Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills coach Barret Peery was understandably anxious going into Saturday night's game at Marshalltown. It was the conference opener and with only four league games this year there is added importance each time a team plays a Region 11 foe.
squad handled adversity, in this case its first loss of the season earlier in the week at Missouri State-West Plains.
And after a slow start, the Warriors answered the challenge very nicely with a 91-73 win against the Tigers that gives IHCC a head start in the race for the conference title.
Brandon Spearman scored all 15 of his points over the final 12 minutes as the Warriors pulled away down the stretch to record their 20th win of the season, becoming the first NJCAA Division I school with 20 victories.
And for one night, Indian Hills put the memories of their 17-point loss in Missouri on Tuesday night behind them.
IHCC was looking at an early 7-1 deficit, but a three-point play by Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 19 points, capped an 8-0 run and gave Indian Hills its first lead.
Later in the half, Indian Hills used a 13-1 spurt to take a 14-point lead and the margin was 11 at the half after McKay scored twice in the final minute of the half, the first basket on a dunk off a lob from Roderick Bobbitt and the second on a nice feed from Spearman with McKay's layup just beating the buzzer.
Trinson White opened the second-half scoring for IHCC with a free throw, and then MCC rattled off 10 straight points, a run that ended with a dunk by Rashaad Brown after an Indian Hills turnover.
The IHCC lead was still two points when Bobbitt got the Warriors' first goal of the second half, a 3-pointer, with just under 14 minutes to play. Bobbitt's three started a 12-2 run to give the Warriors a double-digit lead at 65-53. Spearman had back-to-back field goals, one a three, in that run, and he later had four straight buckets as Indian Hills pulled away down the stretch.
Despite making two fewer field goals than the Tigers, Indian Hills had a huge edge at the free throw line, making 29-of-43 attemts to just 10-of-22 for the home team.
Derrick Stewart had 21 points to lead Marshalltown (7-14, 0-1). McKay's 19 led four double-figure scorers for the Warriors (20-1, 1-0).
Indian Hills now has a week to prepare for its next game, another conference road contest at Iowa Western.
INDIAN HILLS 91, MARSHALLTOWN 73
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 2-4 15, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 10, DeAndray Buckley 0 1-2 1, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 2 4-5 8, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 7-9 19, Roderick Bobbitt 2 6-7 11, Dustin Hogue 2 5-8 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 1 2-4 5 Team 27 29-43 91
MARSHALLTOWN Keith Coleman 2 0-0 4, Marcus Bell 3 2-2 8, Nilson Santana 4 0-4 8, Sherman Blanford 3 1-2 7, Rashaad Brown 6 0-0 12, Matej Delinac 2 0-0 5, D.J. Anderson 2 4-8 8, Derrick Stewart 7 3-6 21 Team 29 10-22 73
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Marshalltown 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Spearman, Ricks 3; Bobbitt, White 1), MCC 5 (Stewart 4, Delinac 1)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Second Road Win Puts IHCC On Top in Region 11
Council Bluffs, IA -- Two conference road games. Two wins. A great way to start league play for the Indian Hills Warriors, who scored 91 points in each game in notching wins against Marshalltown and Iowa Western.
And with the conference season reduced to just four games, Indian Hills in the driver's seat as far as a possible league title is concerned with home games against MCC and IWCC all that's left in the Region 11 schedule.
On Saturday, Indian Hills saw a big second-half lead against the Reivers whittled to just four points with under a minute to play. Brandon Spearman was finally fouled with 8.1 seconds left to play as the Warriors played keep-away for over 10 seconds after inbounding the ball with 19.3 seconds left.
Spearman calmly dropped in both free throws to provide the final margin in IHCC's 21st win of the season.
The Warriors had a seemingly comfortable 16-point lead at 71-55 after Gary Ricks, Jr. nailed his 4th of five 3-pointers on the night. Ricks tallied a season-high 19 points to pace the Indian Hills scoring.
But the Warriors were unable to hold on to the big lead, thanks to some fast-break baskets by Iowa Western and numerous IHCC mistakes.
Indian Hills was still ahead 85-70 when the Reivers put together an 8-1 run to get the deficit to single digits. They continued to creep closer and got to 87-83 and then 89-85 after a basket by Antonio Levy.
That's when Spearman iced it for the Warriors.
After the game, IHCC coach Barret Peery said he thought his team might have played its best half of basketball in the first 20 minutes.
The Warriors led early by five points, saw IWCC tie the score five times in the first half, and then IHCC rattled off the final 12 points of the half to go in at halftime on top by 53-41.
