It's a wrap; Champion, top scorers, all-Showcase teams

Final Standings
Team	W	L	PF	PA
South Elgin *	4	0	258	215
Rockford Jefferson	4	0	300	233
Toledo Rogers	2	0	128	112
Rockford Boylan	3	1	233	209
Elgin Larkin	3	1	275	248
Batavia	2	2	231	194
Belvidere	2	2	238	227
Normal University	1	1	135	135
Deerfield	1	3	226	218
Johnsburg	1	3	252	338
Waukegan	0	1	63	64
Chicago Vocational	0	1	59	65
Machesney Park Harlem	0	4	181	269
Rockford Guilford	0	4	250	302

·         Showcase champion based on
least points allowed.

Leading Scorers
Player	School	G	Points	Avg.
Quillin Dixon	Jefferson	4	91	22.8
Keondre Schumacher	Normal	2	41	20.5
Zach Toussaint	Johnsburg	4	80	20.0
Nasshar Carter	Vocational	1	19	19.0
Jalen Shaw	Larkin	4	76	19.0
My’Quion Garrett	Jefferson	4	73	18.3
Allen White III	Harlem	4	72	18.0
Nick Phillips	Guilford	4	71	17.8
Christian Smith	Rogers	2	34	17.0
Kevin Diemer	Boylan	4	65	16.3
Anthony Lynch	Larkin	4	65	16.3
Logan Atkins	South Elgin	4	65	16.3
T.Q. Belcher	Rogers	2	32	16.0
Will Morris	Belvidere	4	63	15.8
Zach Couper	Boylan	4	61	15.3
Alex Casieri	Deerfield	4	61	15.3
Kashmir Ivy	Larkin	4	57	14.3
Jackson LaMarche	Johnsburg	4	53	13.3
Colin Cheaney	Batavia	4	51	12.8
Mark Widdel	Normal	2	25	12.5

 

All-Showcase Teams
First Team
Quillin Dixon (MVP)	Rockford Jefferson
Logan Atkins	South Elgin
Jalen Shaw	Elgin Larkin
T.Q. Belcher	Toledo Rogers
Kevin Diemer	Rockford Boylan
Second Team
Christian Smith	Toledo Rogers
Rockford Jefferson	My’Quion Garrett
Anthony Lynch	Elgin Larkin
Zach Couper	Rockford Boylan
Will Morris	Belvidere

 

Boylan holds off Elgin Larkin in overtime

ROCKFORD - Boylan's Zach Couper and Kevin Diemer combined to scored 28 points in the second half to lead the Titans over Elgin Larkin, 66-61, in overtime.

The win improved Boylan to 3-1 in the J-Hawk MLK and dropped the Royals to 3-1.

Diemer topped Boylan with 23, including eight of the Titans' 11 points in the fourth quarter. Couper was held scoreless in the first half, but scored eight in the third quarter and five of Boylan's nine in overtime.

Anthony Lynch led Elgin Larkin with 19 points, but only five after halftime. Jalen Shaw added 18.

Boylan ....... 13 15 18 11 9 - 66
Larkin ........ 17 10 16 14 4 - 61

BOYLAN - Bergstrom 3 1-2 8, Zuba 2 0-0 5, Couper 3 6-6 13, Foreman 2 0-0 5, Farson 2 0-0 6, Jansen 1 4-5 6, Diemer 10 2-3 23. Totals 23 13-16 66.
LARKIN - Ivy 4 0-0 10, Black 3 0-0 8, Morris 2 0-2 4, Lynch 6 7-8 19, Talley 1 0-0 2, Shaw 7 4-6 18. Totals 23 11-16 61.
3-point field goals - Boylan 7 (Farson 2, Bergstrom, Zuba, Couper, Foreman, Diemer), Larkin 4 (Ivy 2, Black 2).

Last second layup leads Jefferson over Waukegan in overtime

ROCKFORD - Quillin Dixon made his second straight buzzer-beating basket to lead the J-Hawks to a win in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase, but this one was only possible because of a huge hustle play by James Dunner.

The J-Hawks trailed 63-62 in overtime and was looking for the go ahead score when Dixon was trapped in the corner and turned it over. A Waukegan player broke ahead for what could have been the game-clinching layup, but Dunner chased him down and blocked the shot from behind. The rebound came down to Tavian Jones who threw it back down to the other end where Dixon was waiting to lay it in as the buzzer sounded.

