Bloomington too much for Jefferson

ROCKFORD -- Bloomington capped off a tough day for the NIC-10 with a 57-42 win over host Jefferson in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

The Purple Raiders held Jefferson to just 15 first-half points in taking a 29-15 lead. Jefferson pulled within seven, 31-24, in the third quarter before running out of gas against a much taller Bloomington team.

Patrick Fisher led the Purple Raiders with 13 points and Colton Sandage added 11. Junior forward Charles Payton was held to eight.

Jefferson, which struggled to score in both of its games Saturday, was led by Kaveon Rogers' nine points.

There were 12 games played Saturday. NIC-10 teams were in 10 and went 2-8 on the day.

Bloomington 57, Jefferson 42

Bloomington    13  16   8  20  -  57
Jefferson            8    7  12  15  - 42

BLOOMINGTON: Cha. Payton 2 4-4 8, Donnelly 1 0-0 2, Farris 3 0-0 6, Euman 2 4-6 8, Sandage 3 3-6 11, McGill 1 0-0 2, Rose 1 0-0 2, Fisher 4 4-4 13, Chr. Payton 0 0-1 0, Beasley 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 16-23 57.
JEFFERSON: Minneyfield 1 2-2 5, Rogers 3 1-2 9, Jones 1 0-0 3, Holloway 1 0-0 3, Dixon 1 4-4 6, Garrett 4 0-0 8, Zammoroni 4 0-0 8. Totals 15 7-8 42.
3-pt FG, Bloomington 3 (Sandage 2, Fisher), Jefferson 5 (Rogers 2, Minneyfield, Jones, Holloway).