Final MLK stats, standings and all-Showcase teams

Final Standings
School	W	L	PF	PA
Batavia	4	0	249	174
Winnetka New Trier	4	0	272	193
Rockford Jefferson	3	1	293	229
Elgin Larkin	3	1	281	234
South Elgin	2	2	217	235
Winnebago	1	0	59	52
Rockford Guilford	1	3	203	244
Belvidere	1	3	209	251
Woodstock Marian	1	3	225	272
Johnsburg	1	3	240	282
Machesney Park Harlem	0	4	214	270
Milwaukee Bradley Tech	0	1	57	83

·         Tie-breaker least points allowed

Leading Scorers
Player	School	G	Points	Avg.
Anthony Lynch	Larkin	4	91	22.8
Zach Toussaint	Johnsburg	4	89	22.3
Phil Kolk	Belvidere	4	74	18.5
Jayden Johnson	Batavia	4	73	18.3
A.J. Golembiewski	Marian	2	64	16.0
My’Quion Garrett	Jefferson	4	59	14.8
Quillin Dixon	Jefferson	4	54	13.5
Griffin Ryan	New Trier	4	50	12.5
Jack Holmstrom	Guilford	4	49	12.3
Vince Miszkiewicz	South Elgin	4	47	11.8
Tyler Knuth	Guilford	4	43	10.8
Drake Montgomery	South Elgin	4	43	10.8
George Williams	Jefferson	4	42	10.5
Andrew Kirkpatrick	New Trier	4	42	10.5
Zack Tobler	Belvidere	4	41	10.3
Bryson Thomas	Harlem	4	41	10.3
Jy’Aire Robinson	Jefferson	4	41	10.3
Mason Sobiesk	Johnsburg	4	41	10.3

 

All-Showcase Teams
First Team
Jayden Johnson (MVP)	Batavia
Anthony Lynch	Larkin
My’Quion Garrett	Jefferson
Quillin Dixon	Jefferson
Andrew Kirkpatrick	New Trier
Second Team
Zach Toussaint	Johnsburg
Phil Kolk	Belvidere
A.J. Golembiewski	Marian
Griffin Ryan	New Trier
Vince Misziewicz	South Elgin

 

New Trier rolls early against Harlem, finishes MLK 4-0

ROCKFORD - New Trier scored the first 14 points of the final game of the J-Hawk MLK Showcase and cruised to a 67-49 win over Harlem.

The Huskies made it competitive briefly in the second quarter but could never cut the deficit below 10 points. Harlem finished the MLK 0-4.

Nine Trevians scored, led by Matt Samuelson's 11 points. Noah Osher and Andrew Kirkpatrick added 10 each.

Devin Paladino led Harlem with nine points, all in the fourth quarter.

BOXSCORE

New Trier 67, Harlem 49

New Trier .... 23 14 18 12 - 67
Harlem ........  8  12   8 21 - 49
NEW TRIER - Kirkpatrick  4 0-0 10, Conaghan 3 0-0 6, Osher 4 0-0 10, Bertagna 1 0-0 2, Conaghan 3 0-0 6, Silverstein 1 2-2 4, Brayboy 3 1-1 7, Burnside 2 1-2 6, Samuelson 4 1-1 11. Totals 25 5-6 67.
HARLEM - Hernandez 0 4-4 4, Renteria 3 0-0 8, Stark 1 0-0 2, Thomas 2 3-4 8, Aldrich 1 2-2 4, King 1 1-2 3, Jones 0 2-4 2, Gaither 3 0-0 6, Hecox 1 0-0 3, Paladino 4 0-0 9. Totals 16 12-16 49.
3-pt FG: New Trier 7 (Kirkpatrick 2, Osher 2, Samuelson 2, Burnside), Harlem 5 (Renteria 2, Thomas, Hecox, Paladino).

Batavia tops Belvidere to finish 4-0 MLK run

ROCKFORD - Batavia answered the question of whether it would go undefeated this weekend pretty quickly against Belvidere, scoring 22 of the first 24 points in what turned out to be a 50-32 win.

