Ottumwa, IA -- Sophomore guard Larry Stone made a series of clutch plays and big shots over the final two-and-a-half minutes to allow Indian Hills to avenge an earlier loss and defeat Mineral Area College, 52-49, at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night in the final game of the Courtside Bar & Grill Classic.
Stone's three-pointer with 2:10 left to play gave the Warriors a lead they wouldn't relinquish. That trey made it 48-46. Stone then dove on a loose ball and called timeout to save the possession for the Warriors. A pair of free throws by the Indianapolis, Indiana native put the Warriors ahead 50-46 with 1:26 remaining.
After Mineral Area made three free throws in the final 62 seconds to shave the IHCC lead to one point, it was Stone who, fittingly enough, drained two more free throws with 6.1 seconds left to provide the final margin.
Stone ended the night with a game-high 12 points and five steals for the Warriors, who had dropped a double-overtime decision at Mineral Area last month.
The rematch was close throughout. The largest lead was a six-point advantage for Mineral Area following an 11-1 run in the first half. Indian Hills led briefly at 12-11 after an E.J. Hicks free throw, but Carlton Guyton put the Cardinals back on top with a three and MAC kept the lead the rest of the half. Guyton's three right before the first-half buzzer sent the Cards off at halftime up by four points.
Chano Rashiduddin scored three straight field goals for the Warriors to start the second half, the last of which tied the game at 26. There would be four more ties and four lead changes after that.
IHCC's Dijon Farr completed a three-point play to give the Warriors their largest lead at 41-36 with 6:20 to play. Al Rapier put MAC on top, 46-45, with a free throw with 2:40 left before Stone's late-game heroics allowed the Warriors to come from behind and win their 14th game of the year.
The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for Mineral Area. Their leading scorers, Guyton and Martell Anderson, each had 10 points.
The Warriors will make it three games in as many days when they host Western Nebraska on Thursday at 5:00. WNCC has split two games so far on their trip to Ottumwa, losing 81-77 to Mineral Area before pounding Olive-Harvey, 85-50, on Wednesday night.
INDIAN HILLS 52, MINERAL AREA 49
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 1-1 9, Aaron Austin 0 0-0 0, Brandon Garrett 3 3-5 9, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Chano Rashiduddin 4 0-0 8, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 1-1 5, Larry Stone 3 4-4 12, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 4, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 18 10-14 52
MINERAL AREA Bobby Peebles 3 1-2 7, Drew Thomas 0 0-0 0, Carlton Guyton 4 0-0 10, Demetrius Harris 4 1-2 9, Josh Minner 0 0-0 0, Al Rapier 0 1-2 1, Kaleb Wright 2 2-2 6, Martell Anderson 4 0-1 10, C.J. Crittendon 0 0-1 0, Antonio Campbell 0 0-0 0, Riley Ralston 2 0-0 6, Edwin Shorter 0 0-0 0 Team 19 5-10 49
Halftime score: Mineral Area 24, Indian Hills 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (McMillan, Stone 2, Hill, Hicks 1), MAC (Ralston, Guyton, Anderson 2)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Warriors Return to Action With Rout
Ottumwa, IA -- Showing no ill effects from a 13-day layoff, the Indian Hills basketball team won its first game after the Christmas break, 100-62, over visiting Olive-Harvey in the Courtside Bar & Grill Classic on Tuesday night.
Dwan McMillan helped get IHCC off to a quick start, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the early-going as the Warriors (13-4) grabbed an 18-10 lead. The Panthers (3-9) cut the deficit to six at 23-17 before the Warriors scored 14 unanswered points. The lead was 22 at the half and Indian Hills continued to add tothe advantage in the final half.
IHCC's Brandon Garrett led the scoring with 21 points and had five dunks on the night. Two post players both had season-high point totals for the Warriors -- Bruno Ferreira with 14 and Chano Rashiduddin with 10. Rashiduddin also had nine rebounds.
Kiare Fowler led Olive-Harvey with 11 points.
Indian Hills will try to avenge an earlier double-overtime loss to Mineral Area (Mo.) when they take on the Cardinals on Wednesday night.
INDIAN HILLS 100, OLIVE-HARVEY 62
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-4 12, Aaron Austin 2 1-4 6, Brandon Garrett 8 5-7 21, Bruno Ferreira 6 2-2 14, Chano Rashiduddin 5 0-0 10, Derrick Hill 4 0-0 9, Dijon Farr 4 2-2 11, Larry Stone 1 0-0 2, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 4 0-0 9, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, LeRon Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 39 16-21 100
OLIVE-HARVEY Malik Shabazz 3 2-3 9, Quentin Fair 1 0-0 3, David Armstrong 4 0-2 9, Brian Payne 3 2-2 8, Arlan Williams 0 0-0 0, Will Rapier 2 6-8 10, Oluyemi Rotibi 1 0-0 2, Justin Butler 2 0-0 4, Jeff Posey 3 0-0 6, Kiare Fowler 4 3-6 11 Team 23 13-21 62
Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, Olive-Harvey 29; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (McMillan 2, Austin, Hill, Hicks, Farr 1), OHC 3 (Shabazz, Fair, Armstrong 1)
Dwan McMillan helped get IHCC off to a quick start, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the early-going as the Warriors (13-4) grabbed an 18-10 lead. The Panthers (3-9) cut the deficit to six at 23-17 before the Warriors scored 14 unanswered points. The lead was 22 at the half and Indian Hills continued to add tothe advantage in the final half.
IHCC's Brandon Garrett led the scoring with 21 points and had five dunks on the night. Two post players both had season-high point totals for the Warriors -- Bruno Ferreira with 14 and Chano Rashiduddin with 10. Rashiduddin also had nine rebounds.
