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) 

East St. Louis holds off pesky Knights

Auburn's signature man-to-man defense managed to slow down the high-powered East St. Louis Flyers, but an uncharacteristically bad game at the free throw dashed any hopes of an upset.

Auburn trailed just 31-22 at halftime against the Flyers, who are now 8-0 in 205 Tip-Off Classic play over two years. The Knights, though, missed at least eight layups in the first half and missed four of five free throws.

The Flyers pushed the lead to 19 points in the third quarter, but Auburn kept making enough baskets to keep it from being a runaway. The free throw line was key. Auburn finished just 12 of 20, while East St. Louis made eight of nine.

Macaleab Rich led the Flyers with 14 and Demarion Brown had 13. It was a tremendous game of contrasts. The Flyers played only player under 6-foot-3, while Auburn played only one player over 6-foot-3.

Adrian Agee led Auburn with 19 points on six three-pointers. Freshman Amir Danforth added 12.

BOXSCORE

East St. Louis 70, Rockford Auburn 58

East St. Louis ....... 14 17 21 18 - 70
Rockford Auburn..   6 16 11 25 - 58

EAST ST. LOUIS - Rich 6 2-2 14, Scott 3 0-0 8, D'N. Rucker 3 0-0 7, Da. Rucker 2 1-1 5, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Robinson 4 2-2 11, McCline 3 0-0 6, Boone 1 2-2 4, Brown 6 1-2 13. Totals 29 8-9 70.
AUBURN - Agee 6 1-2 19, Chaney 3 1-2 7, Parker 2 2-5 6, Horton-Lee 1 4-6 7, Miller 3 0-1 7, Danforth 3 4-4 12. Totals 18 12-20 58.
3-pointers: East St. Louis 4 (Scott 2, D'N. Rucker, Robinson), Auburn 10 (Agee 6, Danforth 2, Horton-Lee, Miller).

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).

Where We Stand

205 Tip-Off Classic Standings
School	W	L	PF	PA
East St. Louis	2	0	168	82
Chicago Whitney Young	2	0	162	108
Chicago Clark	1	0	71	32
Rockford East	2	2	251	272
Rockford Guilford	2	2	231	266
Rockford Auburn	1	1	161	161
Chicago Perspectives	1	1	112	118
Chicago Bogan	1	1	127	135
Rockford Jefferson	1	1	91	129
Memphis Douglass	1	2	225	220
Elgin Larkin	1	2	161	189
Machesney Park Harlem	0	3	150	198
Leading Scorers
Player, School		G	Pts.	Avg.
Tarell Harding, Bogan		2	42	21.0
Macaleab Rich, East St. Louis		2	41	20.5
Katrell Weekley, Clark		1	20	20.0
Antonio Lewis, Rkfd. East		4	73	18.3
C.J. Johnson, Clark		1	18	18.0
Randy Johnson, Jefferson		2	34	17.0
Daniel Johnson, Whitney Young		2	33	16.5
Darnell Wilder, Larkin		3	49	16.3
D'Necco Rucker, East St. Louis		2	32	16.0
Taquez Butler, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Tyler Johnson, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Armani Ivy, Larkin		2	30	15.0
Adrian Agee, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Adrian Agee, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Rakim Chaney, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Amir Danforth, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Jarmon Brittman, Douglass		3	41	13.7
Cinco Gary, Guilford		4	54	13.5
Dalen Davis, Whitney Young		2	25	12.5
Jason Asante, Perspectives		2	25	12.5
Terry Horton, Auburn		2	24	12.0
Dane Dailing, Harlem		2	24	12.0
Marquez Jordan, Guilford		4	46	11.5
JT Samules, Rkfd. East		4	45	11.3
Brennan Horton-Lee, Auburn		2	22	11.0
Sterling Hoarde, Rkfd. East		4	43	10.8
Champ Parker, Auburn		2	21	10.5
Robert McCline, East St. Louis		2	21	10.5
Jason Smith, Bogan		2	21	10.5
Bo Beehler, Harlem		3	31	10.3
Malachi Johnson, Guilford		4	41	10.3
Demarion Brown, East St. Louis		2	20	10.0
Antonio Munoz, Whitney Young		2	20	10.0

East St. Louis puts on a show against Guilford

Macaleab Rich and the East St. Louis Flyers wowed the crowd in an 88-51 win over Guilford to cap off a slate of eight 205 Tip-Off Classic games on Friday.

Rich's windmill reverse slam dunk put the Flyers up 16-6, sending a buzz through the crowd and causing Guilford coach Chris Dixon to call a timeout to halt the momentum.

It didn't work.