Phil Kolk had scored 23 points in each of his first three MLK games for Belvidere. The Bulldogs held him to five. Zack Tobler led the Bucs with 15.

Batavia went to the bench early and had 12 players score. Jayden Johnson topped the Bulldogs with nine points and Eric Peterson with eight.

BOXSCORE

Batavia 50, Belvidere 32

Batavia ..... 16 11 14  9 - 50
Belvidere ..  2 12   5 13 - 32
BATAVIA - Lefevre 3 0-0 6, Golden 1 0-0 3, Peterson 2 3-6 8, Cooper 2 0-0 6, B. Carlson 2 0-0 4, Weber 1 0-0 2, Blaeser 1 0-0 2, Johnson 4 0-0 9, Heinz 1 3-5 5, Richter 0 1-2 1, Alwin 1 0-0 2, Deutsch 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 7-13 50.
BELVIDERE - Dean 1 0-0 2, Valadares 2 0-0 4, Kolk 2 0-0 5, K. Taylor 2 0-0 4, Hausen 1 0-0 2, Tobler 4 4-5 15. Totals 12 4-5 32.
3-pt FG: Batavia 5 (Cooper 2, Golden, Peterson, Johnson), Belvidere 4 (Tobler 3, Kolk).

Guilford gets win in MLK finale

ROCKFORD - Sophomores Tyler Knuth and Jack Holmstrom combined for 33 points to lead Guilford over Johnsburg at Guilford in its final game in J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Guilford had been held to 33 points in its first game of the day against Batavia. Against the Skyhawks, the Vikings poured in 36 in the first half, grabbing a 12-point lead they wouldn't give up.

Knuth topped Guilford with 21 points, Holmstrom had 12 and junior Jamil Jones also had 12.

Zach Toussaint had another solid game for Johnsburg with 22 points.

BOXSCORE

Guilford 66, Johnsburg 54

Johnsburg ........ 12 12 14 16 - 54
Guilford ........... 20 16 17 13 - 66

JOHNSBURG - Straulin 0 0-1 0, Gutierrez 2 1-2 5, Sobiesk 4 5-6 14, Smith 2 0-0 4, Toussaint 6 9-13 22, Groves 1 2-2 4, Paprocki 1 2-2 4, Frazier 0 1-4 1. Totals 16 20-30 54.
GUILFORD - Hunter 0 2-2 2, Stadleman 3 1-2 9, Ja. Jones 5 2-4 12, Ivanic 2 0-0 4, Stewart 3 0-0 6, Knuth 10 0-0 21, Holmstrom 5 0-0 12. Totals 28 5-8 66.
3-pt FG: Johnsburg 2 (Sobiesk, Toussaint), Guilford 5 (Stadleman 2, Knuth, Holmstrom 2).

Jefferson holds off South Elgin

ROCKFORD - Jefferson finished its J-Hawk MLK Showcase 3-1 with a 57-43 win over South Elgin.

The J-Hawks raced out to a 10-2 lead, but the Storm slowed the game down and kept the deficit under double-digits for most of the second half.

Jefferson's Quillin Dixon, who was honored before the game for hitting 1,000 career points on Saturday, had his first good shooting game in the Showcase, leading the J-Hawks with 19 points. George Williams chipped in 14 and My'Quion Garrett had 13.

Vince Miszkiewicz led South Elgin with 11 points.

BOXSCORE

Jefferson 57, South Elgin 43

Jefferson ... 14  11  12  20 - 57
S. Elgin ..... 11   8    8   16 - 43

JEFFERSON - Dunner 2 0-0 4, G. Williams 5 0-0 14, Powell 1 1-1 3, J. Robinson 2 0-0 4, Dixon 6 3-3-3 19, Garrett 6 0-2 13. Totals 22 4-6 57.
SOUTH ELGIN - Montgomery 2 4-4 8, Ashby 1 0-0 2, Warrick 3 2-2 9, Rohr 4 0-0 9, Bimian 1 0-0 2, Miszkiewicz 4 3-5 11. Totals 16 9-11 43.
3-pt FG: Jefferson 9 (Williams 4, Dixon 4, Garrett), S. Elgin 2 (Warrick, Rohr).