Kiare Fowler led Olive-Harvey with 11 points.
Indian Hills will try to avenge an earlier double-overtime loss to Mineral Area (Mo.) when they take on the Cardinals on Wednesday night.
INDIAN HILLS 100, OLIVE-HARVEY 62
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-4 12, Aaron Austin 2 1-4 6, Brandon Garrett 8 5-7 21, Bruno Ferreira 6 2-2 14, Chano Rashiduddin 5 0-0 10, Derrick Hill 4 0-0 9, Dijon Farr 4 2-2 11, Larry Stone 1 0-0 2, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 4 0-0 9, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, LeRon Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 39 16-21 100
OLIVE-HARVEY Malik Shabazz 3 2-3 9, Quentin Fair 1 0-0 3, David Armstrong 4 0-2 9, Brian Payne 3 2-2 8, Arlan Williams 0 0-0 0, Will Rapier 2 6-8 10, Oluyemi Rotibi 1 0-0 2, Justin Butler 2 0-0 4, Jeff Posey 3 0-0 6, Kiare Fowler 4 3-6 11 Team 23 13-21 62
Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, Olive-Harvey 29; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (McMillan 2, Austin, Hill, Hicks, Farr 1), OHC 3 (Shabazz, Fair, Armstrong 1)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Warriors Take a Break after 12th Win
Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team got back on the winning track, picking up its 12th win of the season on Wednesday night, a 63-57 victory over Southwestern CC. But the win didn't come without some anxiety as the Warriors saw a 16-point second-half lead cut to four in the final minute. A pair of free throws by Dwan McMillan in the last 60 seconds nailed down IHCC's 11th win without a loss on their home court.
Dijon Farr got the first Indian Hills points with a three-point basket over four minutes into the game. Farr's second three gave the Warriors the lead for good and started a 15-0 run that ended with a three-pointer by Larry Stone. At that point, the Warriors led 19-6 with just over eight minutes to go in the half.
Farr had 10 of the first 12 points for Indian Hills.
Southwestern got to within three points at 21-18 before IHCC ended the opening half on a 10-2 run. McMillan came up big for the Warriors in that stretch with three steals, a layup, and a pass to Brandon Garrett for a dunk. McMillan's pair of free throws with 23.3 seconds to go in the half made it an 11-point game at the break.
Indian Hills eventually opened up a 16-point lead in the second half, but had trouble closing out the visiting Spartans. Farr made both ends of a one-and-one with four minutes left, his only points of the second half, to give Indian Hills a 57-44 advantage.
Southwestern then outscored IHCC 13-4 until McMillan's two late free throws sealed the victory and sent the Warriors off to the Christmas break with a 12-4 record.
Trent Fisher scored 12 points in the second half for Southwestern and led all scorers with 14. Stone paced Indian Hills with 13, Farr wound up with 12 and McMillan scored 10 and added five steals.
Indian Hills is idle until they play three games in three days at the end of the month. The stretch starts with a home contest against Olive-Harvey on Dec. 29.
INDIAN HILLS 63, SOUTHWESTERN 57
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-5 10, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 3 1-2 7, Chano Rashiduddin 1 1-2 3, Derrick Hill 2 1-2 6, Dijon Farr 3 4-5 12, Larry Stone 4 1-3 13, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Alex Vouyoukas 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 0-0 2 Team 20 16-25 63
SOUTHWESTERN Alec Hall 0 0-0 0, Mike Ridnour 1 0-0 2, Chad Boston 2 2-4 6, Keenan Lindsey 4 0-0 12, B.J. Bonamy 1 0-0 2, Nate Nygren 4 3-3 11, Tyler Smith 3 0-0 8, David Farmer 0 0-0 0, Collin Artinger 1 0-0 2, Trent Fisher 7 0-0 14 Team 23 5-7 57
Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Southwestern 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Stone 4, Farr 2, Hill 1), SWCC 6 (Lindsey 4, Smith 2)
Dijon Farr got the first Indian Hills points with a three-point basket over four minutes into the game. Farr's second three gave the Warriors the lead for good and started a 15-0 run that ended with a three-pointer by Larry Stone. At that point, the Warriors led 19-6 with just over eight minutes to go in the half.
Farr had 10 of the first 12 points for Indian Hills.
Southwestern got to within three points at 21-18 before IHCC ended the opening half on a 10-2 run. McMillan came up big for the Warriors in that stretch with three steals, a layup, and a pass to Brandon Garrett for a dunk. McMillan's pair of free throws with 23.3 seconds to go in the half made it an 11-point game at the break.
Indian Hills eventually opened up a 16-point lead in the second half, but had trouble closing out the visiting Spartans. Farr made both ends of a one-and-one with four minutes left, his only points of the second half, to give Indian Hills a 57-44 advantage.
Southwestern then outscored IHCC 13-4 until McMillan's two late free throws sealed the victory and sent the Warriors off to the Christmas break with a 12-4 record.
Trent Fisher scored 12 points in the second half for Southwestern and led all scorers with 14. Stone paced Indian Hills with 13, Farr wound up with 12 and McMillan scored 10 and added five steals.
Indian Hills is idle until they play three games in three days at the end of the month. The stretch starts with a home contest against Olive-Harvey on Dec. 29.
