Warriors Roll into Break with Win

Ottumwa -- Although it wasn't their most artistic performance of the first half of the season, third-ranked Indian Hills still put 93 points on the scoreboard and maintained their perfect record with a 93-69 victory against Missouri State-West Plains at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night.

It was the 14th straight win for the Warriors, who were not able to put away the visiting Grizzlies until a late 19-0 run.

Missouri State-West Plains had five players suspended for the game and was forced to deal with the Warriors' full-court style with only seven players.

But the Grizzlies more than held their own with their depleted roster, especially in the first half when they had two six-point leads.

Sophomore guard Kevin Nelson drained four 3s in the opening half in helping MS-WP build leads of 27-21 and 30-24.

After trailing by six, the Warriors caught fire and ran off 10 straight points to take the lead for good. A slam dunk by Dustin Hogue tied the game at 30 and buckets by Brandon Spearman and Jameel McKay finished the run.

Spearman scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the first half, Hogue netted 16 points and McKay had a dozen points and seven rebounds.

The Warriors took a five-point lead into the locker room at the half and built the advantage to 12 at 57-45. The Grizzlies then made one last push, scoring the next eight points and forcing IHCC coach Barret Peery to use a timeout.

Indian Hills responded by steadily pulling away after that and the late run, which moved the score from 70-63 to 89-63 and finished off the weary Grizzlies.

Gary Ricks, Jr. had back-to-back 3s in the late spurt for IHCC and Roderick Bobbitt, who had 10 assists to go along with 10 points, ended the run with a three of his own.

Four of the seven Grizzlies who played scored at least 15 points, led by Kervin Remeau's 17.

The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for MS-WP, who will get a chance to avenge the defeat when they host Indian Hills on January 17.

The Warriors have two weeks off to prepare for their first game of 2012 -- a home contest against ninth-rated Vincennes (Ind.) on Jan. 3.

INDIAN HILLS 93, MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 69

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 10 0-0 21, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 2 2-3 6, D.J. Bennett 2 1-3 5, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 5 2-2 12, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-3 10, Dustin Hogue 7 1-2 16, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 3 0-0 7, Devin Delaney 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 38 10-17 93

MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Kevin Nelson 5 1-5 15, Keaton Jackson 2 0-0 4, Nathaniel Simniok 5 5-8 16, Kervin Remeau 7 3-4 17, Jordan Clennon 7 0-3 15, Farbod Farman 0 2-2 2, Asim Beazer 0 0-0 0 Team 26 11-22 69

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, MS-WP 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 3, Spearman, Bobbitt, Hogue, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 4, Simniok, Clennon 1)

Winning Streak to 13 as Warriors Down Howard

Ottumwa -- Third-ranked Indian Hills was looking for a spark early in the second half of Saturday night's game with No. 19 Howard (TX) College in the final game of the PCS Classic. The visitors had run off nine straight points to open the second half to take a 37-32 lead.

The spark for IHCC came from sophomore guard Gary Ricks, Jr. Ricks scored off an offensive rebound for the first Warrior points of the half, then buried a three-pointer to tie the score at 37. But Ricks wasn't done just yet. He grabbed a defensive rebound and fed Dustin Hogue for a layup that gave the Warriors the lead for good.

By the time Howard scored again, it was a 14-0 run by Indian Hills that turned the game in the Warriors' favor.

Indian Hills pushed the lead to double digits three times in the second half and each time the visiting Hawks came back to cut the deficit to single numbers.

Rico Richardson's 3-pointer sliced the Indian Hills lead to 73-68 with just over three minutes to play, but Roderick Bobbitt picked up one of his 13 assists with a perfect pass to Jameel McKay to put the margin at seven and the Hawks never got closer than six points the rest of the game.

Bobbitt had 12 points and four steals to go along with his 13 assists. Hogue led IHCC with 14 and McKay had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Howard led only once in the first half, at 11-10, after a rebound basket by Calvin Godfrey. Godfrey, the Hawks' second-leading scorer and a transfer from Iowa State, had eight points at halftime, but added only two more in the second half before fouling out with 10:21 to play.

Shavon Coleman led Howard with 23 points, 17 of them coming in the second half.

Howard drops to 10-3 with the loss. Indian Hills' 13-0 start is the best to open the season since the 2006-07 Warriors won 33 in a row.

INDIAN HILLS 85, HOWARD 77

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 8, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 9, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-0 3, Michael Haynes 3 1-2 7, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 3-7 13, Roderick Bobbitt 3 6-8 12, Dustin Hogue 5 4-7 14, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-1 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 31 18-30 85

HOWARD Calvin Godfrey 5 0-1 10, Shavon Coleman 7 7-12 23, Jerry Dixon 3 4-6 10, Rico Richardson 4 0-0 11, Phillip Miller 1 1-1 3, Chad Posthumus 2 1-2 5, Damion McGee 2 2-2 6, Zech Smith 0 0-0 0, Marsalis Stewart 0 0-0 0, Leon Cooper 4 0-0 9 Team 28 15-24

Halftime score: Indian Hills 32, Howard 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Spearman, Ricks 2; Buckley 1), HC 6 (Richardson 3, Coleman 2, Cooper 1)

Warriors Take Foul-Plagued Game From Moraine Valley

Ottumwa -- In a game that had 60 fouls, 84 free throw attempts and over 60 turnovers, Indian Hills kept their winning streak alive with an 89-67 win over Moraine Valley CC in the P-C-S Classic at the Hellyer Center on Friday night.

The Warriors shot 51 free throws and Moraine Valley attempted 33 in the foul-marred game that took over two hours to complete.

Indian Hills also got a season-best performance from freshman Trinson White, who led the IHCC scoring with 17 points and sparked the IHCC offense in both halves. White was averaging only four points a game entering the contest and had made four 3's in the first 11 games of the season.

He hit an early three-pointer that allowed the Warriors to eventually open up an 18-point first-half lead. White then added 10 second-half points and another three to allow Indian Hills to finally pull away from the Cyclones, ranked 18th in the latest NJCAA Division II poll, in the final five minutes.

Moraine Valley ended the first half by scoring 12 of the final 14 points of the half to pull to within 42-34 at intermission. They twice cut the deficit to four points at the start of the second half before Indian Hills was able to gradually increase the lead.

It was still a 12-point game with around five minutes to play before the Warriors pulled away down the stretch.

Twenty-nine of the Warriors 51 foul shots came in the second half, but they continue to struggle from the line, making only 57% of their attempts for the game.

White was one of five IHCC players in double figures. Jameel McKay and Roderick Bobbitt scored 12 each, Dustin Hogue had 11 and Brandon Spearman 10. Johnny Baldwin's 16 points led Moraine Valley.

Indian Hills will need to shore up some things before they take on Howard College in the second game of the P-C-S Classic on Saturday night. Howard (9-2) tuned up for their contest with IHCC by drilling the William Penn JV, 85-36, in Friday's first game.

Howard was ranked 8th in the preseason national poll, one notch above Indian Hills. They were ranked 19th in the latest DI poll.

INDIAN HILLS 89, MORAINE VALLEY 67

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 6-10 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-2 2, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 0 5-7 5, Jameel McKay 5 2-4 12, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-4 12, Dustin Hogue 5 1-4 11, Ronnie Stevens 2 4-6 8, Trinson White 4 7-11 17, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 27 29-51 89

MORAINE VALLEY Johnny Baldwin 6 3-4 16, Lane Barlow 7 1-4 15, A.J. Bridges 3 6-7 12, Josh Freeman 0 1-2 1, Richaun Holmes 4 2-6 10, Mike Jackson 0 0-0 0, Modestas Masiulionis 0 5-6 5, Mike O'Donnell 2 3-4 8, Steven White 0 0-0 0, Ian Gaines 0 0-0 0 Team 22 21-33 67

Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, Moraine Valley 34; Three-point goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Bobbitt, White 2), MVCC 2 (Baldwin, O'Donnell 1)

Late Rally Downs Kirkwood

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills used an 11-2 run over the game's final three minutes to stay undefeated with a 79-77 win over Kirkwood CC on Tuesday night at the Hellyer Center.

The victory pushed the Warriors' season-opening winning streak to 11 games, but it didn't come without some anxious moments. And it was secured until two potential game-tying shots by Kirkwood in the final seconds were off the mark.

Indian Hills was down 75-68 after a Matt Tiby layup with just over three minutes to play. Tiby led all scorers with 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Kirkwood, ranked 4th in Division II.

IHCC's Jameel McKay and Brandon Spearman had consecutive field goals to bring the Warriors back to within three at 75-72.

Following a Kirkwood free throw, Roderick Bobbitt made two big plays to allow the Warriors to tie the score. Bobbitt first made a shot from just to the right of the basket as he was falling down and then, after a miss by the Eagles, he fed McKay with a perfect pass for a layup to make it 76-all.

One of the key calls in the game came on Kirkwood's possession following the tying field goal. The Eagles were called for a charging foul and it was ruled that Indian Hills' D.J. Bennett, who drew the charge, would get two free throws.

Bennett, who had only attempted three foul shots all year coming into the game, calmly made both free throws to put the Warriors on top, 78-76. Bennett, then rebounded a missed attempt by the Eagles but was called for traveling, giving Kirkwood the ball underneath their basket.

Tiby was fouled with 16 seconds left and hit one of two free throws to leave the Eagles down by one, 78-77. Indian Hills got the ball to Brandon Spearman who was fouled and, after missing his first attempt, made the second shot to supply the final point of the game.

But Warrior fans had to wait to celebrate until Kirkwood missed the final two shots of the contest.

Indian Hills twice led by seven points in the first half, but needed a three-pointer at the buzzer by Bobbitt to take a one-point halftime lead.

The second half was close until Kirkwood got some breathing room with five quick points for a seven-point advantage.

Indian Hills battled foul trouble throughout the second half -- at one point four different players had four fouls and one, Ronnie Stevens, fouled out with 7:45 to play.

Free-throw shooting also hurt the Warriors who were just 13-of-28 at the line in the second half.

McKay paced the Warriors with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Bobbitt added 13 and Bennett 11.

Kirkwood, who already owns two wins over Marshalltown and one over Southeastern, is 8-2. The Warriors have their longest winning streak to open a season since the 2006-07 squad started 33-0.

INDIAN HILLS 79, KIRKWOOD 77

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-2 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 2-2 5, DeAndray Buckley 0 5-6 5, Michael Haynes 3 1-6 7, D.J. Bennett 3 5-7 11, Kieran Woods 3 1-3 7, Jameel McKay 7 0-0 14, Roderick Bobbitt 5 0-0 13, Dustin Hogue 0 1-4 1, Ronnie Stevens 0 7-10 7, Trinson White 0 0-0 0 Team 25 23-40 79

KIRKWOOD Matt Tiby 9 4-7 22, Antione Howard 5 2-4 12, Mike Weber 1 5-6 8, Eddie Denard 3 1-4 7, Preston Brunz 1 7-8 9, Rodney Prior 0 0-0 0, Gage Heffernan 3 3-4 9, Kasey Semler 0 0-0 0, Devan Douglas 3 0-0 6, Kevin Hunter 1 0-0 3, Tayler Bontrager 0 0-0 0, Dominic Wilder 0 0-0 0 Team 26 22-35 77

Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Kirkwood 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Bobbitt 3, Spearman 2, Ricks 1), KCC 2 (Weber, Hunter 1)

Warriors Drub St. John's Military

MARSHALLTOWN — The Indian Hills Warriors have proven during the early part of the 2011-12 basketball season that they are a hard team to keep up with, given the No. 4-ranked team’s high-powered offense and relentless pressure defense. St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy found out Saturday night in the Emerson JUCO Challenge that your odds of keeping pace with the Warriors when you are playing your third game in roughly 24 hours are almost nil.