The Warriors shot 63% in the first half and only turned the ball over eight times, a vast improvement over recent games.
They wound up shooting 53% for the game and made 8-of-17 three-pointers.
Jameel McKay had his second straight 19-point outing in the conference and tied Ricks for team-high scoring honors. Devin Brooks led all scorers with 22 for the Reivers.
Indian Hills will take on Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night at home and won't play another league game until they host Marshalltown on Feb. 11.
INDIAN HILLS 91, IOWA WESTERN 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 15, Michael Haynes 3 2-5 8, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 3-6 19, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-3 12, Dustin Hogue 4 3-8 11, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-2 2, Trinson White 3 1-2 9 Team 34 15-30 91
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 6 1-3 13, Alonzo Traylor 6 4-5 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-8 22, Kelvin Dixon 7 1-3 15, Antonio Levy 4 1-2 9, Bernard Brame 1 1-3 3, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 1-2 1, Brock Lutes 1 1-2 3 Team 34 16-28 85
Halftime score: Indian Hills 53, Iowa Western 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 5, White 2, Spearman 1), IWCC 1 (Martinez 1)
And with the conference season reduced to just four games, Indian Hills in the driver's seat as far as a possible league title is concerned with home games against MCC and IWCC all that's left in the Region 11 schedule.
On Saturday, Indian Hills saw a big second-half lead against the Reivers whittled to just four points with under a minute to play. Brandon Spearman was finally fouled with 8.1 seconds left to play as the Warriors played keep-away for over 10 seconds after inbounding the ball with 19.3 seconds left.
Spearman calmly dropped in both free throws to provide the final margin in IHCC's 21st win of the season.
The Warriors had a seemingly comfortable 16-point lead at 71-55 after Gary Ricks, Jr. nailed his 4th of five 3-pointers on the night. Ricks tallied a season-high 19 points to pace the Indian Hills scoring.
But the Warriors were unable to hold on to the big lead, thanks to some fast-break baskets by Iowa Western and numerous IHCC mistakes.
Indian Hills was still ahead 85-70 when the Reivers put together an 8-1 run to get the deficit to single digits. They continued to creep closer and got to 87-83 and then 89-85 after a basket by Antonio Levy.
That's when Spearman iced it for the Warriors.
After the game, IHCC coach Barret Peery said he thought his team might have played its best half of basketball in the first 20 minutes.
The Warriors led early by five points, saw IWCC tie the score five times in the first half, and then IHCC rattled off the final 12 points of the half to go in at halftime on top by 53-41.
The Warriors shot 63% in the first half and only turned the ball over eight times, a vast improvement over recent games.
They wound up shooting 53% for the game and made 8-of-17 three-pointers.
Jameel McKay had his second straight 19-point outing in the conference and tied Ricks for team-high scoring honors. Devin Brooks led all scorers with 22 for the Reivers.
Indian Hills will take on Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night at home and won't play another league game until they host Marshalltown on Feb. 11.
INDIAN HILLS 91, IOWA WESTERN 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 15, Michael Haynes 3 2-5 8, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 3-6 19, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-3 12, Dustin Hogue 4 3-8 11, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-2 2, Trinson White 3 1-2 9 Team 34 15-30 91
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 6 1-3 13, Alonzo Traylor 6 4-5 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-8 22, Kelvin Dixon 7 1-3 15, Antonio Levy 4 1-2 9, Bernard Brame 1 1-3 3, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 1-2 1, Brock Lutes 1 1-2 3 Team 34 16-28 85
Halftime score: Indian Hills 53, Iowa Western 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 5, White 2, Spearman 1), IWCC 1 (Martinez 1)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Win Streak Ends in Loss in Missouri
West Plains, MO -- Missouri State-West Plains got revenge for an earlier loss and, in the process, handed Indian Hills its first loss of the season as the Grizzlies parlayed a big second half into an 85-68 win Tuesday night.
The defeat snapped the Warriors' 19-game winning streak to start the season and was payback for a Grizzlies team that, without five players who were suspended for the game, was drubbed by Indian Hills, 93-69, on Dec. 20.
After Rawane Ndiaye scored underneath the basket after taking a nifty feed from Dustin Hogue with around six minutes remaining, the Warriors managed only three points the rest of the night.
Missouri State-West Plains ended the game on a 22-3 run with the majority of those 22 points coming from the free-throw line where the Grizzlies had a decided edge for the game. MS-WP made 25-of-36 foul shots while the Warriors attempted only a dozen and made seven.