East St. Louis led 27-16 at the end of the first quarter and then scored the first 13 points of the second to effectively put the game away. Included in that run was a play where Robert McCline threw a ball off the backboard and Rich came flying through the lane for perhaps a more impressive dunk. That play even had the East St. Louis fans on their feet.

In the end, the Flyers had five dunks and made nine three-pointers. Rich led all scorers with 20 points and McCline had 17. The Flyers are the defending 205 Tip-Off Classic champions and went 28-6 last season. East St. Louis plays Auburn at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning and then Rockford East at 4 p.m.

The Vikings were led by Marquez Jordan's 11 points. Guilford takes on Chicago Perspectives at 1 p.m.

BOXSCORE

East St. Louis 88, Rockford Guilford 51

East St. Louis ... 27 22 25 14 - 88
Guilford ............ 16 11 17  7 - 51

EAST ST. LOUIS - Rich 7 3-3 20, Scott 0 1-2 1, D'N Rucker 5 3-3 14, Da. Rucker 3 1-2 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Robinson 3 0-0 7, Bynum 1 0-0 3, McCline 7 0-1 17, Boone 2 5-8 9, Brown 3 3-4 9. Totals 32 16-23 88.
GUILFORD - Doyle 1 0-0 2, Jordan 4 1-1 11, Mangruem 3 0-0 9, Johnson 1 8-8 10, Jalil 1 0-0 2, Gary 4 0-1 9, Webster 2 2-2 6, Frye 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 11-12 51.
3-pointers: East St. Louis 9 (McCline 3, Rich 3, D'N. Rucker, Robinson, Bynum), Guilford 6 (Mangruem 3, Jordan 2, Gary).

Clark runs away from Harlem

Machesney Park Harlem opened the 205 Tip-Off Classic with two close losses, but the Huskies were never in the game against Chicago Clark in its second game Friday.

The Eagles raced out to an 18-8 lead, led 46-21 at halftime and cruised to a 71-32 win.

Katrell Weekley led Clark with 20 points and C.J. Johnson added 18. It was the first game of the Tip-Off Classic for the Eagles. Caden Cline and Nate Dunbar led the Huskies with eight points each.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Clark 71, Machesney Park Harlem 32

Clark ........ 20 26 16  9 - 71
Harlem ..... 13  8   5   6 - 32

CLARK - Weekley 9 2-5 20, Jackson 1 1-2 3, Johnson 7 0-0 18, Tolbert 3 0-0 7, Embry 2 1-2 5, Raines 2 3-3 7, Murphy 2 0-0 4, Smith 1 1-2 3, Parks 0 2-2 2, Morris 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 10-16 71.
HARLEM - Cline 0 8-8 8, Dailing 1 2-2 5, Dunbar 2 2-2 8, Winters 0 0-2 0, Walsh 1 2-2 5, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Gulotta 1 0-0 2, Jancic 1 0-1 2. Totals 7 14-17 32.
3-pointers: Clark 5 (Johnson 4, Tolbert), Harlem 4 (Dunbar 2, Dailing, Walsh). 

Bogan tips East on last second shot

Tarell Harding's short jump shot with three seconds to play lifted Bogan to a 61-60 over East Friday after the E-Rabs missed a multitude of first-half layups  (at least six) and failed to convert two free throws with 22 seconds to play.

It was Harding's second basket in the final 30 seconds, paired with a shot which brought the Bengals within 60-59 after East had built a 60-57 lead.

While East was struggling with its first-half shots, Bogan used a 10-0 run to build a 25-10 lead. East managed to get within 31-21 at halftime and finally caught the Bengals at 41 late in the third quarter.

From there, the lead seesawed although Bogan pulled ahead 57-52 before three straight Bengal turnovers helped East build its last lead.

Harding led Bogan with 20 points Dauntrell Dixon and Jamell McLauren chipped in 12 apiece for the Bengals andDamari Robinson had 10.

East's Antonio Lewis led all scorers with 24 points but no other E-Rab reached double figures.

East dropped to 2-2 on the season, while Bogan is now 1-1.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Bogan 61, Rockford East 60

Bogan ......... 17 14 12 18 - 61
East ............. 10 11 22 17 - 60

BOGAN - Smith 2 0-0 4, Dixon 4 2-2 12, Robinson 5 0-0 10, Harding 9 2-2 20, Brown 1 0-0 3, McLauren 5 0-0 12. Totals 26 4-4 61.
EAST - Lewis 9 4-7 24, Samules 3 1-2 9, Berry-Sneed 1 2-2 5, Curtis-Morris 4 0-0 8, S. Hoarde 4 0-1 8, Harris 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 7-12 60.
3-pointers: Bogan 5 (McLauren 2, Dixon 2, Brown), East 5 (Lewis 2, Samules 2, Berry-Sneed).