The Warriors ran away from St. John’s over the final part of the first half, led by 24 points at intermission and rolled to a 122-73 win that pushed IHCC’s season-opening winning streak to 10 games.

St. John’s, located in Delafield, Wis., had lost to Kirkwood CC in a late game on Friday and, in a strange bit of scheduling by those who put together the matchups for the weekend’s games, came back and played the noon game on Saturday. In that contest, they defeated Iowa Lakes CC, 90-78. But the Lancers got run out of the gym when they took on the Warriors just six hours after their first game of the day had concluded.

Indian Hills used an 11-0 run in the first half to take control. The Warriors then closed the half with a 29-11 spurt to go on top, 61-37, at halftime. For good measure, Indian Hills tacked on 61 more points in the second half to record their highest-scoring game of the season.

It was the fifth time in 10 games that IHCC has eclipsed the century mark in scoring. Their offensive average is at 100.8 points a game.

The 11-straight points by the Warriors early in the game was followed by three three-point plays by St. John’s over the next two minutes as the Lancers eventually cut the deficit to 32-26.

Gary Ricks, Jr., who led the Warriors in 3-pointers last year with 73, had gotten off to a slow start from behind the arc in his sophomore campaign. Ricks found his long-range stroke earlier in the week when he drilled five 3s in a road win at Ellsworth. And he picked up where he left off in that game with four first-half 3s against St. John’s.

Ricks had three consecutive three-pointers as the Warriors closed the opening half with a rush.

Freshman guard Roderick Bobbitt got Indian Hills off to a flying start in the second half with back-to-back 3s and the Warriors steadily pulled away from the fatigued Lancers.

Indian Hills’ first four baskets of the second half were treys and they connected on a season-high 13 for the game, with seven different players making at least one shot from long range.

Freshman Dustin Hogue led the Warriors with 20 points and he had five teammates join him in double figures. Freshman Jameel McKay chipped in 18 points and Ricks equaled his season-high with 15.

The win came in the fourth-straight road game for IHCC. The next six games will all be played at home, starting with three games in five days this week. Next up is a battle with Kirkwood on Tuesday night. Kirkwood defeated St. John’s, 59-42, Friday night in Marshalltown, but the Lancers didn’t play their five regular starters who were suspended for the contest.

The Warriors will host the PCS Classic at the Hellyer Center this weekend and their Saturday night foe will be Howard (Texas) College, ranked 13th in the latest NJCAA poll.

No. 4 Indian Hills 122, St. John’s Military Academy 73

INDIAN HILLS (122) – Brandon Spearman 4 0-1 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 3-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 4 3-8 12, D.J. Bennett 1 1-2 3, Kieran Woods 4 0-2 8, Jameel McKay 7 4-6 18, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 12, Dustin Hogue 9 1-4 20, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-3 7, Trinson White 3 1-1 8, Devin Delaney 2 0-1 5, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-1 4 Team 46 FG 17-35 122

ST. JOHN’S MILITARY ACADEMY (73) – Jacoby Davis 3 0-1 7, Jeremiah Jones 3 7-8 14, Logan Mortenson 5 3-3 14, Aaron Ross 5 3-3 14, Andy Martin 2 0-2 4, Josh Hall 0 1-2 1, Mike Lang 0 0-2 0, Quinn Williams 1 0-0 2, D.J. Mlachnik 1 4-4 6, Wes Koral 1 2-3 4, Charles Rushman 0 3-4 3, Stephan Lambert 0 1-2 1, Miles Holmes 0 2-2 2 Team 21 27-37 73

Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, St. John’s 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 13 (Ricks 4; Bobbitt 3; Spearman 2; Buckley, Hogue, White, Delaney 1), SJNMA 4 (Davis, Jones, Mortenson, Ross 1)

Christmas Basketball Camp

Ottumwa -- If you’re looking for something for your youngsters to do to help fill the time during the upcoming holiday break, consider sending them to the Junior Warrior Christmas Basketball Camp. Coach Barret Peery and his staff will run the camp, scheduled for Dec. 29-31 from 9am to 1pm each day at the Hellyer Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus. It’s for ages 5 through 13 and the cost is $50.

The camp will feature instruction by the IHCC coaches and players and daily awards as well.

Questions about the camp can be directed to assistant coach John Wardenburg at 641-683-5683 or John.Wardenburg@indianhills.edu.

Warriors Stay Unbeaten with Road Win

Iowa Falls, Ia. -- Showing little effect from a 10-day layoff, the Indian Hills Warriors made a season-best 11 three-pointers and blew out Ellsworth CC on the Panthers' homecourt Tuesday night, pummeling the hosts, 105-83.

It was the 4th time in nine games that Indian Hills has topped the century mark in scoring and pushed their offensive average to just under 100 points a game.

IHCC took the lead for good at 13-11 on a pair of free throws by Brandon Spearman, part of a season-high 29-point outing for Spearman. Twenty of those points came in the first half.

Alfreeman Flowers did his best to keep Ellsworth close in the early-going. He came off the bench to pour in 22 points in the opening half and finished with 34.

Flowers got ECC within a point with a tip-in and Spearman then hit back-to-back 3s to push the Indian Hills lead to 32-26. With the Warriors on top 34-28, Gary Ricks, Jr. buried three consecutive 3s to increase the lead to 43-28 and the Warriors never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the night.

Ricks and Spearman each had five 3s and Ricks, like Spearman, had a season-high point total tallying 15.

The largest lead for the 4th-ranked Warriors was 29 points in the second half.

Dustin Hogue had 11 points for IHCC and DeAndray Buckley and Jameel McKay scored 10 each. All of Buckley's points came in the first half and all of McKay's came in the second 20 minutes.

Indian Hills will play its 4th straight road game on Saturday night against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Marshalltown as part of the Emerson JUCO Challenge. After that, the next six contests for the Warriors, including four in a row in December, are all at home.

INDIAN HILLS 105, ELLSWORTH 83

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 8 8-9 29, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-0 15, DeAndray Buckley 4 1-1 10, D.J. Bennett 4 0-0 8, Kieran Woods 2 0-0 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 2 2-2 6, Dustin Hogue 5 1-2 11, Ronnie Stevens 3 2-4 8, Frank Williams 1 0-2 2, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 40 14-20 105

ELLSWORTH Malcolm Canada 7 3-3 18, Mario Donaldson 5 3-5 17, Jared Fulks 0 0-0 0, Johny Dailey 0 0-0 0, Alfreeman Flowers 14 3-4 34, Abrie Anderson 1 0-0 2, Dwayne Haley 1 0-2 2, Charles Ieans 2 0-0 4, Antone Moore 2 0-0 6 Team 32 9-15 83

Halftime score: Indian Hills 57, Ellsworth 42; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Spearman, Ricks 5, Buckley 1), ECC 10 (Donaldson 4, Flowers 3, Moore 2, Canada 1)

Indian Hills Gets National Recognition

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team maintained its No. 4 national ranking in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association poll and has moved into the top spot in another poll.

The Warriors, off to an 8-0 start, took over the No. 1 ranking in the second installment of the JucoRecruiting.com Top 50, released on Tuesday. That poll ranks the top junior college basketball programs in the country, including those in California and Washington, who are not members of the NJCAA. And it includes all programs regardless of division or region.

In the JucoRecruiting.com ratings, Indian Hills leads a top five that also includes Northwest Florida State, Monroe CC from New York, Palm Beach State (Fla.) and College of Southern Idaho.

Indian Hills was third in the initial poll, behind Southern Idaho and City College of San Francisco.

The Warriors moved up from ninth to fourth in the NJCAA poll last week and remain in the No. 4 slot this week. They trail Monroe, Coffeyville CC and Northwest Florida in that poll and are just ahead of Palm Beach State.

Two future IHCC opponents – Vincennes (No. 7) and Howard College (No. 12) – are also included in the NJCAA Top 20. Upcoming foes Iowa Western CC, Missouri State-West Plains and Paris JC all received votes but didn’t make the Top 20. Three Rivers CC, one of two teams the Warriors defeated in a tournament in Missouri last weekend, was rated 19th at the time. They dropped out of this week’s rankings.

Indian Hills is currently in the midst of a 10-day break before returning to action at Ellsworth CC on Nov. 29. The next home game for the Warriors will be against Kirkwood CC on Dec. 6.

Kirkwood is fresh off a 20-point win over Southeastern CC last Saturday night and was 15th in last week’s NJCAA Division II poll.

Indian Hills Goes to 8-0 with Win in Missouri

Park Hills, Mo. -- The Indian Hills Warriors head into a 10-day break with a perfect record after the Warriors took care of Mineral Area College, 73-69, on the Cardinals' home floor on Saturday night.

The win was the third straight for the Warriors against a Missouri school and came one night after Mineral Area had knocked off No. 12 Wabash Valley. But Mineral Area couldn't make it two straight wins against ranked opponents as the No. 4 Warriors, even though they had trouble subduing Mineral Area, escaped with an 8-0 record.

Indian Hills led 42-31 in the early stages of the second half, but the Cardinals quickly shaved the lead to 48-47. After a MAC free throw, Gary Ricks, Jr., who had not scored up to that point, drilled back-to-back 3s to give the Warriors some breathing room.

DeAndray Buckley had a key play late in the game for Indian Hills, hustling the length of the floor to follow up a missed layup with a putback to give IHCC a seven-point advantage.

Roderick Bobbitt then nailed down the win for the Warriors, going to the free throw line three times in the final 33.4 seconds and hitting both ends of a one-and-one each time.

Bobbitt had a season-high 16 points for Indian Hills which withstood the outside shooting of the Cardinals in the second half. Mineral Area made seven 3s in the final half, four of them by Miguel Felipe. Jerome Davis and Darian Hooker had 20 points apiece for MAC.

Indian Hills won't play again until they travel to Iowa Falls to take on Ellsworth CC on Nov. 29.

INDIAN HILLS 73, MINERAL AREA 69

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 2 0-1 4, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 2 0-0 4, Kieran Woods 4 2-4 10, Dustin Hogue 3 6-7 12, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-7 6, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Devin Delaney 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 4 8-8 16 Team 26 18-27 73

MINERAL AREA Jerome Davis 6 4-6 20, Darian Hooker 6 6-9 20, Miguel Felipe 4 0-0 12, Corrion Johnson 0 0-2 0, Fred Garmon 3 0-0 6, Randrick Caruthers 0 0-0 0, Donavan Jones 0 0-0 0, Jermaine Jones 2 0-0 4, Devontae Flanagan 0 0-2 0, Miguel Gotti-Ramos 2 3-6 7 Team 23 13-25 69

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, Mineral Area 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Spearman 1); MAC 10 (Davis, Felipe 4; Hooker 2)

In Battle of Rateds, Warriors Prevail

Park Hills, Mo. -- A second-half scoring barrage by sophomore guard Brandon Spearman helped propel Indian Hills to an 89-82 victory against Three Rivers CC in the opening game of the Bob Sechrest Memorial Classic on Friday.

Indian Hills, ranked 4th in the first regular-season NJCAA poll earlier in the week, defeated No. 19 Three Rivers for the first time in three trips to this tournament. And the Warriors scored 32 more points than they did against the Raiders in last year's matchup and 42 more than they managed against TRCC the year before that.

Michael Haynes scored on a three-point play in the second half to give the Warriors a 57-53 lead. After that, Spearman took over. He scored on a driving layup to build the lead to five. A couple minutes later, with the Warriors leading by two, Spearman hit his first of four three-pointers in the second half.