Jefferson finished the J-Hawk Showcase 4-0. The game was the only appearance of the weekend for Waukegan.

Dixon led Jefferson with 26 points and My'Quion Garrett added 16. Bryant Brown led Waukegan with 21 and Jordan Brown had 19.

Jefferson ...... 10 21 13 16 4 - 64
Waukegan ...  19  6  14 21 3 - 63

JEFFERSON - Je. Jones 2 1-2 5, Gaines 0 2-2 2, Dunner 1 0-0 2, S. Jones 1 0-0 3, Wesley-Torrey 4 0-0 8, Tay Jones 1 0-0 2, Dixon 8 7-9 26, Garrett 7 2-4 16. Totals 24 12-17 64.
WAUKEGAN - Davidson 4 1-2 9, Ja. Brown 1 2-2 5, Ke Woods 2 1-1 5, Jo. Brown 9 1-2 19, Mays 2 0-0 4, B. Brown 8 3-5 21. Totals 26 8-12 63.
3-point field goals - Jefferson 4 (Dixon 3, Jones), Waukegan 3 (B. Brown 2, Ja. Brown).

Normal University High holds on against Guilford

ROCKFORD - Normal University High outscored Guilford 21-15 in the final quarter to edge the Vikings, 70-67.

Guilford, which lost to Batavia by 32 in its morning game, led throughout. Nick Phillips led a balanced attack with 15 points, Jamil Jones added 14 points, Dorian Jones 13 and Raheem Gregg 12.

In the end though, Normal had just enough. Keondre Schmacher socred 18 points, Kal Bates Diop chipped in 16 and Mark Widdel had 14.

Normal ...... 12 23 14 21 - 70
Guilford .... 21 13 18 15 - 67

NORMAL - Schumacher 8 1-3 18, Armstrong 1 0-0 2, Heffner 2 0-0 5, Bates Diop 6 2-3 16, Holmer 1 2-2 5, Aldridge 1 0-0 2, Martin 4 0-0 8, Widdel 7 0-0 14. Totals 30 5-8 70.
GUILFORD - Robinson 2 1-2 6, Clanton 2 0-0 4, D. Jones 4 5-6 13, Phillips 6 0-0 15, Ja. Jones 4 4-4 14, Gregg 5 2-2 12, Knuth 1 0-0 2, Holmstrom 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 13-16 67.
3-point field goals - Normal 5 (Bates Diop 2, Schumacher, Heffner, Holmer), Guilford 6 (Phillips 3, Ja. Jones 2, Robinson).

South Elgin completes perfect MLK run

ROCKFORD - A strong second-half start powered South Elgin to a 73-65 win over Johnsburg in the final game of the J-Hawk MLK Classic for both teams.

The Storm scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 17-point lead. The closest the Skyhawks could get was seven points in the final minute. South Elgin, which went 4-0 in the showcase, was led by Logan Atkins' 21 points. Vincent Miszkiewicz and Noah Rohr added 12 each.

Johnsburg went 1-3 over the weekend. Zach Toussaint led the Skyhawks with 23 points and Jackson LaMarche had 20.

South Elgin ... 23 14  27  9  - 73
Johnsburg ...... 14 16 17 18 - 65

SOUTH ELGIN - Uvegas 1 0-0 2, Bradford 1 2-2 5, Scully 1 0-0 2, Baker 2 0-0 4, Atkins 7 2-3 21, Rohr 4 2-2 12, Binion 1 2-5 4, Miszkiewicz 5 2-2 12, Jenkins 2 0-0 4, Hankins 3 0-0 6, Gallo 0 1-2 1. Totals 27 11-16 73.
JOHNSBURG - LaMarche 8 1-2 20, Sobiesk 2 4-6 10, Toussaint 9 4-4 23, Conroy 1 1-2 3, Nusser 2 0-0 5, Frazier 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 10-14 65.
3-point field goals - South Elgin 8 (Atkins 5, Rohr 2, Bradford), Johnsburg 7 (LaMarche 3, Sobiesk 2, Toussaint, Nusser).

Elgin Larkin stays perfect in MLK Showcase

ROCKFORD - Four players topped 10 points for Elgin Larkin as the Royals cruised past Harlem, 67-54.

Larkin outscored Harlem 24-12 in the first quarter and the Huskies, who went 0-4 over the MLK weekend, never got the deficit back under 10 points.