East St. Louis too much for Jefferson

East St. Louis, the defending 205 Tip-Off Classic champions, blew out an overmatched Rockford Jefferson squad playing its second game of the day, 80-31.

The Flyers led 16-6 after the first quarter and then scored the first 22 points of the second quarter.

East St. Louis, which plays Guilford tonight in the last of eight games Friday, was led by Macaleab Rich, who had 21, and D'Necco Rucker, who had 18. Randy Johnson led Jefferson with 12.

BOXSCORE

East St. Louis 80, Rockford Jefferson 31

E. St. Louis ..... 16 25 28 11 - 80
Jefferson .........   6   5 10 10 - 31

EAST ST. LOUIS - Rich 7 7-8 21, Da. Rucker 6 1-2 18, D. Rucker 0 3-4 3, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Robinson 3 0-0 9, Bynum 1 2-2 5, McCline 2 0-0 4, Boone 2 1-4 5, Brown 4 3-6 11. Totals 27 14-20 80.
JEFFERSON - Williams 0 3-4 3, Bellinger 1 0-0 3, Johnson 5 2-5 12, Hudson 0 4-4 4, Stone 1 2-2 5, Morrufo 1 0-0 2, Ekberg 1 0-0 2, Christmas 0 0-2 0. Totals 9 11-17 31.
3-pointers: East St. Louis 9 (Da. Rucker 5, Robinson 3, Bynum), Jefferson 2 (Stone, Bellinger).

Harlem falls to Perspectives in overtime

Perspectives outscored Harlem 12-7 in overtime for a 63-58 victory in Friday's fourth game.

An uncontested layup by Harlem's Bo Beehler on an assist from Boris Jancic tied the game at 51 with 20 seconds to play in regulation. But Perspectives scored the first five points in the extra period and the Harlem got no closer than three points thereafter, even though the winners missed six of seven freee throw attempts in the final 41 seconds.

Harlem scored 11 three-pointers to three for Perspectives, but the Huskies dropped to 0-2 for the season and the tournament. Perspectives is 1-1.

Jason Asante led Perspectives with 19 points. Dane Dailing led Harlem, also with 19 points.  

BOXSCORE

Chicago Perspectives 63, Machesney Park Harlem 58 (OT)

Perspectives ...... 12 10 17 12 12 - 63
Harlem .............. 17  8   9  17  7  - 58

PERSPECTIVES - Wells 0 1-2 1, Graham 2 2-2 6, Benjamin 3 0-0 8, Harris 4 0-0 8, Ellis 4 2-3 10, Thomas 0 0-2 0, Scott 5 0-2 11, Asante 5 3-5 19. Totals 23 8-16 63.
HARLEM - Beehler 5 0-0 11, Cline 3 3-3 10, Dailing 7 1-2 19, Dunbar 3 1-2 10, Walsh 2 0-0 6, Phillips 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 5-7 58.
3-pointers: Perspectives 3 (Benjamin 2, Scott), Harlem 11 (Dailing 4, Dunbar 3, Walsh 2, Beehler, Cline).

Guilford storms past Bogan in second half

Guilford's Vikings erased a five-point halftime deficit with a blistering attack in the final two quarters to score a 75-66 victory over Chicago Bogan in Friday's third game. 

Bogan led 38-33 at halftime and made it 40-33 before an 11-2 run put the Vikings ahead 44-42. After ties at 44, 46 and 48, Guilford edged ahead and never trailed again though the third-quarter score was a slim 57-56.

Marquez Jordan, whose 20 points led Guilford, sparked an 18-10 fourth quarter with seven points. Cinco Gary had six points in  the quarter and finished with 11 points for the Vikings. Malachi Johnson also reached double figures for Guilford with 13 points.

Bogan's Tarell Harding led all scorers with 22 points. Jason Smith added 17 points and Gabe Harris 12 for the Bengals.

BOXSCORE

Rockford Guilford 75, Chicago Bogan 66

Bogan ..........16  22  18  10 - 66
Guilford ...... 13  20  24  18 - 75

BOGAN - Roberts 0 2-2 2, Harris 4 4-7 12, Smith 5 4-7 17, Dixon 3 1-1 7, Harding 8 6-6 22, Brown Jr. 1 0-0 2, Gates 1 3-4 5. Totals 22 20-27 66.
GUILFORD - Doyle 1 0-0 3, Jordan 7 5-8 20, Mangruem 3 0-0 9, Johnson 5 2-3 13, Jalil 4 3-6 11, Gary 5 1-2 11, Sneed 1 0-0 2, Frye 0 4-6 4, Scott 0 2-2 2. Totals 26 17-27 75.
3-pointers: Bogan 2 (Smith 2), Guilford 6 (Mangruem 3, Doyle, Jordan, Johnson).