By the time he was done with his long-range shooting, Indian Hills was up by double-digits -- they eventually led by 12 -- and on the way to their 7th win in a row to start the season.

Spearman tallied a game-high 22 points, also a season-high, and got help from Haynes, who had 13, and Gary Ricks, Jr. and Kieran Woods with 11 each.

Indian Hills led for much of the first half, their largest lead at 35-21 after a 10-0 run. Three Rivers pulled to within two points, 43-41, at intermission.

The Raiders had two brief leads in the second half, the last at 53-52, before IHCC scored seven straight points and never trailed again.

Three Rivers cut a 12-point deficit in half with two minutes remaining, but didn't get any closer. The Warriors preserved the victory by making nine of 12 free throws down the stretch.

Indian Hills will try to make it a sweep against Region 16 foes in the tourney when they battle host school Mineral Area on Saturday night.

INDIAN HILLS 89, THREE RIVERS 82

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 8 1-4 22, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 3-6 11, DeAndray Buckley 1 4-4 6, Michael Haynes 5 3-4 13, D.J. Bennett 2 0-0 4, Kieran Woods 2 7-11 11, Dustin Hogue 2 1-2 5, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-4 6, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Roderick Bobbitt 1 6-8 8 Team 27 27-43 89

THREE RIVERS Ibrahim Djambo 6 6-7 19, Gerry Smith 3 3-4 9, Rudy Harrell 3 2-4 8, Tarius Johnson 7 3-5 18, Elgin Lee 7 1-2 15, Jordan McGowan 1 0-1 3, Ignas Palaima 1 0-1 2, Donnell Minnis 4 0-1 8, Bobby Peebles 0 0-0 0, Will Hollifield 0 0-0 0 Team 32 15-25 82

Halftime score: Indian Hills 43, Three Rivers 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Spearman 5, Ricks 2, White 1), TRCC 3 (Djambo, Johnson, McGowan 1)

Warriors up to 4th in the Nation

Ottumwa -- The bulls-eye on the uniforms of Barret Peery's Indian Hills Warriors just got a little bit larger with the Warriors moving up to fourth in the latest NJCAA basketball poll.

Indian Hills was rated 9th in the preseason poll and, thanks to a 6-0 start to their season, moved up five places in the first regular-season poll.

Coach Peery had said of the preseason ranking, "I’m excited to know that people recognize the hard work that we have put in to build this team so quickly. There will be pressure on us from Day 1 with a bulls-eye on our chest.”

Monroe College from New York is the No. 1 team in the latest poll, ascending to the top spot from their No. 2 preseason rating after downing preseason-No.1 College of Southern Idaho in the first weekend of the regular season.

Coffeyville (KS) CC is second and Palm Beach State College is third. Another Florida school, Northwest Florida State, is ranked right behind the Warriors at No. 5.

The next IHCC opponent, Three Rivers CC, slipped from 10th to 19th in the latest poll. The Warriors and Raiders will battle on Friday in the opening game of the Bob Sechrest Memorial Classic at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri. Indian Hills will take on Mineral Area on Saturday night. This weekend's contests mark the start of a stretch of four straight games on the road for the Warriors. Five of their first six wins have come on their home court.

Two future opponents of Indian Hills are in this week's Top 20. Howard (TX) College is No. 10. The Warriors will host Howard in the PCS Classic on Dec. 10. Vincennes University of Indiana, whom the Warriors will play at home on Jan. 3 and in Indiana on Feb. 7, is rated 14th.

Missouri State-West Plains, another future home-and-home foe of the Warriors, and conference rival Southeastern CC both received votes, but not enough to make it into the Top 20.

Ricks Selected as Scholarship Recipient

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills sophomore guard Gary Ricks, Jr. is this year's recipient of the Arnold Black Memorial Scholarship. Ricks, from Sylmar, California, was chosen for the award by the IHCC athletic department and coaching staff.

The 6-1 Ricks led the Warriors in three-point shooting and free-throw shooting last year as a freshman and was the team's second-leading scorer with a 12.5 average. He made 73 3-pointers for the season and had at least one three in 30 of the Warriors' 33 games.

The scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of Black, a former Ottumwa businessman who was a loyal Indian Hills basketball supporter. It is awarded to a sophomore who best exemplifies the strong competitive spirit shown by Black and exhibits his love for the game of basketball.

Last year's award winner was Dijon Farr. Past winners of the scholarship include Terry Black, Chauncey Leslie, Zach Morley and Sean Haluska.

First-Half Blitz Buries Carl Sandburg

Ottumwa -- Visiting Carl Sandburg College had to feel pretty good about the way they started out in Saturday's final game of the Reed Overhead Doors Classic against home-standing Indian Hills. Chad Thompson had three early three-pointers for the Chargers and when Zach Grover nailed a long three Carl Sandburg had a 20-13 lead.

But when the Warriors finally got untracked they did so in a big way. A 34-0 run overwhelmed the Chargers and vaulted IHCC into a lead that grew to 54-25 by halftime. The Warriors outscored Carl Sandburg 41-5 to close the first half and didn't let up in the second half as Indian Hills ended a stretch of six games in the first nine days of the season in a 117-59 blowout win.

It was the third time this season that Indian Hills eclipsed the 100-point mark and it pushed their season scoring average to 103.2 points a game.

All 13 players who saw action for the Warriors scored and seven were in double figures, led by Kieran Woods with 17. Jameel McKay had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Ronnie Stevens also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Thompson, who had the hot hand early for the Chargers, led all scorers with 25 points and hit six 3s.

Indian Hills made it through their opening six games unbeaten and will have some time off before taking on Three Rivers CC in the first game of the Bob Sechrest Classic at Mineral Area College next Friday. Three Rivers was ranked 10th in the NJCAA preseason poll, one spot behind Indian Hills.

INDIAN HILLS 117, CARL SANDBURG 59

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 3-6 14, Gary Ricks 2 1-2 7, DeAndray Buckley 5 0-0 11, D.J. Bennett 5 0-0 10, Kieran Woods 7 1-2 17, Jameel McKay 7 1-1 15, Frank Williams 2 0-0 5, Dustin Hogue 1 0-1 2, Ronnie Stevens 5 0-0 10, Trinson White 4 2-4 10, Devin Delaney 3 1-2 8, Roderick Bobbitt 1 3-4 5, Gary Ross 1 0-0 3 Team 48 12-22 117

CARL SANDBURG Chad Thompson 7 5-6 25, Dakota Grider 1 0-0 3, Seth Wickert 3 2-2 8, Spencer Pratt 1 0-1 2, Marvin Nunn 2 1-4 5, Caleb Lepisto 1 1-4 3, Chris Martin 0 0-0 0, Zach Grover 2 4-4 10, Jordan Hart 1 0-0 3 Team 18 13-21 59

Halftime score: Indian Hills 54, Carl Sandburg 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (Ricks, Woods 2; Spearman, Buckley, Williams, Delaney, Ross 1), CSC 10 (Thompson 6, Grover 2, Grider, Hart 1)

Weekly Coaches' Show Debuts Tonight

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills basketball coach Barret Peery will be featured on a weekly show on KMGO Radio (98.7 FM), live from Appanoose Rapids Brewing Company on East Main Street in Ottumwa.

KMGO's Edwin Brand will host the program, which will air from 6 - 7pm every Wednesday night during the basketball season. Coach Peery will take questions from listeners as well as from those in attendance. He will also have special guests, including IHCC players, during the course of the season.

Indian Hills Makes John Wood Fifth Straight Victim

Ottumwa -- The final score of Friday's game between Indian Hills and John Wood CC in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic was a bit midleading. The final margin of victory in a 94-71 IHCC win was distorted by a late 15-0 run. Until then, John Wood had refused to fold in the face of relentless IHCC pressure and the Trail Blazers were still within 11 points at 79-68 with around four minutes to play before the late run gave the Warriors some breathing room coming down the stretch.

Indian Hills withstood John Wood's one-two punch of Regan Bruenger and Antonio Landers, who combined to score 56 of their team's points. Bruenger had 29, 18 of those in the second half, and Landers scored 18 of his 27 in the first half. But nobody else scored more than four points for JWCC as they suffered their first loss of the season in five games.

Jameel McKay led the Warriors with 20 points and he tied Dustin Hogue for the team rebound lead with eight. Brandon Spearman tallied 15 for the Warriors and had three of their seven 3s. Kieran Woods and Roderick Bobbitt each had 12 for the 5-0 Warriors.

Indian Hills will take on Carl Sandburg on Saturday night in the final game of the tournament.

INDIAN HILLS 94, JOHN WOOD 71

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 6 0-0 15, Gary Ricks 3 1-2 9, DeAndray Buckley 2 0-1 5, Michael Haynes 2 1-4 5, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 5 2-3 12, Jameel McKay 8 4-6 20, Frank Williams 1 0-0 2, Dustin Hogue 5 0-0 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Roderick Bobbitt 4 3-3 12 Team 37 13-23 94

JOHN WOOD Michael Roy 2 0-0 4, Regan Bruenger 9 9-9 29, Jamal Wolfe 2 0-4 4, James Lane 0 0-0 0, Antonio Landers 8 8-9 27, Brad Hamilton 1 1-2 3, A'Darius Porter 1 2-2 4, Matt Putrich 0 0-0 0, Kyle Brown 0 0-0 0 Team 23 20-26

Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, John Wood 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Spearman 3, Ricks 2, Buckley, Bobbitt 1), JWCC 5 (Landers 3, Bruenger 2)

Warriors Return Home and Rout Mid Michigan

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills broke open a tight game with a 9-0 spurt in the first half and then used a 23-2 run early in the second half in posting their fourth straight win to begin the season, a 109-56 pasting of visiting Mid Michigan CC on Thursday night.

The Warriors turned a 26-19 lead into a 35-19 advantage on five free throws and a pair of baskets by Dustin Hogue. After MMCC's DeOndra Callahan scored four straight points, the Warriors' Jameel McKay hit a bucket to build the lead to 14 and that's where it was at halftime.

Indian Hills ran away from the visitors at the start of the second half, using their trademark press to force numerous turnovers, many of which they converted into easy baskets.

Thirteen straight points by IHCC were interrupted by a Mid Michigan field goal, and the Warriors then ran off 10 more points to double the score on the Lakers at 72-36.

Michael Haynes, McKay and Hogue all scored 15 points for the Warriors, who improved to 4-0 on the season. MMCC had only double-figure scorer -- Jake Blake with 10.

Indian Hills will host the Reed Overhead Doors Classic this weekend, starting with a game against John Wood CC on Friday night.

INDIAN HILLS 109, MID MICHIGAN 56

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 0-0 9, Gary Ricks 1 1-2 3, DeAndray Buckley 1 3-4 6, Michael Haynes 7 1-4 15, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 2 3-3 7, Jameel McKay 6 3-7 15, Frank Williams 4 2-2 12, Dustin Hogue 7 0-1 15, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-3 1, Trinson White 1 4-4 7, Devin Delaney 3 0-0 6, Roderick Bobbitt 3 1-1 7, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 42 19-31 109

MID MICHIGAN Sheldon Lowman 2 5-5 9, DeOndra Callahan 2 4-4 9, Williams Sams, Jr. 0 4-6 4, Jake Blake 5 0-2, Allen Seales 0 0-0 , Branden Robinson 2 2-7 7, Kyle Gross 0 0-0 0, Lance Maney 0 4-4 4, Dwayne Cureton 2 0-0 4, Matt Loomis 0 1-2 1, Tony Larkins 0 0-0 0, Austin Irrer 3 1-1 8 Team 16 21-31 56

Halftime score: Indian Hills 46, Mid Michigan 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Williams 2, Spearman, Buckley, Hogue, White 1), MMCC 3 (Callahan, Robinson, Irrer 1)

Warriors Pass First Road Test

Sedalia, MO -- Indian Hills coach Barret Peery was anxious to see how his team would respond to its first road game after his Warriors opened the season with back-to-back homecourt wins. And he had to be pleased with the Warriors' play in a 91-86 win at State Fair CC on Tuesday night.

