Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Belvidere no match for Madison La Follette

ROCKFORD -- Madison La Follette knocked down nine three-pointers in an easy, 70-32, win over Belvidere.

The Lancers had three players score in double figures, Montrell Hannah, 14, Ashton Miller, 14, and Julius Patton. Belvidere, which hit just one three-pointer, was led by Will Morris' six points. Returning all-NIC 10 player Deante Barnes had just five.

The Bucs dropped to 1-1 in the tournament. The game was the season opener for La Follette.


Madison La Follette 69, Belvidere 32
La Follette  17 16 22 15 -- 70
Belvidere     10  9  10  3  -- 32
LA FOLLETTE -- Hannah 6 0-0 14; West 4 0-1 8; Miller 6 1-2 14; Patton 5 1-2 12; Jordan 2 2-3 6; Lites 1 2-2 5; Drake 3 0-0 8; Dunn 1 1-2 3. Totals 28 7-12 70.
BELVIDERE -- Barnes 1 3-8 5; Revolinski 1 3-5 5; Morris 2 2-5 6; Munoz 1 0-0 3; Hernandez 3 0-0 6; Horton 0 2-2 2; Dent 2 2-3 4. Totals 10 11-24 32.
3-pointers, La Follette 9 (Patton 3, Drake 2, Hannah 2, Miller, Lites); Belvidere 1 (Munoz).

Parker outlasts East, 64-59

ROCKFORD -- Just when it appeared the tournament's first close game might go into overtime, a technical foul helped Janesville Parker to a 64-59 victory at East Wednesday afternoon.

The E-Rabs used an 11-0 run at the start of the second half to wipe out a 31-21 halftime deficit, but never led by more than two points after that.

Alex Moore's basket with 2:11 to play gave East its last lead at 57-55, but Darin Empereuer's three-pointer gave Parker the lead for good (58-57) with 1:50 to play.

East still had a chance in the last 10 seconds, trailing 60-59 with the ball, but a no-call which resulted in a turnover led to a technical foul on the East bench. Parker cashed four free throws in the final 5.8 seconds to close out the win in the season opener for both teams.

Parker's Carlos Campos led all scorers with 20 points. Empereuer added 17 and Marq Brooks 11 for the Vikings, who next play Elgin Larkin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Auburn. Sophomore Scott Gowan led East with 16 points. Junior Allan Robinson added 12 and freshman Chris Burnell had 11.

Janesville Parker 64, Rockford East 59
Parker 9 22 8 25 -- 64
East 7 14 15 23 -- 59
Parker -- Zane 0 2-4 2, Davis 1 0-0 2, Young 1 4-8 6, Campos 7 3-4 20, Wells 1 0-0 2, Empereuer 4 8-8 17, Weis 0 2-2 2, Brooks 5 1-7 11, Velazquez 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 20-29 64.
East -- Smith 3 0-0 6, Moore 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 0-0 8, Robinson 4 2-3 12, Gowan 6 1-2 16, Taber 1 0-0 2, Chris Burnell 5 1-1 11, Hill 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 4-6 59.
3pt FG -- Parker 4 (Campos 3, Empereuer 1), East 5 (Robinson 2, Gowan 3).
Total fouls -- Parker 17, East 25. Fouled out -- Taber. Technical foul -- East bench.

South Elgin rolls past Guilford

ROCKFORD -- South Elgin broke to a 16-2 lead and swamped Guilford 66-30 in a second-round game in the East High gym Wednesday afternoon.

Guilford managed to get within six points early in the second quarter before South Elgin pulled away again. The Storm led 38-16 at halftime and 57-26 after three quarters. The fourth quarter was played with a running clock.

Matthew Smith and Tyler Hankins each had 14 points to lead South Elgin. Nick Phillips came off the bench to scored seven points to lead Guilford.

South Elgin (1-1) meets Farragut at 2 p.m. Friday at East and plays Freeport at 6 p.m. Friday at Guilford. The Vikings (0-2) host Farragut at 7:30 p.m. Friday and face Dunbar at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at East.