East pulls away early from Elgin Larkin

East built an 18-8 lead in the first quarter and was never threatened in a 77-56 romp past Elgin Larkin in the second of an eight-game schedule Friday.

The E-Rabs boosted their record to 2-1, while Larkin fell to 1-2.

Antonio Lewis, Sterling Hoarde and Carl Harris each had 12 points to lead East. Larkin's Darnell Wilder led all scorers with 18 points, while Jasavion Rodgers-Sowers chipped in 13 for the Royals.  

BOXSCORE

Rockford East 77, Elgin Larkin 56

Larkin ...... 11 11 11 23 - 56
East .........  18 17 16 16 - 77

LARKIN - Williams 0 3-4 3, Hibbett 2 0-0 4, Rodgers-Sowers 5 3-5 13, Cannon 1 0-0 2, Colen-York 1 1-1 3, Jones 0 5-6 5, Wilder 8 0-0 18, Ivy 1 0-2 3. Totals 18 12-18 56.
EAST - Lewis 4 4-4 12, Samules 4 0-0 9, Berry-Sneed 3 0-0 6, Curtis-Morris 4 0-0 9, Henke 0 1-3 1, S. Hoarde 5 2-2 12, Crayton 3 0-0 8, McFadden-Leach 3 0-0 7, Cole 0 1-2 1, Harris 5 2-3 12. Totals 31 10-14 77.
3-pointers: Larkin 3 (Rodgers-Sowers, Wilder, Ivy), East 5 (Crayton 2, McFadden-Leach, Samules, Curtis-Morris).

Jefferson opens Tip-Off play with win over Perspectives

Randy Johnson scored 22 points and Jefferson led most of the way in making new head coach L.C. Robinson's debut a success, beating Chicago Perspectives 60-49 at Guilford High School Friday.

After trailing 5-0 at game's start, Perspectives scored eight straight points to lead 8-5 and 8-7 before the J-Hawks took the lead for good.

Jefferson led 26-17 at halftime but had to weather a brief Perspectives rally in the third quarter. Trailing 32-21, the Warriors ran off 10 straight points to close to within one point but never got closer.

Robinson is a former Jefferson basketball and football star who took the job after being an assistant at Rockford East High School for the past several seasons.

BOXSCORES

Rockford Jefferson 60, Chicago Perspectives 49

Perspectives ..... 9  8  20  12 - 49
Jefferson ..........14 12 16 18 - 60

PERSPECTIVES - Wells 4 0-0 8, Graham 2 1-2 5, Benjamin 3 0-0 7, Harris 4 0-0 9, Ellis 3 1-4 7, Smith 1 1-2 3, Scott 2 0-0 4, Asante 2 2-4 6. Totals 21 5-12 49.
JEFFERSON - Williams 4 2-9 13, Givens 5 1-2 13, Johnson 10 2-4 22, Tyler 0 4-6 4, Stone 1 4-6 7, Marrufo 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 14-29 60.
3-pointers: Perspectives 2 (Benjamin, Harris), Jefferson 6 (Williams 3, Givens 2, Stone).

Tip-Off Classic Standings and Stats

205 Tip-Off Classic Standings
School	W	L	PF	PA
Chicago Whitney Young	2	0	162	108
Rockford Auburn	1	1	161	161
Elgin Larkin	1	1	105	112
Rockford Guilford	1	1	105	112
Rockford East	1	1	114	155
Memphis Douglass	1	2	225	220
Machesney Park Harlem	0	1	60	64
Leading Scorers
Player, School		G	Pts.	Avg.
Armani Ivy, Larkin		1	27	27.0
Bo Beehler, Harlem		1	20	20.0
Antonio Lewis, Rkfd. East		2	37	18.5
Cinco Gary, Guilford		2	34	17.0
Daniel Johnson, Whitney Young		2	33	16.5
Mason Walsh, Harlem		1	16	16.0
Taquez Butler, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Tyler Johnson, Douglass		3	47	15.7
Darnell Wilder, Larkin		2	31	15.5
Adrian Agee, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Rakim Chaney, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Amir Danforth, Auburn		2	28	14.0
Jarmon Brittman, Douglass		3	41	13.7
JT Samules, Rkfd. East		2	27	13.5
Dalen Davis, Whitney Young		2	25	12.5
Terry Horton, Auburn		2	24	12.0
Sterling Hoarde, Rkfd. East		2	23	11.5
Brennan Horton-Lee, Auburn		2	22	11.0
Champ Parker, Auburn		2	21	10.5
Antonio Munoz, Whitney Young		2	20	10.0

Guilford picks up first win, beating Larkin

It was ragged, but Guilford led the entire game in beating a short-handed Elgin Larkin team 52-41 in the final game Wednesday of a Tip-Off Classic triple header.

