Saturday, December 5, 2009
Geneseo at Rock Island

Rock Island won the game, but ended up in 2nd Place to Richwoods because of the tiebreaker used in the three way tie (Bogan also 3-1). After trailing 11-0 early in the game, the Rocks were able to make free throws and get some shots to fall to get within one point after the first quarter. With a big second quarter, the Rocks led by six at the break.

The third quarter was low scoring as the Knights went to a zone defense and the Rocks held the ball for the final shot, to go up 8 after three quarters. Richwoods hit a couple of big shots down the stretch, and after a missed free throw by Rocky, had a last second shot rim out.

Chasson Randle scored 21 points and grabbed 6 boards with Royce Muskeyvalley scoring 10 and dishing out 4 assists.

Randle was named the Gary Moran Most Valuable Player while Muskeyvalley and DaShawn Banks both earned All-Tournament honors.

Rock Island bounced back from the tough loss earlier in the day to knock off Dunbar. The Rocks came out of the gates quickly, leading by nine points after the first quarter. After leading by eight at halftime, Rocky slowly pulled away from the Mightymen with the help of two Devon Jones three pointers.

The Rocks were paced by Chasson Randle's 22 points, with D.J. Anderson and DaShawn Banks adding nine points each. Anderson grabbed 9 boards with Randle getting 7, while Royce Muskeyvalley had 5 assists.

Rock Island dropped a tough overtime game to Chicago Bogan in the afternoon session on Friday. The Rocks trailed in the second half, but rallied to take a lead in the final three minutes. However, some poor possessions and missed free throws allowed the Bengals to hit two free throws with 8 seconds left to send the game into overtime, where they pulled away.

Chasson Randle score 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds while DaShawn Banks added 13 points and D.J. Anderson added 8. Banks also grabbed 7 boards, while Royce Muskeyvalley dished out 7 assists.

Rock Island started the season off with an exciting come from behind win over Aurora West. After struggling much of the game, the offense hit its stride down the stretch to overcome a five point deficit. Chasson Randle hit a three pointer with about one second left in regulation to tie the game at 44. After a back and forth overtime, the Blackhawks took a two point lead with about 30 seconds left. After a timeout, the Rocks were able to find Randle free, and another trifecta gave the the 53-52 lead that they were able to hang on to for the win.

Randle paced the Rocks with 27 points, and DaShawn Banks added 11. Randle added 10 boards and 3 assists for the game.