Council Bluffs, IA -- The Indian Hills Warriors picked up a Region 11 postseason championship to go along with their regular-season region title on Wednesday night when the ninth-ranked Warriors pulled away at the end to knock off Iowa Western, 87-70, and sweep the best-of-three Region 11 series with the Reivers.
For the season, the Warriors won all four matchups with Iowa Western and left little doubt as to their supremacy in the region. They were the only team to defeat Iowa Western on its home floor, beating them in both the regular season and postseason.
The pivotal moment in Wednesday's game came with under seven minutes to play in the second half. Iowa Western had stormed back after trailing by as many as 16 points in the second half to cut the deficit to two at 68-66.
Devin Brooks' 3-pointer got the home team to within two and, after a stop, the Reivers' Alonzo Traylor missed a chance to tie the score when he couldn't hit a shot from right in front of the rim.
IHCC got the rebound and Roderick Bobbitt found Gary Ricks, Jr. in the corner and Ricks buried a three while being fouled. He added the free throw for a huge four-point play. On the next Warrior possession Ricks curled in another three to make it 75-66 and the Reivers didn't get closer than six points after that.
Indian Hills scored the last ten points to make the final margin a little deceiving, but there was nothing deceiving about the Warriors' 19-4 run over the final 6:07.
The Warriors got a big night from sophomore center D.J. Bennett. He had 14 points in the first half and 18 for the game, to go along with 12 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Indian Hills got a big night from another sophomore, Brandon Spearman, who drilled three 3s in the second half when he scored 11 of his 13 points.
Ricks had 17 points and in addition to his heroics in the second half, the other holdover from last year's IHCC team -- along with Bennett -- he capped a 15-0 run to end the first half with a buzzer-beating floater from the lane.
Iowa Western outscored the Warriors 14-2 to take a 34-30 lead. Ricks provided IHCC with a spark with a 3-pointer to cut the lead to one and that started Indian Hills' run of 15 straight points.
Bennett had four points in that span and Jameel McKay and Bobbitt each had a three-point play.
The game was tight early with five ties and nine lead changes. Iowa Western rallied behind the play of Antonio Levy who had eight of the points in the 14-2 run.
Levy had 15 points. Xavier Munford led Iowa Western with 24, 20 of them in the second half. He had three straight baskets as the Reivers came back after trailing 55-39 with 14:47 to play.
Brooks twice brought IWCC to within two, but the Warriors helf off the Reivers to win their 29th game of the season and a spot in next Tuesday's District 11 title game against North Dakota State College of Science, the 11th-ranked team in the latest NJCAA poll.
NDSCS earned the spot opposite the Warriors with a 100-92 win over Williston (ND) State in overtime on Wednesday night.
INDIAN HILLS 87, IOWA WESTERN 70
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 0-0 13, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 3-3 17, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 7 4-6 18, Jameel McKay 5 2-3 12, Roderick Bobbitt 2 3-4 7, Dustin Hogue 3 2-6 8, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Gary Ross 1 0-0 2 Team 32 15-24 87
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 9 4-6 24, Alonzo Traylor 2 1-2 5, Devin Brooks 4 2-2 12, Kelvin Dixon 3 2-2 8, Antonio Levy 5 3-4 15, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 0 0-0 0, Tavian Pomlee 2 0-0 4, Brock Lutes 1 0-0 2 Team 26 12-16 70
Halftime score: Indian Hills 45, Iowa Western 34; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 4, Spearman 3, White 1), IWCC 6 (Levy, Munford, Brooks 2)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
McKay Helps Warriors Take First Step
Ottumwa -- Freshman Jameel McKay ignited a 21-6 second-half run with one of his eight field goals in the half and the Indian Hills Warriors stayed unbeaten at home with an 81-68 win over Iowa Western in the first game of the best-of-three Region 11 championship series.
McKay's basket came after Iowa Western's Wil Martinez hit a 3-pointer with just under eight minutes remaining to bring the Reivers to within three at 56-53. The goal by Martinez represented the only bench points the entire game for Iowa Western, whose bench was outscored by the Warriors' reserves, 25-3.