Larkin played without starter Armani Ivy, who was held out of the game by the Larkin coaching staff. The Royals tied the game at 2, but could never lead. Both teams are now 1-1.

Cinco Gary led Guilford with 15 points. The Vikings were a man down as well. Mekhi Doby, who was first team All-NIC-10 as a junior, missed the game after spraining his ankle Tuesday night. Darnell Wilder had 13 to pace Larkin.

BOXSCORE

Rockford Guilford 52, Elgin Larkin 41

Larkin .......   8  12  10  11  - 41
Guilford .... 18  13  11  10  - 52

LARKIN - Williams 1 1-2 4, Rodgers-Sowers 3 0-0 6, Cannon 1 1-2 4, Colen-York 3 0-0 7, Wilder 5 0-0 13, Casebeer 1 2-2 4, Reed 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 5-8 41.
GUILFORD - Goldsmith 0 1-2 1, Doyle 1 0-0 2, Jordan 4 0-0 8, Mangruem 1 1-1 3, Johnson 3 1-2 8, Jalil 2 2-3 6, Gary 6 3-5 15, Webster 2 0-0 4, Frye 2 0-0 5. Totals 21 8-13 52.
3-pointers: Larkin 6 (Wilder 3, Williams, Cannon, Colen-York), Guilford 2 (Johnson and Frye).

Auburn can't overcome Whitney Young run

Chicago’s Whitney Young completed a perfect stay in the Tip-off Classic with a 77-65 victory over Auburn.

The Dolphins finished tournament play with a 2-0 record, while Auburn dropped to 1-1.

Auburn hung with the Dolphins for most of the first half, Forging a 30-30  tie on a pair of three-pointers by Rakim Chaney. But Whitney Young outscored the Knights 13-4 to take a 43-34 halftime lead. The Dolphins continued the onslaught in the third quarter, building a 66-42 edge before Auburn closed the gap slightly in the final eight minutes.

Daley Davis and Dan Johnson led Whitney Young with 15 points apiece. Adrian Agee led Auburn with 15 points and Chaney added 14.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Whitney Young 77, Rockford Auburn 65

Whitney Young .... 20 23 23 11 - 77
Rkfd. Auburn ....... 12 22  8  23 - 65

WHITNEY YOUNG - Clark 4 0-0 9, Dal. Davis 6 2-3 15, Pruitt 2 0-0 5, Johnson 7 0-0 15, Rankin 3 1-2 8, Munoz 4 0-1 8, Brown 3 0-0 6, D'Alessandro 2 0-0 4, Pigram 3 1-2 7. Totals 34 4-8 77.
AUBURN - Agee 5 2-2 15, Chaney 5 2-2 14, Parker 4 1-2 9, Horton 2 1-2 6, Horton-Lee 3 3-3 9, Miller 1 0-0 2, Danforth 4 0-0 10. Totals 24 9-11 65.
3-pointers: Whitney Young 5 (Clark, Dal. Davis, Pruitt, D. Johnson, Rankin), Auburn 8 (Agee 3, Danforth 2, Chaney 2, Horton).

East beats Douglass on late layup

Antonio Lewis' layup with 1.2 seconds to play listed East’s E-Rabs to a 71-70 victory over Frederick Douglass in the opener of a Tip-off Classic triple header at Auburn Wednesday.

Taquez Butler hit one of two free throws with 37.1 seconds left to put Douglass ahead 70-69 and Samules missed a shot with 20 seconds remaining. A Douglass turnover gave East another shot and Lewis hit the clincher.

Douglass called three consecutive timeouts to set up a final play, but East’s defense resulted in a short throw-in pass and a long heave from the backcourt.

The lead changed seven times and the score was tied six times in the tight contest. East led for much of the first half, but Douglass closed the gap in the second half and held a five-point lead early in the fourth quarter.

Butler led all scorers with 21 points. Tyler Johnson chipped in 17 points for the Red Devils.

Samules and Antonio Lewis shared scoring honors for East with 19 points apiece. Sterling Hoarde added 17 points for the E-Rabs who had only five players score.

BOXSCORE

Rockford East 71, Memphis Douglass 70

East .......... 17 19 21 14 - 71
Douglass... 14 18 20 18 - 70

EAST - Lewis 7 4-7 19, Samules 7 2-3 19, Barry-Sneed 4 3-3 11, S. Hoarde 6 5-8 17, Harris 2 1-1 5. Totals 26 15-22 71.
DOUGLASS - D. Johnson 0 1-6 1, Butler 6 8-10 21, T. Johnson 7 3-4 17, Chandler 2 0-0 4, Thompson 2 2-2 6, Powell 4 0-0 9, Brittman 5 0-0 10, Bond 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 14-22 70.
3-pointers: East 4 (Samules 3, Lewis), Douglass 2 (Butler, Powell).

