Pike finishes perfect Tip-Off run

ROCKFORD - Indianapolis Pike rolled up a 45-7 halftime lead and swamped Providence St. Mel 65-23 in Wednesday's second game at Jefferson High School.

Pike finished its tournament run with a 3-0 record and headed back home for the holiday. St. Mel was making its first Tip-Off Classic appearance.

John Louden scored 11 points and Devion Bailey 10 to lead the Red Devils. She'Rod Dent scored seven to pace the Knights.

Indianapolis Pike 65, Providence St. Mel 23
	1	2	3	4	Final
St. Mel	5	2	9	7	23
Pike	26	19	11	9	65
ST. MEL
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Haggard	1	0	0-2	0	2
Ervin	0	1	0-0	1	3
Green	0	0	0-0	2	0
Scott	1	0	0-0	5	2
Dent	1	1	2-2	1	7
Walters	0	0	1-2	0	1
Gregory	1	1	0-0	0	5
Davis	0	0	0-0	1	0
Thomas	0	0	1-2	2	1
Smith	1	0	0-0	2	2
Totals	5	3	4-8	14	23
PIKE
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Johnson	2	0	0-0	1	4
Bailey	2	2	0-0	1	10
Love	1	1	0-1	0	5
Conwell	3	1	0-0	1	9
Louden	5	0	1-1	1	11
Jones	2	0	3-5	1	7
Pearson	1	1	0-0	0	5
Robbins	1	0	2-3	1	4
Gordon	2	0	0-0	1	4
Montgomery	2	0	2-4	0	6
Totals	21	5	8-14	7	65

Perspectives holds off Royals rally

ROCKFORD - Chicago Perspectives held on for a 66-64 win over Elgin Larkin after the Royals nearly rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final three minutes.

Powered by Caleb Miller's 17 points and 14 from RJ Walson, the Chicago charter school held a 64-52 lead in the fourth quarter in the first Wednesday game at Auburn High School. The Royals, though, scored the next 11 points and had the ball with four seconds left, trailing by two. Damari Wheeler-Thomas, who led Larkin with 20 points, had his pass for the potential game tying shot broken up, allowing Perspectives to hold on.

Sophomore Fernando Perez Jr. added 18 points for Larkin, while Jarvin Graham had 10 for the Wolves.

Chicago Perspectives 66, Elgin Larkin 64
	1	2	3	4	Final
Perspectives	17	22	18	9	66
Larkin	13	17	16	18	64
PERSPECTIVES
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
D. Lash	0	0	0-0	2	0
J. Graham	2	1	4-5	4	11
J. Scuefield	3	1	0-2	2	9
C. Miller	3	3	2-3	4	17
J. Moore	0	0	0-0	2	0
Ju. Gayles	3	0	0-0	2	6
T. West	0	0	1-2	0	1
RJ Walson	3	2	2-3	3	14
R. Walson	0	0	0-0	2	0
A. Woods	0	0	0-0	2	0
Jay. Gayles	4	0	0-0	3	8
Totals	18	7	9-15	26	66
LARKIN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Perez	7	0	4-6	2	18
Sarovic	2	0	1-2	0	5
Stubbs	5	0	0-3	2	10
Wheeler-Thomas	5	1	7-10	2	20
Boley	2	1	1-3	4	8
Ivy	0	0	0-0	2	0
Maxie	1	0	1-4	3	3
Totals	22	2	14-28	15	64

McArthur rallies to beat Harlem in overtime

ROCKFORD - The McArthur Mustangs dug themselves out of a 19-point hole to knock off Machesney Park Harlem, 71-65, at Jefferson High School.

McArthur played the late game at East Tuesday and then had to get up for a 9 a.m. contest with the Huskies. The Mustangs looked sleepy, falling behind 29-10 in the second quarter.

McArthur, though, blitzed the Huskies in the second half. They clawed back into the game by outscoring Harlem 21-7 in the third quarter.

Trevor Ward led the Mustangs with 15 points, 12 of those in the second half. Emanuel Zayas had 13, Tyshaun Daniels 12 and Jordan Howard 11.

Despite the loss, it was a promising start for Harlem, which is replacing five starters from last year and lost their leading scorer in the summer to a knee injury. Tarek Abdel-Kireem led all scorers with 16 points, Trey DiGiovanni had 12 and Dominic Dawsey 11.