INDIAN HILLS 63, SOUTHWESTERN 57
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-5 10, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 3 1-2 7, Chano Rashiduddin 1 1-2 3, Derrick Hill 2 1-2 6, Dijon Farr 3 4-5 12, Larry Stone 4 1-3 13, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Alex Vouyoukas 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 0-0 2 Team 20 16-25 63
SOUTHWESTERN Alec Hall 0 0-0 0, Mike Ridnour 1 0-0 2, Chad Boston 2 2-4 6, Keenan Lindsey 4 0-0 12, B.J. Bonamy 1 0-0 2, Nate Nygren 4 3-3 11, Tyler Smith 3 0-0 8, David Farmer 0 0-0 0, Collin Artinger 1 0-0 2, Trent Fisher 7 0-0 14 Team 23 5-7 57
Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Southwestern 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Stone 4, Farr 2, Hill 1), SWCC 6 (Lindsey 4, Smith 2)
Monday, December 14, 2009
Henderson's Heroics Lift Penn Valley to OT Win Over IHCC
Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills let a 12-point lead slip away in the final five minutes of the second half and Penn Valley completed the comeback with a 76-71 overtime win over the Warriors in the Emerson JUCO Challenge on Sunday night.
Penn Valley's Justin Henderson got his team into overtime by making three straight free throws after he was fouled on a three-point try with 7.6 seconds left in regulation. Henderson then put the finishing touches on a 36-point effort by drilling a long three-pointer to start the scoring in overtime and adding a foul-line jumper after the Warriors had cut the PV lead to one.
That basket by IHCC's Larry Stone that made the score 71-70 was the only field goal the Warriors could muster in the five-minute overtime. Their only other point was a free throw by Stone with 31.9 seconds to play.
The free throw by Stone put the score at 73-71. Penn Valley hit a free throw and then got a steal and clinching layup in the final seconds as the Warriors saw a six-game winning streak come to an end.
Penn Valley's comeback from a 61-49 deficit with around four minutes to play was helped greatly by poor free throw shooting by the Warriors. Indian Hills was 4-for-8 at the foul line in the final minute of regulation and made only 20 of 37 at the line for the game.
Both teams struggled to find any consistency in the first half. Indian Hills was able to put together a 10-2 run late in the half and took a five-point halftime lead.
Indian Hills and Penn Valley traded the lead near the midpoint of the second half before a 19-7 run gave the Warriors a 12-point cushion. Dijon Farr had eight of his team-high 14 points for IHCC in that stretch.
Five points by Nathan Taylor helped PV come back from the 12-point deficit. With the Warriors leading 66-65 after a Penn Valley basket by Anthony May, his only points of the game, with under a minute to play, Aaron Austin hit one of two free throws to make it a two-point game.
Penn Valley missed a three-pointer that would have given them the lead and Dwan McMillan rebounded for the Warriors and was fouled. But the sophomore made only one of two free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to leave the door open for Penn Valley to tie the game on Henderson's three foul shots.
Indian Hills reaches the midway mark of the regular season with an 11-4 record. The Warriors have one more game before Christmas, a home contest against Southwestern CC on Wednesday night.
PENN VALLEY 76, INDIAN HILLS 71
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 4-8 8, Aaron Austin 2 2-5 6, Brandon Garrett 2 1-2 5, Bruno Ferreira 3 4-4 10, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 4, Dijon Farr 5 4-5 14, Larry Stone 4 3-7 12, Brian Wilson 1 0-2 2, E.J. Hicks 0 1-2 1, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 3 1-2 7 Team 25 20-37 71
PENN VALLEY Justin Henderson 11 11-14 36, Dwayne Hamiel 8 1-3 19, James Wing 1 3-6 5, Anthony May 1 0-0 2, Nathan Taylor 3 3-5 10, Ladon Champagnie 0 0-0 0, Michael Ashley 0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Dean 0 1-2 1, Breon White 0 1-3 1 Team 25 20-33 76
Halftime score: Indian Hills 28, Penn Valley 23; Score at end of regulation: Indian Hills 68, Penn Valley 68; Three-point field goals: IHCC 1 (Stone 1), PVCC 6 (Henderson 3, Hamiel 2, Taylor 1)
Penn Valley's Justin Henderson got his team into overtime by making three straight free throws after he was fouled on a three-point try with 7.6 seconds left in regulation. Henderson then put the finishing touches on a 36-point effort by drilling a long three-pointer to start the scoring in overtime and adding a foul-line jumper after the Warriors had cut the PV lead to one.
That basket by IHCC's Larry Stone that made the score 71-70 was the only field goal the Warriors could muster in the five-minute overtime. Their only other point was a free throw by Stone with 31.9 seconds to play.
The free throw by Stone put the score at 73-71. Penn Valley hit a free throw and then got a steal and clinching layup in the final seconds as the Warriors saw a six-game winning streak come to an end.
Penn Valley's comeback from a 61-49 deficit with around four minutes to play was helped greatly by poor free throw shooting by the Warriors. Indian Hills was 4-for-8 at the foul line in the final minute of regulation and made only 20 of 37 at the line for the game.
Both teams struggled to find any consistency in the first half. Indian Hills was able to put together a 10-2 run late in the half and took a five-point halftime lead.
Indian Hills and Penn Valley traded the lead near the midpoint of the second half before a 19-7 run gave the Warriors a 12-point cushion. Dijon Farr had eight of his team-high 14 points for IHCC in that stretch.
Five points by Nathan Taylor helped PV come back from the 12-point deficit. With the Warriors leading 66-65 after a Penn Valley basket by Anthony May, his only points of the game, with under a minute to play, Aaron Austin hit one of two free throws to make it a two-point game.
Penn Valley missed a three-pointer that would have given them the lead and Dwan McMillan rebounded for the Warriors and was fouled. But the sophomore made only one of two free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to leave the door open for Penn Valley to tie the game on Henderson's three foul shots.
Indian Hills reaches the midway mark of the regular season with an 11-4 record. The Warriors have one more game before Christmas, a home contest against Southwestern CC on Wednesday night.
