Belgreen varsity basketball teams go on the road to sweep Hackleburg
The Belgreen High School varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball teams picked up road wins over Class 1A Hackleburg in their final games before Christmas on Monday.
The Belgreen girls, ranked No. 10 in Class 2A, defeated the Lady Panthers, ranked No. 4 in Class 1A, by a final score of 60-48; the BHS boys then beat Hackleburg 54-35.
The Belgreen girls opened their contest at Hackleburg with two 14-point periods in the first half to take a 28-22 lead into the halftime break. The Lady Bulldogs were then able to create more separation coming out of the locker room by outscoring HHS 20-9 in the third quarter.
Up by a comfortable 17 points heading into the final eight minutes, Belgreen allowed the hosts to outpace them for the first time all game, but the Lady Bulldogs’ lead was sufficient for them to see the game out, winning by a 12-point margin.
It was a solid outing for the Lady Bulldogs who saw 12 players get time in the game and 10 different players score. Three BHS shooters hit double digits with Makenna Fisher leading the way. Fisher, who hit eight of her 10 free throws, had a game-high 22 points for Belgreen. Marlie Terry added 12 points for the Lady Bulldogs and Randi Terry scored 11.
The result—it was the Lady Bulldogs’ second straight win—sees Belgreen improve its record to 9-5 overall this season.
The Belgreen boys, using two big periods going into and coming out of halftime, also walked away victorious over the Panthers.
Trailing by one point, 9-8, after the opening period, the Bulldogs went on a 17-5 run in the second to enter the halftime intermission up 25-14.
The third quarter looked similar to the second as, thanks to 11 third-period points by Aaron Rubido, Belgreen was able to outscore Hackleburg 18-6 and increase its lead to 23 points.
Hackleburg increased its production in the fourth period but only enough to cut four points off the deficit and Belgreen was able to secure the 19-point win over the hosts.
The Bulldogs were led by a game-high 21 points from Jake Dill and got another 19 from Rubido.
With the win, the BHS boys improved to 6-7 this campaign.