Bogan holds off J-Hawks

Tarell Harding led a balanced Chicago Bogan attack with 14 points as the Bengals led from the mid first quarter on against Jefferson.

The Bengals improved to 2-1 in the 205 Tip-Off Classic with the 50-38 win over the J-Hawks in the first of seven games at Auburn High School on Saturday.

Randy Johnson led all scorers with 22 points for Jefferson.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Bogan 50, Rockford Jefferson 38

Bogan ............ 15 17  9   9 - 50
Jefferson .......   9  13  5 11 - 38

BOGAN - J. Smith 3 0-0 8, Dixon 1 1-4 3, Robinson 0 2-2 2, Harding 6 2-3 14, McLauren 3 3-5 9, Gates 2 0-0 4, Brown 4 0-0 10. Totals 19 8-14 50.
JEFFERSON - Primes 2 2-5 7, Johnson 6 10-15 22, Tyler 0 0-2 0, Hudson 0 0-2 0, Marrufo 1 0-0 3, Gathright 0 3-7 3, James 1 0-0 2, Christmas 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 16-33 38.
3-pointers: Bogan 4 (Smith 2, Brown 2), Jefferson 2 (Primes, Marrufo).