and Mason Bragwell had 12 points. Cole Daniel led the Wildcats with 17 points.

9^th Grade Girls Division

The Belgreen Bulldogs defeated the Red Bay Tigers 37-24. The Bulldogs led 17-13 at the half but pulled away in the second half. The Bulldogs were led by Shellie Barber’s 17 points. Brooke Shewbart led the Tigers with 15 points.

9^th Grade Boys Division

The Phil Campbell Bobcats defeated the Belgreen Bulldogs 48-21. The Bobcats pulled away from the Bulldogs early and never looked back leading 25-7 at halftime. Peyton Thomas led the Bobcats with 19 points and Gage Roberson added 11 points. Hunter Lewey led the Bulldogs with 10 points.