The game wasn't decided until IHCC's Brandon Spearman hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds on the clock. Spearman's foul shots came after teammate Jameel McKay hit one of two free throws with 16.1 seconds left.

State Fair then had two chances to get to within one point, but missed both shots before Spearman was fouled and iced the win.

With the Warriors leading by four at 88-84, SFCC's Kenny Chery, who led all scorers with 31 points, stole a pass and made a layup to cut the lead in half. State Fair then got another steal in the IHCC backcourt, but couldn't score from in close and McKay rebounded the miss. That's when he hit one free throw to make it a three-point game.

The game was tight throughout with 12 ties and six lead changes. The Warriors owned the biggest lead of the night when Frank Williams hit consecutive field goals to build a 42-34 advantage. Chery's late first-half bucket cut the lead to two at the half.

State Fair had a couple of brief leads in the second half. With the game tied, Spearman scored on a driving layup to give IHCC the lead for good at 70-68. Williams nailed a three-pointer in transition to make it 78-72 with around five minutes to play, but again, the Roadrunners came back.

They were within a point after a Michael Bradley free throw with just over four minutes remaining. Michael Haynes had two big baskets for the Warriors and McKay added a layup off a steal to help Indian Hills hold on.

Spearman led the IHCC scoring with 19 points and Haynes added 15.

Indian Hills plays three more games this week, all at home, starting with a contest against Mid Michigan CC on Thursday night.

INDIAN HILLS 91, STATE FAIR 86

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 4-4 19, Gary Ricks 2 2-2 7, DeAndray Buckley 2 2-2 7, Michael Haynes 6 3-4 15, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 5 2-4 14, Jameel McKay 3 2-4 8, Frank Williams 5 0-0 12, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 9, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-22 91

STATE FAIR Kenny Chery 11 9-10 31, Fred Wilson 5 6-10 17, Ayodele Ojo 2 2-4 6, Antonin Galaya 2 4-4 10, Michael Bradley 5 3-4 13, Lucas Kidane 1 0-0 2, Charles Beard 0 2-2 2, D'Angelo Tucker 1 2-2 5 Team 27 28-36 86

Halftime score: Indian Hills 46, State Fair 44; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams, Woods 2, Spearman, Ricks, Buckley 1; SFCC 4 (Galaya 2, Wilson, Tucker 1)

Warriors Down Highland, Go to 2-0

Ottumwa -- The 9th-ranked Indian Hills Warriors completed a season-opening sweep of their two games in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic on Saturday night, holding off a late rally to upend Highland (Ill.) CC, 89-75, at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills was finally able to put some distance between themselves and the visiting Cougars by grabbing a 79-59 lead in the second half. Highland then provided some anxious moments as they quickly cut the deficit to 80-69. But HCC couldn't score on a possession that would have cut the IHCC lead to single digits and the Warriors went on to notch their second straight win to open the 2011-12 campaign.

The Cougars took an 18-11 first half lead, hitting two of their four 3-pointers for the game to jump ahead. The Warriors went ahead on a Michael Haynes basket at 21-20 and Roderick Bobbitt gave IHCC the lead for good with a three that broke a 23-all tie.

The Warriors outscored HCC, 11-3 to start the second half and never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the night.

Jameel McKay helped to jump-start the IHCC offense with 13 first-half points and he led the Warriors' scoring with 20. Haynes added 13 and Buckley chipped in 12. Parker paced Highland with 16.

Indian Hills goes on the road for the first time on Tuesday night when the Warriors battle State Fair CC in Sedalia, Missouri. They will play four games in five nights next week with the final three games in consecutive nights at home.


INDIAN HILLS 89, HIGHLAND 75

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 1 3-6 5, Gary Ricks 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 3 5-5 12, Michael Haynes 6 1-1 13, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 3 1-2 9, Jameel McKay 7 6-10, Dustin Hogue 2 1-3 5, Ronnie Stevens 1 1-2 3, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 2 3-5 8, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 31 21-34 89

HIGHLAND Tre' Burnette 4 0-0 9, Deonte Jones 3 2-2 10, Demetrius Tolliver 3 1-1 7, Kris Sereme 1 0-0 2, Michael Ochereobia 2 1-2 5, Joseph Danforth 1 2-6 5, Aaron Nelson 7 1-2 15, Jeremy Parker 4 8-9 16, Samuel Ford 2 1-2 5, Tariq Qaasim 1 0-0 2 Team 27 16-24 75

Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Highland 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Woods 2, Buckley, Bobbitt 1), HCC 4 (Jones 2, Burnette, Danforth 1)

Lopsided Win for Warriors to Open Season

Ottumwa -- An early 20-0 run enabled Indian Hills to take control and the No. 9-ranked Warriors went on to rout Indiana Dabney University, 119-57, in IHCC's season opener in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic on Friday night.

The visitors were playing only the second game in the program's history. They had lost an overtime contest to Malcolm X earlier in the week.

They grabbed a 7-3 lead as the Warriors started slowly on the offensive end. But Indian Hills finally got untracked, ran off 20 points in a row and never looked back.

The Warriors put up 101 shots, grabbed 70 rebounds and attempted 36 free throws as 13 of the 15 players who saw action scored.

Dustin Hogue led the way with 20 points for Indian Hills, 13 of them coming in the first half as IHCC opened up a 61-31 lead at intermission.

Hogue was one of six players in double figures. Kieran Woods added 18 points and Michael Haynes 17 for Indian Hills in new head coach Barret Peery's Warrior debut.

Michael Skinner was the lone IDU player in double digits with 10 points.

Indian Hills will take on Highland (Ill.) CC on the second night of the tourney on Saturday night. Highland rallied in the second half to down the William Penn JV, 74-61, in Friday's first game.

INDIAN HILLS 119, INDIANA DABNEY UNIVERSITY 57

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 4-4 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-1 4, Michael Haynes 6 4-6 17, D.J. Bennett 5 1-1 11, Kieran Woods 6 5-5 18, Jameel McKay 4 2-4 10, Frank Williams 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 9 2-5 20, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Trinson White 1 2-2 5, Devin Delaney 1 2-2 4, Roderick Bobbitt 2 2-2 6, Rawane Ndiaye 0 1-4 1, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 45 25-36 119

INDIANA DABNEY Brandon Hill 0 0-2 0, Kyle Holmes 4 0-1 8, Sodiq Ayanlaja 1 4-6 6, Steve Hilal 0 0-0 0, Tony Jones 2 0-2 4, Charles Outlaw 1 5-6 7, Michael Skinner 3 3-6 10, Andre Lemott 0 0-0 0, Shawn Starks 2 4-6 8, Jeremy Shedrick 2 2-2 8, Archie Boyd 3 0-6 6 Team 18 18-37 57

Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, Indiana Dabney 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Haynes, Woods, Williams,White 1); IDU 3 (Shedrick 2, Skinner 1)

Warriors Ranked in Preseason Top Ten by NJCAA

Ottumwa -- Even though they weren’t placed in the number-one spot like they were in an earlier preseason poll, the Indian Hills Warriors still garnered a top-ten national ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s preseason Top 20.

The Warriors will enter the 2011-12 season ranked ninth in the NJCAA poll. They were 14th in last year’s preseason poll and finished the season with a 23-10 record. Indian Hills has been in the preseason national ratings nine of the past 11 years.

The Sporting News had Indian Hills No. 1 in its preseason poll released last month.
College of Southern Idaho, the defending national champion, is ranked first in this year’s ratings. Monroe College from New York is second and Midland College from Texas is third.

Two teams the Warriors will play in the regular season are sandwiched around Indian Hills. Howard (TX) College is eighth and Three Rivers (MO) is 10th. They are the only ranked Division I teams on the IHCC schedule. Kirkwood CC, whom the Warriors play twice, is fourth in Division II.

Fans can get an early look at the Indian Hills basketball team at a special “Meet the Warriors” event on Tuesday, October 25, at the Hellyer Student Life Center. The evening’s activities will start at 7:00.

The players will be introduced and then participate in a 3-point shoot-out and dunk contest. The Warriors will also play an intrasquad scrimmage.

The IHCC cheer squad will perform and the basketball team members will be available for autographs at the conclusion of the event.

There will be free admission for the evening. The Warriors open the regular season in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic Nov. 4-5.

Meet the Warriors

Ottumwa -- The 2011-12 Indian Hills Community College basketball team will be unveiled at a special “Meet the Warriors Night” on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

The event will start at 7:00 p.m. at the Hellyer Student Life Center. Fans will be treated to a 3-point shoot-out and dunk contest and the Warriors will play an intrasquad scrimmage.

In addition to the IHCC basketball team, ranked No. 1 in the Sporting News preseason poll, the players and coaches of the other athletic teams at Indian Hills will also be introduced and the Cheer Squad will perform.

The players will be available to sign autographs at the conclusion of the scrimmage. There will also be information on joining the IHCC Booster Club.

There will be free admission for the evening. The Warriors open the regular season in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic Nov. 4-5.

Indian Hills coach Barret Peery will get an early look at his team against some very good competition this weekend when the Warriors take part in the Mullens-Mitchell Jamboree in Plano, Texas. The games are treated as scrimmages per NJCAA scheduling rules.

The Warriors will play three Texas schools – South Plains, Midland and Collin – on Friday, and will take on a couple of traditional powers from Kansas in Coffeyville and Hutchinson on Saturday.

Sporting News Has Warriors No. 1

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team will go into the new season with a new coach and a number-one national ranking.

The Warriors are the No. 1 rated junior college team in the country in the Sporting News preseason poll. TSN’s poll includes all schools in the National Junior College Athletic Association as well as those two-year schools in California and Washington that are not part of the NJCAA.

Barret Peery took over the IHCC program after last season and, apparently, as far as the people who put together the preseason rankings are concerned, has put together a talented team.

But Peery acknowledges that the 13 new players on the roster aren’t solely responsible for the lofty ranking. “I know that most of the credit goes to the Indian Hills name and the tradition that’s been built here,” said Peery in talking about the poll.

“Being No. 1 doesn’t mean a lot in September, but I’m excited to know that people recognize the hard work that we have put in to build this team so quickly,” Peery said. “There will be pressure on us from Day 1 with a bulls-eye on our chest.”

But the coach also relishes the fact that the Warriors are in the top spot, saying, “There is always pressure to win and this just heightens the expectations, which is fine with me.”

Peery came to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. Prior to that, he was the head coach for three years at the College of Southern Idaho, the team that, in a bit of irony, is ranked second in the preseason poll, behind the Warriors.

It is the second time in four years the Warriors will enter the season as the nation’s top-rated team. They were also ranked first at the start of the 2008-09 season and went on to finish 30-3 that year.

Three more players were added to the IHCC roster at the start of the school year. They are Dustin Hogue, a 6-5 wing from Yonkers, New York; Frank Williams, also a 6-5 wing, from Raytown, Missouri; and Rawane Ndiaye, a 6-10 post player from Dakar, Senagal.

Peery describes Hogue as “a tremendous athlete that can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor.”

Williams is “a very good shooter, with great length and a very good basketball IQ,” according to the coach.

And Ndiaye, says Peery, is “a very big-bodied post who gives us depth and size on the inside.”

Indian Hills opens the 2011-12 season against Indiana Dabney University in the Jack Blackwell Tire Co. Classic on Nov. 4.

