Warriors Get Back on Track, Pound Southwest Academy

Ottumwa -- A night after struggling to find a rhythm on offense, the Indian Hills Warriors had no such problem on Friday night, scoring early and often in a 119-48 dismantling of Southwest Academy on the first night of the Reed Overhead Doors Classic.

IHCC scored the first 14 points of the game, in the opening four minutes, and steadily built on the lead after that in winning their second game in a row to start the season.

The margin was 36 points at halftime, 62-26, and the Warriors had already scored more points at the half than they did in their overtime win against Quakerdale Academy the night before.

Indian Hills showed off its long-range shooting prowess in the second half, hitting 8-of-15 three-pointers in the final 20 minutes. Six different Warriors made a three in the game and seven players scored in double figures.

Leading the balanced IHCC attack was Trey Starks with 17 points. Gary Ricks, Jr. scored 15, Jerome Jones had 14, Stephen Coles and Dijon Farr 13 each, and Derrick Hill 12 for the winners. D.J. Bennett gave a glimpse of his potential with 10 points and 10 rebounds for IHCC.

Indian Hills shot 55% from the field and only turned the ball over 13 times after committing 19 turnovers in their opening game.

The Warriors will battle Ellsworth CC in the final game of the Classic on Saturday night at 7:00.

FINAL SCORE: INDIAN HILLS 119, SOUTHWEST ACADEMY 48

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 6 1-2 13, Jerome Jones 5 2-3 14, Derrick Hill 5 0-1 12, Dijon Farr 5 1-4 13, Kelvyn Valdez 3 0-0 8, Trey Starks 8 0-0 17, Bruno Ferreira 1 5-6 7, Riley Stuve 2 1-2 5, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10 Team 47 15-24 119

Halftime score: Indian Hills 62, Southwest Academy 26; Three-point field goals: Southwest Academy 6, IHCC 10 (Jones 2, Hill 2, Farr 2, Valdez 2, Starks 1, Dillard 1)