Final All-Tip-Off Classic Teams

All Tip-Off Classic Teams
First Team
C.J. Johnson	Chicago Clark
Daniel Johnson	Chicago Whitney Young
Tyler Johnson	Memphis Douglass
Antonio Lewis	Rockford East
Macaleab Rich	East St. Louis
Second Team
Adrian Agee	Rockford Auburn
Demarion Brown	East St. Louis
Dalen Davis	Chicago Whitney Young
Randy Johnson	Rockford Jefferson
Tarell Harding	Chicago Bogan

Final Standings and Stats

205 Tip-Off Classic Standings
School	W	L	PF	PA
East St. Louis	4	0	303	204
Chicago Whitney Young	2	0	162	108
Chicago Clark	2	0	143	82
Chicago Bogan	3	1	231	217
Rockford Guilford	3	2	303	327
Rockford Auburn	2	2	290	274
Rockford East	2	3	315	337
Memphis Douglass	1	2	225	220
Chicago Perspectives	1	2	173	190
Elgin Larkin	1	3	204	260
Rockford Jefferson	1	3	179	251
Machesney Park Harlem	0	4	194	252
Leading Scorers
Player, School		G	Pts.	Avg.
C.J. Johnson, Clark		2	43	21.5
Randy Johnson, Jefferson		4	82	20.5
Macaleab Rich, East St. Louis		4	75	18.8
Katrell Weekley, Clark		2	37	18.5
Antonio Lewis, East		5	90	18.0
Tarell Harding, Bogan		4	71	17.8
Adrian Agee, Auburn		4	69	17.3
Daniel Johnson, Whitney Young		2	33	16.5
Taquez Butler, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Tyler Johnson, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Cinco Gary, Guilford		5	73	14.6
Darnell Wilder, Larkin		4	57	14.3
Jarmon Brittman, Douglass		3	41	13.7
Bo Beehler, Harlem		4	54	13.5
Jason Asante, Perspectives		3	40	13.3
Demarion Brown, East St. Louis		4	53	13.3
JT Samules, Rkfd. East		5	63	12.6
Dalen Davis, Whitney Young		2	25	12.5
Amir Danforth, Auburn		4	49	12.3
Dane Dailing, Harlem		2	24	12.0
Brennan Horton-Lee, Auburn		4	44	11.0
Armani Ivy, Larkin		3	33	11.0
Sterling Hoarde, Rkfd. East		5	50	10.0
Antonio Munoz, Whitney Young		2	20	10.0

Auburn ends 205 Tip-Off Classic with big win

The Auburn Knights jumped on Elgin Larkin early and didn't let up, cruising to a 71-43 win over the Royals to close out the 205 Tip-Off Classic.

It was a fitting end to the annual showcase tournament because Larkin and Auburn have played the most games in the Thanksgiving event's history. Auburn is 20-12 in the eight years of the 205 Tip-Off Classic, while Elgin Larkin finishes 16-19 after going 1-3 this year.

The Knights took the suspense out of this game early, scoring 28 points in the opening quarter to grab an 18-point lead. The Royals would never cut the deficit under 10 points. Seniors Adrian Agee and Brennan Horton-Lee did most of the damage in the first eight minutes. Agee scored 10 of his game-high 22 points in the run and Horton-Lee had nine of his 15 points.

Auburn also got 11 points from Rakim Chaney. 

The Royals played the week without its top returning player, Jacob Blakely, who is out with a knee injury. Larkin had another scare Saturday when Darnell Wilder, its leading scorer this week, twisted his knee and ankle in the third quarter. Wilder never returned and finished with eight points. Adrien Colen-York led Larkin with 12 points.

BOXSCORE

Rockford Auburn 71, Elgin Larkin 43

Larkin ............ 10  9  18   6 - 43
Auburn .......... 28 14 19 10 - 71

LARKIN - Hibbett 1 1-2 3, Rodgers-Sowers 1 0-0 2, Colen-York 5 0-0 12, Jones 2 0-0 5, Wilder 3 0-0 8, Ivy 1 1-2 3, Casebeer 1 0-0 2, Reed 3 2-3 8. Totals 17 4-7 43.
AUBURN - Agee 7 5-5 22, Chaney 5 0-0 11, Parker 3 0-0 6, Horton 2 0-0 4, Horton-Lee 5 5-5 15, Miller 1 0-1 2, Torrance 1 0-0 2, Danforth 4 0-0 9. Totals 28 10-11 71.
3-pointers: Larkin 5 (Colen-York 2, Wilder 2, Jones), Auburn 5 (Agee 3, Chaney, Danforth).

Bogan holds off short-handed Harlem

Chicago Bogan blitzed the illness-ravaged Harlem Huskies in the first quarter and then held off several challenges in the second half to win 54-44.

Jamell McLauren scored eight points in the opening minutes as the Bengals raced out to an 18-3 lead. Harlem only had 10 of its 17 players available because of a flu bug running through the team, including three starters. Bo Beehler settled the Huskies down by hitting three 3-pointers in the second quarter.

Still, Harlem never could cut the lead under eight. Harlem fell to 0-4, while Bogan went 3-1.