PENN VALLEY 76, INDIAN HILLS 71
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 4-8 8, Aaron Austin 2 2-5 6, Brandon Garrett 2 1-2 5, Bruno Ferreira 3 4-4 10, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 4, Dijon Farr 5 4-5 14, Larry Stone 4 3-7 12, Brian Wilson 1 0-2 2, E.J. Hicks 0 1-2 1, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 3 1-2 7 Team 25 20-37 71
PENN VALLEY Justin Henderson 11 11-14 36, Dwayne Hamiel 8 1-3 19, James Wing 1 3-6 5, Anthony May 1 0-0 2, Nathan Taylor 3 3-5 10, Ladon Champagnie 0 0-0 0, Michael Ashley 0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Dean 0 1-2 1, Breon White 0 1-3 1 Team 25 20-33 76
Halftime score: Indian Hills 28, Penn Valley 23; Score at end of regulation: Indian Hills 68, Penn Valley 68; Three-point field goals: IHCC 1 (Stone 1), PVCC 6 (Henderson 3, Hamiel 2, Taylor 1)
Austin Carries Warriors Past Flyers
Marshalltown, IA -- A superb second half by Indian Hills sophomore guard Aaron Austin allowed the Warriors to overcome the one-two punch of Junior McLeod and Melvin Tillman and defeat New Creations Basketball Academy, 89-75, in the Emerson JUCO Challenge Saturday night in Marshalltown.
In one stretch in the second half, Austin scored 17 of IHCC's 23 points and assisted on two other field goals in that span as the Warriors were finally able to subdue New Creations, a team Indian Hills had defeated by 43 points just 10 days earlier.
Austin started his spree with a layup to put IHCC ahead 53-45. By the time he was finished, the Warriors had the same eight-point lead, 74-66, with five minutes remaining. The advantage then grew to double digits with the 14-point final margin the largest of the night.
New Creations repeatedly went inside to the 6-foot-8-inch McLeod and he responded with a team-high 22 points. Tillman hit four straight three-pointers in the second half and scored 21.
His last three with 8 1/2 minutes to play cut the IHCC lead to two points. Austin answered with a three-point play, then scored four more points and fed Brandon Garrett for a layup to help the Warriors pull away.
The game was tied four times in the first half after an early eight-point IHCC lead. Chano Rashiduddin scored the Warriors' final three points of the half to allow Indian Hills to take a four-point lead at the break.
But IHCC had trouble shaking the Flyers until the final minutes despite Austin's season-high scoring output. Indian Hills helped its cause by making 21 of 28 free throws.
Indian Hills (11-3) will take a six-game winning streak into Sunday night's game with Penn Valley, the final contest in the tourney.
INDIAN HILLS 89, NEW CREATIONS 75
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 6-6 13, Aaron Austin 11 3-4 25, Brandon Garrett 3 2-2 8, Bruno Ferreira 3 2-2 8, Chano Rashiduddin 2 1-2 5, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Larry Stone 2 2-4 7, Brian Wilson 3 0-0 6, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 3, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 1 4-6 6 Team 33 21-28 89
NEW CREATIONS Lee Hassan 0 0-0 0, Phil Bond 0 1-2 1, Hayden Annett 4 0-0 12, Greg Tillman 1 1-2 3, Junior McLeod 6 10-16 22, Denham Buchanon 0 0-0 0, Mike Dorris 3 2-6 8, Melvin Tillman 7 3-3 21, Walter Pitchford 3 2-2 8 Team 24 19-31 75
Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, New Creations 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 2 (McMillan 1, Stone 1), NC 8 (Annett 4, M. Tillman 4)
In one stretch in the second half, Austin scored 17 of IHCC's 23 points and assisted on two other field goals in that span as the Warriors were finally able to subdue New Creations, a team Indian Hills had defeated by 43 points just 10 days earlier.
Austin started his spree with a layup to put IHCC ahead 53-45. By the time he was finished, the Warriors had the same eight-point lead, 74-66, with five minutes remaining. The advantage then grew to double digits with the 14-point final margin the largest of the night.
New Creations repeatedly went inside to the 6-foot-8-inch McLeod and he responded with a team-high 22 points. Tillman hit four straight three-pointers in the second half and scored 21.
His last three with 8 1/2 minutes to play cut the IHCC lead to two points. Austin answered with a three-point play, then scored four more points and fed Brandon Garrett for a layup to help the Warriors pull away.
The game was tied four times in the first half after an early eight-point IHCC lead. Chano Rashiduddin scored the Warriors' final three points of the half to allow Indian Hills to take a four-point lead at the break.
But IHCC had trouble shaking the Flyers until the final minutes despite Austin's season-high scoring output. Indian Hills helped its cause by making 21 of 28 free throws.
Indian Hills (11-3) will take a six-game winning streak into Sunday night's game with Penn Valley, the final contest in the tourney.
INDIAN HILLS 89, NEW CREATIONS 75
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 6-6 13, Aaron Austin 11 3-4 25, Brandon Garrett 3 2-2 8, Bruno Ferreira 3 2-2 8, Chano Rashiduddin 2 1-2 5, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Larry Stone 2 2-4 7, Brian Wilson 3 0-0 6, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 3, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 1 4-6 6 Team 33 21-28 89
NEW CREATIONS Lee Hassan 0 0-0 0, Phil Bond 0 1-2 1, Hayden Annett 4 0-0 12, Greg Tillman 1 1-2 3, Junior McLeod 6 10-16 22, Denham Buchanon 0 0-0 0, Mike Dorris 3 2-6 8, Melvin Tillman 7 3-3 21, Walter Pitchford 3 2-2 8 Team 24 19-31 75
Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, New Creations 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 2 (McMillan 1, Stone 1), NC 8 (Annett 4, M. Tillman 4)
Friday, December 11, 2009
Warriors Crank Up the Offense to Drub NIACC
Ottumwa -- NIACC came to the Hellyer Student Life Center on Thursday night with an undefeated record, a No. 7 national ranking in the NJCAA Division II poll and an offensive average of over 96 points a game. They left with their first loss of the season and their lowest point total of the year.