McKay had a season-high 26 points, 17 of them in the second half, and also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Devin Brooks, Antonio Levy and Alonzo Traylor combined for 60 of the Reivers' 68 points. Iowa Western's season scoring leader, Xavier Munford, was held to five points, about 12 under his average.
Gary Ricks, Jr. hit consecutive 3s in the first half to give IHCC a lead it would never relinquish. McKay followed the triples with a field goal and Indian Hills had used a quick 8-0 burst to go ahead, 14-8.
With Iowa Western down 25-22, the Warriors went on a 14-4 run to take their biggest lead of the first half. Five different IHCC players scored in that run which was capped by a three by Roderick Bobbitt.
After Indian Hills took a 41-35 halftime lead, both teams really struggled offensively at the outset of the second half. Neither scored for almost three minutes with a flurry of missed shots and turnovers plaguing both teams.
Brooks finally broke the ice for Iowa Western, but McKay quickly answered for the Warriors.
McKay's teammates did a great job of setting him up for easy buckets in the second half. Brandon Spearman fed him for a dunk and a six-point lead, right before Martinez's three-pointer. Then, during the game-deciding run, Bobbitt got a steal and led McKay with a perfect pass for a fast-break jam.
Bobbitt added 15 points for the Warriors. Brooks led the Reivers with 25.
The series resumes in Council Bluffs on Wednesday night. The Reivers have lost only once on their homecourt this season, a 91-85 loss to Indian Hills in late January.
INDIAN HILLS 81, IOWA WESTERN 68
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 3-7 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 2-2 8, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 0-2 4, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 12 2-7 26, Roderick Bobbitt 6 1-1 15, Dustin Hogue 3 0-2 6, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Gary Ross 0 2-2 2 Team 33 10-23 81
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 1 2-2 5, Alonzo Traylor 7 2-6 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-7 25, Kelvin Dixon 0 0-0 0, Antonio Levy 7 5-7 19, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 0-0 0, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0 Team 24 15-22 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 41, Iowa Western 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks, Bobbitt 2; White 1), IWCC 5 (Brooks 3; Munford, Martinez 1)
McKay's basket came after Iowa Western's Wil Martinez hit a 3-pointer with just under eight minutes remaining to bring the Reivers to within three at 56-53. The goal by Martinez represented the only bench points the entire game for Iowa Western, whose bench was outscored by the Warriors' reserves, 25-3.
McKay had a season-high 26 points, 17 of them in the second half, and also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Devin Brooks, Antonio Levy and Alonzo Traylor combined for 60 of the Reivers' 68 points. Iowa Western's season scoring leader, Xavier Munford, was held to five points, about 12 under his average.
Gary Ricks, Jr. hit consecutive 3s in the first half to give IHCC a lead it would never relinquish. McKay followed the triples with a field goal and Indian Hills had used a quick 8-0 burst to go ahead, 14-8.
With Iowa Western down 25-22, the Warriors went on a 14-4 run to take their biggest lead of the first half. Five different IHCC players scored in that run which was capped by a three by Roderick Bobbitt.
After Indian Hills took a 41-35 halftime lead, both teams really struggled offensively at the outset of the second half. Neither scored for almost three minutes with a flurry of missed shots and turnovers plaguing both teams.
Brooks finally broke the ice for Iowa Western, but McKay quickly answered for the Warriors.
McKay's teammates did a great job of setting him up for easy buckets in the second half. Brandon Spearman fed him for a dunk and a six-point lead, right before Martinez's three-pointer. Then, during the game-deciding run, Bobbitt got a steal and led McKay with a perfect pass for a fast-break jam.
Bobbitt added 15 points for the Warriors. Brooks led the Reivers with 25.
The series resumes in Council Bluffs on Wednesday night. The Reivers have lost only once on their homecourt this season, a 91-85 loss to Indian Hills in late January.