Hoops Tickets on Sale

OTTUMWA --- Season tickets are now on sale for the 2011-12 basketball season at Indian Hills Community College. And those who purchase the season tickets before the end of September will get a price break.

Tickets for the 18 homes games, including four tournaments, on the Warriors’ schedule are $90 if purchased by Sept. 30. After that, a season ticket will cost $108.

A special Snowbird Package is available this year. It’s good for the first nine home games, all of the home contests in November and December. The cost of this package is $45, but you have to buy a Gold Booster Club Membership in order to get the package.

The tickets are being sold in the IHCC Athletic Office in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the Ottumwa campus from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.

The Warriors open the season at home on Nov. 4 against Indiana Dabney University in the Jack Blackwell Tire Co. Classic. The first conference home game is Feb. 4 when Indian Hills battles Southeastern.

The 2011-12 IHCC basketball schedule can be viewed at www.indianhills.edu/athletics/basketball.

Basketball Schedule Released

OTTUMWA --- Non-conference home games against three tough opponents, all of whom will be making their first-ever trip to the Hellyer Student Life Center, highlight Indian Hills Community College’s 2011-12 basketball schedule.

The challenging schedule includes 18 home dates and four home tournaments.

Two of the three teams traveling to Ottumwa for the first time are from Texas and each has won a national championship in the past six years. Howard College will play in the Warriors’ PCS Classic in December; Paris Junior College will visit for a regular-season game in early January.

Paris won the national crown in 2005 and Howard College took the title in 2010.

Vincennes (Ind.) University is on the IHCC basketball schedule for the first time in almost two decades. The teams have never met in a regular-season tilt. They will play a pair of games next season.

The Warriors will battle all five of the Division I schools from Missouri, which they haven’t done in the same year since the 2005-06 campaign. IHCC will play home-and-home series with Moberly, Missouri State-West Plains and State Fair. They will take on both Three Rivers and Mineral Area in a tourney in Park Hills, Mo.

The season will begin with a pair of games in the Jack Blackwell Tire Classic Nov. 4-5. Another newcomer to the schedule, Indiana Dabney University, and traditional power Highland CC from Illinois will provide the opposition for Indian Hills in that tournament.

In addition to the season-opening classic and the one in which Howard will play, Indian Hills will also host Mid Michigan, John Wood and Carl Sandburg in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic in November. Chicago schools Kennedy-King and Olive-Harvey will be the IHCC opponents in the HyVee Classic in January.

The six-game conference slate begins with road games at Marshalltown CC Jan. 21 and Iowa Western CC Jan. 28. The next three league games will be at home before the regular-season finale at Southeastern on Feb. 25.

The Warriors were 23-10 last year and tied with Southeastern for the conference regular-season crown with a 4-2 mark. Southeastern won both games in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ.

The upcoming season will mark the debut for new head coach Barret Peery who was hired in April. He has been busy since then assembling the team that Warrior fans hope will make a run at a conference title and a national tournament trip.

The full 2011-12 schedule can be found on the basketball page on the Indian Hills website at www.indianhills.edu. Ticket information for the 18-game home schedule will be released later in August.

Hoop Camp Dates Set

Ottumwa -- IHCC basketball coach Barret Peery has set the dates for his summer camp. The camp will be held from June 27-30 in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus and is for ages 5-13. Camp will run from 9am to 1pm each day and the cost to attend is $50.

There will be both daily and weekly awards given to the campers. The coaching and instruction will be provided by coach Peery, his staff and current Indian Hills players.

For more information, contact coach Charlie Henry at (641) 683-5320 or (734) 674-0746.

Farr Headed to Pac-12

OTTUMWA --- Dijon Farr, an all-Region 11 basketball player for Indian Hills Community College the past two seasons, is headed to the Pac-12 to continue his career.

Farr has signed a letter-of-intent with the University of Utah, which along with the University of Colorado, will enter the Pac-12 this fall.

Farr, a 6-6 forward from Pacolet, S.C., was a first-team all-region selection this past season after averaging 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Warriors. He also led the team in steals (50) and blocked shots (29).

As a freshman, Farr led Indian Hills in scoring with an 11.9 average and was second in rebounds (4.2 rpg) and 3-pointers (44). He was a second-team pick on the all-region squad.

“Dijon can play multiple positions and brings great athleticism to the perimeter, both as a scorer and a defender,” said Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak.

Farr started 64 of 66 games in his IHCC career and the team was 48-18 over the past two seasons.

Ironically, Utah is the school where new Indian Hills head coach Barret Peery was an assistant the last three years before coming to IHCC.

Peery Signs Two to Start Building Recruiting Class

Ottumwa -- Two players from Milwaukee have the distinction of being the first Indian Hills basketball recruits for new head coach Barret Peery.

Peery announced that Jameel McKay, a 6-7 wing player from Pulaski High School, and Trinson White, a 6-4 guard from Milwaukee Riverside, have signed letters-of-intent with Indian Hills.

“There is no question these are two guys that we can build our recruiting class around,” said Peery. “They are both high-quality kids who are nationally-known. We feel very fortunate to sign them because we went against some very good programs to get them.”

McKay and White make up two-fifths of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s all-city basketball team.

McKay was the second-leading scorer in the Milwaukee area this past season, averaging 23.2 points. He also grabbed 15 rebounds a game. He was named to the all-state second team in addition to being all-city.

He is described by Peery as “a long, active athlete who can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor. Peery says McKay is “an excellent rebounder, especially on the offensive glass.”

White averaged 14.5 points for a Riverside team that went undefeated in the Milwaukee City Conference and won the school’s first sectional championship while having one of the best seasons in school history. He was third-team all-state in Wisconsin.

Peery said White is “a big wing who can also play multiple positions. He can make jump shots, but also can get to the rim and make plays for his teammates off the bounce.”

“Both Jameel and Trinson are guys who really fit me and my system,” said Peery. “I’m big on players who are long and athletic and they fit that mold very well.”

Warrior fans may not have to wait long for the next bit of basketball recruiting news. “We could sign a bunch of players in this initial surge, if things fall just right,” said Peery. “In this spring signing period, for us to get these two guys quickly like this, I feel very happy and there’s more to come.”

New Hoops Coach to Meet the Public

Ottumwa -- Fans of Indian Hills Community College basketball are invited to meet the college’s new head coach, Barret Peery, at an informal event next week. Peery last week accepted the job of leading the IHCC hoops program.

Peery will be at Warrior Junction in the Advanced Technology Center on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus on Tuesday, April 12, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. There will be light refreshments served along with the chance to visit with the Warriors’ new coach. There is no charge to attend.

Peery comes to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Prior to that, he was at the College of Southern Idaho for five years, the final three as head coach. His teams compiled a record of 85-19 and made two national tournament appearances in three seasons at CSI.

IHCC Tabs Peery as New Hoops Coach

OTTUMWA --- Saying it’s a job he considers one of the top five or six in the country in the junior college ranks, Barret Peery has been tabbed to fill the basketball coaching vacancy at Indian Hills Community College. Peery’s hiring was announced Thursday.

The new coach says he was drawn to Indian Hills by the history of the college’s basketball program, the passion of the fan base and the understanding by everyone of what it takes to be successful on a regional and national level.

Peery comes to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. Prior to that, he coached for five years, three as head coach, at the College of Southern Idaho, a two-year school and perennial national power in Twin Falls, Idaho.

At Southern Idaho, Peery took his team to the NJCAA Division I national tournament twice, finishing fourth at the tourney in 2007. He compiled a record of 85-19, a winning percentage of .817, at CSI.

“Indian Hills is one of a handful of schools in the country,” Peery said, “where you have a realistic expectation of going to the national tournament every year. This was an opportunity to coach at a special place, one where the administration has the same goals as I do.”

Peery was selected from a pool of over 200 applicants and was one of six finalists for the IHCC job.

Two of Peery’s three teams at Southern Idaho led the nation in scoring and he promises that Indian Hills fans will see a fast-paced brand of basketball.

“We will play fast and use the whole floor,” the new Warriors coach said. “We should be an entertaining team to watch. But just because we will be a high-scoring team doesn’t mean we won’t guard people. I believe you can be a good defensive team while still scoring a lot of points.”

During his three years as head coach at CSI, the Golden Eagles won three Scenic West Athletic Conference titles and Peery was named Coach of the Year twice.
His best CSI team may have been his final one, a team that finished 30-2 but lost the Region 18 championship game to Salt Lake CC. Nine players from that team signed with NCAA Division I schools.

In all, Peery had 23 players go on to play D-I basketball in three years.
Peery describes his recruiting plans as “coast-to-coast.” He said his rosters at Southern Idaho were filled with players from all across the country.

His first two years at CSI were spent as an assistant under Gib Arnold before he ascended to the head coaching job. Peery has a total of 16 years coaching experience. He has been an assistant coach at Snow College in Utah, Utah Valley State College, Southern Utah University and Portland State University.

A native of Payson, Utah, Peery is a graduate of Southern Utah where he played for two seasons and was a co-captain his senior year. He was also an academic all-conference selection. He received an associate of science degree from Snow College and captained that school’s basketball team as a sophomore.

In high school, Peery was a three-year basketball letterman and was named to all-region and all-state teams in Utah.

The new IHCC coach will head to Houston this weekend, the site of the NCAA Final Four. “That’s where I intend to start my recruiting for Indian Hills,” Peery said.
Peery and his wife Tracy have three children, daughter Kennedy and sons Crew and Whitton.

The Warriors were 23-10 this past season. Jeff Kidder resigned following the season after six years as head coach.

IHCC Places Five on All-League Teams

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills had one player on the first team, three on the second team and one on the honorable mention list on the All-Region 11 basketball team announced this week.

Sophomore Dijon Farr is the lone IHCC player on the all-region first team. Warriors named to the second team were sophomores Stephen Coles and Jerome Jones and freshman Gary Ricks, Jr. Chad Dillard, a sophomore, was the honorable mention choice from Indian Hills.

Farr, from Pacolet, S.C., was a second-team pick last year as a freshman. He averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds a game this year and led the team in steals (50) and blocks (29). He didn’t miss a game in two years at IHCC, starting 64 of 66 contests.

Coles and Jones both transferred to Indian Hills after a year at four-year schools – Catawba University for Coles and Missouri State for Jones.
Jones, a St. Louis native, led the Warriors in scoring (13.3) and rebounding (6.2).

Coles, from Danville, Va., averaged 6.6 points and shot almost 60-percent from the floor.

Ricks, a native of Sylmar, Cal., was the second-leading scorer for the Warriors (12.5) while playing in all 33 games this season. He also led the team in three-pointers with 73 and made a three in every game but two, including the last 23 straight. Ricks also was the team-leader in assists with 90.

Dillard, from Rochester, N.Y., was a reserve as a freshman and then started 23 games as a sophomore. He had a 7.1 average and was second in assists.

In addition to Farr, the all-region first team includes Jeremy Robinson from Iowa Western, Tyler Brown from Marshalltown and Paris Gulley and Mansa Habeeb from Southeastern. Brown is a repeat first-team selection.

Chris Caird of Marshalltown and Abby Ruple, Jr. of Southeastern join the IHCC trio on the second team.

The two all-league teams are made up of eight sophomores and only two freshmen, Ricks and Caird.

Warriors Rally But Can't Overcome SCC

Ottumwa -- For the third year in a row, Southeastern has sent the Indian Hills basketball team to the postseason sideline. The BlackHawks held off a furious IHCC rally over the final three minutes to escape with a 61-58 victory on Wednesday night to win the best-of-three series 2-0.