Anthony Lynch topped Larkin with 16 points, Kashmir Ivy added 15, alen Shaw 14 and Pierre Black had 10. Only Ivy is a senior.

Jaeden Gaither led Harlem with 17 points and Allen White III added 11.

Larkin ...... 24 14 18 11 - 67
Harlem .... 12 10 11 19 - 54

LARKIN - Ivy 6 1-1 15, Reuter 1 0-0 2, Black 5 0-0 10, Morris 0 0-1 0, Boley 1 0-0 2, Wiskerchen 2 0-0 4, Kerber 0 0-2 0, Lynch 5 6-10 16, Talley 0 1-2 1, Perez 1 0-0 3, Shaw 7 0-6 14. Totals 28 8-22 67.
HARLEM - Purifoy-Tate 2 2-2 6, Hernandez 3 0-0 6, D. Hall 2 0-0 4, Daniels 1 0-0 2, Black 1 0-0 2, White 3 4-6 11, Gaither 7 3-5 17, Galindo 3 0-0 6. Totals 22 9-13 54.
3-point field goals - Larkin 3 (Ivy 2, Perez), Harlem 1 (White).

South Elgin holds off Belvidere

ROCKFORD - South Elgin rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to knock off Belvidere and move to 3-0 in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Collin Uvegas led a balanced attack for the Storm with 12 points. Vincent Miskiewicz added nine. The Storm's final game and a shot for the tournament title is against Johnsburg.

Will Morris topped Belvidere with 13 points. The Bucs finished the Showcase 2-2.

South Elgin ....  8  6 18 15 - 47
Belvidere ........ 9 12 10 13 - 44

SOUTH ELGIN - Roberts 0 2-2 2, Uvegas 5 1-2 12, Bradford 3 0-1 2 6, Scully 1 0-0 2, Atkins 3 0-0 7, Rohr 1 3-4 5, Binion 1 0-0 2, Miskiewicz 3 3-3 9, Hankins 0 2-2 2. 17 11-14 47.
BELVIDERE - Kolk 3 2-2 9, Hauser 0 0-1 0, Dent 3 2-2 8, Revolinski 3 1-2 8, Morris 3 6-6 13, Hernandez 0 0-1 0, Horton 1 1-2 4, Brockmann 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 12-15 44.
3-point field goals - South Elgin 2 (Uvegas, Atkins), Belvidere 4 (Kolk, Revolinski, Morris, Horton).

Boylan starts fast, finishes off Batavia

ROCKFORD - Zach Couper scored 13 of his 23 points in the first half as Boylan opened up a double-digit it would never relinquish, knocking off Batavia, 57-46.

Couper did most of his damage at the free-throw line, making 12 of 13. Max Farson added 11 points for the Titans, who improved to 2-1 in the Showcase with a final game tonight against Elgin Larkin.

Eric Peterson led the Bulldogs with 10 points.

Boylan ... 21 13 19  4 - 57
Batavia .. 14 10 15  7 - 46

BOYLAN - Bergstrom 0 2-3 2, Zuba 1 0-0 2, Couper 5 12-13 23, Forman 2 0-0 4, Farson 4 0-0 11, Jansen 3 2-3 8, Diemer 4 0-0 8. Totals 19 16-19 57.
BATAVIA - Peterson 2 6-7 10, Cooper 2 0-0 6, Carlson 2 1-1 5, Johnson 2 1-2 7, Davis 3 0-0 7, Cheaney 3 0-1 7, Valente 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-11 46.
3-point field goals - Boylan 3 (Farson 3), Batavia 6 (Cooper 2, Johnson 2, Davis, Cheaney).

Dixon heroics lifts Jefferson over Normal

ROCKFORD - Quillin Dixon scored a career-high 32 points, including hitting a 3-point shot from the corner as time expired to lead Jefferson over Normal University High, 68-65.

The J-Hawks improved to 3-0 in the showcase with this victory largely on the shoulders of its junior shooting guard. Dixon scored 22 of his points in the second half as Jefferson methodically chipped away at 10-point first quarter lead by the Pioneers.

My'Quion Garrett added 13 points for Jefferson, which finishes the Showcase at 6 p.m. against Waukegan, and Delano Newble added a season-high 11 points.

Keondre Schmacher, who already has verbally committed to play Division 1 college basketball for Winthrop, didn't disappoint for Normal, scoring 23 points.

