Bogan rolls past Larkin

ROCKFORD - Unbeaten Chicago Bogan rolled up an early lead and coasted past winless Elgin Larkin, 75-39, in the middle game of Saturday's tripleheader at East.

Bogan led only 15-9 after one quarter but outscored the Royals 47-21 in the middle two periods to win going away.

Antione Bloxton and Darrion Jones paced Bogan's balanced scoring attack with 10 points each. Larkin's Fernando Perez, a sophomore, led all scorers with 16 points.

Chicago Bogan 75, Elgin Larkin 39
	1	2	3	4	Final
Elgin Larkin	9	8	13	9	39
Chicago Bogan	15	23	24	13	75
ELGIN LARKIN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Perez	3	1	2-4	1	11
Sarovic	0	0	5-6	1	5
Stubbs	1	1	0-0	2	5
Wheeler-Thomas	3	0	2-3	4	8
Boley	2	0	0-2	1	4
Ivy	1	0	0-0	1	2
Maxie	1	0	2-2	1	4
Totals	11	2	11-17	11	39
CHICAGO BOGAN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Coleman	0	0	0-0	1	0
Odum	1	0	0-0	0	2
Bloxton	2	1	3-4	2	10
Gill	1	0	0-0	0	2
K. Davis	2	0	0-0	1	4
Jones	5	0	0-0	2	10
Bullock	1	0	1-1	3	3
Lanier	2	1	0-0	3	7
Sallee	2	1	0-0	1	7
Smith	0	0	0-0	1	0
Isom	3	0	1-2	0	7
Fraley	5	0	3-4	3	13
Moore	2	0	0-0	0	4
Mooney	3	0	0-0	2	6
Totals	29	3	8-11	19	75

Guilford pulls away from North Chicago

ROCKFORD - Guilford finished the 205 Tip-Off Classic 3-1 after steadily pulling away from North Chicago.

The Vikings led 13-10 after the first quarter and 21-18 at halftime, but then outscored North Chicago 18-9 in the third quarter. Tyler Knuth finished a strong Tip-Off Classic with 16 points. The 6-4 senior led the Vikings in scoring in three of the four games. Jack Holmstrom, playing his first game because of an ankle injury, added 11 and Thomas Stephenson added 10.

Guilford opens NIC-10 play Wednesday night at home against Belvidere North. The senior-dominated team last year accomplished Guilford's first winning season since 2006-2007.

North Chicago had a frustrating trip to Rockford. The Vikings held 6-7 senior forward Ricky Irby to just two points. Steven Rodriguez did his best to pick up the slack, scoring 23 points, but it wasn't nearly enough for the Warhawks, who went 0-5 on the week.

Rockford Guilford 56, North Chicago 38
	1	2	3	4	Final
North Chicago	10	8	9	11	38
Guilford	13	8	18	17	56
NORTH CHICAGO
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
S. Rodriguez	5	3	4-4	2	23
Mays	2	1	0-0	4	7
Beech	0	0	0-0	1	0
J. Johnson	0	0	0-0	1	0
Illidge	1	0	0-0	0	2
Woods	1	0	0-0	0	2
Gordon	0	0	0-1	0	0
Irby	1	0	0-2	3	2
Hudson	1	0	0-0	1	2
Young	0	0	0-2	1	0
McDuffy	0	0	0-0	3	0
Totals	11	4	4-9	16	38
GUILFORD
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Stephenson	0	3	1-2	3	10
Haring	1	0	0-0	0	2
Saunders	0	0	1-2	2	1
Bevan	0	0	0-0	1	0
N. Stadelman	0	1	0-0	2	3
Robinson	2	0	0-0	1	4
Morris	0	1	4-4	1	7
T. Knuth	5	2	0-0	1	16
Holmstrom	1	2	3-4	0	11
Young	1	0	0-0	0	2
Totals	10	9	9-12	11	34

East finally overcomes North Chicago

ROCKFORD - Back-to-back three-pointers by Josh Crawford finally put East High School ahead and the E-Rabs went on to score a 66-57 victory over North Chicago in the opener of a triple header in the East guy Saturday.

The second of Crawford's three-pointers gave East a 56-54 lead, the E-Rabs' first of the game, at the 2:26 mark of the fourth quarter. That wiped out an 11-point advantage (27-16) North Chicago built in the second quarter and a seven-point edge (50-43) the Warhawks enjoyed in the fourth period.

East eventually built its lead to 66-54 on two free throws by Pashens Harris, two baskets sandwiched arond two free throws by Daylon Lambert  and two free throws by Crawford.