Gage Wooten and Kevin Nelson who combined for just one field goal and eight points in the first half, came to life in the second half to lead the Grizzlies' charge. Wooten had 20 second-half points for a game-high 28 and hit all 12 of his free throws. Nelson was scoreless in the opening half, then nailed three 3s on his way to 16 points in the final half.
Indian Hills had two 15-point leads in the first half and settled for an 11-point margin at halftime. But MS-WP had started their comeback already late in the half when they scored the last four points before halftime.
The Grizzlies sprinted out of the lockerroom with the first eight points of the second half. They finally tied the score at 46-all on a basket by Wooten.
There were six more ties after that before Ndiaye's bucket gave IHCC a short-lived lead, its last of the game.
A three by Nelson gave the Grizzlies the lead for good and 14 of their final 17 points came from the foul line. They outscored IHCC 54-26 in the second half.
Indian Hills travels to Marshalltown to begin conference play on Saturday night. That game and the remaining league games take on added significance since there will be only four Region 11 contests as a result of Southeastern's decision to cancel its season.
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 85, INDIAN HILLS 68
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Gage Wooten 7 12-12 28, Miles Gatewood 4 0-4 9, Kevin Nelson 4 5-8 16, Marin Petric 2 0-1 4, Keaton Jackson 1 0-0 2, Nathane Simniok 2 2-3 6, Kervin Remeau 1 5-8 8, Farbod Farman 6 0-0 12 Team 27 25-36 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 1-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 1-1 3, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 1 0-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 27 7-12 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, MS-WP 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 4; Spearman, Bobbitt, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 3; Wooten 2; Remeau 1)
The defeat snapped the Warriors' 19-game winning streak to start the season and was payback for a Grizzlies team that, without five players who were suspended for the game, was drubbed by Indian Hills, 93-69, on Dec. 20.
After Rawane Ndiaye scored underneath the basket after taking a nifty feed from Dustin Hogue with around six minutes remaining, the Warriors managed only three points the rest of the night.
Missouri State-West Plains ended the game on a 22-3 run with the majority of those 22 points coming from the free-throw line where the Grizzlies had a decided edge for the game. MS-WP made 25-of-36 foul shots while the Warriors attempted only a dozen and made seven.
Gage Wooten and Kevin Nelson who combined for just one field goal and eight points in the first half, came to life in the second half to lead the Grizzlies' charge. Wooten had 20 second-half points for a game-high 28 and hit all 12 of his free throws. Nelson was scoreless in the opening half, then nailed three 3s on his way to 16 points in the final half.
Indian Hills had two 15-point leads in the first half and settled for an 11-point margin at halftime. But MS-WP had started their comeback already late in the half when they scored the last four points before halftime.
The Grizzlies sprinted out of the lockerroom with the first eight points of the second half. They finally tied the score at 46-all on a basket by Wooten.
There were six more ties after that before Ndiaye's bucket gave IHCC a short-lived lead, its last of the game.
A three by Nelson gave the Grizzlies the lead for good and 14 of their final 17 points came from the foul line. They outscored IHCC 54-26 in the second half.
Indian Hills travels to Marshalltown to begin conference play on Saturday night. That game and the remaining league games take on added significance since there will be only four Region 11 contests as a result of Southeastern's decision to cancel its season.
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 85, INDIAN HILLS 68
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Gage Wooten 7 12-12 28, Miles Gatewood 4 0-4 9, Kevin Nelson 4 5-8 16, Marin Petric 2 0-1 4, Keaton Jackson 1 0-0 2, Nathane Simniok 2 2-3 6, Kervin Remeau 1 5-8 8, Farbod Farman 6 0-0 12 Team 27 25-36 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 1-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 1-1 3, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 1 0-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 27 7-12 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, MS-WP 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 4; Spearman, Bobbitt, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 3; Wooten 2; Remeau 1)
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Second-Half Surge Dumps Kennedy-King
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills broke away from a one-point halftime lead by scoring the first 11 points of the second half and the Warriors notched their 19th straight win on Saturday, downing Kennedy-King, 95-72.
The win by the second-ranked Warriors, coupled with an overtime loss by top-ranked Northwest Florida State on Saturday night, puts Indian Hills in a position to take over the top spot in the national poll. However, the new poll won't come out until Wednesday and the Warriors have a key game at Missouri State-West Plains on Tuesday night. So they'll first have to get past the Grizzlies before ascending to the No. 1 ranking.
