Friday, January 15, 2016

Belvidere edges Harlem in Friday night opener of J-Hawk MLK Showcase

ROCKFORD - A layup by Will Morris and two free throws by Deante Barnes helped the Belvidere Bucs hold off Harlem for a 51-47 win in the Friday night opener of the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Belvidere roared out to a 14-3 lead in the non-conference, tournament matchup between the two NIC-10 schools. Harlem though battled back behind Brenton Shaw and Allen White III. Shaw scored 22 points and White 16 as Harlem cut the lead to four by halftime and eventually pulled ahead 43-42 in the fourth quarter.

Belvidere, however, closed the game with a 9-4 run. Austin Revolinski led the Bucs with 17 points and Joey Hernandez added 13 points.

Belvidere 51, Harlem 47

Harlem     10  16   11  10  -  47
Belvidere  17  13    9   12  -  51

HARLEM: Soter 1 0-0 3, Gibson 2 0-0 4, Navickis 1 0-0 2, Shaw 8 2-2 22, White 7 2-2 16. Totals 19 4-4 47.
BELVIDERE: Rodriguez 2 0-0 4, Barnes 2 4-4 8, Revolinski 7 1-4 17, Morris 1 0-0 2, Munoz 1 0-0 3, Hernandez 4 2-3 13, Dent 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 7-11 51.
3-pt FG: Belvidere 6 (Hernandez 3, Revolinski 2, Munoz), Harlem 5 (Shaw 4, Soter).

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