It was East's first win of the season after losses to Indianapolis Pike and Chicago Bogan.

Crawford and Jaedyn Brannon-Davis led East with 14 points each. Ricky Irby had 20 points for North Chicago (0-3).

Rockford East 66, North Chicago 57
	1	2	3	4	Final
North Chicago	16	15	13	13	57
Rockford East	11	11	19	25	66
NORTH CHICAGO
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
S. Rodriguez	2	0	2-4	1	6
Mays	3	0	1-4	5	7
Beech	3	0	0-0	5	6
Johnson	3	0	2-3	2	8
Davis	2	1	3-3	0	10
Irby	6	1	5-6	4	20
McDuffy	0	0	0-0	0	0
Totals	19	2	13-20	17	57
ROCKFORD EAST
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Crawford	2	2	4-4	4	14
Brannon-Davis	4	2	0-0	1	14
Lambert	2	0	3-6	1	7
Dixon	1	1	0-0	2	5
Harris	1	2	4-7	1	12
Taber	0	0	0-0	1	0
Johnson	5	0	0-0	3	10
Haugabook	2	0	0-0	1	4
Totals	17	7	11-17	14	66

East rally falls just short against Chicago Bogan

ROCKFORD - The East E-Rabs' rally from a 16-point third-quarter deficit fell just short against Chicago Bogan as East dropped the last 205 Tip-Off Classic game of the night, 67-63.

The Bogan Bengals led 35-25 and pushed the lead to 58-42 before the E-Rabs mounted a furious comeback. Justin Johnson's corner 3-point shot with 1:02 left cut the lead to 65-63. The E-Rabs got the ball one more time, but they missed two free-throws and a jump shot that would have tied the game all in the final 8.2 seconds.

Still, it was an inspired effort for the E-Rabs, who chose to rest Markarious Luster because of an ankle injury. Josh Crawford led East with 24 points, Johnson added 14 and Elijah Dixon had 11. Better free-throw shooting would have put East over the top. The E-Rabs were a perfect eight-for-eight in the first three quarters but just two-for-eight in the final quarter.

Antione Bloxton led Bogan with 17 points. The Bengals are 3-0 and have two games Saturday.

Chicago Bogan 67, Rockford East 63
	1	2	3	4	Final
Bogan	16	19	23	9	67
East	11	14	17	21	63
BOGAN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Coleman	0	0	0-2	1	0
Bloxton	4	1	6-7	3	17
Gill	1	0	0-0	1	2
K. Davis	1	2	6-6	2	14
Jones	1	0	3-5	1	5
Bullock	1	0	0-0	1	2
Lanier	0	3	0-0	2	9
J. Davis	1	0	0-0	0	2
Sallee	0	2	0-0	2	6
Fraley	4	0	0-0	4	8
Moore	1	0	0-0	1	2
Moonie	0	0	0-1	1	0
Totals	14	8	15-21	19	67
EAST
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Crawford	7	2	4-4	4	24
Davis	4	1	0-0	2	11
Lambert	0	1	2-3	1	5
Dixon	0	0	0-1	3	0
Harris	1	1	2-2	5	7
Johnson	1	4	0-2	3	14
Haugabook	0	0	2-4	1	2
Totals	13	9	10-16	19	63

Jefferson holds off Perspectives to go 4-0

ROCKFORD - It took four extra minutes, but the Jefferson J-Hawks finished a perfect run in the 205 Tip-Off Classic with a 64-60 win over Chicago Perspectives.

Brenden Moss scored five of his 13 points in overtime. Latrell Graham finished with 14 points and Antonio Leavy scored 14 as well.

Jefferson led 24-21 at halftime but the Wolves rallied behind Caleb Miller. Miller scored a tournament-high 29 points with 19 of those coming in the second half.

Jefferson gave up 219 points in four games. If Chicago Bogan goes 4-0, the tournament championship likely will come down to which team gave up the fewest points.

