In the beginning ... a quick look back at 2014

Alex Gary Communications Inc. wasn't asked to do a blog for the 205 Tip-Off Classic until 2015. The first Tip-Off Classic was in 2014, and we're a stickler for records. So the following is what happened in 2014 using the archives of the Rockford Register Star and MaxPreps.

Mon., Nov. 24
(at East)

Elgin Larkin 79, East 67
Elgin Larkin  22 20 17 20 — 79
East             14  21 15 17 — 67
Larkin—Sanders 2 7-12 11, Hunter 4 0-0 11, Kyles 3 6-8 14, Negron 7 2-5 16, Lindsey 2 0-1 5, Mardis 1 1-2 4, McFadden 3 0-0 6, Garden 4 0-0 9, Jackson 1 1-3 3. Totals 27 17-26 79.
East—Chester 3 0-0 6, Moore 2 0-4 5, Reynolds 5 8-10 18, Enna 2 2-2 7, Gowan 1 1-2 4, Dixon 5 9-12 20, Green 2 1-4 5, Dodd 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 21-34 67.
3-PTG—Larkin 7 (Hunter 3, Kyles 2, Lindsey, Gordon ); East 4 (Reynolds, Dixon, Enna, Moore).

Tues., Nov. 25
(at Auburn)

Belvidere 62, Milwaukee Vincent 49
Belvidere – Hernandez 0 2-2 2, Barnes 3 5-8 11, McKnight 1 2-5 4, Revolinski 0 1-2 1, Paris 9 4-6 22, Bahling 7 1-1 16, Lass 1 1-2 3, Munoz 0 0-0 0, Dimond 0 3-4 3. Totals 21 19-30 62.
Vincent – No stats entered in MaxPreps

Auburn 96, Proviso West 60
Proviso West – Jones 2, Walker 5, Robinson 2, McDuffy 3, Mack 2, Cage 6, Miller 16, Bowers 16, Pitts 4, Smith 4, Whitehead 6. Totals 24 11-23 60.
Auburn – Davis 1 0-0 3, Herbert 2 4-5 8, Taylor 3 1-4 8, D. Dixon 7 5-8 19, Pittman 2 4-6 9, Richardson 1 0-0 2, Evans 1 3-4 6, Parker 1 2-2 5, Ashford 0 2-2 2, Porter 4 6-8 15, Bjorlie 2 0-0 5, Jefferson 1 2-2 44, Cobb 3 2-2 10. Totals 28 31-43 96.

Wed., Nov. 26
(at East)

East 55, Proviso West 50
East        9 7 19 20— 55
Proviso   8 9 15 18— 50
Proviso West – Walker 3 0-0 6; Robinson 4 0-0 9; McDuffy 1 0-0 2; Mack 4 5-5 15; Pitts 1 1-2 3; Adams 1 0-0 3; Miller 2 0-1 4; Bowers 3 0-0 6; Whitehead 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-8 50.
East – Enna 0 1-2 1, Cha. Burnell 0 0-1 0, Chester 2 0-0 4, Gowan 1 0-1 3, Moore 1 2-2 5, Reynolds 5 3-6 13, Dodd 4 1-4 9. Totals 16 19-31 55.

Fri., Nov. 28
(at East)

Rockford East 68, Chicago Julian 60
Julian     10  21  14  15  - 60
East       13  25  14  16  - 68
Julian – no stats in MaxPreps
East – Enna 0 0-0 0, Chester 0 3-4 3, Gowan 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 4-5 4, P. Green 7 5-13 19, Reynolds 6 6-11 18, Dodd 6 4-5 16. Totals 21 25-44 68.

Elgin Larkin 54, Belvidere 36
Elgin Larkin – no stats entered in MaxPreps. Negron scored 13, Daniel McFadden scored 14.
Belvidere – Hernandez 2 0-0 4, Barnes 0 2-4 2, McKnight 3 0-0 7, Revolinski 0 0-0 0, Paris 1 0-2 2, Bahling 4 0-0 8, Lass 4 0-0 8, Munoz 0 0-0 0, Konaszewski 0 0-0 0, Dimond 1 3-3 5. Totals 15 5-9 36.