Indian Hills (10-3) sprinted out to a 28-point halftime lead and cruised to a 109-70 win. It was the fifth straight victory for IHCC, their second five-game win streak of the season.
By the half, Indian Hills was only four points below their season scoring average of 72 points a game. And the Warriors continued to widen the lead in the final 20 minutes. The largest lead was 45 points at 89-44.
IHCC's scoring was led by freshmen Brandon Garrett and Dijon Farr who both eclipsed their previous best scoring night. Garrett had 22 points and showed his versatility with four rim-shaking dunks and a late three-point basket. He also made all five of his free-throw attempts. Farr scored 21 points.
Garrett's first slam gave the Warriors their first double-digit lead at 16-6. Later in the half, Garrett and Farr threw down dunks on successive possessions as the lead grew to 54-35.
Indian Hills ended their huge first half with a three-pointer by Larry Stone, who added 11 points, and a pair of free throws by Dwan McMillan, who just missed double figures with nine.
Garrett's three-pointer put IHCC over the century mark for the second time in the last four games.
NIACC was led by DeAaron Hearn with 12 points.
It was the first time the two teams had met in basketball since the 1992-93 season.
The Warriors head to Marshalltown this weekend for two games in the Emerson JUCO Challenge, hosted by Marshalltown CC. Indian Hills will meet New Creations on Saturday night at 8:00 and will take on Penn Valley Sunday night at 6.
INDIAN HILLS 109, NIACC 70
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 5-8 9, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 8 5-5 22, Bruno Ferreira 2 2-2 6, Chano Rashiduddin 2 3-4 7, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 6, Dijon Farr 8 4-4 21, Larry Stone 5 0-0 11, Brian Wilson 4 1-2 9, E.J. Hicks 4 0-1 8, Alex Vouyoukas 3 1-1 7, Chad Dillard 0 0-2 0, Erik Eckhardt 0 0-0 0 Team 41 22-31 109
NIACC Lemar Anderson 5 0-0 10, Kjay Jackson 3 1-4 7, Andre Garth 2 1-2 5, DeAaron Hearn 12, Jacob Templeton 0 4-4 4, Juston Meier 1 0-0 2, Nick Stromer 1 3-6 5, Harri Harvey 1 3-4 5, Jerel Jernigan 5 0-0 11, Nicco Montgomery 2 0-0 5, Ryan Anderson 1 0-0 3, Dylan Alitz 0 0-0 0 Team 24 16-25 70
Halftime score: Indian Hills 68, NIACC 40; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Hill 2, Garrett 1, Farr 1, Stone 1), NIACC 6 (Hearn 2, Harvey 1, Jernigan 1, Montgomery 1, R. Anderson 1)
Indian Hills (10-3) sprinted out to a 28-point halftime lead and cruised to a 109-70 win. It was the fifth straight victory for IHCC, their second five-game win streak of the season.
By the half, Indian Hills was only four points below their season scoring average of 72 points a game. And the Warriors continued to widen the lead in the final 20 minutes. The largest lead was 45 points at 89-44.
IHCC's scoring was led by freshmen Brandon Garrett and Dijon Farr who both eclipsed their previous best scoring night. Garrett had 22 points and showed his versatility with four rim-shaking dunks and a late three-point basket. He also made all five of his free-throw attempts. Farr scored 21 points.
Garrett's first slam gave the Warriors their first double-digit lead at 16-6. Later in the half, Garrett and Farr threw down dunks on successive possessions as the lead grew to 54-35.
Indian Hills ended their huge first half with a three-pointer by Larry Stone, who added 11 points, and a pair of free throws by Dwan McMillan, who just missed double figures with nine.
Garrett's three-pointer put IHCC over the century mark for the second time in the last four games.
NIACC was led by DeAaron Hearn with 12 points.
It was the first time the two teams had met in basketball since the 1992-93 season.
The Warriors head to Marshalltown this weekend for two games in the Emerson JUCO Challenge, hosted by Marshalltown CC. Indian Hills will meet New Creations on Saturday night at 8:00 and will take on Penn Valley Sunday night at 6.
INDIAN HILLS 109, NIACC 70
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 5-8 9, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 8 5-5 22, Bruno Ferreira 2 2-2 6, Chano Rashiduddin 2 3-4 7, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 6, Dijon Farr 8 4-4 21, Larry Stone 5 0-0 11, Brian Wilson 4 1-2 9, E.J. Hicks 4 0-1 8, Alex Vouyoukas 3 1-1 7, Chad Dillard 0 0-2 0, Erik Eckhardt 0 0-0 0 Team 41 22-31 109
NIACC Lemar Anderson 5 0-0 10, Kjay Jackson 3 1-4 7, Andre Garth 2 1-2 5, DeAaron Hearn 12, Jacob Templeton 0 4-4 4, Juston Meier 1 0-0 2, Nick Stromer 1 3-6 5, Harri Harvey 1 3-4 5, Jerel Jernigan 5 0-0 11, Nicco Montgomery 2 0-0 5, Ryan Anderson 1 0-0 3, Dylan Alitz 0 0-0 0 Team 24 16-25 70
Halftime score: Indian Hills 68, NIACC 40; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Hill 2, Garrett 1, Farr 1, Stone 1), NIACC 6 (Hearn 2, Harvey 1, Jernigan 1, Montgomery 1, R. Anderson 1)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Second-Half Turnaround Lifts IHCC to Win
Ottumwa -- For the better part of 29 minutes, it looked like Kirkwood would gain a season sweep over Indian Hills. Then, the Warriors slumbering offense awoke and the better execution on the offensive end of the floor combined with a tenacious defense enabled the Warriors to come from behind for a 61-48 victory in the Hy-Vee Classic on Saturday night at the Hellyer Center.