Rockford Jefferson 64, Chicago Perspectives 60 (OT)
	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Perspectives	8	13	17	15	7	60
Jefferson	14	10	11	18	11	64
PERSPECTIVES
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Lash	0	0	0-0	1	0
Graham	3	0	0-0	2	6
Scuefield	4	0	0-0	5	8
Miller	6	3	8-10	1	29
Daniel	0	0	0-0	1	0
Moore	0	0	1-3	1	1
Ju. Gayles	2	0	1-3	3	5
Ra. Walson	1	1	0-0	4	5
Ramel Walson	2	0	0-0	2	4
Woods	1	0	0-2	0	2
Ja. Gayles	0	0	0-0	1	0
Totals	19	5	10-18	21	60
JEFFERSON
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Graham	3	2	2-3	4	14
Williams	0	0	1-2	1	1
Jordan	1	1	2-4	3	7
Moss	2	3	0-1	3	13
Harden	0	0	0-0	2	0
Morris	1	0	1-2	0	3
Robinson	2	1	2-4	1	9
Bankole	0	1	0-0	1	3
Leavy	5	0	4-7	3	14
Totals	14	8	12-23	18	64

Harlem moves to 2-1 with win over Larkin

ROCKFORD - For the third straight game, Harlem built a big first-half lead and for the second time the Huskies were able to hold on to it.

Powered by 14 first-half points from Austin Casteel, Harlem jumped out to a 40-20 lead over Elgin Larkin. The Royals, though, scored the final four points of the first half and first eight of the second to get back into the game.

Larkin eventually cut the deficit to six points in the fourth quarter, but two 3-point shots from Trey DiGiovanni righted the ship as Harlem won 60-50.

Casteel finished with 18 points and DiGiovanni had 12. The 6-1 senior has 12 field goals in three 205 Tip-Off Classic games, all from behind the 3-point line.

Damari Wheeler-Thomas led Larkin with 22 points. The 5-11 sophomore is the leading scorer in the tournament with 60 points in three games.

Machesney Park Harlem 60, Elgin Larkin 50
	1	2	3	4	Final
Larkin	4	9	11	0	24
Harlem	18	22	5	15	60
LARKIN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Perez	4	0	3-4	2	11
Sarovic	0	0	0-0	1	0
Stubbs	2	0	0-1	3	4
Wheeler-Thomas	2	4	6-6	3	22
Boley	3	0	0-2	2	6
Ivy	0	1	0-0	0	3
Maxie	2	0	0-2	1	4
Totals	13	5	9-15	12	50
HARLEM
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
DiGiovanni	0	4	0-0	3	12
Jacobsen	0	0	1-2	3	1
Abdel-Kireem	2	0	0-0	4	4
Dawsey	1	1	0-0	1	5
Tucker	2	0	1-1	2	5
Buelow	0	0	0-0	1	0
McCarren	0	2	0-0	1	6
Cooper	1	0	0-0	0	2
Casteel	9	0	0-0	2	18
Lewis	1	1	2-4	1	7
Totals	16	8	4-7	18	60

Jefferson races away from St. Mel

ROCKFORD - Twelve J-Hawks scored, led by 19 points by Brenden Moss, in Jefferson's 73-24 win over Chicago Providence St. Mel.

The Knights are the defending IHSA Class 1A state champions but all five starters from the title team graduated and St. Mel has struggled to score in its three 205 Tip-Off Classic games.

The Knights were hanging with the undefeated J-Hawks, down 23-13 in the second quarter when Jefferson went on a 17-0 run to close out the half. Lajuan Morris added 12 points for the J-Hawks, who can finish a perfect 4-0 if they can beat Chicago Perspectives in the final game of the day at Jefferson.

Ivan Haggard, a 5-8 freshman, led St. Mel with nine points.

Rockford Jefferson 73, Providence St. Mel 24
	1	2	3	4	Final
St. Mel	4	9	11	0	24
Jefferson	18	22	24	9	73
ST. MEL
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Haggard	3	1	0-2	0	9
Ervin	0	1	0-0	4	3
Green	0	0	2-2	0	2
Dent	1	0	0-0	0	2
Walters	0	0	0-2	1	0
Gregory	1	0	0-0	2	2
Sutton	0	0	0-0	3	0
Davis	2	0	0-0	4	4
Alexander	0	0	0-0	1	0
Thomas	1	0	0-0	3	2
Totals	8	2	2-6	18	24
JEFFERSON
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Graham	2	1	1-2	1	8
Williams	1	0	0-0	0	2
Jordan	2	0	1-1	1	5
Moss	5	2	3-4	0	19
Harden	2	0	1-1	2	5
Tate	1	0	0-0	1	2
Morris	4	0	4-4	0	12
Phipps	2	0	2-4	1	6
Robinson	1	0	0-0	1	2
Leavy	4	0	1-3	2	9
Young	0	0	1-2	0	1
Jefferson	1	0	0-0	0	2
Totals	25	3	14-21	9	73