Jefferson .... 13 15 24 16 - 68
Normal U .. 22 11 17 15 - 65

JEFFERSON - J. Jones 2 3-4 7, Newble 5 0-0 11, S. Jones 1 0-0 3, J. Wesley-Torrey 1 0-0 2, Dixon 9 6-8 32, Garrett 4 5-5 13. Totals 22 14-17 68.
NORMAL U - Schumacher 7 6-8 23, Robinson 2 0-0 6, Heffner 2 2-2 8, Bates-Diop 2 2-2 7, Holmes 0 2-2 2, Martin 1 3-4 6, Widdell 4 5-6 11. Totals 18 20-24 65.
3-point field goals - Jefferson 8 (Dixon 6, Newble, S. Jones), Normal 9 (Schumacher, Robinson, Heffner, Bates-Diop, Martin).

Rogers rallies behind Belcher buzzer-beater

ROCKFORD - Toledo Rogers rallied from 10 points down with less than three minutes to play to edge Deerfield, 58-57, on a last-second reverse layup by T.Q. Belcher.

Belcher led both teams with 20 points, including scoring the final 11 points for the Rams. Belcher hit two three-point shots with defenders in his face, was fouled on another attempt and hit all three free throws and then drove through three defenders to score as time expired.

Deerfield allowed Rogers to get back into the game by missing the front end of all three one-and-one attempts in the final two minutes. The Warriors finished 1-3 in the tournament with one loss Saturday coming on a last-second three-pointer by Elgin Larkin.

Christian Smith added 18 points for Rogers, which was only scheduled to play two games in the Showcase. Ohio restricts teams to playing just 22 regular season games. Alex Casieri topped Deerfield with 17 points and Ben Bizar added 15.

Deerfield ... 12 12 22 11 - 57
Rogers ....... 16 14 11 17 - 58

DEERFIELD - Roth 3 0-2 7, Siegel 5 0-0 10, Hagaman 1 1-2 3, Casieri 6 2-3 17, Rothenberg 2 0-0 5, Bizar 6 0-1 15. Totals 23 3-8 57.
ROGERS - T. Smith 0 0-2 0, A. Smith 2 0-0 5, Belcher 7 3-3 20, Pettigrew 2 0-0 5, C.Smith 7 4-4 18, C. Smith 1 0-0 3, Middleton 2 1-2 7. Totals 21 8-11 58.
3-point field goals - Deerfield 8 (Casieri 3,Bizar 3, Roth, Rothenberg), Rogers 8 (Belcher 3, Middleton 2, A. Smith, Pettigrew, C. Smith).

Belvidere throttles Johnsburg

ROCKFORD - Belvidere jumped out to a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter and ran away from Johnsburg, 78-51.

Will Morris topped the Bucs, who improved to 2-1 in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase, with 25 points. Joey Hernandez and Phil Kolk chipped in 12 each.

Zach Toussaint led the Skyhawks with 17 points, but was held to two in the final two quarters as Belvidere pulled away.

Belvidere ..... 22 23 26  7 - 78
Johnsburg .... 12 19 13  7 - 51

BELVIDERE - Kolk 3 4-4 12, Rodriguez 1 0-2 2, Hauser 0 0-2 0, Dent 3 0-1 6, Revolinski 4 1-2 9, Morris 11 0-0 25, Hernandez 5 1-2 12, Horton 3 1-1 8, Brockman 2 0-0 4. Totals 32 7-14 78.
JOHNSBURG - Interrante 1 1-2 3, LaMarch 1 2-2 5, Sobiesk 3 0-0 9, Paprocki 1 0-0 2, Toussaint 7 2-4 17, Conroy 1 2-3 4, Nusser 2 0-0 5, Frazier 1 0-0 2, Shelton 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 7-11 51.
3-point field goals - Belvidere 7 (Morris 3, Kolk 2, Hernandez, Horton), Johnsburg 7 (Sobiesk 3, LaMarche, Toussaint, Nusser, Shelton).

Short-handed Harlem no match for Deerfield

ROCKFORD - Deerfield's press bothered Harlem early as the Warriors raced out to a 16-6 lead in the first quarter and the Huskies never threatened after, falling 71-37.

Harlem was late to the first game on court two. Several players couldn't make it to the bus because of the slick roads and Harlem's bus got stuck trying to pick up the players who did call for a ride.

