Belgreen boys basketball team picks up pair of holiday wins

The Belgreen Bulldogs had a good Thanksgiving break picking up a close win over Hubbertville and blowing out Waterloo.

Jonathan Mendoza scored 18 points to help lead Belgreen pass Hubbertville 51-48.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-3 first quarter lead. The Lions clawed their way back in the second quarter, outscoring Belgreen 19-10 to cut the Bulldogs lead to 25-22 at halftime.

Belgreen extended their lead to 36-32 in the third quarter and held on for the win.

Braycen Johnson followed Mendoza in scoring with 13 points.

Will King added eight points, and Hunter Woodruff six points.  Ely Mitchell, Gabe Estrada and Aaron Rubido scored two points each.

Belgreen had no difficulty beating Waterloo 56-29.

The Bulldogs outscored the Cougars 23-6 in the second quarter to take a 29-8 halftime lead.

Will King and Braycen Johnson scored 12 points and 11 points respectively to lead Belgreen.

Hunter Woodruff added eight points, Ely Mitchell six points, Landon Cox five points, Gabe Estrada four points, Jonathan Mendoza four points, Alex Guidry three points and Ben Wilkins three points.