Against Kennedy-King, Indian Hills recovered from a sluggish start to take a 33-20 lead in the first half. The Statesmen charged back with a 13-2 run to end the first half and went to the lockerroom down by a single point, 34-33.
One Friday night against Olive-Harvey, the Warriors seemed to have taken care of the turnover problems which had plagued them in recent games, committing only 14 turnovers in an easy victory.
But the turnover bug came back to bite the Warriors in the first half against Kennedy-King with many of their 18 first-half mistakes contributing to Statesmen points.
The Warriors came out to start the second half and immediately jumped on the visitors. Michael Haynes fed Jameel McKay for a layup, then Haynes scored on a hook shot for four quick points.
Roderick Bobbitt hit a running bank shot, McKay -- who had his second straight 23-point night -- scored inside again, and Gary Ricks, Jr. finished the 11-point barrage with a three-pointer and the Warriors never led by fewer than 11 points the rest of the night.
IHCC was much-improved from the free throw line with a season-best percentage of .806 on 29-of-36 shooting. They were 19-of-23 from the foul line in the second half as they pulled away from Kennedy-King.
The Warriors now face three consecutive road games, starting with the trip to West Plains. They open conference play with back-to-back contests away from home -- at Marshalltown CC on Jan. 21 and at Iowa Western CC on Jan. 28.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 4-5 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 2-4 4, Michael Haynes 3 2-2 8, D.J. Bennett 2 2-2 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 7-8 23, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 10, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-2 6, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 1-1 3, Gary Ross 0 4-4 4 Team 31 29-36 95
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 5 3-5 13, Demarko Nash 2 2-4 6, Jamal Dantzler 4 0-0 10, Tony Pierce 5 0-0 15, Devonn Gavin 5 2-3 14, Terron Farrell 4 0-0 9, Terrell Griffin 0 0-1 0, Marcus Deloney 2 0-0 5, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0 Team 27 8-16 72
Halftime score: Indian Hills 34, Kennedy-King 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Ricks 2; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), KKC 10 (Pierce 5; Gavin 2; Dantzler, Farrell, Deloney 1)
The win by the second-ranked Warriors, coupled with an overtime loss by top-ranked Northwest Florida State on Saturday night, puts Indian Hills in a position to take over the top spot in the national poll. However, the new poll won't come out until Wednesday and the Warriors have a key game at Missouri State-West Plains on Tuesday night. So they'll first have to get past the Grizzlies before ascending to the No. 1 ranking.
Against Kennedy-King, Indian Hills recovered from a sluggish start to take a 33-20 lead in the first half. The Statesmen charged back with a 13-2 run to end the first half and went to the lockerroom down by a single point, 34-33.
One Friday night against Olive-Harvey, the Warriors seemed to have taken care of the turnover problems which had plagued them in recent games, committing only 14 turnovers in an easy victory.
But the turnover bug came back to bite the Warriors in the first half against Kennedy-King with many of their 18 first-half mistakes contributing to Statesmen points.
The Warriors came out to start the second half and immediately jumped on the visitors. Michael Haynes fed Jameel McKay for a layup, then Haynes scored on a hook shot for four quick points.
Roderick Bobbitt hit a running bank shot, McKay -- who had his second straight 23-point night -- scored inside again, and Gary Ricks, Jr. finished the 11-point barrage with a three-pointer and the Warriors never led by fewer than 11 points the rest of the night.
IHCC was much-improved from the free throw line with a season-best percentage of .806 on 29-of-36 shooting. They were 19-of-23 from the foul line in the second half as they pulled away from Kennedy-King.
The Warriors now face three consecutive road games, starting with the trip to West Plains. They open conference play with back-to-back contests away from home -- at Marshalltown CC on Jan. 21 and at Iowa Western CC on Jan. 28.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 4-5 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 2-4 4, Michael Haynes 3 2-2 8, D.J. Bennett 2 2-2 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 7-8 23, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 10, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-2 6, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 1-1 3, Gary Ross 0 4-4 4 Team 31 29-36 95
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 5 3-5 13, Demarko Nash 2 2-4 6, Jamal Dantzler 4 0-0 10, Tony Pierce 5 0-0 15, Devonn Gavin 5 2-3 14, Terron Farrell 4 0-0 9, Terrell Griffin 0 0-1 0, Marcus Deloney 2 0-0 5, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0 Team 27 8-16 72
Halftime score: Indian Hills 34, Kennedy-King 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Ricks 2; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), KKC 10 (Pierce 5; Gavin 2; Dantzler, Farrell, Deloney 1)
Saturday, January 14, 2012
McKay's 23 Leads IHCC to Blowout Win
Ottumwa -- After playing three tight games to start the January portion of its schedule, Indian Hills settled Friday's game with Olive-Harvey in the first few minutes. The No. 2-ranked Warriors scored the first 10 points of the game and rolled to a 127-59 dismantling of the visitors from Chicago on the first night of the HyVee Classic at the Hellyer Center.