Allen White III was again the only consistent offensive threat for Harlem. White scored 17 points to lead all scorers. White has scored 61 of Harlem's 127 points in its three showcase losses.

Deerfield on the other hand had four players top 10 points. Will Murphy scored 14, Alex Casieri and Ben Bizar had 13 each and Danny Siegel added 12.

Deerfield's last game is at noon against Toledo Rogers, which knocked off Boylan in the final game of the showcase Saturday night.

Deerfield ..... 16 22 22 11 - 71
Harlem .........  6 10 12  9  - 37

DEERFIELD - Murphy 6 0-0 14, Roth 1 0-0 2, DuMontmier 2 1-2 6, Siegel 5 0-0 12, Kenyon 1 0-0 2, Nadler 1 0-0 2, Gold 1 0-0 3, Casieri 5 0-0 13, Engermen 2 0-0 4, Bizar 5 0-0 13. Totals 29 1-2 71.
HARLEM - Hernandez 2 0-0 4, Hallid 3 0-0 6, Daniels 0 2-2 2, White 7 3-5 17, Gaither 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 5-7 37.
3-point field goals - Deerfield 12 (Casieri 3, Bizar 3, Murphy 2, Siegel 2, DuMontier, Gold).

Batavia blites Guilford

ROCKFORD - The Batavia Bulldogs raced to a 28-12 lead and cruised to a 74-42 win in the first game of the second day of the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Thirteen players scored for Batavia, which split its two games Saturday. Colin Cheaney was the top scorer with 13.

Jamil Jones led Guilford with 10.

Batavia ....... 28 17 11 18 - 74
Guilford ...... 12 11  7 12 - 42

BATAVIA - Moore 1 0-0 3, Davis 2 0-0 4, Peterson 1 0-0 2, Cooper 2 0-0 6, Carlson 1 2-4 4, Johnson 5 1-2 12, Cheaney 6 0-0 14, Valente 1 0-0 2, Weber 3 0-0 6 Blaeser 2 0-1 5, LeFevre 2 2-2 7, Deutsch 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Iutzwig 2 0-0 5. Totals 30 5-9 74.
GUILFORD - Robinson 1 2-2 4, Clanton 2 0-1 4, D. Jones 3 2-3 9, Phillips 1 4-4 7, Ja. Jones 2 6-7 10, J. Jones 1 0-0 3, Gregg 0 1-2 1, Knuth 1 2-2 4. Totals 11 17-21 42.
3-point field goals - Batavia 8 (Cooper 2, Cheaney 2, Moore, Johnson, LeFevre, Iutzwig), Guilford 3 (D. Jones, Phillips, J. Jones).

Day 1 wrap-up

Standings
Team	W	L	PF	PA
Rockford Jefferson	2	0	168	105
South Elgin	2	0	138	106
Elgin Larkin	2	0	147	128
Toledo Rogers	1	0	70	55
Batavia	1	1	111	95
Rockford Boylan	1	1	110	102
Belvidere	1	1	116	129
Johnsburg	1	1	136	187
Chicago Vocational	0	1	59	65
Rockford Guilford	0	2	141	158
Deerfield	0	2	98	123
Machesney Park Harlem	0	2	90	131

 

Leading Scorers
Player	School	G	Points	Avg.
Nick Phillips	Guilford	2	49	24.5
My’Quion Garrett	Jefferson	2	44	22.0
Jalen Shaw	Elgin Larkin	2	44	22.0
Allen White III	Harlem	2	44	22.0
Zach Toussaint	Johnsburg	2	40	20.0
Nasshar Carter	Vocational	1	19	19.0
Logan Atkins	South Elgin	2	37	18.5
Kevin Diemer	Boylan	2	34	17.0
Quillin Dixon	Jefferson	2	33	16.5
Christian Smith	Rogers	1	16	16.0
Kashmir Ivy	Larkin	2	32	16.0
Alex Casieri	Deerfield	2	31	15.5
Colin Cheaney	Batavia	2	30	15.0
Anthony Lynch	Larkin	2	30	15.0
Eric Peterson	Batavia	2	29	14.5
Austin Revolinski	Belvidere	2	28	14.0
Jackson LaMarche	Johnsburg	2	28	14.0
Zach Rothenberg	Deerfield	2	27	13.5
Dru Pettigrew	Rogers	1	13	13.0
Xavier Dent	Belvidere	2	26	13.0