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RI turns up defense to top Springfield
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NORMAL -- Springfield sharpshooter Isiaah Nelson had the collective Rock Island boys basketball team scratching their heads in the first half of Wednesday's opening-round game of the 3A/4A boys' portion of the State Farm Holiday Classic. Rock Island senior Brian Richardson put an end to that. After scoring 18 points on seven of nine shooting to keep the winless Senators within three points at the half, Nelson was held to three points on one of eight shooting after intermission with Richardson sticking to him like glue. That helped Rocky earn a 64-50 win at Normal West. "He was really hurting us in that first half,'' said Richardson, who added 11 points, a rebound, an assists and a block. "When a guy is doing that to us, I tell (Coach Thom Sigel) 'I got him.' That always hypes me up when they put it on me to guard the other team's best player. "I just got in his face and denied him the ball all over the court. I wanted to make someone else beat us. You could tell he was getting frustrated and that's what it's all about." Sigel knew he had to slow down Nelson to get control of a game the Rocks led nearly wire-to-wire. "He came out red hot and we needed to make some adjustments at the half,'' Sigel said. "Brian is our best on-ball defender and he made it tough for them to get him the ball." The Rocks (9-2) seemed to have control a few times in the first half, but the the Senators kept making runs to keep it close. In the second half, Rocky started to lengthen the lead with its defense that forced 20 turnovers -- including 14 steals (seven of those by C.J. Carr). "We didn't execute a couple of times in the first half with a chance to extend the lead,'' Sigel said. "In the second half, we executed better and the defense allowed us to get better angles in the passing lanes." Carr and senior Raahsaan Brown had excellent all-around games to lead a balanced Rock Island attack.Carr finished with 13 points, three assists and four rebounds to go with his seven steals. Brown led the Rocks with 14 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.Trey Sigel added 10 for the Rocks and Keenan Shorter scored eight to go with six rebounds. "That's how we play when we are going good,'' Brown said. "We have a lot of guys contributing and scored off our defense. We understand that our defense creates our offense, and if we forget, Coach Sigel makes sure to remind us." Rock Island plays Normal Community this evening at 6 at the Shirk Center on the Illinois Wesleyan campus. State Farm Classic 3A/4A boys' Rock Island 64, Springfield 50 SPRINGFIELD (0-10) Pearl 2-5 3-4 2 5 8, Isi. Nelson 8-17 0-0 3 2 21, Jacobs 3-6 0-0 1 0n 9, Churchg 2-4 2-3 1 4 6, Day 2-5 0-0 3 2 4, Dorr 0-0 0-0 0 2 0, Balster 0-1 0-0 3 0 0, Rowl 1-2 0-0 2 1 2, Isa. Nelson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 18-50 5-7 15 18 50 ROCK ISLAND (9-2) Carr 4-9 5-7 1 4 13, Sigel 3-7 2-2 0 1 10, Richardson 4-6 3-3 2 1 11, Brown 7-12 0-0 2 8 14, Johnson 2-3 0-0 2 2 4, Babers 0-3 0-0 0 1 0, Shorter 3-4 2-2 0 6 8, Jones 2-2 0-0 1 0 4, Hawthorne 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Julian 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Butler 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Aldridge 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Myers 0-2 0-0 0 0 0, Simmer 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 25-58 12-14 8 25 64. Springfield 15 14 11 10--50 Rock Island 17 15 16 16--64 3s: Springfield 9-17 (Isi. Nelson 5-8, Jacobs 3-6, Pearl 1-2, Day 0-1), Rock Island 2-11 (Sigel 2-6, Babers 0-3), Carr 0-1, Richardson 0-1). Turnovers: Springfield 20, RI 11. Steals: Springfield 3 (Pearl 2), Rock Island 14 (Carr 7). Assists: Springfield 5 (Balster 2), RI 11 (Carr 3, Sigel 2). 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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