Soccer teams pick up wins

— Both the girls’ and boys’ Decatur soccer teams won their games against the Bergman Panthers on Friday.

The Bulldogs finished the game, held in Harrison, with a score of 5-0, and the Lady Bulldogs won 1-0.

The Bulldogs scored four points in the first half of the boys’ game, according to coach James Garner. With the comfortable lead, the secondstring players were able to compete in the second half, scoring an additional goal.

“Every player got to play for at least 10 or 15 minutes. The boys workedreally good together and communicated really well,” Garner said.

The Bulldogs also won their Feb. 28 game against Rogers Heritage High junior varsity team with a final score of 4-3. The Lady Bulldogs, however, lost to Heritage High 1-0.

The Bulldogs will next face Huntsville after press time on Tuesday night.

Sports, Pages 7 on 03/14/2012