Hyde Park pulls away from Freeport, finishes 4-0

ROCKFORD -- Hyde Park High School of Chicago ran off 17 straight points in a 4 1/2 minute span of the fourth quarter to break open a tight game and defeat Freeport 72-56 Saturday morning at East.

The Thunderbirds finished the tournament with a 4-0 record. Freeport is 0-3 with one game to play Saturday afternoon against Dunbar at Auburn.

Freeport held a 12-5 lead in the first quarter before Hyde Park rebounded and got within 32-30 at halftime. The pesky Pretzels built two five-point leads in the third quarter before Hyde Park took the lead for good at 45-43 on Travis Ivy's basket with 2:43 left in the period.

Freeport was down 53-51 with 6:33 left in the game when Hyde Park, led by six points from Ivy, scored 17 straight to open a 70-51 margin with 2:02 to play.

Tajuan Agee had 22 points to lead Hyde Park. Ivy finished with 20. Caleb Sellers had 21 to pace Freeport.

Hyde Park 72, Freeport 56
Freeport 12 20 15 9 -- 56
Hyde Park 14 16 21 21 -- 72
Freeport -- Vandenburgh 5 2-3 12, Offard 2 0-0 4, Sellers 8 1-3 21, Stacy 1 0-0 2, Frank 2 0-0 5, Buckwalter 4 4-4 12, Totals 22 7-10 56.
Hyde Park -- Gill 1 0-2 2, Ivy 8 4-4 20, Steward 4 3-4 11, Agee 8 3-5 22, Doughtry 1 0-0 2, Brakes 5 0-0 10, Oliver 1 1-2 3, Cameron 1 0-0 2, Totals 29 11-17 72.
3pt FG -- Freeport 5 (Sellers 4, Frank), Hyde Park 3 (Agee 3).