Olive-Harvey didn't get on the scoreboard until Deven Williams, who led all scorers with 24 points, hit a three-pointer with the game 4 1/2 minutes old. Williams scored again for the Panthers to cut the early IHCC lead to five, but from there, the Warriors sprinted out to a 36-point halftime advantage and get building on the lead in the final 20 minutes.
By the end of the night, the Warriors had their highest point total of the season, their 6th game with at least 100 points and their largest margin of victory in their 18-0 start.
Jameel McKay was one of five IHCC players who surpassed or equaled his previous season high. McKay had 23 points, one of six players in double figures.
Sophomore DeAndray Buckley had a solid night for Indian Hills. He scored 12 points which included a 10-for-10 performance at the free throw line. Buckley also had 8 rebounds, 8 assists and five steals.
Freshman Ronnie Stevens was one player who took advantage of increased playing time, scoring a season-best 14 points. And freshman guard Gary Ross, who had scored only three points while playing in four games, came on late for the Warriors and made two three-pointers and a free throw.
Indian Hills will take on another one of the City Colleges of Chicago on Saturday night when they face Kennedy-King. Kennedy-King lost Friday's opener to Marshalltown CC, 78-52.
INDIAN HILLS 127, OLIVE-HARVEY 59
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 3-4 14, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 15, DeAndray Buckley 1 10-10 12, D.J. Bennett 1 3-6 5, Kieran Woods 1 4-4 6, Jameel McKay 10 3-5 23, Roderick Bobbitt 1 2-5 5, Dustin Hogue 6 0-1 12, Ronnie Stevens 6 2-3 14, Trinson White 2 0-0 6, Frank Williams 2 1-2 6, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 2 1-2 7 Team 44 29-42 127
OLIVE-HARVEY Deven Williams 10 0-2 24, Myles Horton 1 0-0 2, Michael Wilson 2 0-0 4, Richard Whitehurst 2 0-0 4, Antoine Williams 2 4-6 9, Darryl Brown 3 0-0 6, Desmond Owens 1 0-0 2, Billy Thompson 3 0-1 8 Team 24 4-10 59
Halftime score: Indian Hills 67, Olive-Harvey 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Ricks 3; White, Ross 2; Spearman, Bobbitt, Williams 1), OHC 7 (D. Williams 4, Thompson 2, A. Williams 1)
Olive-Harvey didn't get on the scoreboard until Deven Williams, who led all scorers with 24 points, hit a three-pointer with the game 4 1/2 minutes old. Williams scored again for the Panthers to cut the early IHCC lead to five, but from there, the Warriors sprinted out to a 36-point halftime advantage and get building on the lead in the final 20 minutes.
By the end of the night, the Warriors had their highest point total of the season, their 6th game with at least 100 points and their largest margin of victory in their 18-0 start.
Jameel McKay was one of five IHCC players who surpassed or equaled his previous season high. McKay had 23 points, one of six players in double figures.
Sophomore DeAndray Buckley had a solid night for Indian Hills. He scored 12 points which included a 10-for-10 performance at the free throw line. Buckley also had 8 rebounds, 8 assists and five steals.
Freshman Ronnie Stevens was one player who took advantage of increased playing time, scoring a season-best 14 points. And freshman guard Gary Ross, who had scored only three points while playing in four games, came on late for the Warriors and made two three-pointers and a free throw.
Indian Hills will take on another one of the City Colleges of Chicago on Saturday night when they face Kennedy-King. Kennedy-King lost Friday's opener to Marshalltown CC, 78-52.