INDIAN HILLS 81, IOWA WESTERN 68
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 3-7 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 2-2 8, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 0-2 4, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 12 2-7 26, Roderick Bobbitt 6 1-1 15, Dustin Hogue 3 0-2 6, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Gary Ross 0 2-2 2 Team 33 10-23 81
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 1 2-2 5, Alonzo Traylor 7 2-6 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-7 25, Kelvin Dixon 0 0-0 0, Antonio Levy 7 5-7 19, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 0-0 0, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0 Team 24 15-22 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 41, Iowa Western 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks, Bobbitt 2; White 1), IWCC 5 (Brooks 3; Munford, Martinez 1)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Regular Season Ends with Win in Chicago
Chicago, IL -- The Indian Hills Warriors can now start making preparations for the postseason after concluding their 30-game regular season schedule with an 80-72 win against Kennedy-King College on Saturday.
Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 22 points, scored six straight points early in the second half as part of a 9-0 run to help IHCC turn the game around.
The Warriors trailed 38-36 at the half, but ran off the nine consecutive points after Kennedy-King's Jamal Dantzler hit a pair of free throws to open the second-half scoring.
Dantzler had 25 points to lead all scorers.
Once IHCC took the lead at 45-40 on a Ronnie Stevens tip-in, the Statesmen were eventually able to get to within a point at 49-48 on two free throws by Demarko Nash, who scored 21 points.
One of McKay's eight second-half field goals was followed by a three-pointer by Brandon Spearman and the lead was back to six.
Kennedy-King was held to just two field goals in the first ten minutes of the second half and only made seven the entire half. They managed to stay close with 26-of-33 free throw shooting.
The game was a homecoming of sorts for the four IHCC players -- Spearman, D.J. Bennett, Kieran Woods and Michael Haynes -- from the Chicago area. It was the first game in Chicago for an Indian Hills team in seven years.
The Warriors will get next week off in preparation for the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champion. Marshalltown will travel to play Iowa Western on Thursday night and the winner of that game will be the Warriors' opponent in the series.
By virtue of winning the regular season Region 11 title, Indian Hills has the homecourt advantage in the title series. They will host either MCC or IWCC on Monday, Mar. 5, in game one.
INDIAN HILLS 80, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 4, DeAndray Buckley 2 1-3 6, Michael Haynes 1 2-4 4, D.J. Bennett 5 3-7 13, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 10 2-3 22, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-4 6, Dustin Hogue 2 1-1 5, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 16-27 80
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 1 3-6 6, Demarko Nash 5 8-8 21, Jamal Dantzler 7 9-12 25, Tony Pierce 1 0-0 2, Devonn Gavin 3 0-0 6, Terron Farrell 3 6-7 12, Marcus Deloney 0 0-0 0, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0, Tony Christian 0 0-0 0 Team 20 26-33 72
Halftime score: Kennedy-King 38, Indian Hills 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman 3, Buckley 1), KKC 6 (Nash 3, Dantzler 2, Caruthers 1)
Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 22 points, scored six straight points early in the second half as part of a 9-0 run to help IHCC turn the game around.
The Warriors trailed 38-36 at the half, but ran off the nine consecutive points after Kennedy-King's Jamal Dantzler hit a pair of free throws to open the second-half scoring.
Dantzler had 25 points to lead all scorers.
Once IHCC took the lead at 45-40 on a Ronnie Stevens tip-in, the Statesmen were eventually able to get to within a point at 49-48 on two free throws by Demarko Nash, who scored 21 points.
One of McKay's eight second-half field goals was followed by a three-pointer by Brandon Spearman and the lead was back to six.
Kennedy-King was held to just two field goals in the first ten minutes of the second half and only made seven the entire half. They managed to stay close with 26-of-33 free throw shooting.
The game was a homecoming of sorts for the four IHCC players -- Spearman, D.J. Bennett, Kieran Woods and Michael Haynes -- from the Chicago area. It was the first game in Chicago for an Indian Hills team in seven years.