Proviso West 68, Milwaukee Vincent 57

Indianapolis Pike 98, Rockford East 51
Pike  25  24  19  30 – 98
East  12   7   11  21 – 51

Pike – Roberts 9 0-0 18, Thomas 8 5-5 21, Shelton  3 0-0 7, Pennington 1 1-2 3, Hawthorne 3 3-4 10, Teague 6 1-1 15, White 3 4-6 10, Marshall 1 0-1 2, Lee 6 0-0 12. 40 14-19 98.
East – Enna 4 2-3 13, Cha. Burnell 1 1-2 3, Chester 0 1-2 1, Gowan 2 0-0 6, Prijic 1 0-0 2, Moore 0 2-2 2, Green 2 0-0 4, Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Dodd 4 4-4 12. Totals 18 10-14 51.

(at Auburn)

Rockford Auburn 87, Chicago Julian 38
Julian – no stats in MaxPreps
Auburn – P. Davis 1 4-8 6, Herbert 1 0-5 2, Taylor 1 0-0 3, D. Dixon 1 1-3 3, Pittman 7 3-4 19, Richardson 2 0-2 4, Evans 1 0-0 2, Parker 4 1-1 9, Ashford 0 0-0 0, Porter 8 0-0 17, Bjorlie 3 0-0 6, Jefferson 0 2-4 2, Cobb 4 4-6 14. Totals 33 15-33 87.

Sat., Nov. 29
(at Auburn)

Proviso West 48, Belvidere 42
Proviso 11 9 12 16 — 48
Belvidere 6 11 8 17 — 42
Proviso—Walker 2 4-6 10; Pitts 3 0-0 7; Miller 6 0-0 12; Mack 2 2-2 7; Bowers 4 3-5 11; Whitehead 0 1-4 1; Totals 17 10-21 48.
Belvidere—Parv 1 3-6 5; Barnes 2 5-6 9; McKnight 1 3-4 5; Revolinski 3 2-2 8; Bahling 2 4-5 9; Lass 1 0-0 2; Dimond 2 0-0 4; Totals 12 17-23 42.

Elgin Larkin 89, Chicago Julian 63
Auburn 72, Indianapolis Pike 69
Ind. Pike  13 15 19 22 — 69
Auburn    12 23 10 27 — 72
Pike—Roberts 3 4-4 12, Thomas 5 8-12 19, Shelton 1 0-0 2, Hawthorne 2 4--4 9, Teague 5 0-0 12, White 4 0-1 9, Lee 3 0-0 6. Totals 23 16-21 69.
Auburn—Bjorlie 2 0-0 5, Cobb 6 2-2 16, Dixon 1 6-7 8, Pittman 7 -3-8 19, Porter 4 —11-14 20, Parker 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 22-31 72.

Belvidere 54, Chicago Julian 37
Belvidere: Hernandez 2 0-0 2, Paris 3 4-4 11, Barnes 7 1-1 9, McKnight 1 2-2 5, Bahling 0 3-3 8, Lass 0 4-4 8, Munoz 0 2-2 6, Gayles 0 1-1 2, Dimond 1 0-0 1. Totals: 14 18-18 54.

Auburn 82, Elgin Larkin 54
Larkin – no stats in MaxPreps, Christian Negron scored 24.
Auburn – P. Davis 2 0-0 4, Herbert 2 0-0 4, Taylor 1 0-0 2, D. Dixon 6 2-4 16, Pittman 3 0-0 6, Parker 0 1-2 1, Porter 6 0-0 14, Bjorlie 6 0-0 18, Jefferson 1 0-0 2, Cobb 6 1-4 15. Totals 33 4-10 82.

2014 Standings
School	W	L	PF	PA
Rockford Auburn	4	0	337	221
Elgin Larkin	3	1	276	248
Indianapolis Pike	1	1	167	123
Belvidere	2	2	194	188
Proviso West	2	2	226	250
Rockford East	2	2	241	287
Milwaukee Vincent	0	2	106	130
Chicago Julian	0	4	198	298

 

Leading Scorers
Player	School	G	Poinst	Avg.
Justin Thomas	Pike	2	40	20.0
Christian Negron	Larkin	4	70	17.5
Laytwan Porter	Auburn	4	66	16.5
Justin Roberts	Pike	2	30	15.0
Nylek Cobb	Auburn	4	55	13.8
Tahjai Teague	Pike	2	27	13.5
Antoine Pittman	Auburn	4	53	13.3
Jordan Reynolds	East	4	51	12.8