South Elgin 66, Rockford Guilford 30
Guilford 8 8 10 4 -- 30
South Elgin 17 21 19 9 -- 66
Guilford -- Phillips 2 2-3 7,Grundy 1 2-4 4, Pappas 0 1-4 1, Sheley 1 0-0 2, Tatum 2 1-1 5, Blaylock 0 0-2 0, Coates 0 1-2 1, Vanderwaal 1 3-8 6, Wallace 2 0-1 4. Totals 9 10-25 30
South Elgin -- Howard 2 0-0 6, Smith 6 1-1 14, Atkins 2 12 5, ALynch 3 1-2 7, Young 3 0-0 6, JLynch 1 0-1 2, Binion 2 0-1 4, McClundon 4 0-0 8, Hankins 7 0-0 14. Totals 30 3-7 66.
3pt FG -- Guilford 2 (Phillips 1, Vanderwaal 1), South Elgin 3 (Howard 2, Smith 1).
Total fouls -- Guilford 11, South Elgin 21. Fouled out -- none.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Hyde Park too much for Guilford

ROCKFORD -- Chicago Hyde Park put three players in double figures and outscored home-standing Guilford in every quarter en route to a 67-48 victory Tuesday night.

The Thunderbirds jumped out to an 18-11 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Brandon Daughtry led the visitors with 16 points and 6-foot-7 Tajuan Agee chipped in 15. Travis Ivy added 10 points.

Eleven Vikings reached the scoring column, led by Devon Grundy's nine points.

Hyde Park faces Belvidere next at 3:45 p.m. Friday at East. Guilford goes up against South Elgin at 1 p.m. today at East.


Hyde Park 67, Guilford 48
Hyde Park 18 20 16 13 -- 67
Guilford 11 10 13 14 -- 48
Hyde Park -- Gill 1 0-0 2, Ivy 5 0-0 10, Anderson 2 0-0 5, Stewart 1 0-0 2, Agee 5 5-6 15, Daughtry 7 0-0 16, Brakes 1 0-0 2, Oliver 4 0-0 8, Donel 1 0-4 2, Cameron 2 1-5 5. Totals 29 6-15 67.
Guilford -- Phillips 1 0-0 3, Peterson 0 1-2 1, Grundy 4 0-1 9, Gregg 0 2-2 2, Poppas 1 4-7 6, Sheley 1 0-0 2, Tatum 3 1-3 7, Blaylock 1 0-0 2, Coates 2 2-2 6, Vanderwaal 3 0-4 7, Wal3 (lace 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 10-21 48.
3pt FG -- Hyde Park 3 (Daughtry 2, Anderson 1), Guilford 4 (Phillips 1, Grundy 1, Vanderwaal 1, Wallace 1).
Total fouls -- Hyde Park 20, Guilford 16.
Fouled out -- none.

Belvidere pulls away from South Elgin

ROCKFORD -- Belvidere's Bucs outran South Elgin in the second half Tuesday night and scored a 62-47 win over the Storm at Guilford High School.

The Bucs led only 25-20 at halftime, but outscored the Storm in every quarter of the turnover-filled game.

Nate Horton led Belvidere with 21 points. Austin Revolinski added 12 for the Bucs. South Elgin was led by 6-foot-9 Tyler Hankins' 10 points. No other Storm reached double figures but eight of the other 10 scored. The Storm often substituted five players for five.

Belvidere's Eric Munoz was injured with 1:19 left in the first quarter and did not return.

Belvidere plays Madison LaFollette at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Auburn. South Elgin is in action at 1 p.m. Wednesday against Guilford at East.