SCC looked like they were going to coast to a win when they took a 14-point lead into the final three minutes of regulation. That's when the Indian Hills offense finally woke up. A 14-1 run punctuated by nine straight points by Latroy Taylor brought the Warriors back to within a point at 59-58.

And even after SCC's Paris Gulley made a pair of free throws with 14.0 seconds left, the Warriors still had a chance to tie the game. But Chad Dillard's three-point attempt was off the mark. Gary Ricks grabbed the rebound for the Warriors and dribbled into the corner where he got off a shot that was off the side of the rim with seconds to go.

It was revealed later that Ricks' try would have only been good for two points if it had gone in as he wasn't able to get all the way behind the three-point arc in his haste to beat the horn.

At the end, the Warriors had to look no further than the free throw line to see why they were unable to force a third and deciding game in the series. Indian Hills made only 11-of-25 foul shots. Four times in the game, an IHCC player went to the line with two shots and missed both.

For the second game in a row, Indian Hills outshot SCC from the field -- 41% to 38% in this contest. But the BlackHawks made 16 of their 23 free throws for 70% to the Warriors' 44% foul shooting.

Three of SCC's misfires at the free throw line came during the final minutes, fueling the Indian Hills comeback attempt.

They missed the front end of two one-and-ones and the second of a two-shot foul and the Warriors took advantage.

Riley Stuve and Ricks started the late-game blitz by IHCC and then Taylor caught fire. He scored on a layup, was fouled and made the free throw. The freshman guard then made consecutive threes to shave the SCC lead to one.

It as reminiscent of Monday when Indian Hills drilled four 3s in the final 50 seconds. But in this game, like the one two nights before, a bad start to the second half doomed the Warriors.

Mansa Habeeb got a steal and a layup to give SCC a 24-22 halftime lead. And just like in the previous game, the BlackHawks jumped on the Warriors at the outset of the second half.

They ran out to a 41-30 lead and built the advantage to 51-35 on a pair of free throws by Mason Leggett. And Indian Hills couldn't get untracked until the clock went under three minutes.

After falling behind in the series, the Warriors needed a good start and they got it, jumping out to an early 9-2 lead. But SCC stormed back to go ahead for the first time on a three-pointer by Jordan Aaron.

The game was tied four times the rest of the half, until Habeeb sent SCC off leading by two at the break.

Dijon Farr had led the Warriors' scoring with 25 points in Monday's game. But he picked up his third foul with nine minutes to play in the first half and eventually fouled out late in the game with only three points.

Jerome Jones had 17 in the earlier game, all in the second half. He had six of IHCC's first nine points and 13 in the first half. He led the Warriors with 18. Stuve and Taylor added 11 each.

Gulley led all scorers with 19 points and Habeeb added 16.

Southeastern moves on to play Williston State College in the District 11 title game in Williston, N.D next Tuesday. The Warriors close the year with a 23-10 record.

SOUTHEASTERN 61, INDIAN HILLS 58

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-2 2, Jerome Jones 7 3-6 18, Dijon Farr 1 1-4 3, Riley Stuve 4 2-3 11, Chad Dillard 1 4-7 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 7, Latroy Taylor 4 1-3 11, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 21 11-25 58

SOUTHEASTERN Paris Gulley 7 2-2 19, Mason Leggett 1 2-4 4, Mansa Habeeb 6 3-4 16, Rinaldo Mafra 1 1-2 3, Jordan Aaron 4 6-9 15, Gilbert Bush 0 2-2 2, Bida Seck 1 0-0 2, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 0 0-0 0 Team 20 16-23 61

Halftime score: Southeastern 24, Indian Hills 22; Three-point field goals: SCC 5 (Gulley 3, Habeeb 1, Aaron 1), IHCC 5 (Taylor 2, Jones 1, Stuve 1, Ricks 1)

SCC Takes Round One From IHCC

West Burlington, IA -- Southeastern CC took advantage of 18 Indian Hills turnovers and their own 32-of-37 free-throw shooting to take the first game of the Region 11 postseason championship series, 86-79, at Loren Walker Arena Monday night.

The win by SCC puts the Warriors in a must-win situation for game two on Wednesday night on IHCC's home court.

Southeastern turned many of the Indian Hills turnovers -- they committed nine in each half -- into easy baskets. And after being outrebounded 19-8 in the first half, SCC turned the tables on the visiting Warriors by winning the board battle, 25-14, in the second half.

For the game, nearly half (16) of the BlackHawks' rebounds were on the offensive end. And just like with the turnovers, a number of those offensive boards resulted in SCC field goals.

After falling behind by 11 points in the second half, Indian Hills needed to count on some missed free throws by SCC in order to get back in the game. But the BlackHawks didn't oblige, making 25-of-27 foul shots in the second half and 32-of-37 (86.5% for the game).

Indian Hills actually outshot SCC from both the field (52% to 42%) and the three-point line (47% to 33%). And the Warriors' free-throw shooting was also good, making 19-of-24. But the big disparity in turnovers -- SCC had only seven compared to IHCC's 18 -- is a main reason why the BlackHawks will be looking to finish out the series on Wednesday.

Neither team led by more than four points in the first half, which ended with SCC on top, 37-35.

Southeastern then scored 17 points in the first six minutes of the second half. After the lead grew to 57-46, Indian Hills three times cut the deficit to four points, but couldn't get any closer than that.

With just under 2 1/2 minutes to play, the Warriors trailed 70-65. But Southeastern then made 14 free throws in a row to nail down the win.

A flurry of three-pointers by IHCC -- Jerome Jones and Dijon Farr each made two in the final 50 seconds -- couldn't bring the Warriors back.

Jones played only eight minutes in the first half after being saddled with two early fouls. He scored 17 in the second half. Farr was one away from tying his career-high with 25 points. They combined for 12 of IHCC's 15 second-half field goals.

Jordan Aaron and Mansa Habeeb each scored 17 and Paris Gulley added 16 for Southeastern.

SOUTHEASTERN 86, INDIAN HILLS 79

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 8-9 10, Jerome Jones 5 4-5 17, Dijon Farr 9 5-8 25, Riley Stuve 2 0-0 6, Chad Dillard 2 2-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 7, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 26 19-24 79

SOUTHEASTERN Paris Gulley 4 6-6 16, Mason Leggett 3 0-1 7, Mansa Habeeb 5 7-8 17, Rinaldo Mafra 3 2-2 8, Jordan Aaron 4 9-9 17, Gilbert Bush 2 4-4 9, Bida Seck 3 0-3 6, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 1 4-4 6 Team 25 32-37 86

Halftime score: Southeastern 37, Indian Hills 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Jones 3, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Ricks 1), SCC 4 (Gulley 2, Leggett 1, Bush 1)

Warriors Start Postseason by Edging Iowa Western

Ottumwa -- Frequently, it's a matter of surviving and moving on in postseason basketball. That's what Indian Hills was able to do on Thursday. The second-seeded Warriors came from 11 points down in the second half to rally and defeat third-seeded Iowa Western, 66-63, at the Hellyer Center.

The win sets up a matchup between Indian Hills (23-8) and Southeastern (24-7) in the region's championship series, the third year in a row that IHCC and SCC will collide in the best-of-three title series.

Southeastern had an easier time in their first-round game, pummeling Marshalltown, 91-67.

It looked for quite a while Thursday like Iowa Western (14-17)would spring an upset over Indian Hills. The Reivers had lost the regular-season game at IHCC by 23 points.

But, outside of a brief one-point lead by Indian Hills early in the game, Iowa Western was in control for about the first 30 minutes of action.

When the Reiver's Jordan Weaver scored the final two of seven points in a row for IWCC, the visitors had a 41-30 lead, their largest of the game.

The Warriors and their fans were getting anxious, but Indian Hills finally got a spark that settled some of that anxiety.

Jerome Jones and Stephen Coles hit back-to-back baskets for the Warriors and then Dijon Farr went to work. Farr, who had 15 points, scored three straight buckets. The second came after he stole the ball and drove the length of the floor for a layup.

He then scored again on a baseline out-of-bounds lob pass from Gary Ricks, Jr. that sliced the Iowa Western lead to 41-40.

But Iowa Western refused to give up the lead until Jones and Ricks buried consecutive 3s to put IHCC on top 53-50.

The Warriors never trailed again although the Reivers got to within one point once, and to within two at 65-63 after Jeremy Robinson hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds to play.

Farr was fouled with 8.9 seconds on the clock and made one of two free throws to put the IHCC advantage at three. Robinson's three-point attempt just before the buzzer was off the mark.

Robinson made a 3 at the end of the first half to give Iowa Western a 29-25 lead at halftime. He led the Reivers with 22 points.

Iowa Western had a seven-point lead in the first half at 23-16 after a three-point play by Alonzo Traylor.

Four of the Warriors' first five field goals were three-pointers and it took them nearly 14 minutes to make those five shots. They wound up the game with 10 3's.

IHCC committed 11 turnovers in the opening half and didn't have a free-throw attempt.

They did a better job of taking care of the basketball in the second half with just three turnovers and made 8-of-10 2nd half free throws.

Indian Hills and Southeastern split a pair of games in the regular season. Both won at home, SCC by a 64-58 score and IHCC by 65-64.


INDIAN HILLS 66, IOWA WESTERN 63

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 2-2 8, Jerome Jones 8 3-3 21, Dijon Farr 6 1-2 15, Riley Stuve 3 0-0 8, Chad Dillard 1 2-3 5, Gary Ricks 3 0-0 9, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 24 8-10 66

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 8 4-9 22, Alonzo Traylor 6 1-3 13, Kelvin Dixon 3 1-1 7, Montez Blair 3 0-0 6, J.C. Guzman 2 0-0 6, Tyrone Black 0 0-0 0, Tim McDavid 0 0-0 0, Zaahir Smith 0 0-0 0, Jordan Weaver 4 1-1 9 Team 26 7-14 63

Halftime score: Iowa Western 29, Indian Hills 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Ricks 3, Jones 2, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Dillard 1), IWCC 4 (Robinson 2, Guzman 2)

Warriors Down Marshalltown, Grab Piece of League Title

Ottumwa -- Season-high scoring performances from Dijon Farr and Stephen Coles allowed Indian Hills to claim a share of the conference title on Saturday night as the Warriors knocked off Marshalltown CC, 87-75, at the Hellyer Center.

Farr and Coles were two of six IHCC sophomores who were recognized before the game. They then went out and put on a show. Farr had 24 points, the highest scoring output in his two years at Indian Hills. And Coles notched 17 points and was instrumental in helping the Warriors (22-8, 4-2 Region XI) break open a close game at the start of the second half.

With the Warriors taking a 44-39 lead into the final half, Coles scored on each of Indian Hills' first two possessions of the half. But it was on the defensive end where he also made his presence felt. He either blocked a shot or grabbed a rebound, or both, on MCC's first three possessions.

And after Farr tipped in a missed shot, he got a steal and fed Coles on a fastbreak layup. Jerome Jones followed with a basket for the Warriors to finish off a 10-2 burst to begin the second half and Indian Hills never led by fewer than 10 points after that.

Jones scored 19 and Gary Ricks, Jr. added 13 as Indian Hills had its highest point total in over two months.

Chris Caird came off the bench to keep Marshalltown (15-14, 2-4) close in the first half, when he scored 15 of his team-high 22 points. Tyler Brown had 21 for the Tigers.

Marshalltown had an early 5-2 lead before Jones tied it with a three, the first of 12 unanswered points for the Warriors.

The Tigers fought back from a 10-point deficit to tie the score at 37-all.

That's when Farr went to work. He hit a pair of foul shots, scored on a driving layup, then buried a three-pointer.