McLauren scored 16 and Tarell Harding 15 for Bogan. Beehler led all scorers with 23 points.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Bogan 54, Machesney Park Harlem 44

Bogan ............. 20 11  9 14 - 54
Harlem ...........   8 14  8 14 - 44

BOGAN - Dixon 3 1-3 8, Robinson 1 1-2 3, Harding 6 2-4 15, McLauren 6 2-4 16, Gates 1 0-0 2, Nangle 0 1-2 1, Brown 3 2-2 9. Totals 20 9-17 54.
HARLEM - Beehler 9 0-1 23, Koerner 2 2-2 7, Dunbar 1 0-0 3, Winters 1 0-0 2, Walsh 2 1-2 7, Gulotta 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 3-5 44.
3-pointers: Bogan 5 (McLauren 2, Dixon, Harding, Brown), Harlem 9 (Beehler 5, Walsh 2, Korener, Dunbar).

East St. Louis beats E-Rabs on last second layup

 The East St. Louis Flyers rallied from a 16-point second-quarter deficit to beat Rockford East on a buzzer-beating layup, 65-64.

East's JT Samules was on the line with 8.8 seconds and a one-point lead when his free throw hit off the back rim. Macaleab Rich grabbed the rebound and then drove the length of the floor and forced up a layup as the buzzer sounded.

That improved the Flyers to 4-0 and gave East St. Louis its second straight 205 Tip-Off Classic title.

For most of the game, it looked as if East was going to deny the Flyers the title. Samules hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to give the E-Rabs a 24-13 lead. East pushed the lead to 37-21 after a layup by Antonio Lewis.

East St. Louis responded by pounding the ball inside to the 6-7 Rich and 6-8 Demarion Brown. The Flyers kept chipping away at the lead until Robert McCline tied the score in the fourth quarter. The lead bounced back and forth until Rich's buzzer-beating drive.

Rich scored 21 points and Brown finished with 20. Samules led East with 18 and Lewis finished with 17.

BOXSCORE

East St. Louis 65, Rockford East 64

East St. Louis .... 13 14 17 21 - 65
Rockford East ... 24 13 14 13 - 64

EAST ST. LOUIS - Rich 10 1-2 21, Scott 1 0-0 2, D'N. Rucker 2 0-1 4, Da. Rucker 1 2-2 4, Johnson 1 0-2 2, Robinson 1 0-0 3, McCline 2 0-0 5, Boone 2 0-0 4, Brown 9 2-4 20. Totals 24 5-11 65.
EAST - Lewis 8 0-1 17, Samules 6 2-3 18, Barry-Sneed 2 4-5 9, Curtis-Morris 2 2-2 7, S. Hoarde 3 0-0 7, Harris 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 8-11 64.
3-pointers: East St. Louis 2 (Robinson, McCline), East 8 (Samules 4, Lewis, Barry-Sneed, Curtis-Morris, Hoarde).

Clark ends short, dominant run with win over Jefferson

The Chicago Clark Eagles raced out to a 22-11 lead after the first quarter and were never seriously challenged in a 72-50 win over Rockford Jefferson.

C.J. Johnson scored 15 of his team-high 25 in the first half as the Eagles led 40-27 after two quarters. The Eagles then opened the second half with a 13-0 run. Katrell Weekly added 17 points. Clark went 2-0 in the Tip-Off Classic.

Randy Johnson was Jefferson's only scoring threat. He had 26 points and the next highest J-Hawk had eight.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Clark 72, Rockford Jefferson 50

Clark ................ 22 18 22 10 - 72
Jefferson .......... 11 16  15  8 - 50

CLARK - Weekley 8 0-2 17, Jackson 2 4-4 8, Johnson 9 3-5 25, Tolbert 2 1-2 5, Embrey 3 0-0 6, Raines 0 1-2 1, M. Smith 1 1-2 3, Locket 0 0-1 0, Morris 3 1-2 7. Totals 28 11-20 72.
JEFFERSON - Stone 1 0-0 2, Williams 1 3-4 5, Bellinger 1 5-6 8, Primes 0 3-4 3, R. Johnson 10 6-10 26, Marrufo 1 0-0 2, Gathright 2 0-0 4, James 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 17-26 50.
3-pointers: Clark 5 (Johnson 4, Weekley), Jefferson 1 (Bellinger).

Gary leads Guilford past Perspectives

Cinco Gary finished a strong 205 Tip-Off Classic tournament with 19 points to lead Guilford past Chicago Perspectives, 72-61, in its final game of Thanksgiving week.

The Vikings finished 3-2 for the week. 

Jaden Mangruem and Jaden Webster had 15 each for Guilford off the bench.

Jason Asante led Perspectives with 15 points, including an impressive two-handed slam dunk in the first half that sent a buzz through the crowd.

BOXSCORE

Rockford Guilford 72, Chicago Perspectives 61

Perspectives ...... 15 12 14 20 - 61
Guilford ............ 18 17 16 21 - 72

PERSPECTIVES - Wells 1 0-0 2, Benjamin 4 0-0 10, Harris 3 3-4 10, Ellis 5 1-2 12, Scott 3 2-4 8, Asante 6 1-2 15, Thompson 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 7-12 61.
GUILFORD - Taylor 1 0-0 2, Doyle 1 2-3 4, Jordan 1 1-1 3, Mangruem 4 5-6 13, Johnson 1 2-3 4, Jalil 1 0-1 2, Gary 8 3-4 19, Berry-Sneed 2 0-0 4, Webster 5 2-2 15, Frye 1 1-2 4, Scott 0 2-2 2. Totals 25 18-24 72.
3-pointers: Guilford 4 (Webster 3, Frye)