Guilford comeback falls short against Hyde Park

ROCKFORD - The Guilford Vikings started slow against Chicago Hyde Park and finished strong but still fell short, 53-48.

The Admirals were making their season debut and stifled Guilford for much of the first half, building a 23-11 lead with 90 seconds to play in the second quarter.

The Vikings finished the first half with a 7-0 run and kept chipping away in the second. A three-point shot by Tyler Knuth brought Guilford within one, 47-46, with 1:21 to play. Hyde Park though held on because of solid free throw shooting. The Admirals made 10 of 13 from the line in the final quarter.

Hyde Park now is 7-0 in 205 Tip-Off Classic play, going 4-0 in 2015, 2-0 in 2016 and winning its opener Saturday. The Admirals play Auburn tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Auburn. Dequan Fairley led Hyde Park with 19 points and Ronald Williams added 12.

Jamil Jones led Guilford (1-2) with 11 points and Knuth finished with 10. The Vikings play Chicago Perspectives tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at Auburn.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Hyde Park 53, Rockford Guilford 48
(at Guilford High School)

Hyde Park    16   7  19  11  -  53
Guilford         7  11  15  15  - 48

Hyde Park - Williams 3 3-4 12, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Gayles 1 0-1 3, Johnson 2 3-5 7, Fairley 6 5-6 19, Barnhill 1 2-2 4, Reed 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 15-20 53.
Guilford - Rodriguez 3 0-0 7, Stadleman 1 0-0 2, Maurer 0 2-2 2, Ja. Jones 5 0-0 11, Ivanic 3 0-0 6, Stewart 3 0-0 6, Williams 0 0-4 0, Knuth 4 0-0 10, Holmstrom 1 2-4 4. Totals 20 4-10 48. \
3-pointers: Hyde Park 6 (Williams 3, Fairley 2, Gayles), Guilford 4 (Knuth 2, Ja. Jones, Rodriguez).