Franklin County junior basketball teams play
Belgreen tops East Franklin to win A-Junior boys title
The Belgreen Bulldogs had four players reach double-figures to lead them past East Franklin for the A-Junior boys Franklin County championship 49-41. Andrew Enriquez led Belgreen with 15 points, followed by Colton Ashton with 12 points, Rush Berryman with 12 points and Miguel Cordoba with 10 points.
Belgreen led East Franklin 16-12 at the end of the first quarter, but the Rebels battled back to tie the game 24-24 at halftime. Belgreen reclaimed the lead in the third quarter 39-32 and held on for the win.
These were the only two teams in the A-Junior boys division.
Miles Duboise led East Franklin with 15 points. He was followed by Braxton Downey with 10 points. Tiffin Bullington and Brayden Garrison added six points each. Sage Morgan and Bentley Morgan scored two points each.
Belgreen tops East Franklin to win county championship The Belgreen Bulldogs put together a dominating performance to end East Franklin’s run of A-Junior girls county championships winning 40-21.
Belgreen jumped out to a 19-7 lead in the first quarter and led 21-10 at halftime. Belgreen extended their lead to 34-13 by the end of the third quarter and were firmly in control of the game.
Kiera Smith led Belgreen with 10 points. She was followed by Marlie Terry with eight points, Elisabeth Davis with seven points, Kayla Canelas with six points, Alexa Gualt with six points and Randi Terry with three points.
Kylee Santiago led East Franklin with 10 points followed by Bailey Jewell with eight points. Amyah Hamilton added two points and Madison Baker one point.
Semifinal – East Franklin, 38; Phil Campbell, 28 Kylee Santiago had a dominating performance inside the land to lead the East Franklin Rebels past the Phil Campbell Bobcats 38-28.
Phil Campbell led East Franklin 12-10 at the end of the first half with Santiago scoring eight of the Rebels 10 first half points. The Rebels pulled ahead in the third quarter to take a 23-18 lead. In the fourth quarter, Santiago was the go-to for East Franklin, scoring 10 points to secure the win for the Rebels.
Santiago scored 24 points to lead all scorers. She was followed by Bailey Jewell with 10 points. Madison Baker and Emily Walker scored two points each.
Addie Gilbert led Phil Campbell with 12 points. Gracie Harris followed with eight points, Georgia Motes six points and Misty Trapp two points. Red Bay beats Vina for county JH title The Red Bay Tigers squeaked out a close win over the Vina Red Devils 20-18 to win the B-Junior Girls division of the Franklin County Tournament. This division was the most competitive of all the divisions with the two games being won by a combined five points.
Red Bay led Vina 6-3 at the end of the third quarter and 8-5 at halftime. The game remained close throughout with the Tigers leading the Red Devils 14-11 at the end of the third quarter.
McKenna Wooten led Red Bay with six points followed by Raigan Henson with five points, Hadley Griffin with four points, Lily Nichols with three points, and Heather Beal with two points.
Vina’s Cecilia Rowbottom led all scorers with nine points. She was followed by Miley Pannell with four points, Marissa Lamar with three points, and Lindie Easterling with two points.
Semifinals- Red Bay 28, Tharptown 25 The Red Bay Tigers jumped out to an early led in the semifinals and held on to beat Tharptown 28-25.
Red Bay led Tharptown 12-8 at halftime. The Wildcats clawed their way back in the third quarter to tie the game 18-18. The Tigers edged out Tharptown in the fourth quarter 10-7 to take the win.
McKenna Wooten led Red Bay with nine points.
Maddaline Amaro led Tharptown with 14 points.