The Warriors will get next week off in preparation for the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champion. Marshalltown will travel to play Iowa Western on Thursday night and the winner of that game will be the Warriors' opponent in the series.
By virtue of winning the regular season Region 11 title, Indian Hills has the homecourt advantage in the title series. They will host either MCC or IWCC on Monday, Mar. 5, in game one.
INDIAN HILLS 80, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 4, DeAndray Buckley 2 1-3 6, Michael Haynes 1 2-4 4, D.J. Bennett 5 3-7 13, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 10 2-3 22, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-4 6, Dustin Hogue 2 1-1 5, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 16-27 80
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 1 3-6 6, Demarko Nash 5 8-8 21, Jamal Dantzler 7 9-12 25, Tony Pierce 1 0-0 2, Devonn Gavin 3 0-0 6, Terron Farrell 3 6-7 12, Marcus Deloney 0 0-0 0, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0, Tony Christian 0 0-0 0 Team 20 26-33 72
Halftime score: Kennedy-King 38, Indian Hills 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman 3, Buckley 1), KKC 6 (Nash 3, Dantzler 2, Caruthers 1)
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Warriors Hang on to Knock Off State Fair
Ottumwa -- On a night when there were 22 three-pointers made by the two teams, it was a missed three-point try that allowed Indian Hills to escape with an 85-82 win against State Fair on Wednesday night in the Warriors' final regular-season home game.
Antonin Galaya of State Fair had made eight 3s in the game, but his attempt from behind the arc that would have tied the score with three seconds left was off the mark. IHCC's Roderick Bobbitt secured the rebound and Indian Hills survived some terrible free-throw shooting down the stretch to notch their 26th win of the year.
The Warriors had ample opportunities to put the game away in the second half after taking control with a 14-0 run. But the Roadrunners kept fighting back on the strength of the strong all-around play of sophomore Alfonzo Houston and the long-range shooting of Galaya.
Galaya's 7th three of the game with under two minutes to play cut what was once a double-digit IHCC lead to 83-75. After a made IHCC free throw, a rare occurrence in the final minutes of the game when they missed seven of eight attempts, Houston scored and Galaya nailed another three to make it 85-80.
IHCC missed a shot and Ayo Ojo of State Fair went to the line with 12.9 seconds to play. He missed both free throws, but Houston rebounded the second miss and was fouled while putting the ball in from underneath the goal to make it 85-82 with 10.7 seconds to play.
Houston's foul shot was no good, but again State Fair got the offensive rebound and, still down three points, eventually worked the ball to Galaya whose contested three-point try wouldn't drop.
Each team had 11 3s and it was three in a row in the first half by the Warriors' Bobbit that sparked one of three big IHCC scoring runs in the game.
Bobbitt drilled the trio of 3s to bring Indian Hills back from a 19-15 deficit into a 31-19 lead.
Houston scored four straight points and Galaya made three treys as the Roadrunners responded with 15 points in a row to regain the lead at 34-31.
Brandon Spearman's 3 immediately tied the game for the Warriors and started an 11-1 run at the end of the first half.
A pair of baskets by D.J. Bennett started the second-half scoring and gave IHCC another double-figure lead. State Fair once again answered with a run of their own to go ahead 52-50 on Houston's three-point play.
Jameel McKay tied the game at 52-all for the Warriors, the start of 14 consecutive points that shot IHCC into a 64-52 lead.
The largest lead for Indian Hills came shortly after that, a 13-point advantage with just under 10 minutes to play.
Lucas Kidane -- who scored all of his 15 points in the second half -- along with Houston and Galaya triggered the State Fair comeback that eventually got them a chance to tie the score in the final seconds.
Indian Hills won despite making only 14-of-34 free throws, 13-of-29 in the second half. State Fair didn't help their chances with 7-of-19 free-throw shooting.
Bobbitt had a season-high 18 points to share team scoring honors with McKay. Bobbitt and Michael Haynes had 10 rebounds and McKay nine. Houston had 28 points and Galaya 24 for State Fair, which suffered its seventh loss in a row.