Kirkwood had knocked off the Warriors, 66-55, last month in Cedar Rapids. Nine minutes into the second half of the rematch, the Eagles had a 39-35 lead and Indian Hills had made only two field goals after intermission.
Dijon Farr ignited the IHCC comeback with a fastbreak layup to make it a two-point game. Aaron Austin's two free throws tied the game for Indian Hills with just under 11 minutes to play.
Brian Wilson then gave the Warriors their first lead of the night when he scored on a short-range hook shot. From there, Indian Hills was off and running, outscoring Kirkwood 20-9 over the final nine minutes to win, 61-48.
The Warriors outscored Kirkwood 33-17 in the second half as IHCC improved their season record to 9-and-3 with their fourth win in a row.
After Wilson's field goal put the Warriors on top, Austin followed with a three-pointer. Lamar Wall gave KCC their first field goal in over five minutes, but the Warriors ran off nine quick points to break the game open.
Austin had two field goals in that span and Larry Stone drained a three. Stone scored a couple minutes later, concluding a 23-4 IHCC run.
Kirkwood scored the first eight points of the game before Indian Hills got on the board on back-to-back three's by Dwan McMillan. The Eagles eventually built a 12-point lead at 22-10, but the Warriors chipped away at the deficit and tied the score on a pair of free throws by E.J. Hicks in the final minute of the first half .
Jordan Stoermer sent the visitors to the lockerroom with a halftime lead when he nailed a three-pointer, his third of the half,with four seconds on the clock.
Kirkwood managed only six field goals in the second half though, four of those by Jarvis Williams. He led the Eagles with 20 points.
Austin scored 13 of his season-high 20 points in the final half for Indian Hills. McMillan scored 13 and Stone had 10. The Warriors shot 58% for the game, 23-of-40 from the field.
IHCC will try to make it five straight wins when they host NIACC on Wednesday night at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 61, KIRKWOOD 48
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 5 1-2 13, Aaron Austin 7 4-4 20, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 0-1 4, Larry Stone 4 0-0 10, Brian Wilson 2 1-2 5, E.J. Hicks 1 2-2 4 Team 23 8-11 61
KIRKWOOD Trevell Rivers 3 1-3 7, Richie Thompson, Jr. 0 0-2 0, Lamar Wall 2 2-2 6, Jordan Gentry 0 0-0 0, Jarvis Williams 7 6-6 20, Brandon Pullman 1 0-0 2, Kaylon Williams 0 1-2 1, Jordan Stoermer 3 0-0 9, Alex Coleman 1 1-2 3, Nick Kohlhof 0 0-0 0, Boubacar Camara 0 0-0 0 Team 17 11-17 48
Halftime score: Kirkwood 31, Indian Hills 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (McMillan 2, Austin 2, Stone 2, Hill 1), KCC 3 (Stoermer 3)
Kirkwood had knocked off the Warriors, 66-55, last month in Cedar Rapids. Nine minutes into the second half of the rematch, the Eagles had a 39-35 lead and Indian Hills had made only two field goals after intermission.
Dijon Farr ignited the IHCC comeback with a fastbreak layup to make it a two-point game. Aaron Austin's two free throws tied the game for Indian Hills with just under 11 minutes to play.
Brian Wilson then gave the Warriors their first lead of the night when he scored on a short-range hook shot. From there, Indian Hills was off and running, outscoring Kirkwood 20-9 over the final nine minutes to win, 61-48.
The Warriors outscored Kirkwood 33-17 in the second half as IHCC improved their season record to 9-and-3 with their fourth win in a row.
After Wilson's field goal put the Warriors on top, Austin followed with a three-pointer. Lamar Wall gave KCC their first field goal in over five minutes, but the Warriors ran off nine quick points to break the game open.
Austin had two field goals in that span and Larry Stone drained a three. Stone scored a couple minutes later, concluding a 23-4 IHCC run.
Kirkwood scored the first eight points of the game before Indian Hills got on the board on back-to-back three's by Dwan McMillan. The Eagles eventually built a 12-point lead at 22-10, but the Warriors chipped away at the deficit and tied the score on a pair of free throws by E.J. Hicks in the final minute of the first half .
Jordan Stoermer sent the visitors to the lockerroom with a halftime lead when he nailed a three-pointer, his third of the half,with four seconds on the clock.
Kirkwood managed only six field goals in the second half though, four of those by Jarvis Williams. He led the Eagles with 20 points.
Austin scored 13 of his season-high 20 points in the final half for Indian Hills. McMillan scored 13 and Stone had 10. The Warriors shot 58% for the game, 23-of-40 from the field.