With the win, the Warriors completed a season sweep of Marshalltown and earned a tie for first place in the conference with Southeastern. It's the third year in a row, and the fourth time in five years, that Indian Hills has tied for the league crown or won it outright.

Indian Hills will host Iowa Western on Thursday night in a first-round game in the Region XI tournament. The winner will play the winner of Thursday's game between Marshalltown and Southeastern in a best-of-three series to determine the Region XI postseason champion.

INDIAN HILLS 87, MARSHALLTOWN 75

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 7 3-4 17, Jerome Jones 8 2-5 19, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 8 7-8 24, Riley Stuve 1 1-2 3, Chad Dillard 1 4-4 6, Gary Ricks 5 1-2 13, Latroy Taylor 2 0-0 5, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 32 18-25 87

MARSHALLTOWN Tyler Brown 6 9-12 21, Veisteinn Sveinsson 4 0-0 11, Sherman Blanford 1 0-1 2, Chris Caird 6 8-10 22, Rashaad Brown 3 1-2 7, Michael Appel 2 2-2 8, Luiz Santos 1 0-2 2, Nilson Santana 1 0-2 2 Team 24 20-31 75

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, Marshalltown 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 2, Jones 1, Farr 1, Taylor 1), MCC 7 (Sveinsson 3, Caird 2, Appel 2)

Back on Track, Warriors Whip Southwestern

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills was finally able to pull away from visiting Southwestern CC with an 11-0 run over the final three minutes as the Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 67-52 victory at the Hellyer Center Tuesday night.

Southwestern fell behind by 12 points in the first half, but cut the deficit to eight at halftime. The Spartans were within a point at 38-37 in the early part of the second half and Indian Hills (21-8) wasn't able to take control until Gary Ricks' three-pointer started the late-game burst.

Riley Stuve, who made only his second start of the year and responded with 14 points, and Jerome Jones each made a pair of free throws and Stuve and Farr added field goals as the lead grew to 18 points.

The only points for SWCC (14-12) in the final three-plus minutes came on a late 3 by Tyler Smith.

Stephen Coles helped the Warriors get off to a good start, scoring six of IHCC's first 10 points. Coles had all of his 10 points for the game in the first half.

Austin Emerson had 13 first-half points for Southwestern and was their only double-figure scorer with 15.

The Warriors' largest lead of the opening half was 27-15 after a couple of goals by Stuve, including a three, and a trey by Jones.

Southwestern ran off seven straight points to cut the lead back to five. The margin was never greater than eight after that until the late surge by IHCC.

Jones led the Warriors with 16 points.

Indian Hills now sets its sights on this Saturday's battle with Marshalltown at the Hellyer Center. It will be the final regular season game for the Warriors, who are tied for the top spot in the conference with Southeastern, one game ahead of both Marshalltown and Iowa Western.

INDIAN HILLS 67, SOUTHWESTERN 52

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 5 0-0 10, Jerome Jones 6 2-3 16, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 0-6 4, Riley Stuve 4 5-6 14, Chad Dillard 2 2-2 6, Gary Ricks 4 2-2 12, Latroy Taylor 1 0-0 3, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 25 11-19 67

SOUTHWESTERN Alec Hall 2 0-0 4, Luke Sealer 3 1-1 8, Tyler Smith 2 0-0 5, Dominique Outley 0 0-0 0, Austin Emerson 6 2-2 15, Keenan Joiner 2 0-0 4, David Goddard 1 0-0 3, Collin Artinger 0 0-0 0, David Farmer 1 0-0 2, De'Everett Williams 1 0-0 2, Sam Duggins 3 1-3 7 Team 21 4-6 52

Halftime score: Indian Hills 36, Southwestern 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Jones 2, Ricks 2, Stuve 1, Taylor 1), SWCC 6 (Emerson 3, Sealer 1, Smith 1, Goddard 1)

Warriors Drop OT Decision at Iowa Western

Council Bluffs – Iowa Western got a free throw with less than a second to go in regulation to tie the game and then held Indian Hills to one point in overtime as the Reivers escaped with a 56-53 win on Saturday night.

With Indian Hills leading 52-51, Iowa Western took a timeout with 25.7 seconds to play in the second half. But they had to settle for a contested three-point try that didn’t hit the rim.

Jeremy Robinson grabbed the rebound in the lane and the Warriors were called for a foul with four-tenths of a second to play as the Reivers’ center desperately tried to get a shot away.

Robinson made the first free throw and, after an IHCC timeout, missed the second and the game went to overtime.

But the Warriors, who didn’t hit a field goal after Chad Dillard’s three-pointer with under three minutes to go in regulation gave Indian Hills (20-8, 3-2 Region 11) the lead 52-49, couldn’t find the range in overtime.

Robinson opened the OT scoring with what turned out to be the only basket of the five-minute extra session. A free throw by Dijon Farr with 2:53 to go in OT cut the deficit to one at 54-53.

After that, neither team scored until J.C. Guzman made a pair of free throws with 19.6 seconds remaining. Indian Hills had two chances to tie the score in the final seconds, but the first three-pointer was off the mark and, after an offensive rebound, the second was partially blocked.

The Warriors struggled to find the range against the Iowa Western (13-14, 2-3 Region 11) zone defense. Ten of their 17 field goals for the game were 3s and they shot only 32 percent. IHCC actually shot a better percentage from behind the arc than they did in two-point attempts.

Jerome Jones returned to the Indian Hills lineup after missing the previous game with a hip-pointer. Jones sparked the Warriors to a 31-25 halftime lead with 11 of his game-high 20 points.

Riley Stuve came off the bench to hit a trio of three-pointers in the opening half as the Warriors built a nine-point lead before the Reivers’ Montez Blair hit his fourth 3 of the half to cut the deficit to six at intermission. Blair added only two points in the second half.

The Iowa Western player who really hurt the Warriors was reserve Alonzo Traylor. Traylor scored 12 points in the second half including two straight baskets after IHCC had opened up a 39-30 lead.

Traylor later tied the score at 44, then gave Iowa Western a short-lived 47-46 lead with a three-point play.

Jones answered with a three of his own for the Warriors at around the 4:30 mark, but Dillard’s 3 two minutes later was the only field goal IHCC managed over the final 7-plus minutes.

Traylor and Blair each scored 14 for the Reivers. Stuve and Gary Ricks had nine apiece for the Warriors.

The win was Iowa Western’s first in the past eight games with Indian Hills. And the loss leaves the Warriors in a tie for first place in the conference with Southeastern, each at 3-2.

SCC won at Marshalltown, 79-75, on Saturday. Marshalltown and Iowa Western are one game behind the co-leaders at 2-3.

With Indian Hills hosting Marshalltown and Southeastern traveling to Iowa Western next Saturday there is a chance that all four conference teams could end up at 3-3 in the league.

The Warriors will play a non-conference game against Southwestern CC at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night before wrapping up the regular season against Marshalltown on Saturday.

IOWA WESTERN 56, INDIAN HILLS 53 (OT)

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 0 0-0 0, Jerome Jones 7 3-6 20, Dijon Farr 2 4-6 8, Bruno Ferreira 0 2-2 2, Riley Stuve 3 0-0 9, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, Gary Ricks 3 0-0 9, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0 Team 17 9-14 53

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 4 3-7 11, Alonzo Traylor 4 6-7 14, Kelvin Dixon 2 1-3 5, Montez Blair 5 0-0 14, J.C. Guzman 2 2-2 7, Tim McDavid 0 0-0 0, Jordan Weaver 2 1-1 5 Team 19 13-20 56

Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Iowa Western 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Jones 3, Stuve 3, Ricks 3, Dillard 1), IWCC 5 (Blair 4, Guzman 1)

Moberly Holds Off Warriors For Season Sweep

Moberly, Mo. -- Indian Hills' bid for a second straight comeback win came up short and the Warriors dropped a 57-53 decision to Moberly Area Community College on Tuesday night.

The Warriors (20-7, 3-1 Region XI) were down by 11 points with under two minutes to play and then ran off nine straight points to get to within 55-53 with 20 seconds remaining. Moberly's Rodney Givens, scoreless to that point in the game, was fouled with 16.1 seconds left and calmly dropped in two free throws to ice the game.

A layup attempt by IHCC's Dijon Farr rolled around the rim and was tipped in by D.J. Bennett only to be waved off for basket interference. Moberly (15-9, 2-3 Region XVI) missed a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds to play, but the Warriors couldn't get a shot off and the Greyhounds escaped with the win.

Indian Hills had rallied from 17 points down in the second half in their previous game against Southeastern and appeared poised to possibly duplicate that effort against Moberly.

With his team trailing 55-44, Indian Hills' Derrick Hill hit a jumper in the lane. Riley Stuve, who led IHCC with 14 points, then tallied five quick points on a steal and layup followed by a three-pointer to cut the lead to four with 27.2 seconds on the clock.

After an MACC turnover, Hill found Bennett alone for a dunk and the Warriors were within two points for the first time since midway through the first half. But Givens' free throws stemmed the tide and gave Moberly its third straight win against the Warriors dating back to a one-point win at the end of the 2009-10 regular season.

The Greyhounds had beaten IHCC, 65-50, on January 10 of this year at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills had a four-game winning streak broken. The Warriors return to action this Saturday night, trying to protect a one-game lead in the conference standings when they travel to take on Iowa Western.

In the earlier meeting between Indian Hills and Moberly, the Warriors never led. They had one lead in this game at 10-9 after a basket by Stuve. But the lead was short-lived when Ronnie Boggs had a field goal for MACC on their next possession.

And Indian Hills was playing catchup the rest of the game.

Moberly used an 11-2 run -- the only IHCC points on another basket by Stuve -- to take control.

Gary Ricks, Jr. hit a three-pointer early in the second half to get the Warriors to within three points, but Moberly really hurt Indian Hills with a string of offensive rebound baskets.

The Greyhounds' first three baskets of the second half came on putbacks, and the third one, by Denmark McDonald, turned into a conventional three-point play after he was fouled on a putback.

McDonald had two more field goals around a basket by IHCC's Chad Dillard. After Ricks made a pair of foul shots, Daylen Robinson scored five consecutive points to give MACC their biggest lead at 45-33.

Indian Hills tried to mount their comeback after that, but couldn't fight all the way back in suffering their 7th loss of the season.

Boggs had a game-high 20 points for the Greyhounds. Ricks added 12 to Stuve's 14 for the Warriors.

MOBERLY 57, INDIAN HILLS 53

MOBERLY Jon Gilliam 2 0-2 6, Ronnie Boggs 8 4-6 20, Daylen Robinson 4 3-4 13, Denmark McDonald 4 1-2 9, Cortez Connors 0 0-0 0, Nathan Bitner 1 2-2 5, Anthony Rule 1 0-0 2, Kenroy Wood 0 0-0 0, Rodney Givens 0 2-2 2 Team 20 12-18 57

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 2 0-0 4, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 5, Dijon Farr 0 1-2 1, Bruno Ferreira 0 1-2 1, Riley Stuve 5 2-2 14, Chad Dillard 1 2-3 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 3-4 12, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 8, D.J. Bennett 2 0-1 4 Team 19 9-14 53

Halftime score: Moberly 27, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: MACC 5 (Gilliam 2, Robinson 2, Bitner 1), IHCC 6 (Stuve 2, Taylor 2, Hill 1, Ricks 1)

Comeback Win Puts Warriors on Top

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills and Southeastern started Saturday night tied for first place in the conference standings. And even the most optimistic IHCC fan couldn't have felt very good about the Warriors' chances to end the evening all alone in first place after the visitors jumped out to a 17-point lead with just over 13 minutes to play.