New Trier shuts down Elgin Larkin

ROCKFORD - Elgin Larkin's Anthony Lynch impressed Saturday afternoon, pouring in 26 points, but Winnetka New Trier turned him into essentially a one-man show.

Five different Trevians hit three-point shots, while only four Royals scored at all in 61-42 win by New Trier.

New Trier hit four three-point shots in a two-minute stretch in the second quarter to open up a 40-16 lead and Larkin never seriously threatened to make a game of it.

Griffin Ryan scored 16 points for New Trier, Andrew Kirkpatrick added 13 and Brian Conaghan 12.

BOXSCORE

New Trier 61, Elgin Larkin 42

New Trier ... 16 24 10 11 - 61
Larkin .........  7  13 14  8 - 42
NEW TRIER - Kirkpatrick 4 1-2 13, Conaghan 5 0-0 12, Osher 1 0-0 2, Bertagna 1 0-0 3, Silverstein 1 1-2 3, Brayboy 4 1-2 9, Samuelson 1 0-0 3, Ryan 7 1-1 16. Totals 24 4-7 61.
LARKIN - Perez 1 0-0 2, Morris 1 0-0 3, Lynch 10 5-7 26, Talley 0 0-1 0, Shaw 2 7-7 11. Totals 14 12-15 42.
3-pt FG: New Trier 9 (Kirkpatrick 4, Conaghan 2, Bertagna, Samuelson, Ryan), Larkin 2 (Morris, Lynch).

South Elgin shuts down Marian

ROCKFORD - The South Elgin Storm throttled Woodstock Marian, holding the hurricanes to just 22 first-half points in a 69-47 win.

Noah Rohr scored 11 of his 13 points in the first quarter as the Storm raced to a 22-11 lead. Vince Miszkiewicz added 10 points.

Spencer Hines led Marian with 10 points.

BOXSCORE

South Elgin 69, Woodstock Marian 47

S. Elgin .... 22 21 11 15 - 69
Marian ..... 11 11 15 10 - 47
SOUTH ELGIN - Montgomery 2 2-2 6, LaMarch 3 2-2 9, Ashby 3 3-3 9, Warrick 1 6-8 9, Sy 1 0-0 2, Rohr 5 0-0 13, Bimian 2 0-0 4, Miszkiewicz 3 4-4 10, Hankins 3 0-0 7. Totals 23 17-19 69.
MARIAN - Herbst 1 0-0 2, Kramer 1 2-3 4, Preston 2 2-2 6, Radcliffe 2 0-0 4, Golembiewski 2 0-0 5, Hines 5 0-0 10, Hucek 2 2-2 6, Limbaugh 3 1-2 7, Menner 1 0-1 2, Dusik 0 1-4 1. Totals 19 8-14 47.
3-pt FG: South Elgin 6 (Rohr 3, LaMarche, Warrick, Hankins), Marian 1 (Golembiewski).

J-Hawks blitz Milwaukee school making its MLK debut

ROCKFORD - Milwaukee Bradley Tech ran into a buzzsaw in its first game in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase, falling to the host Jefferson J-Hawks, 83-57.

Jefferson raced to a 28-6 lead after the first quarter and led 50-22 at halftime.

Jefferson's starters just played a handful of minutes in the second half. My'Quion Garrett led Jefferson with 17 points. Thirteen J-Hawks scored.