IHCC will try to make it five straight wins when they host NIACC on Wednesday night at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 61, KIRKWOOD 48
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 5 1-2 13, Aaron Austin 7 4-4 20, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 0-1 4, Larry Stone 4 0-0 10, Brian Wilson 2 1-2 5, E.J. Hicks 1 2-2 4 Team 23 8-11 61
KIRKWOOD Trevell Rivers 3 1-3 7, Richie Thompson, Jr. 0 0-2 0, Lamar Wall 2 2-2 6, Jordan Gentry 0 0-0 0, Jarvis Williams 7 6-6 20, Brandon Pullman 1 0-0 2, Kaylon Williams 0 1-2 1, Jordan Stoermer 3 0-0 9, Alex Coleman 1 1-2 3, Nick Kohlhof 0 0-0 0, Boubacar Camara 0 0-0 0 Team 17 11-17 48
Halftime score: Kirkwood 31, Indian Hills 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (McMillan 2, Austin 2, Stone 2, Hill 1), KCC 3 (Stoermer 3)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Warriors Roll Over Lake County in Hy-Vee Classic
Ottumwa -- It took them a while to get untracked, but once they did the Indian Hills Warriors defeated visiting College of Lake County, 91-70, at the Hellyer Center on Friday night.
Lake County took a 7-2 lead at the start of the game and the score was still tied about midway through the opening half before Indian Hills outscored the Lancers, 30-16, to close the half.
A 14-point halftime lead included five three-pointers by five different players for IHCC. Aaron Austin started the second half with another trey and the Warriors were never in trouble in the final 20 minutes.
Indian Hills coach Jeff Kidder switched from his trademark man-to-man defense to a zone in the second half and the Warriors had some success in shutting down the Lancers' penetration and it helped Indian Hills maintain a comfortable lead.
Brian Wilson led the IHCC scoring with a season-high 18 points, just one fewer point than Wilson had scored in his first five games. Dijon Farr added 14 points and Austin and E.J. Hicks had 10 each for the Warriors. For Hicks, it was his second straight double-figure effort off the bench.
Rick Bowers, one of the Lancers' guards that gave the IHCC defense problems, led all scorers with 19 points.
On Saturday night, Indian Hills will look to avenge an earlier loss against Kirkwood when they play the Eagles in the final game of the Hy-Vee Classic.
INDIAN HILLS 91, LAKE COUNTY 70
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 0-0 4, Aaron Austin 4 0-0 10, Bruno Ferreira 3 2-4 8, Derrick Hill 2 3-4 8, Dijon Farr 5 3-7 17, Larry Stone 3 0-0 7, Brian Wilson 6 6-10 18, E.J. Hicks 3 2-2 10, Alex Vouyoukas 0 5-6 5, Chad Dillard 3 0-1 7 Team 31 21-33 91
LAKE COUNTY Wardell Satterwhite 1 0-0 2, Rick Bowers 6 7-7 19, Marcus Pettis 0 1-2 1, Dee Henley 1 0-0 2, Isaac Russell 0 0-0 0, A.J. Spohr 1 2-2 5, Andy Rochon 2 2-2 6, Neyser Rodriguez 2 2-4 6, Bryant Smith 3 2-3 8, Jeff Watts 4 0-0 8, Gilbert Sheehan 4 0-1 10, Lou Enriquez 0 0-0 0, T.J. Abrams 1 0-0 3 Team 25 16-21 70
Halftime score: Indian Hills 49, Lake County 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Austin 2, Hicks 2, Hill 1, Stone 1, Farr 1, Dillard 1); CLC 4 (Sheehan 2, Spohr 1, Abrams 1)
Lake County took a 7-2 lead at the start of the game and the score was still tied about midway through the opening half before Indian Hills outscored the Lancers, 30-16, to close the half.
A 14-point halftime lead included five three-pointers by five different players for IHCC. Aaron Austin started the second half with another trey and the Warriors were never in trouble in the final 20 minutes.
Indian Hills coach Jeff Kidder switched from his trademark man-to-man defense to a zone in the second half and the Warriors had some success in shutting down the Lancers' penetration and it helped Indian Hills maintain a comfortable lead.
Brian Wilson led the IHCC scoring with a season-high 18 points, just one fewer point than Wilson had scored in his first five games. Dijon Farr added 14 points and Austin and E.J. Hicks had 10 each for the Warriors. For Hicks, it was his second straight double-figure effort off the bench.
Rick Bowers, one of the Lancers' guards that gave the IHCC defense problems, led all scorers with 19 points.
On Saturday night, Indian Hills will look to avenge an earlier loss against Kirkwood when they play the Eagles in the final game of the Hy-Vee Classic.
INDIAN HILLS 91, LAKE COUNTY 70
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 0-0 4, Aaron Austin 4 0-0 10, Bruno Ferreira 3 2-4 8, Derrick Hill 2 3-4 8, Dijon Farr 5 3-7 17, Larry Stone 3 0-0 7, Brian Wilson 6 6-10 18, E.J. Hicks 3 2-2 10, Alex Vouyoukas 0 5-6 5, Chad Dillard 3 0-1 7 Team 31 21-33 91
LAKE COUNTY Wardell Satterwhite 1 0-0 2, Rick Bowers 6 7-7 19, Marcus Pettis 0 1-2 1, Dee Henley 1 0-0 2, Isaac Russell 0 0-0 0, A.J. Spohr 1 2-2 5, Andy Rochon 2 2-2 6, Neyser Rodriguez 2 2-4 6, Bryant Smith 3 2-3 8, Jeff Watts 4 0-0 8, Gilbert Sheehan 4 0-1 10, Lou Enriquez 0 0-0 0, T.J. Abrams 1 0-0 3 Team 25 16-21 70
Halftime score: Indian Hills 49, Lake County 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Austin 2, Hicks 2, Hill 1, Stone 1, Farr 1, Dillard 1); CLC 4 (Sheehan 2, Spohr 1, Abrams 1)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Warriors Can Relax in Homecourt Win
Ottumwa -- Five of the last six games played by the Indian Hills Warriors weren't decided until the final minute. The Warriors made sure, with their pressure defense and three-point shooting, that wouldn't be the case on Wednesday night. Indian Hills raced away to a 24-point halftime lead and won going away, mauling visiting New Creations, 101-58, at the Hellyer Center.
