Parker's 31 leads East over Pike

ROCKFORD - Sincere Parker scored 31 points - 10 in a pivotal second quarter - to lead East to a 76-66 victory over the Pike Red Devils of Indianapolis Monday night.

East led 18-14 after one quarter and out-scored Pike 26-11 in the second for a 44-25 halftime lead at East High School. Pike eventually closed that gap to seven points (70-63) with 1:13 to play, but two free throws by Chris Burnell, a layup by Delvonte Leflore and two free throws by Sha’den Clanton kept the E-Rays safely ahead.

Clanton added 13 points and Burnell 12 to East’s total. Jasen Graves led Pike with 17 points, 15 coming on three-pointers. Ahmoni Jones had 16 and Davion Bailey 12 for the Red Devils.

Parker's explosion marked just the fourth time in the five-year history that a player topped 30 points. Terry Ford holds the record with 32 points, getting that for Jefferson in last year's Classic.

BOXSCORE

Rockford East 76, Indianapolis Pike 66

Pike .... 14  11  17  24  -  66
East .... 18  26  10  22  -  76

PIKE - White 3 2-2 9, Bailey 5 0-0 12, Whitney 2 0-0 6, Jones 6 2-2 16, Saunders 0 0-2 0, Robinson 1 1-2 3, Graves 6 0-1 17, Pearon 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 5-9 66.
EAST - Burnell 4 2-2 12, Thompson 4 0-0 9, Clanton 4 5-7 13, Dickens 2 0-0 4, Parker 12 3-3 31, Luster 2 0-0 5, Leflore 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 10-12 76.
3-pt FG: Pike 13 (Graves 5, Bailey 2, Whitney 2, Jones 2, White), East 8 (Parker 4, Burnell 2, Thompson, Luster).