Ottumwa -- Two days after scoring a season-low 48 points in a loss to Northeast (Neb.), Indian Hills managed only two more points than that in a 65-50 home loss to Moberly (Mo.). The loss drops the Warriors' season record to 16-5 heading into the conference opener at Southeastern next Saturday night.
The visiting Greyhounds jumped on the Warriors early, building a 10-2 lead less than five minutes into the game. They eventually increased the lead to 16 points at 27-11.
IHCC appeared to get untracked, cutting the deficit to 10 on a basket by Trey Starks and two free throws each by Gary Ricks and Latroy Taylor. But an offensive rebound goal by Moberly's Derrick Dilworth enabled the Greyhounds to take a 32-20 halftime lead.
After the Warriors scored the first points of the second half to cut the margin to 10 points, they never got that close again. Moberly used a quick 6-0 run to go on top 38-22 and they eventually led by 18 points in winning for the second year in a row at the Hellyer Center.
When the Greyhounds beat Indian Hills on a last-second tipin in overtime last year it snapped a 10-game winning streak in the series for the Warriors.
Ronnie Boggs led all scorers with 24 points for Moberly. Ricks was the lone IHCC player in double-figures with 16.
Indian Hills was held to 33% field goal shooting (18-of-54) while Moberly shot 53% from the floor (26-of-49). The Warriors really struggled from behind the 3-point line, making only 3 of 21 attempts.
MOBERLY 65, INDIAN HILLS 50
INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 0 0-0 0, Jerome Jones 2 0-0 4, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 5, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Trey Starks 2 3-5 7, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Riley Stuve 2 2-2 6, Chad Dillard 0 2-2 2, Gary Ricks 6 2-2 16, Latroy Taylor 1 2-2 4 Team 18 11-13 50
MOBERLY Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 5, Ronnie Boggs 8 7-8 24, Daylen Robinson 4 1-2 9, Denmark McDonald 2 0-0 4, Derrick Dilworth 5 0-1 11, Cortez Connors 2 0-0 4, Nathan Bitner 1 0-0 3, Anthony Rule 1 1-1 3, Kenroy Wood 1 0-0 2, Rodney Givens 0 0-0 0 Team 26 9-12 65
Halftime score: Moberly 32, Indian Hills 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Hill 1), MACC 4 (Gilliam 1, Boggs 1, Dilworth 1, Bitner 1)
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