Belgreen basketball sweeps Tharptown
In the varsity boys game, Braycen Johnson and Jonathan Mendoza led the Bulldogs with 15 points and 13 points respectively.
Belgreen led Tharptown 13-9 at the end of the first quarter and extended the lead to 30-16 by halftime. Tharptown battled back, outscoring Belgreen 12-2 in the third quarter to cut the Bulldogs lead to 32-28. Belgreen put the game away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 21-7 to close out the game.
Landon Cox followed Mendoza with seven points. Will King and Hunter Woodruff added six points each for Belgreen. Alex Guidry scored four points.
Malachi Minor led Tharptown with 13 points, followed by Dylan Valdez with eight points, Jackson Clement with seven points, Edwin Vela with five points and Conner Vincent with two points.
In varsity girls action, Belgreen put the game away early, taking a 23-2 first quarter lead and leading 35-11 at halftime.
Dacota Green led Belgreen with 16 points, followed by Makenna Fisher with nine points, Lilliana Willingham with eight points, Carson Hovater with eight points, Morgan Lauderdale with seven points, Jacqueline Alban with four points, Bryn Scott with three points and Kiera Smith with two points.
Tharptown eighth grader Angeleah Smith led all scorers with 20 points, followed by Carley Cason with six points, Aalivia Wilson with four points and Harleigh Borden with two points.