The regular-season finale for the Warriors will be Saturday against Kennedy-King in Chicago at 3 p.m. They don't start postseason play until Mar. 5 in the first game of the best-of-three Region 11 championship series. They will take on the winner of the first-round game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the series.
INDIAN HILLS 85, STATE FAIR 82
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-3 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-1 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 2-4 8, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 3, Jameel McKay 8 2-5 18, Roderick Bobbitt 5 4-14 18, Dustin Hogue 1 2-2 4, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 14-34 85
STATE FAIR
Alfonzo HOuston 11 5-12 28, Kenny Chery 4 0-0 8, Ayodele Ojo 2 0-3 4, Antonin Galaya 8 0-0 24, Lucas Kidane 6 1-2 15, D'Angelo Tucker 0 0-0 0, Charles Beard 1 1-2 3, Montrell Watts 0 0-0 0 Team 32 7-19 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, State Fair 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Bobbitt, Ricks 4; Spearman 2; Woods 1), SFCC 11 (Galaya 8; Kidane 2; Houston 1)
Antonin Galaya of State Fair had made eight 3s in the game, but his attempt from behind the arc that would have tied the score with three seconds left was off the mark. IHCC's Roderick Bobbitt secured the rebound and Indian Hills survived some terrible free-throw shooting down the stretch to notch their 26th win of the year.
The Warriors had ample opportunities to put the game away in the second half after taking control with a 14-0 run. But the Roadrunners kept fighting back on the strength of the strong all-around play of sophomore Alfonzo Houston and the long-range shooting of Galaya.
Galaya's 7th three of the game with under two minutes to play cut what was once a double-digit IHCC lead to 83-75. After a made IHCC free throw, a rare occurrence in the final minutes of the game when they missed seven of eight attempts, Houston scored and Galaya nailed another three to make it 85-80.
IHCC missed a shot and Ayo Ojo of State Fair went to the line with 12.9 seconds to play. He missed both free throws, but Houston rebounded the second miss and was fouled while putting the ball in from underneath the goal to make it 85-82 with 10.7 seconds to play.
Houston's foul shot was no good, but again State Fair got the offensive rebound and, still down three points, eventually worked the ball to Galaya whose contested three-point try wouldn't drop.
Each team had 11 3s and it was three in a row in the first half by the Warriors' Bobbit that sparked one of three big IHCC scoring runs in the game.
Bobbitt drilled the trio of 3s to bring Indian Hills back from a 19-15 deficit into a 31-19 lead.
Houston scored four straight points and Galaya made three treys as the Roadrunners responded with 15 points in a row to regain the lead at 34-31.
Brandon Spearman's 3 immediately tied the game for the Warriors and started an 11-1 run at the end of the first half.
A pair of baskets by D.J. Bennett started the second-half scoring and gave IHCC another double-figure lead. State Fair once again answered with a run of their own to go ahead 52-50 on Houston's three-point play.
Jameel McKay tied the game at 52-all for the Warriors, the start of 14 consecutive points that shot IHCC into a 64-52 lead.
The largest lead for Indian Hills came shortly after that, a 13-point advantage with just under 10 minutes to play.
Lucas Kidane -- who scored all of his 15 points in the second half -- along with Houston and Galaya triggered the State Fair comeback that eventually got them a chance to tie the score in the final seconds.
Indian Hills won despite making only 14-of-34 free throws, 13-of-29 in the second half. State Fair didn't help their chances with 7-of-19 free-throw shooting.
Bobbitt had a season-high 18 points to share team scoring honors with McKay. Bobbitt and Michael Haynes had 10 rebounds and McKay nine. Houston had 28 points and Galaya 24 for State Fair, which suffered its seventh loss in a row.
The regular-season finale for the Warriors will be Saturday against Kennedy-King in Chicago at 3 p.m. They don't start postseason play until Mar. 5 in the first game of the best-of-three Region 11 championship series. They will take on the winner of the first-round game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the series.