Memphis school wears down Guilford

Frederick Douglass of Memphis, Tennessee maintained its hurry-up style of play Tuesday night, but the results were much better for the Red Devils.

After suffering a 96-84 loss to Auburn on Monday night, Douglass rebounded for a 71-53 win over Guilford on Tuesday.

After a seesaw first half which saw the score tied twice and the lead change eight times, Douglass pulled away for a 41-35 halftime lead. The Red Devils built the lead to 51-35 halfway through the third quarter before Guilford put together a brief rally to cut the deficit to 51-48 after three quarters.

The fourth quarter was all Douglass.

Douglass, which only made one three-point basket all night, was led in scoring by Jarmon Brittman with 21 points. Taqueria Butler added 19. Cinco Gary led Guilford with 19 points. Mekhi Doby, who was a first team all-NIC-10 player as a junior, only played in the first quarter and didn't score.

BOXSCORE

Memphis Douglass 71, Rockford Guilford 53

Douglass .... 20  21  10  20 - 71
Guilford ..... 12  23  13   5  - 53

DOUGLASS - D. Johnson 2 4-6 8, Butler 8 3-7 19, T. Johnson 3 2-5 8, Chandler 2 0-0 4, Thompson 4 0-1 8, Powell 1 0-0 3, Brittman 10 1-3 21. 30 10-22 71.
GUILFORD - Goldsmith 0 1-3 1, Doyle 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 2-2 7, Mangruem 1 0-0 3, M. Johnson 3 2-4 10, Jalil 3 0-1 6, Gary 9 1-2 19, Webster 1 0-0 3, Frye 1 0-1 2. Totals 21 6-13 53.
3-pointers: Douglass 1 (Powell), Guilford 5 (Johnson 2, Jordan, Mangruem, Webster).

Whitney Young too much for East

Talented Whitney Young of Chicago took full advantage of mistake-prone East and rolled to an 85-43 victory at Guilford High School Tuesday night.

The outcome was never in doubt after the Dolphins sprinted to a 22-11 first quarter lead. The Chicago powerhouse expanded the margin to 46-25 at halftime and 71-38 after three quarters. The fourth quarter was played with a running clock.

Dan Johnson scored 18 points to lead Whitney Young. Antonio Munoz added 12 for the Dolphins. Antonio Lewis scored 18 points to lead the overmatched E-Rabs. East played without Matthew Hoarde, who was first-team All-NIC-10 last season. Hoarde is out with a wrist injury.

BOXSCORE

Chicago Whitney Young 85, Rockford East 43

Whitney Young ... 22  24  25  14 - 85
Rockford East ..... 11  14  13    5 - 43

WHITNEY YOUNG - Clark 3 2-2 8, D. Davis 4 0-0 10, Pigram 5 0-0 11, Faulkner 0 0-2 0, Pruitt 1 2-2 5, Johnson 7 2-2 18, Munoz 6 0-0 12, Brown 3 1-2 7, Davis 2 0-0 4, Chadwick 1 0-0 3, Richardson 3 0-0 7. Totals 35 7-10 85.
ROCKFORD EAST - Lewis 4 8-9 18, Samules 4 0-1 8, Curtis-Morris 1 1-3 4, S. Hoarde 2 0-0 6, Harris 3 1-2 7. Totals 14 10-15 43.
3-pointers: Whitney Young 8 (D. Davis 2, Pigram, Pruitt, Johnson 2, Chadwick, Richardson), East 5 (Lewis 2, Curtis-Morris, S. Hoarde 2).

Day Two!

Chicago Whitney Young, Rockford East and Rockford Guilford open their seasons tonight as the 205 Tip-Off Classic shifts to Guilford High School.

Whitney Young is a nationally-known high school basketball power and at least seven of its players are ranked among the top 200 in Illinois recruiting rankings.

The updated schedule for the entire tournament is below. Wednesday's games at Auburn have been moved up to allow for more travel time home for the out of town teams.

