East St. Louis completes perfect Tip-Off run

ROCKFORD - The East St. Louis Fliers jumped out to a 20-12 first-quarter lead and were never challenged as they completed a 4-0 week in Rockford.

Christian Jones led the Fliers with 19 points and Macaleab Rich added 17 as East St. Louis won 78-60 over Guilford at Jefferson High School.

Senior guard Bryson Hodge scored 27 points for the Vikings and was perhaps the most surprising player in the Classic. Hodge had 29 points earlier in the week against Elgin Larkin.

The Fliers are waiting to see if Elgin Larkin beats Rockford East to see if they are declared 205 Tip-Off Classic champions. The Royals would be 5-0 if they beat the E-Rabs.

East St. Louis 78, Rockford Guilford 60
East St. Louis
Player	2s	3s	FT	FTA	Pts
McCline	0	2	0	0	6
Jones	4	3	2	2	19
Canslor	1	1	0	0	5
Johnson	2	0	2	2	6
Falconer	0	0	1	2	1
Bess	0	3	0	0	9
Rich	5	0	7	7	17
Hawkins	0	1	0	0	3
Brown	5	0	2	2	12
Totals	17	10	14	15	78
Rockford Guilford
Player	2s	3s	FT	FTA	Pts
Smith	1	1	3	3	8
Hodge	10	1	4	4	27
Dolby	2	1	4	4	11
Johnson	2	2	0	0	10
Gary	1	0	0	0	2
Bolden	0	0	2	6	2
Totals	16	5	13	17	60
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
East St. Louis	20	16	19	23	78
Guilford	12	8	18	22	60