INDIAN HILLS 85, STATE FAIR 82
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-3 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-1 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 2-4 8, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 3, Jameel McKay 8 2-5 18, Roderick Bobbitt 5 4-14 18, Dustin Hogue 1 2-2 4, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 14-34 85
STATE FAIR
Alfonzo HOuston 11 5-12 28, Kenny Chery 4 0-0 8, Ayodele Ojo 2 0-3 4, Antonin Galaya 8 0-0 24, Lucas Kidane 6 1-2 15, D'Angelo Tucker 0 0-0 0, Charles Beard 1 1-2 3, Montrell Watts 0 0-0 0 Team 32 7-19 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, State Fair 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Bobbitt, Ricks 4; Spearman 2; Woods 1), SFCC 11 (Galaya 8; Kidane 2; Houston 1)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Postseason Tickets on Sale
Ottumwa -- Tickets are now on sale for the Indian Hills home games in the Region 11 postseason best-of-three series next month.
By virtue of their win against Iowa Western last Saturday night, the Warriors get a first-round bye in the postseason tournament and will play the winner of a game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the three-game series that will begin at the Hellyer Center in Ottumwa on Monday, Mar. 5. If the series goes three games, the Warriors would also host game three on Friday, Mar. 9.
Tickets for those IHCC home games are on sale in the Athletic Office at the Hellyer Center from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.
The Warriors end their regular-season home schedule with a game against State Fair CC on Wednesday night and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
By virtue of their win against Iowa Western last Saturday night, the Warriors get a first-round bye in the postseason tournament and will play the winner of a game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the three-game series that will begin at the Hellyer Center in Ottumwa on Monday, Mar. 5. If the series goes three games, the Warriors would also host game three on Friday, Mar. 9.
Tickets for those IHCC home games are on sale in the Athletic Office at the Hellyer Center from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.
The Warriors end their regular-season home schedule with a game against State Fair CC on Wednesday night and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Spearman's Free Throw Clinches Confererence Crown
Ottumwa -- A free throw by Brandon Spearman with 5.9 seconds to play proved to be the difference as the Indian Hills Warriors completed an undefeated conference season with a 75-74 win against Iowa Western on Saturday night.
Spearman's game-winning foul shot came after a steal by Roderick Bobbitt, who then fed Spearman for a driving layup attempt.
Bobbitt's steal followed a putback basket by Gary Ricks, Jr. with just under ten seconds remaining that tied the score at 74.
The win was the fourth straight in the conference for IHCC and means they will get a bye in the first round of the postseason and will have home court advantage in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ. That series will begin on March 5.
Iowa Western had gone ahead 74-72 with under a minute to play when first Kelvin Dixon and then Alonzo Traylor hit a pair of free throws.
Those four foul shots wiped out an Indian Hills lead of 72-70 which came on a Dustin Hogue field goal on a pass from Ricks with a little over a minute to play.
The Reivers battled back from a 70-60 deficit with 10 straight points, the last six coming on Xavier Munford's fourth 3-pointer, and third of the second half, and a three-point play by Traylor.
Traylor led all scorers with 22 points and Munford added 16.
Indian Hills used a 17-4 run over about a six-minute span and apparently took control of the game at that point. They still owned a double-digit lead after a Ronnie Stevens' tip-in built the ten-point advantage at 70-60 with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
But the Warriors then went over four minutes without a point while Iowa Western was rallying for the 70-all deadlock.
Spearman led IHCC with 17 points. It was his hot shooting early that allowed Indian Hills to grab an 11-3 lead in the opening minutes.
The Reivers then scored ten unanswered points to take their first lead of the night and ended the first half with eight consecutive points to go ahead 38-30 at the half.
The Warriors helped to turn things around with some tenacious defense in the second half. And their final steal of the night came on the Reivers' final possession.
After Spearman's free throw made it a one-point game, Iowa Western had the ball knocked loose in their backcourt as they tried to advance the ball for a potential game-winning shot. Jameel McKay corralled the loose ball and the Warriors celebrated their 25th win of the season.
