Jefferson moves to 2-0 on last-second bucket

ROCKFORD - Rockford Jefferson won its ninth straight 205 Tip-Off Classic game on a last-second layup by senior guard Nigel Posley.

The layup came with 2.3 seconds left and made the J-Hawks a 63-61 winner over North Chicago.

The game was tight throughout. The Warhawks led by one after the first quarter and four at halftime. The score was tied at 53 when a North Chicago player got a technical foul. Posley made four straight free throws.

The Warhawks rallied and tied the game at 61 with nine seconds left on a tip-in by Andre Illidge Jr., setting up the heroics by Posley.

Posley led Jefferson with 18 points. Randy Johnson, a sophomore center, had 16, and La'Shawn Gathright, a freshman guard, had 14. Nasir Za Kai Young led the Warhawks with 20 points.

Rockford Jefferson 63, North Chicago 61
North Chicago
Player	2s	3s	FT	FTA	Pts
Usher	5	0	0	0	10
Illidge	4	1	0	2	11
Bosley	5	0	0	1	10
Young	8	0	4	9	20
Washington	1	0	0	0	2
Brooks	4	0	0	0	8
Totals	27	1	4	14	61
Rockford Jefferson
Player	2s	3s	FT	FTA	Pts
Posley	6	0	6	11	18
Williams	1	1	0	0	5
Johnson	8	0	0	1	16
Gates	2	0	0	0	4
Anderson	2	0	2	2	4
Gathright	7	0	0	0	14
Total	26	1	8	14	63
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
North Chicago	15	15	13	18	61
Jefferson	14	12	20	17	83