Hollywood McArthur 71, Machesney Park Harlem 65 (OT)
	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
McArthur	4	12	21	22	12	71
Harlem	14	20	7	18	6	65
MCARTHUR
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Howard	4	0	3-8	1	11
Ward	3	2	3-6	3	15
Zayas	4	1	2-3	5	13
Daniels	4	1	1-2	1	12
Shaw	2	1	2-2	4	9
Gissendanner	0	0	2-4	0	2
Alford	1	0	1-2	1	3
Garcia	1	0	3-4	4	5
J. Jackson	0	0	1-2	0	1
Totals	19	5	18-33	19	71
HARLEM
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
DiGiovanni	0	4	0-0	0	12
Gray	1	0	0-0	1	2
Jacobsen	1	0	2-4	4	4
Abdel-Kireem	5	2	0-0	3	16
Meeks	0	0	1-2	0	1
Dawsey	0	3	2-2	2	11
Tucker	0	1	1-3	1	4
McCarron	1	0	0-0	4	2
Casteel	4	0	0-0	5	8
Lewis	0	1	2-2	0	5
Shemshedini	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	12	11	8-13	21	65

Bogan outclasses McArthur in Tip-Off debut

ROCKFORD - Chicago Bogan's Bengals outscored Hollywood McArthur 29-12 in the middle two quarters to earn a 61-45 victory in Tuesday's nightcap at East High School.

It was Bogan's Tip-Off Classic debut, while McArthur slipped to 1-1. McArthur ends its tournament run with a pair of games at Jefferson Wednesday morning. The Mustangs face Harlem at 9 a.m. and Jefferson at noon before flying home.

Darrion Jones had 18 points to lead Bogan, which dominated without making a single 3-point shot. Dominic Shaw and Damien Alford scored 14 apiece to pace McArthur. Bogan's next game is Friday at 1 p.m. against Guilford.

Chicago Bogan 61, Hollywood McArthur 45
	1	2	3	4	Final
Bogan	16	16	13	16	61
McArthur	15	7	5	18	45
BOGAN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Coleman	2	0	0-0	2	4
Odum	0	0	0-0	1	0
Bloxton	1	0	0-0	1	2
K. Davis	4	0	0-2	1	8
Jones	7	0	4-4	2	8
Bullock	0	0	0-0	1	0
J. Davis	5	0	1-2	3	11
Sallie	1	0	0-0	1	2
Fraley	7	0	0-0	1	14
Mooney	1	0	0-0	1	2
Totals	28	0	5-8	14	61
MCARTHUR
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Howard	1	0	0-0	1	2
Ward	2	0	1-2	0	5
Zayas	1	0	0-0	1	2
Daniels	3	0	0-0	0	6
Shaw	2	2	4-5	1	14
Alford	5	1	1-6	2	14
Garcia	1	0	0-0	3	2
Jackson	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	15	3	6-13	9	45

Pike hands East first home loss since 2017-2018 season

ROCKFORD - Indianapolis Pike never trailed and was tied only once in running its Tip-off Classic record to 2-0 Tuesday night with a 77-59 victory over homestanding East.

It was East’s first Home court loss since the 2017-18 season.

The Red Devils jumped to a 25-11 lead after one quarter, although East narrowed the gap to 27-26 late in the second quarter. Pike led 36-29 at halftime and put the game away with a 14-0 run midway through the third period.

Davion Bailey, a 6-foot-4 senior, led Pike with 23 points. Markarious Luster, a 6-2 junior starting his third varsity season, led East with 19 points. The E-Rabs are off until Friday night when they host Chicago Bogan. Pike wraps up its tournament play tomorrow against Providence St. Mel at 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson.

Indianapolis Pike 77, Rockford East 59
	1	2	3	4	Final
Pike	25	11	22	19	77
East	11	18	12	18	59
PIKE
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Johnson	0	0	0-0	1	0
Bailey	3	5	2-2	0	23
Love	2	0	0-0	3	4
Conwell	0	0	0-0	2	0
Louden	3	0	0-2	0	6
Jones	6	0	0-3	0	12
Pearson	2	1	0-0	1	7
Dobbins	7	0	3-4	3	17
Gordon	2	0	0-0	0	4
Montgomery	0	0	4-4	1	4
Totals	25	6	9-15	11	77
EAST
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Jo. Crawford	2	2	1-1	1	11
Brannon-Davis	3	1	0-0	1	9
Lambert	0	0	1-2	0	1
Dixon	1	1	1-1	0	6
Harris	2	0	4-4	0	8
Pearson	0	0	0-0	2	0
Luster	8	1	0-0	4	19
Johnson	0	0	1-2	1	1
Haugabook	1	0	2-2	3	4
Totals	17	5	10-12	12	59

Balanced Guilford pulls away from Perspectives

ROCKFORD - Five Vikings scored between 10 and 12 points as Guilford pulled away from Chicago Perspectives for a 63-54 win Tuesday night.