Indian Hills will end the regular-season schedule with a pair of games this week. They will host State Fair CC on Wednesday in the last home game before the postseason and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 75, IOWA WESTERN 74
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 1-4 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 4-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-2 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 1 3-4 5, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 3 1-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 26 17-31 75
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 5 2-2 16, Alonzo Traylor 9 4-5 22, Devin Brooks 3 3-4 9, Kelvin Dixon 2 4-5 8, Antonio Levy 3 0-0 7, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 3 0-0 9, Tavian Pomlee 1 0-0 3, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0, Jared Johnson 0 0-0 0 Team 26 13-16 74
Halftime score: Iowa Western 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Spearman 2, Bobbitt 1), IWCC 9 (Munford 4, Martinez 3, Levy, Pomlee 1)
Spearman's game-winning foul shot came after a steal by Roderick Bobbitt, who then fed Spearman for a driving layup attempt.
Bobbitt's steal followed a putback basket by Gary Ricks, Jr. with just under ten seconds remaining that tied the score at 74.
The win was the fourth straight in the conference for IHCC and means they will get a bye in the first round of the postseason and will have home court advantage in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ. That series will begin on March 5.
Iowa Western had gone ahead 74-72 with under a minute to play when first Kelvin Dixon and then Alonzo Traylor hit a pair of free throws.
Those four foul shots wiped out an Indian Hills lead of 72-70 which came on a Dustin Hogue field goal on a pass from Ricks with a little over a minute to play.
The Reivers battled back from a 70-60 deficit with 10 straight points, the last six coming on Xavier Munford's fourth 3-pointer, and third of the second half, and a three-point play by Traylor.
Traylor led all scorers with 22 points and Munford added 16.
Indian Hills used a 17-4 run over about a six-minute span and apparently took control of the game at that point. They still owned a double-digit lead after a Ronnie Stevens' tip-in built the ten-point advantage at 70-60 with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
But the Warriors then went over four minutes without a point while Iowa Western was rallying for the 70-all deadlock.
Spearman led IHCC with 17 points. It was his hot shooting early that allowed Indian Hills to grab an 11-3 lead in the opening minutes.
The Reivers then scored ten unanswered points to take their first lead of the night and ended the first half with eight consecutive points to go ahead 38-30 at the half.
The Warriors helped to turn things around with some tenacious defense in the second half. And their final steal of the night came on the Reivers' final possession.
After Spearman's free throw made it a one-point game, Iowa Western had the ball knocked loose in their backcourt as they tried to advance the ball for a potential game-winning shot. Jameel McKay corralled the loose ball and the Warriors celebrated their 25th win of the season.
Indian Hills will end the regular-season schedule with a pair of games this week. They will host State Fair CC on Wednesday in the last home game before the postseason and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 75, IOWA WESTERN 74
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 1-4 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 4-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-2 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 1 3-4 5, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 3 1-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 26 17-31 75
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 5 2-2 16, Alonzo Traylor 9 4-5 22, Devin Brooks 3 3-4 9, Kelvin Dixon 2 4-5 8, Antonio Levy 3 0-0 7, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 3 0-0 9, Tavian Pomlee 1 0-0 3, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0, Jared Johnson 0 0-0 0 Team 26 13-16 74
Halftime score: Iowa Western 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Spearman 2, Bobbitt 1), IWCC 9 (Munford 4, Martinez 3, Levy, Pomlee 1)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Moberly Hands Warriors Road Loss
Moberly, Mo. -- For the third time, Indian Hills lost to a team that they had defeated by a double-digit margin earlier in the season. This time it was Moberly Area Community College that played the role of avenger, downing the Warriors, 93-79, on Tuesday night.
Moberly jumped on the Warriors early, building a 22-point lead in the first half. The Greyhounds were up by 18 at the half and the closest IHCC got in the second half was eight points.
The 93 points scored by Moberly were the most given up by the Warriors this year.
