Stifling Defense Leads to 6th Win in a Row

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills held its second opponent in three nights to 22-percent field- goal shooting as the Warriors walloped John Wood CC, 70-31, at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night. It was the fewest points allowed by a Jeff Kidder-coached IHCC team in his six years at the college.

John Wood actually led 12-10 with about 11 minutes remaining in the first half. The Warriors then scored the next 17 points and ran away from there. Chad Dillard's three-point play gave IHCC the lead for good and five different players scored in the 17-0 run. Will Carr scored inside for John Wood, but it was the only points the Trail Blazers could muster over the final 11 minutes of the first half.

The Warriors quickly expanded the lead to 30 at the outset of the second half on a basket by Dijon Farr and back-to-back 3's by Trey Starks and Gary Ricks, Jr.

After hitting just two three-pointers in the opening half, the Warriors nailed six in the final 20 minutes. John Wood not only shot 22-percent for the game, but missed all 16 of their three-point attempts.

Starks led IHCC with 16 points and Ricks had 15. Antonio Landers had 12 to pace the Trail Blazers.

Indian Hills finished the first six games of the season, all at home, with a perfect 6-0 record. The Warriors now go on the road for their next six contests, starting with a game at Kirkwood CC on Tuesday night.

INDIAN HILLS 70, JOHN WOOD 31

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 2 0-0 6, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 0-0 5, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 5 5-6 16, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-1 2, Riley Stuve 1 2-2 5, Chad Dillard 3 4-5 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 15, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 2 3-4 7 Team 24 14-18 70

JOHN WOOD Antonio Landers 5 2-2 12, Will Carr 3 0-0 6, Ryan Stuckman 1 0-0 2, Lawson Kirby 1 0-1 2, Henry Sidney 1 0-0 2, Regan Bruenger 1 3-4 5, Jamal Wolfe 1 0-0 2 Team 13 5-8 31

Halftime score: Indian Hills 36, John Wood 14; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Jr. 3, Jones 2, Farr 1, Starks 1, Stuve 1), JWCC 0