But Indian Hills (20-6, 3-1), fueled by key contributions by no fewer than five players, came all the way back to steal a 65-64 win against the BlackHawks, a victory that leaves the Warriors one game ahead of both Southeastern (18-7, 2-2) and Marshalltown with two league games to play.

SCC had the Warriors on the ropes after sophomore Paris Gulley drilled a three-pointer to put his team ahead, 48-31, with 13:17 remaining. Gulley's basket ended a 12-1 run by SCC to give them a seemingly comfortable lead.

Gary Ricks, Jr. started the IHCC comeback with a pair of free throws and freshman Riley Stuve then made a series of big plays for the Warriors. Stuve hustled to get an offensive rebound after a missed dunk attempt. He made the putback and added a free throw after he was fouled on the play.

With the Warriors behind by 12, Stuve cut the deficit to single-digits with a three-pointer. Southeastern built the lead back up to 11, but Bruno Ferreira made three-of-four free throws and Stuve nailed another three to bring the Warriors back to within five at 55-50.

An SCC turnover was followed by a Chad Dillard layup and the Warriors were behind by three. Abby Ruple scored for the BlackHawks, but five quick points -- on a 3-pointer by Ricks and two free throws by Latroy Taylor -- allowed IHCC to tie the game at 57-all with a little under five minutes to play.

After a couple of free throws by Ruple, Indian Hills tallied on a free throw by Ferreira and a three by Ricks to take their first lead of the game at 61-59.

Rinaldo Mafra's tip-in for SCC tied it at 61. Taylor then scored from in close to give Indian Hills the lead for good.

Gulley was fouled on the next possession, but made only one of two free throws to leave the Warriors up by one. After an IHCC timeout, Ricks found Dijon Farr on the left baseline and Farr's short bank shot made it a three-point game at 65-62 with just over a minute to play.

Gulley went to the line seconds later and made both attempts to cut the lead to 65-64. Indian Hills had a shot clock violation with the BlackHawks awarded the ball out of bounds with 11 seconds left.

But Ruple's contested jump shot was off the mark and the Warriors escaped with the win.

Southeastern used two separate 8-0 runs in the opening half to pull away, leading by as many as 13 points at 28-15. Gulley then scored nine points early in the second half to allow the BlackHawks to increase the advantage.

One of the keys in the IHCC rally was free throw shooting. The Warriors didn't attempt a foul shot in the first half, but made 13-of-17 in the second half.

The Warriors played most of the game without their second-leading scorer, Jerome Jones, who was injured early in the first half. Jones suffered a hip-pointer when he took a hard fall while going for a rebound and didn't return to the lineup.

Ricks led the Indian Hills scoring with 17 points. Taylor had only his third double-digit scoring game of season with 14. Farr added 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Gulley led SCC with 20.

Indian Hills has its final two regular-season road games this week, at Moberly (Mo.) on Tuesday night and Iowa Western Saturday.

INDIAN HILLS 65, SOUTHEASTERN 64

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 5 0-2 12, Bruno Ferreira 0 4-6 4, Riley Stuve 3 1-1 9, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 17, Latroy Taylor 4 6-6 14, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0 Team 22 13-17 65

SOUTHEASTERN Abby Ruple 4 3-5 11, Paris Gulley 6 4-6 20, Mason Leggett 3 0-1 6, Mansa Habeeb 1 2-3 4, Rinaldo Mafra 6 1-2 13, Jordan Aaron 0 0-0 0, Bida Seck 2 0-0 4, Myles Fitten 1 0-0 3, Tyrie Orosco 1 1-1 3 Team 24 11-18 64

Halftime score: Southeastern 33, Indian Hills 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 3, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Dillard 1), SCC 5 (Gulley 4, Fitten 1)

Dillard, Free Throws Pace IHCC Road Win

Marshalltown, IA -- Sophomore guard Chad Dillard matched his career high with 17 points and Indian Hills made all but one of its 18 free-throw attempts -- going 9-for-10 in the final 36.6 seconds -- to knock off Marshalltown CC, 67-61, on Saturday night. The win moves IHCC into a tie with Southeastern atop the Region 11 standings. Those two teams will square off next Saturday in Ottumwa.

Dillard's previous 17-point game had come in the Warriors' other conference road game at SCC.

His big night against MCC started in the first half when Dillard scored 11 straight points to help the Warriors build a 15-point lead.

Dillard drilled a three-pointer to give Indian Hills (19-6, 2-1 Region XI) its first double-digit lead at 18-8. After a 3 by the Tigers' Chris Caird, Dillard hit 3's on the next two IHCC possessions and then added a driving layup for the first of two 15-point, first-half leads for the Warriors.

Marshalltown (10-11, 1-2) fought back to within four when Sherman Blanford came off the bench to score nine points. But a Riley Stuve basket and a three by Gary Ricks, Jr. gave the Warriors a nine-point lead at intermission.

Marshalltown was within two points in the second half at 37-35, when Dillard drained two more 3's.

With the Tigers trying to make a late run, Indian Hills got two big baskets with the shot clock about to expire. Ricks made the first, a three-pointer, to put the score at 56-49 and Dijon Farr made a driving, spinning layup to give the Warriors some breathing room at 58-51 with just over a minute to play.

Ricks and Jerome Jones then hit the foul shots in the final minute to allow Indian Hills to become the first road team to win a conference game.

The Warriors had only eight field goals in the second half, but made 15 of their 16 foul shots.

Jones and Ricks each scored 14 points to support Dillard's 17-point effort for IHCC. Tyler Brown had 24 for Marshalltown.

The Warriors have a full week to prepare for Southeastern. SCC won the earlier matchup, 64-58, in West Burlington.

INDIAN HILLS 67, MARSHALLTOWN 61

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 5 2-2 12, Jerome Jones 2 9-10 14, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 2 0-0 4, Trey Starks 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 6 0-0 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 6-6 14, Latroy Taylor 1 0-0 2, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 21 17-18 67

MARSHALLTOWN Tyler Brown 9 2-3 24, Veisteinn Sveinsson 1 0-0 2, Sherman Blanford 6 2-3 14, Chris Caird 5 0-1 12, Rashaad Brown 0 0-0 0, Michael Appel 1 0-0 3, Luiz Santos 1 0-0 2, Nilson Santana 1 2-2 4 Team 24 6-9 61

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, Marshalltown 24; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Dillard 5, Ricks 2, Jones 1), MCC 7 (T. Brown 4, Caird 2, Appel 1)

Ricks and Jones Propel Warriors Over NIACC

Ottumwa -- The one-two punch of Jerome Jones and Gary Ricks, Jr. helped Indian Hills hold off a determined NIACC team and the Warriors prevailed, 82-74, in a non-conference game at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night.

Jones had 28 points and Ricks scored 24, season highs for both, as they combined to hold off a late rally by the Trojans. NIACC (10-10) chopped a 12-point deficit down to four in the final minute, but Ricks buried his 6th three-pointer of the night and Jones added a free throw for the final margin.

Jones had 21 of his points in the second half and he grabbed 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Ricks' 6 3's were a single-game high and he's made 55 three-pointers for the season.

IHCC (18-6) was able to open up a 20-12 first-half lead, but NIACC used an 11-2 run to go ahead 23-22. The Trojans built the lead to five at 31-26 before consecutive baskets by Ricks, Stephen Coles and Jones put Indian Hills ahead. Jones' three enabled IHCC to lead by a point at halftime.

The Warriors had a 9-2 run early in the second half, punctuated by a three-point play by Jones, to lead by seven, but again NIACC roared back.

When Andre Garth hit a jump shot with around 8 minutes to play, NIACC had overtaken the Warriors again and led 55-54.

It was Ricks who provided the Warriors with the go-ahead points on a three-pointer and IHCC didn't trail again.

They tried to put away NIACC, grabbing a 74-62 advantage on a pair of free throws by Dijon Farr. However, the Trojans had one final rally, slicing the lead to four twice in the final 2:00, before Ricks and Jones allowed IHCC to hold on.

After shooting around 40% in the first half, each team warmed up in the second half. NIACC shot 59% (16-27) in the last half and the Warriors were at 64% (16-25). Both squads made over half of their 3's in the final 20 minutes, combining to hit four straight in four possessions in one stretch.

Nick Stromer led NIACC with 20 points and Jerel Jernigan added 16.

Indian Hills returns to conference play on Saturday night with a road test at Marshalltown CC.

INDIAN HILLS 82, NIACC 74

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 1-3 9, Jerome Jones 11 2-4 28, Derrick Hill 0 1-2 1, Dijon Farr 3 3-4 9, Bruno Ferreira 1 1-3 3, Riley Stuve 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 4-4 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 9 0-0 24, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0 Team 29 13-22 82

NIACC Nick Stromer 9 1-2 20, Jerel Jernigan 6 0-0 16, Kendale Dunn 1 0-2 2, Nathan Buchheit 2 0-0 4, Andrew Bolton 0 0-0 0, Chris Throne 4 0-0 11, Ricky Slaughter 0 0-0 0,Kendall Brown 0 0-0 0, Matt Thompson 2 1-2 6, Brandon Bell 2 1-2 5, Andre Garth 3 3 -4 9 Team 29 6-12 74

Halftime score: Indian Hills 35, NIACC 34; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Ricks 6, Jones 4, Dillard 1), NIACC 9 (Jernigan 4, Throne 3, Stromer 1, Thompson 1)

Jones Sparks Warriors to Conference Win

Ottumwa -- A big second half and the strong all-around play of sophomore Jerome Jones led Indian Hills to its Region XI win, a 76-53 rout of Iowa Western at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night.

The Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory, their first in two league games. All four of the conference teams are 1-1 after two weeks of the league slate.

Indian Hills shot 61% in the second half and outscored the Reivers 47-27 over the final 20 minutes in notching their 17th win of the season.

Jones had 16 of his season-high 23 points in the last half and received plenty of help from freshman guard Gary Ricks, Jr. who scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half.

Jones was also the game's leading rebounder with 13.

Jeremy Robinson had a double-double for Iowa Western with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The game was close through the first half. A three-pointer by Dijon Farr, the only made 3 out of 13 attempts in the opening half for IHCC, gave the Warriors a 27-24 lead. Ricks, Indian Hills' season scoring leader, hit a jump shot from the right of the lane for his first points of the game to give the Warriors a 29-26 lead at the half. They had trailed at halftime in every game in the three-game losing streak.

When Ricks hit a field goal to start the second-half scoring the Warriors were off and running. They used an 8-0 run to open up a 40-28 lead and a later 11-0 burst put the lead at 20.

Indian Hills, after struggling from behind the three-point arc in the first half, hit half of its 10 three-point tries in the second half.

Indian Hills committed only 10 turnovers and held Iowa Western to 32% shooting for the game.

The Warriors have a non-conference game at home against NIACC on Wednesday night before returning to conference play at Marshalltown next Saturday night.

INDIAN HILLS 76, IOWA WESTERN 53

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 4-4 12, Jerome Jones 8 6-11 23, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 3 0-2 7, Trey Starks 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 3 2-4 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 14, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 7 Team 29 12-21 76

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 7 0-0 14, Alonzo Traylor 1 2-2 4, Kelvin Dixon 2 2-2 6, Montez Blair 2 0-0 5, JC Guzman 1 0-0 2, Tyrone Black 0 0-0 0, Tim McDavid 1 0-0 2, Chance Rucker 0 0-0 0, Zaahir Smith 1 2-2 5, Wayne Wiggins 1 0-0 2, Jordan Weaver 3 5-6 13 Team 19 11-12 53

Halftime score: Indian Hills 29, Iowa Western 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 2, Jones 1, Farr 1, Dillard 1, Taylor 1), IWCC 4 (Weaver 2, Blair 1, Smith 1)