Belgreen gets wins over Tharptown, Hackleburg
CONTRIBUTED/BHS - The Belgreen Bulldogs roared past the Class 4A Haleyville Lions in a nail-biting contest that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final buzzer.
Belgreen Bulldogs, High School Sports, Sports, Z - TOP HOME
 By  Bart Moss Published 
9:30 am Thursday, December 14, 2023

Belgreen gets wins over Tharptown, Hackleburg

The Belgreen Lady Bulldogs picked up two wins last week, beating Tharptown 61-41, and Hackleburg 41-24.

Against rival Tharptown, Belgreen put the game away early, racing out to a 27-5 first quarter lead and ostensibly putting the game away by halftime, leading 40-16.

Alayana Tate led the Bulldogs with 10 points. Morgan Lauderdale followed with nine points and Lily Green with seven points. Lilliana Willingham, Bryn Scott and Makenna Fisher scored six points each. Isabella Tate and Dacota Green added four points each. Mckinley Hogan finished with three points.

Tharptown eighth grader Angeleah Smith led all scorers with 16 points. Alyssa Fischer added seven points, Alyssa Abbott six points and Harleigh Borden four points. Lizzy Duncan, Ashley Vela, Abby Wilson and Aaliviah Wilson scored two points each.

In Belgreen’s win over Hackleburg, Green led with 15 points.

Belgreen dominated the first quarter, leading Hackleburg 12-2, and led 18-10 at the half. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 27-17 at the end of the third quarter.

Fisher followed Green with eight points, Willingham six points, Lily Green five points, Scott five points and Isabella Tate two points.

The Belgreen varsity boys improved to 6-3 with a 46-32 win over Hackleburg.

Belgreen led 11-6 at the end of the first quarter, but the Panthers battled back to take the lead at halftime, 18-17.

The Bulldogs dominated the third quarter outscoring Hackleburg 16-4 to take a 33-22 lead.

Senior Will King led Belgreen with 19 points followed by Braycen Johnson with 10 points. Jonathan Mendoza added seven points, Hunter Woodruff six points, and Aaron Rubido with four points.

Also on Franklin County Times
Rural hospitals face challenges: New state tax credit could help
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County’s two hospitals face the same financial pressures confronting rural health care across Alabama even as they remain esse...
Phil Campbell gets ‘clean opinion’ on audit
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Certified public accountant Don Wallace told town council members on Jan. 20 there were no problems with this year’s audit. “This is w...
MLK’s legacy: Blueprint we must follow
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
Elementary students begin Super Citizen program
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary began Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program during an event ki...
Book Lovers Study Club explores tea’s role in history
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 28, 2026
Our Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting highlighted both the Boston Tea Party boycott of English tea and the traditions of afternoon tea. One of ...
Moving from excuses to action in 1 year
Columnists, Opinion
January 28, 2026
In just 12 months, the Trump administration has delivered real results that Americans can see in their daily lives by restoring law and order at our b...
Higgins hired as RHS football coach
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Darrell Higgins has been hired as the new head football coach at Russellville High School. His hiring was announced Saturday following ...
Seal retires from CB&S after 31 years
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Following a 31-year career at CB&S Bank, Beverly Seal is now retired and looking forward to what comes next. While she’s still explorin...

Leave a Reply

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