Belvidere 62, South Elgin 47
South Elgin 8 12 11 16 -- 47
Belvidere 11 14 18 19 -- 62
South Elgin -- Howard 3 0-0 7, Smith 3 0-0 6, Atkins 1 1-2 3, Nylec 1 1-2 3, ALynch 3 0-0 6, Young 2 3-3 7, JLynch 1 0-0 2, Binion 1 1-2 3, Hankins 4 2-2 10. Totals 19 8-11 47.
Belvidere -- Kopp 0 2-3 2, Barnes 2 4-4 8, Rodriguez 0 2-2 2, Revolinski 4 2-5 12, Morris 2 2-2 6, Munoz 1 0-0 2, Horton 8 3-6 21, Dent 3 3-3 9. Totals 20 18-25 62.
3pt FG -- South Elgin 1 (Howard), Belvidere 4 (Revolinski 2, Horton 2).
Total fouls -- South Elgin 21, Belvidere 11.
Fouled out -- none.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Auburn press too much for Farragut, Knights win 68-61

ROCKFORD -- A stingy man-to-man defense by Auburn wore down a larger Chicago Farragut team as the Knights opened the 2015-2016 season with a 68-61 win.

Farragut's 6-4 senior guard Dulon Scott did his part, scoring 28 points. But 6-8 center Tawone Keith was held to six points by a swarming Auburn defense that gave up few passes to the interior.

Trayvon Tyler led Auburn with 21 points, including hitting four of the Knights' nine three-point shots. Daevion Dixon added 12 for Auburn. Auburn's tallest players, 6-2 Juwane Parchman and 6-1.
Devon Richardson scored 15 points between them, more than offsetting the Admirals' height advantage.

Auburn plays Elgin Larkin Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Auburn. Farragut doesn't play again until Friday when it plays South Elgin at Rockford East High School.

Rockford Auburn 68, Chicago Farragut 61
Farragut -- 14-16-14-17 -- 61
Auburn -- 12-22-21-13 -- 68
FARRAGUT -- Wilkins 3 0-0 6; Hayslett 2 2-3 7; Keith 3 0-2 6; Scott 11 4-6 28; Strong 4 2-4 11; Dent 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 8-15 61.
AUBURN -- Muhammad 3 2-2 9; Tyler  7 3-5 21; Davis 1 2-5 4; Parchman 4 0-1 8; Richardson 2 3-8 7; Dixon 4 1-4 12; Ford 1 4-6 7. Totals 22 15-31 68.
3-pointers, Farragut 5 (Scott 2, Hayslett, Strong, Dent), Auburn 9 (Tyler 4, Dixon 3, Muhammad, Ford).

Larkin opens Tip-Off Classic by beating Freeport, 78-54

ROCKFORD -- Junior Christian Negron scored 25 points to help the Royals pull away from Freeport, 78-54, in the opening game of the 205 Tip-Off Classic.

Freeport led 16-14 after the first quarter and trailed by just six at halftime in the game played at Auburn. Elgin Larkin turned the game into a route by outscoring the Pretzels, 22-9, in the third.

A.J. Hunter added 16 for Elgin Larkin, which next plays Auburn Wednesday night.

Zeke Vandenburgh led the Pretzels with 16 points and Bailey Frank added eight. Freeport doesn't play again until Friday at 6 p.m. against South Elgin.

Elgin Larkin 78, Freeport 54

Larkin -- 14-23-22-19 -- 78
Freeport -- 16-15-9-14 -- 54
LARKIN -- Hunter 7 2-5 16; Adams 1 2-2 5; Kyles 2 2-3 7; Morris 3 0-0 7; Negron 12 1-5 25; Mardis 3 0-0 6; Shaw 5 0-2 10; Burns 1 0-2 2. Totals 34 7-19 78.
FREEPORT -- Vandenburgh 6 3-3 16; Offard 2 2-6 6; Hayward 1 0-0 2; Felton 0 1-2 1; Sellers 2 0-1 4; Stacy 3 0-2 6; Avery 2 0-0 5; Frank 3 1-2 8; Buckwalter 3 0-1 6. Totals 22 7-17 54.
3-pointers. Larkin 3 (Adams, Kyles, Morris), Freeport 3 (Vandenburgh, Avery Frank).