 

205 Tip-Off Classic Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 22, at Guilford High School
6 p.m.	Chicago Whitney Young vs. Rockford East
7:30 p.m.	Rockford Guilford vs. Memphis Douglass
Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Auburn High School
10 a.m.	Memphis Douglass vs. Rockford East
11:30 a.m.	Rockford Auburn vs. Chicago Whitney Young
1 p.m.	Rockford Guilford vs. Elgin Larkin
Friday, Nov. 26, at Guilford High School
9:30 a.m.	Rockford Jefferson vs. Chicago Perspectives
11 a.m.	Elgin Larkin vs. Rockford East
12:30 p.m.	Chicago Bogan vs. Rockford Guilford
2 p.m.	Chicago Perspectives vs. Machesney Park Harlem
3:30 p.m.	East St. Louis vs. Rockford Jefferson
5 p.m.	Rockford East vs. Chicago Bogan
6:30 p.m.	Machesney Park Harlem vs. Chicago Clark
8 p.m.	Rockford Guilford vs. East St. Louis
Saturday, Nov. 26, at Auburn High School
10 a.m.	Chicago Bogan vs. Rockford Jefferson
11:30 a.m.	East St. Louis vs. Rockford Auburn
1 p.m.	Rockford Guilford vs. Chicago Perspectives
2:30 p.m.	Rockford Jefferson vs. Chicago Clark
4 p.m.	Rockford East vs. East St. Louis
5:30 p.m.	Machesney Park Harlem vs. Chicago Bogan
7 p.m.	Rockford Auburn vs. Elgin Larkin

Balanced Knights too fast for Memphis Douglass

Six players scored in double figures as Auburn opened its season with a 96-84 statement victory over highly regarded Frederick Douglass of Memphis, Tennessee, in the nightcap of the opening night doubleheader.

Auburn, which is coming off a 26-6 season, outscored the Red Devils 22-14 in the second quarter of the fast -paced game to take a 48-37 halftime lead and was never severely threatened the rest of the way.

The athletic, helter skelter Red Devils, who went 22-5 last year, did manage to get within nine points in the final minutes but no closer.

Amir Danforth and Terry Horton led Auburn with 18 points each. Tyler Johnson led Douglas with 22 points. The 96 points by the Knights ties the second most ever scored in a 205 Tip-Off Classic game. Indianapolis Pike scored 98 points against East back in 2014.

Herman Powell had 21 for the Red Devils.

The bigger Red Devils dominated the offensive boards and actually scored more field goals than Auburn. The Knights, though, played six guards and two forwards and killed Douglass at the free-throw line. Auburn made 32-of-40 from the charity stripe.

BOXSCORE 

Rockford Auburn 96, Memphis Douglass 84

Douglass ..... 23 14 24 23 - 84
Auburn ....... 26 22 25 23 - 96

DOUGLASS - D. Johnson 5 0-0 10, Butler 3 0-0 7, T. Johnson 7 7-11 22, Chandler 2 0-0 6, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Powell 8 3-8 21, Britman 3 4-7 10, Holly 1 0-0 2, Bond 1 2-2 4. Totals 31 16-28 84.
AUBURN - Agee 4 3-4 13, Chaney 3 8-8 14, Parker 4 2-2 12, Black 2 1-2 5, Horton 2 13-16 18, Horton-Lee 4 4-4 13, Miller 1 1-4 3, Danforth 7 0-0 18. Totals 27 32-40 96.
3-pointers: Douglass 6 (Powell 2, Chandler 2, Butler, T. Johnson), Auburn 10 (Danforth 4, Agee 2, Parker 2, Horton, Horton-Lee.

Larkin holds off furious Harlem comeback

Elgin Larkin, appearing in its eighth straight Tip-off Classic, held off a furious Harlem rally in the fourth quarter of the tournament’s opening game for a 64-60 victory.

Harlem trailed 51-33 entering the final eight minutes but closed the margin with five 3-point baskets and taking advantage of several Larkin turnovers.

The Huskies cut the deficit single digits on Mason Walsh’s three-pointer at 56-48. Caden Cline made one of two free throws and Boris Jancic dropped in a two-pointer to make it 56-51 with 2:15 to play.

With the score 59-54, Harlem missed an opportunity for a further cut with a turnover and then missed two shots and a free throw at the 26-second mark.

Walsh scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 16. Nate Dunbar, with 11 in the rally, had 13 for the Huskies. Bo Beehler led Harlem with 20.

Armani Ivy led Larkin with 27 points. Darnell Wilder added 18 for the Royals, including the game-clinching free throw with 3.6 seconds to play.

BOXSCORE

Elgin Larkin 64, Machesney Park Harlem 60

Harlem .....  9 12 12 27 - 60
Larkin ...... 14 24 13 13 - 64

HARLEM - Beehler 6 4-6 20, Cline 3 1-3 7, Koerner 2 0-1 5, Dunbar 1 0-0 3, Winters 0 2-5 2, Walsh 4 6-7 16, Phillips 1 1-2 3. Totals 19 14-24 60.
LARKIN - Rodgers-Sowers 3 1-1 7, Colen-York 3 3-3 9, Wilder 4 7-12 18, Ivy 9 5-7 27, Casebeer 1 1-1 3. Totals 20 17-24 64.
3-pointers: Harlem 8 (Beehler 4, Walsh 2, Koerner, Dunbar); Larkin 7 (Ivy 4, Wilder 3).