Frank Williams' three-pointer with 6:30 to play moved the Warriors to within 69-61. But Daylen Robinson hit field goals on consecutive possessions as the Greyhounds quickly moved the lead back to double digits and Indian Hills was never that close again.
Robinson led the Greyhounds with 21 points, hitting 12-of-15 free throws, including his last nine in a row. He got plenty of help with four other players in double figures.
D.J. Bennett was the lone bright spot for Indian Hills. He followed up his career-best 12-point night against Marshalltown in the Warriors' last game with an even better performance. The sophomore center had 21 points and eight rebounds.
Moberly raced out to an early 17-5 advantage, scoring nine straight points to take the big lead. And it would only get worse for the sixth-ranked Warriors who trailed at halftime for the first time all season.
The Greyhounds used a 31-12 run to blow the game open. The Warriors had a hard time stopping the Moberly attack and an even harder time getting much from their own offense. They didn't make a three-pointer in the first half and shot only five free throws.
Jameel McKay did provide a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Indian Hills will face Iowa Western this Saturday night in the Warriors' final conference game. A win would give IHCC home court advantage for the Region 11 postseason tournament.
MOBERLY 93,INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 2-2 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 9 3-3 21, Kieran Woods 4 0-0 9, Jameel McKay 5 1-2 11, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 4 2-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 3 0-0 7, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 Team 33 9-14 79
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 4 12-15 21, Kenny Williams 4 7-10 15, Jon Gilliam 4 0-0 11, T.J. White 1 7-8 9, Derrick Dilworth 8 1-1 17, Giovanni McLean 1 2-2 4, Charles Pemberton 5 0-2 10, Davonne Henry 3 0-0 6 Team 30 29-38 93
Halftime score: Moberly 45, Indian Hills 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman, Woods, Bobbitt, Williams 1); MACC 4 (Gilliam 3, Robinson 1)
Moberly jumped on the Warriors early, building a 22-point lead in the first half. The Greyhounds were up by 18 at the half and the closest IHCC got in the second half was eight points.
The 93 points scored by Moberly were the most given up by the Warriors this year.
Frank Williams' three-pointer with 6:30 to play moved the Warriors to within 69-61. But Daylen Robinson hit field goals on consecutive possessions as the Greyhounds quickly moved the lead back to double digits and Indian Hills was never that close again.
Robinson led the Greyhounds with 21 points, hitting 12-of-15 free throws, including his last nine in a row. He got plenty of help with four other players in double figures.
D.J. Bennett was the lone bright spot for Indian Hills. He followed up his career-best 12-point night against Marshalltown in the Warriors' last game with an even better performance. The sophomore center had 21 points and eight rebounds.
Moberly raced out to an early 17-5 advantage, scoring nine straight points to take the big lead. And it would only get worse for the sixth-ranked Warriors who trailed at halftime for the first time all season.
The Greyhounds used a 31-12 run to blow the game open. The Warriors had a hard time stopping the Moberly attack and an even harder time getting much from their own offense. They didn't make a three-pointer in the first half and shot only five free throws.
Jameel McKay did provide a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Indian Hills will face Iowa Western this Saturday night in the Warriors' final conference game. A win would give IHCC home court advantage for the Region 11 postseason tournament.
MOBERLY 93,INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 2-2 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 9 3-3 21, Kieran Woods 4 0-0 9, Jameel McKay 5 1-2 11, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 4 2-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 3 0-0 7, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 Team 33 9-14 79
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 4 12-15 21, Kenny Williams 4 7-10 15, Jon Gilliam 4 0-0 11, T.J. White 1 7-8 9, Derrick Dilworth 8 1-1 17, Giovanni McLean 1 2-2 4, Charles Pemberton 5 0-2 10, Davonne Henry 3 0-0 6 Team 30 29-38 93
Halftime score: Moberly 45, Indian Hills 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman, Woods, Bobbitt, Williams 1); MACC 4 (Gilliam 3, Robinson 1)
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