New Creations led briefly in the early going as big men Walter Pitchford and Junior McLeod had success scoring inside against IHCC. But the Flyers' 16-13 lead quickly disappeared as the Warriors went on a 14-0 run to take control.
Brandon Garrett's slam dunk off a feed by Aaron Austin put the Warriors ahead for good at 17-16. Garrett scored again and E.J. Hicks drained a three-pointer to start the IHCC surge.
After Melvin Tillman made two free throws for New Creations, Indian Hills had a 24-9 run to end the first half.
Indian Hills repeatedly forced turnovers with their full-court press and the Warriors found the range shooting over the top of the Flyers' zone defense.
Austin and Dwan McMillan made consecutive three-pointers to start the second-half scoring and Larry Stone and McMillan added two more 3's a little later as the Warriors eventually built the advantage to 48 points.
Indian Hills hit seven three-pointers in the second half and tied a season-high with 11 for the game. The Warriors also got seven steals from McMillan and eight assists from Austin in winning their second game in a row following a three-game losing streak.
McMillan eclipsed his previous season high by one with 19 points to lead five IHCC players in double figures. Hicks scored 11 points off the bench and nailed three 3's for the Warriors.
Indian Hills will host the Hy-Vee Classic this weekend with games against the College of Lake County (Ill.) on Friday night and Kirkwood CC on Saturday. The Warriors will be trying to avenge an earlier loss to Kirkwood that started IHCC on its three-game slide. Game time both nights will be 7:00 after a 4:30 first game.
INDIAN HILLS 101, NEW CREATIONS 58
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 7 2-2 19, Aaron Austin 6 0-0 14, Brandon Garrett 4 2-4 12, Bruno Ferreira 2 0-2 4, Chano Rashiduddin 3 1-2 7, Derrick Hill 0 2-2 2, Dijon Farr 4 1-1 9, Larry Stone 4 0-0 11, Brian Wilson 3 1-3 7, E.J. Hicks 4 0-0 11, Alex Vouyoukas 2 0-0 4, Chad Dillard 0 1-2 1, Erik Eckhardt 0 0-0 0 Team 40 10-18 101
NEW CREATIONS Lee Hassan 1 0-0 2, Niels Moons 0 0-0 0, Phil Bond 2 0-0 4, Hayden Annett 1 0-0 2, Greg Tillman 1 0-0 2, Adbul Osman 0 2-2 2, Junior McLeod 4 3-4 11, Denham Buchanon 0 2-3 2, Melvin Tillman 3 5-5 12, Devaughn Cole Rodney 2 2-3 6, Walter Pitchford 6 3-3 15 Team 20 17-20 58
Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, New Creations 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (McMillan 3, Stone 3, Hicks 3, Austin 2), NC 1 (M. Tillman 1)
New Creations led briefly in the early going as big men Walter Pitchford and Junior McLeod had success scoring inside against IHCC. But the Flyers' 16-13 lead quickly disappeared as the Warriors went on a 14-0 run to take control.
Brandon Garrett's slam dunk off a feed by Aaron Austin put the Warriors ahead for good at 17-16. Garrett scored again and E.J. Hicks drained a three-pointer to start the IHCC surge.
After Melvin Tillman made two free throws for New Creations, Indian Hills had a 24-9 run to end the first half.
Indian Hills repeatedly forced turnovers with their full-court press and the Warriors found the range shooting over the top of the Flyers' zone defense.
Austin and Dwan McMillan made consecutive three-pointers to start the second-half scoring and Larry Stone and McMillan added two more 3's a little later as the Warriors eventually built the advantage to 48 points.
Indian Hills hit seven three-pointers in the second half and tied a season-high with 11 for the game. The Warriors also got seven steals from McMillan and eight assists from Austin in winning their second game in a row following a three-game losing streak.
McMillan eclipsed his previous season high by one with 19 points to lead five IHCC players in double figures. Hicks scored 11 points off the bench and nailed three 3's for the Warriors.
Indian Hills will host the Hy-Vee Classic this weekend with games against the College of Lake County (Ill.) on Friday night and Kirkwood CC on Saturday. The Warriors will be trying to avenge an earlier loss to Kirkwood that started IHCC on its three-game slide. Game time both nights will be 7:00 after a 4:30 first game.
INDIAN HILLS 101, NEW CREATIONS 58
INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 7 2-2 19, Aaron Austin 6 0-0 14, Brandon Garrett 4 2-4 12, Bruno Ferreira 2 0-2 4, Chano Rashiduddin 3 1-2 7, Derrick Hill 0 2-2 2, Dijon Farr 4 1-1 9, Larry Stone 4 0-0 11, Brian Wilson 3 1-3 7, E.J. Hicks 4 0-0 11, Alex Vouyoukas 2 0-0 4, Chad Dillard 0 1-2 1, Erik Eckhardt 0 0-0 0 Team 40 10-18 101
NEW CREATIONS Lee Hassan 1 0-0 2, Niels Moons 0 0-0 0, Phil Bond 2 0-0 4, Hayden Annett 1 0-0 2, Greg Tillman 1 0-0 2, Adbul Osman 0 2-2 2, Junior McLeod 4 3-4 11, Denham Buchanon 0 2-3 2, Melvin Tillman 3 5-5 12, Devaughn Cole Rodney 2 2-3 6, Walter Pitchford 6 3-3 15 Team 20 17-20 58
Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, New Creations 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (McMillan 3, Stone 3, Hicks 3, Austin 2), NC 1 (M. Tillman 1)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