BOXSCORE

Jefferson 83, Bradley Tech 57

Bradley Tech ...  6  16  17  18 - 57
Jefferson .......... 28 22  12  21 - 83

BRADLEY TECH - Bowens 0 3-4 3, Deberry 2 0-0 4, Moore 0 2-2 2, Cooper 2 4-4 8, Burns 4 1-1 12, Henry 6 2-3 14, Dangerfield 2 0-1 4, Dyson 4 0-0 8, Skelly 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 12-15 57.
JEFFERSON - Jones 2 1-2 5, Massey 3 2-2 9, Newble 3 0-0 6, Dunner 2 2-2 6, G. Williams 1 0-0 2, Powell 2 3-4 7, J. Robinson 3 1-1 8, Hill 2 0-2 5, Henigan 0 2-2 2, Dixon 2 3-4 7, Thomas 1 3-5 5, Q. Robinson 2 0-0 4, Garrett 5 3-4 17. Totals 28 20-28 83.
3-pt FG: Bradley Tech 3 (Burns 3), Jefferson 7 (Massey, J. Robinson, Hill, Garrett 4).

Johnsburg's Toussaint too much for Belvidere

ROCKFORD - Zach Toussaint torched Belvidere for 31 points as the Skyhawks downed the Bucs, 72-56.

Toussaint usually does most of his damage from behind the three-point line. Against Belvidere, he hit just one three-pointer, instead slicing inside for 11 two-point shots and six free throws.

Phil Kolk had his third straight 23-point game for Belvidere, which dropped to 1-2 in the MLK Showcase.

BOXSCORE

Johnsburg 72, Belvidere 56

Belvidere ... 14 11 22  9 - 56
Johnsburg .. 19 21 13 19 - 72

BELVIDERE - Dean 3 8-10 15, Valladares 1 2-2 4, Kolk 7 8-11 23, K. Taylor 1 0-0 2, Hausen 1 0-0 3, Tobler 2 1-2 5, K. Murray 1 0-0 2, Dalipi 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 19-25 56.
JOHNSBURG - Gutierrez 1 0-0 2, Sobiesk 3 5-6 11, Smith 3 1-2 10, Toussaint 12 6-8 31, Groves 5 2-6 12, Paprocki 2 0-2 4, Frazier 1 0-2 2. Totals 27 14-26 72.
3-pt FG: Belvidere 3 (Dean, Kolk, Hausen), Johnsburg 4 (Smith 3, Toussaint).

Winnebago makes plays down the stretch to beat Harlem

ROCKFORD - Winnebago scored 10 of the final 13 points to pull away from Harlem for a 59-52 win in its only appearance in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Harlem dropped to 0-3 in the weekend tournament.

Freshman Bryson Thomas had his second straight solid game with 13 points, including seven in the fourth quarter to help the Huskies tie the game. Jaeden Gaither had nine points in the first half.

Winnebago was led by Tysheon Waller's 23 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter.

BOXSCORE

Winnebago 59, Harlem 52

Winnebago .... 15 15  9 20 - 59
Harlem ........... 12 11 15 14 - 52

WINNEBAGO - Burkhardt 6 2-2 15, Jones 1 4-4 6, Williams 1 0-0 3, Waller 7 5-8 23, Morrissey 3 3-3 10, Bryden 0 0-2 0, Inglima 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 14-19 59.
HARLEM - Hernandez 3 0-0 6, Renteria 3 0-0 7, Thomas 4 2-3 13, Aldrich 2 2-2 7, Knutson 1 0-0 2, Jones 1 0-0 2, Gaither 4 1-2 9. Totals 18 5-7 52.
3-pt FG: Winnebago 7 (Waller 4, Burhardt, Williams, Morrissey), Harlem 5 (Thomas 3, Renteria, Aldrich).

Batavia throttles Guilford

ROCKFORD - The Batavia Bulldogs raced out to a 22-7 lead over Rockford Guilford at Guilford and eased to a 50-33 win.

It was Batavia's third win of the J-Hawk MLK Classic and the third loss for the Vikings.

Jayden Johnson led the Bulldogs, who played the reserves much of the second half, with 16 points. Tyler Knuth led the Vikings with 11.

