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)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
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)
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)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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)
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)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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)
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)
Monday, December 5, 2011
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)
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)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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.
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.
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