Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills finished off a weekend that saw them play three games in as many days, the last two at Marshalltown Community College's Emerson JUCO Challenge, with a 62-44 victory against Quakerdale Promise Academy on Sunday afternoon.
It was the fourth time in the past five weekends that the Warriors had played back-to-back-to-back games and left them with a 13-2 record halfway through the regular season schedule.
None of the Warriors scored in double figures, but 12 of the 13 who played scored at least a point. And, on a day when the IHCC offense struggled to find a rhythm, the defense held the Eagles in check, allowing only 15 field goals, none in the first eight minutes of action.
While their defense was shutting down Quakerdale early, the Warriors jumped out to an eight-point lead. The Eagles ran off seven points in a row only to see Indian Hills go on a 17-5 run to end the first half. Three different Warriors -- Gary Ricks, Jr., Dijon Farr and Derrick Hill -- all make 3's in the run.
The halftime margin was 13 points and IHCC never permitted Quakerdale to get closer than that in the second half. A flurry of free throws enabled Indian Hills to pull away in the final minutes.
The Warriors made only seven shots from the field in the second half, but hit 22-of-32 foul shots.
Jerome Jones led Indian Hills with nine points. Nathan Freeman scored 16 to pace the Eagles.
Indian Hills will play three games at home this week, starting with a Wednesday contest against Kirkwood CC.
INDIAN HILLS 62, QUAKERDALE PROMISE ACADEMY 44
INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 3-4 5, Jerome Jones 3 3-4 9, Derrick Hill 1 5-6 8, Dijon Farr 3 1-2 8, Kelvyn Valdez 0 1-2 1, Trey Starks 3 1-3 7, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 2 3-4 8, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 0-0 3, Latroy Taylor 1 3-4 5, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 1-2 1 Team 17 22-32 62
QUAKERDALE ACADEMY Nathan Freeman 6 0-0 16, Dejoni Norris 2 1-2 5, Chris Oliveria 1 0-1 2, Mario Redmond 3 3-4 10, Tyler Washington 0 3-6 3, Frederick Young 3 2-4 8 Team 15 9-17 44
Halftime score: Indian Hills 30, Quakerdale Academy 17; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Hill 1, Farr 1, Stuve 1, Dillard 1, Ricks, Jr. 1), QA 5 (Freeman 4, Redmond 1)
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