The Vikings were playing without senior Jack Holmstrom, last year's leading scorer, who is out with an injury. Without Holmstrom, Guilford started slow, trailing the Chicago charter school 19-13 after one quarter. The Vikings cut the deficit to three at halftime and pulled out front by outscoring the Wolves 15-9 in the third quarter. Joey Saunders scored six of his 12 points in the fourth to help Guilford pull away.

Joining Saunders in double figures was Tyson Morris (12), Nick Stadelman (11), Tyler Knuth (11) Thomas Stephenson (10). Perspectives had just one player top 10 points. Senior guard Caleb Miller led all scorers with 17 points.

The Vikings are off until Friday when they have the unenviable task of playing Providence St. Mel and Chicago Bogan. Perspectives plays Elgin Larkin noon Wednesday at Auburn.

Rockford Guilford 63, Chicago Perspectives 54
	1	2	3	4	Final
Perspectives	19	7	9	19	54
Guilford	13	10	15	25	63
PERSPECTIVES
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Graham	1	2	0-0	0	8
Scuefield	2	0	2-2	3	6
Miller	4	2	3-4	2	17
Moore	0	1	0-0	2	3
Ju. Gayles	3	0	0-0	5	6
Ray Walson	1	1	0-0	2	5
Ram. Walson	2	0	2-2	1	6
Woods	0	0	1-2	3	1
Ja. Gayles	1	0	0-0	0	2
Totals	14	6	8-10	18	54
GUILFORD
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Stephenson	4	0	2-2	1	10
Saunders	3	1	3-5	1	12
Bevan	1	0	0-0	1	2
Robinson	0	1	2-2	2	5
N. Stadelman	0	2	5-6	1	11
Morris	2	2	2-2	2	12
T. Knuth	4	1	0-1	2	11
Totals	14	7	14-18	10	63

Jefferson wins overtime thriller against Larkin

ROCKFORD - Jefferson’s J-Hawks opened their season with an 80-76 overtime victory over Elgin Larkin in the only Tip-off Classic game at Jefferson Monday night.

Jefferson led 56-42 early in the fourth quarter before Larkin rallied, behind Trace Boley and Damarion Wheeler-Thomas. Boley scored eight points and Wheeler-Thomas hit six consecutive free throws as Larkin outscored Jefferson 24-15 in the quarter. Jason Johnson-Neal tied the game with two seconds remaining.

Controversy surrounded the final seconds. It appeared time had run out after the tying basket, but Jefferson had called a timeout and officials put 2.1 seconds on the clock. When play resumed, Jefferson’s Brenden Moss sank a 40-foot buzzer beater but was called for traveling. The J-Hawks ‘ George Williams was whistled for a technical foul but officials ruled that came after the buzzer and Larkin was awarded two free throws and the ball to start the overtime.

Larkin took a 70-66 lead in overtime, but three-point baskets by Jaquavion Robinson and Latrell Graham and a two-pointer by Dez’zion Jordan put Jefferson ahead to stay. Jefferson, which had foul trouble and shot poorly from the free throw line in regulation, hit four of six free throws in overtime to keep the game out of reach.

Antonio Leavy, Jefferson’s 6-foot-6 reserve, led the J-Hawks with 23 points. Boley had 20 points and Wheeler-Thomas 18 for Larkin, which had four players in double figures.

Jefferson was whistled for 26 fouls, Larkin for 16. Seven offensive fouls were called on Jefferson, none on Larkin.

Rockford Jefferson 80, Elgin Larkin 76 (OT)
	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Elgin Larkin	21	9	12	24	10	76
Jefferson	19	14	18	15	14	80
LARKIN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Perez	1	1	2-6	1	7
Sarovic	2	0	0-0	1	4
Stubbs	4	1	0-2	1	11
Wheeler-Thomas	0	3	9-9	5	18
Boley	5	3	1-2	0	20
Ivy	0	0	0-0	1	0
Johnson-Neals	3	0	7-9	4	13
Maxie	1	0	1-2	3	3
Totals	16	8	20-30	16	76
JEFFERSON
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Stephenson	2	0	0-1	3	4
Graham	1	1	3-6	4	8
G. Williams	1	2	0-0	3	8
Jordan	2	0	1-2	1	5
Moss	1	3	2-2	4	13
Harden	1	0	0-1	0	2
Morris	3	0	0-0	1	6
J. Robinson	3	1	0-3	2	9
Bankole	1	0	0-0	3	2
Leavy	11	0	1-2	5	23
Totals	26	7	7-17	26	80