Opening night!

Monday night is the opening for the 205 Tip-Off Classic and it'll be the season-opener for three of the four teams playing on the first night's two contests at Auburn High School.

Elgin Larkin, which has played in every Tip-Off Classic, opens the night at 6 p.m. against the Harlem Huskies from Machesney Park. 

Larkin was 31-4 last season and finished a step away from the IHSA State Tournament. The Royals, though, graduated Demari Wheeler-Thomas, who is playing for NCAA Division 1 North Dakota State this year. 

Jacob Blakely will be the next big thing for Larkin. The junior guard scored 65 points in five games as a sophomore in last year's Tip-Off Classic. Unfortunately, Blakely will be out until January with a knee injury so Larkin is a bit of a wild card.

Harlem is one of only three teams in this year's Classic coming off a losing season. The Huskies went 10-21 last year, but the Huskies return DeAndre Young and Dane Dailing, two of its three top scorers last season.

Auburn was 26-6 last year, winning the NIC-10 and the eighth regional title in coach Bryan Ott's 23 years at the school. The Knights seemed set to have a similar season, but Auburn will have to adjust its attack after 6-6 junior center Mike Jones transferred to a Chicago-area basketball college prep program.

Frederick Douglass is making its first trip to Rockford and is the only school Monday to have a game under its belt. On Nov. 15, Douglas beat Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, 68-53. The Red Devils are coming off a 22-5 season and return three of its top four scorers from last year.

205 Tip-Off Classic Schedule
Monday, Nov. 21, at Auburn High School
6 p.m.	Elgin Larkin vs. Machesney Park Harlem
7:30 p.m.	Memphis (Ten.) Douglas vs. Rockford Auburn

Vast array of basketball powers coming to 205 Tip-Off Classic

The eighth annual 205 Tip-Off Classic has its deepest field yet.

Twelve schools, including all four Rockford Public Schools and fellow NIC-10 member Machesney Park Harlem, will be playing at Guilford and Auburn high schools from November 21 through Nov. 26.

Nine of the 12 schools had winning records in 2021-2022. Seven of the schools won more than 20 games. Six of the schools won regional championships.

This year's showcase features the return of Chicago Whitney Young, a nationally known high school basketball power that's made it to the IHSA state tournament in three of the past five seasons, and East St. Louis, which went 28-6 last year, including a perfect 4-0 in its first Tip-Off Classic.

This year also features the debut of Frederick Douglass High School of Memphis, Tennessee. Douglas went 22-5 last season and won a regional championship. In the past, the Tip-Off Classic has drawn teams from Florida, California, Indiana and Wisconsin. Douglass is the first Tennessee team to make the trip.

Also returning is Elgin Larkin, which is coming off a 30-4 season. The Royals have played in every 205 Tip-Off Classic. Larkin will open the Tip-Off Classic against Harlem on Monday, Nov. 21, and close it against Auburn on Sunday, Nov. 26.

The week is an excellent yardstick for the Rockford Public Schools programs. Auburn is coming off a 26-6 season with a regional title, the eighth in the last 14 years under coach Bryan Ott. Rockford East went 24-10, also winning a regional. The E-Rabs are 111-38 in the past five seasons under Roy Sackmaster. Guilford had its first winning season in the NIC-10 in 15 years under second-year coach Chris Dixon. Jefferson, however, struggled to a 5-24 season. It was the J-Hawks first losing season since 2011-2012 and Jefferson turned to L.C. Robinson, a former star J-Hawks basketball player, to return the program to prominence.

Another part of the fun is getting to watch future college stars. Prep Hoops is one of the more respected ranking systems. According to them, these are the players to watch this year:

* Whitney Young: Guards Dalen Davis, Marcus Pigram, Sean Brown-Coley and Damon Davis and forwards Daniel Johnson, Tyler Tharpe and Kevin Iverson. 

* East St. Louis: Guard Robert McCline, forwards Macaleab Rich and Antwan Robinson and center Cameron Boone.

* Memphis Douglass: Forward Tyler Johnson.

* Guilford: Guards Mekhi Doby and Malachi Johnson.
* Auburn: Guard Adrian Agee.
* East: Forward Matthew Hoarde.
* Chicago Clark: Guard Katrell Weekley.

* Elgin Larkin: Guard Jacob Blakley.

* Jefferson: Forward Randy Johnson.