BOXSCORE

Batavia 50, Guilford 33

Batavia ... 22   6  17   5  - 50
Guilford ..  7   7    9  10 - 33

BATAVIA - Lefevre 4 2-2 11, Peterson 2 1-3 6, B. Carlson 2 2-2 7, Weber 1 0-0 2, Johnson 6 0-0 16, Heinz 2 2-4 6, Rientor 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 7-11 50.
GUILFORD - Reynolds 1 0-0 3, Rodriguez 1 0-0 3, Jo. Jones 0 2-4 2, Ja. Jones 2 0-0 4, Ivanic 2 0-0 4, Knuth 4 2-3 11, Holmstrom 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 4-7 33.
3-pt FG: Batavia 7 (Johnson 4, Lefevre, Peterson, Carlson), Guilford 3 (Reynolds, Rodriguez, Knuth).

Larkin outguns Woodstock Marian

ROCKFORD - The Royals raced out to a 47-28 halftime lead and cruised to its third win, 78-59 over Woodstock Marian, in the J-Hawk MLK Showcase.

Eleven Royals scored, led by Anthony Lynch and Latrell Hudson with 13 each. Michel Hucek led Marian with 13 points.

BOXSCORE

Elgin Larkin 78, Marian 59

Larkin ...... 21  26   9   22 - 78
Marian ..... 12  16  9   22 -  59

LARKIN - Black 3 0-0 9, Green 1 1-1 3, Ruebon 3 0-0 7, Perez 4 1-2 9, Coney 1 0-0 2, Hudson 5 0-0 13, Weiskircher 1 0-1 2, Ramirez 1 0-0 3, Lynch 6 0-3 13, Talley 2 2-2 6, Rose 1 0-0 2, Shaw 4 1-2 9. Totals 32 5-11 78.
MARIAN - Herbst 4 3-5 11, Baranski 2 6-6 11, Radcliffe 2 0-0 4, Golembiewski 3 4-4 12, Thiergood 2 1-1 5, Hines 1 1-2 3, Hucek 5 2-4 12,. Totals 19 17-22 59.
3-pt FG: Larkin 8 (Black 3, Ruebon, Hudson 3, Lynch), Marian 3 (Golembiewski 2, Baranski).

J-Hawk MLK Standings

Standings
School	W	L	Points	Against
Winnetka New Trier	2	0	144	102
Batavia	2	0	149	109
Elgin Larkin	2	0	161	114
Woodstock Marian	1	1	119	125
Rockford Jefferson	1	1	153	129
Belvidere	1	1	121	129
South Elgin	1	1	105	131
Rockford Guilford	0	2	104	140
Machesney Park Harlem	0	2	113	144
Johnsburg	0	2	114	160

 

J-Hawk MLK Showcase stars

Leading Scorers
Player	School	G	Pts	Avg.
Anthony Lynch	Elgin Larkin	2	52	26.0
Jayden Johnson	Batavia	2	48	24.0
A.J. Golembiewski	Woodstock Marian	2	47	23.5
Phil Kolk	Belvidere	2	46	23.0
Zach Toussaint	Johnsburg	2	36	18.0
Griffin Ryan	Winnetka New Trier	2	34	17.0
Jack Holmstrom	Rockford Guilford	2	31	15.5
Jy’Aire Robinson	Rockford Jefferson	2	29	14.5
My’Quion Garrett	Rockford Jefferson	2	29	14.5
Drake Montgomery	South Elgin	2	29	14.5
Quillin Dixon	Rockford Jefferson	2	28	14.0
George Williams	Rockford Jefferson	2	26	13.0
Vince Miszkiewicz	South Elgin	2	26	13.0
Andrew Heinz	Batavia	2	24	12.0
Jaedan Gaither	Machesney Park Harlem	2	22	11.0
Zack Tobler	Belvidere	2	21	10.5
Eric Peterson	Batavia	2	20	10.0
Spencer Boehm	Winnetka New Trier	2	20	10.0
Bryson Thomas	Machesney Park Harlem	2	20	10.0