Rockford-Area Midseason Report
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Rockford Christian is Unbeaten The only unbeaten team in the area. The Royal Lions have won by double digits in all but two games this season. They’re 15-0 at the moment. Not only that, their go-to player is only a…
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Continue ReadingRockford Christian is Unbeaten
The only unbeaten team in the area. The Royal Lions have won by double digits in all but two games this season. They’re 15-0 at the moment. Not only that, their go-to player is only a sophomore. Point Guard Christian Cummings Christian Cummings 5'11" | PG Rockford Christian | 2025 State IL leads the way and flashes tools of an elite floor general with tremendous scoring abilities. Cummings runs with the Mac Irvin Fire in AAU. Elijah Daughtery, another sophomore, is a fun two-way player to watch with limitless range and tremendous defensive abilities. They aren’t the tallest team, but they play with lots of speed and frustrate opponents all over the floor. It’ll be exciting to see how they progress going forward.
Early battle atop the NIC-10
Right now, there are three teams at the top of the league. Guilford, Boylan, and Auburn each have one loss in conference play. Guilford is the only team in this bunch with a win against the other two (Boylan). There’s lots of promise on this team with Malachi Johnson Malachi Johnson 6'2" | SG Rockford Guilford | 2024 State IL , Mekhi Doby Mekhi Doby 6'2" | SG Guilford | 2023 State IL , and Cinco Gary leading the way, and they reached the semifinal of the Chuck Dayton Holiday Classic in DeKalb. Auburn has two exciting freshman in Amir Danforth Amir Danforth 6'1" | SG Rockford Auburn | 2026 State IL and Champ Parker Champ Parker 6'0" | PG Rockford Auburn | 2026 State IL who are both impact-players for the knights. In addition, Adrian Agee Adrian Agee 6'2" | SG Rockford Auburn | 2023 State IL has limitless range and should be on the radar of small-school programs. Boylan has a new, exciting group led by junior Ryan Starck. Behind those three is Rockford East. The E-Rabs missed Matthew Hoarde Matthew Hoarde 6'5" | SF Rockford East | 2023 State IL earlier in the season, but have showed signs of light since his return. They reached the semifinal of the Collinsville Holiday Classic and beat Guilford a few weeks prior. I wouldn’t be surprised if they made a push for the top three.
Ross Robertson Continues to Dominate for South Beloit
Robertson has been at the forefront of South Beloit’s 11-2 start. Sophomore Ross Robertson displays tons of size and skills down low. Smaller schools they play against don’t generally have the size of Robertson and he surely takes advantage of that. In addition, he’s got limitless range and can shoot from anywhere on the floor. South Beloit will look to make a run in the 1A playoffs this season.
Power Rankings:
1. Guilford
2. East
3. Christian
4. Auburn
5. East
6. Lutheran
7. Freeport
8. Winnebago
9. Belvidere North
10. South Beloit