INDIAN HILLS 127, OLIVE-HARVEY 59
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 3-4 14, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 15, DeAndray Buckley 1 10-10 12, D.J. Bennett 1 3-6 5, Kieran Woods 1 4-4 6, Jameel McKay 10 3-5 23, Roderick Bobbitt 1 2-5 5, Dustin Hogue 6 0-1 12, Ronnie Stevens 6 2-3 14, Trinson White 2 0-0 6, Frank Williams 2 1-2 6, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 2 1-2 7 Team 44 29-42 127
OLIVE-HARVEY Deven Williams 10 0-2 24, Myles Horton 1 0-0 2, Michael Wilson 2 0-0 4, Richard Whitehurst 2 0-0 4, Antoine Williams 2 4-6 9, Darryl Brown 3 0-0 6, Desmond Owens 1 0-0 2, Billy Thompson 3 0-1 8 Team 24 4-10 59
Halftime score: Indian Hills 67, Olive-Harvey 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Ricks 3; White, Ross 2; Spearman, Bobbitt, Williams 1), OHC 7 (D. Williams 4, Thompson 2, A. Williams 1)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Booster Club Plans Bus Trip to Iowa Western
OTTUMWA --- The Indian Hills Booster Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the Warriors’ January 28 conference game at Iowa Western CC in Council Bluffs.
The bus will leave from the Bennett Student Services Center parking lot on the Ottumwa campus at 9:30 a.m. There will be a stop at Harrah’s Casino & Restaurant in Council Bluffs before the game. Game time is 7:00 at Kanesville Arena at Iowa Western.
The cost to ride the bus is $39 which includes transportation and the cost of the ticket to the game.
For more information, contact IHCC Athletic Director Mike Hagen at 641-683-5213.
The bus will leave from the Bennett Student Services Center parking lot on the Ottumwa campus at 9:30 a.m. There will be a stop at Harrah’s Casino & Restaurant in Council Bluffs before the game. Game time is 7:00 at Kanesville Arena at Iowa Western.
The cost to ride the bus is $39 which includes transportation and the cost of the ticket to the game.
For more information, contact IHCC Athletic Director Mike Hagen at 641-683-5213.
Warriors Complete Season Sweep of Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids -- In a rugged and sometimes ragged game between two teams both ranked in the top three in the nation in their respective divisions, Indian Hills defeated Kirkwood CC Wednesday night at Johnson Hall, 76-65.
For the Warriors (17-0), ranked second in the latest NJCAA Division I poll, it was their second win of the year against the Eagles, whom they had beaten 79-77 just over a month ago at the Hellyer Center.
Kirkwood (13-3), the third-ranked team in the Division II poll, suffered its third loss of the season and its first on its homecourt.
Indian Hills answered a 7-0 run by Kirkwood in the second half by making six straight free throws to build the lead back to double-digits and the Warriors led by at least seven points the remainder of the game.
Kevin Hunter had brought Kirkwood to within six points at 56-50 when he made two free throws and then connected on a three-point play. Those five quick points by Hunter allowed the Eagles to make up 10 points of an earlier 16-point deficit.
But Jameel McKay, Gary Ricks, Jr., and Roderick Bobbitt each hit a pair of free throws for the Warriors, who made 20-of-30 second-half foul shots and 25-of-41 for the game.
Ricks' free throws came after the sixth technical foul of the game was called, this on the KCC bench. There were 55 fouls whistled in the game.
Indian Hills used a 9-0 run in the first half to grab a 19-13 lead. A three-pointer by Ricks, one of three he hit on the night, started the spurt.
The Warriors eventually built the lead to 11 in the opening half before a bucket by the Eagles' Devan Douglas cut the lead to 37-28 at halftime.
Dustin Hogue had 13 of his game-high 18 points in the first half for IHCC and nobody else on either team had more than seven points in the opening 20 minutes.
McKay scored four straight points early in the second half as the Warriors were growing the lead to 48-32 with a three by Ricks giving IHCC the 16-point bulge.
Kirkwood fought back but never got closer than six and three Eagles fouled out in the final four minutes.
McKay and Ricks each scored 14 for Indian Hills. Antione Howard led KCC with 13.
IHCC will host its fourth home tournament of the season this weekend -- the HyVee Classic -- with games on Friday and Saturday night. Two Chicago teams will provide the opposition for the Warriors who will play Olive-Harvey Friday and Kennedy-King Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 76, KIRKWOOD 65
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 1 1-2 3, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 5-7 14, DeAndray Buckley 1 3-3 5, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2, Kieran Woods 1 1-7 3, Jameel McKay 4 6-9 14, Roderick Bobbitt 3 7-10 13, Dustin Hogue 8 2-3 18, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 24 25-41 76
KIRKWOOD Matt Tiby 2 5-5 9, Antione Howard 6 0-0 13, Mike Weber 2 4-6 10, Eddie Denard 2 0-3 4, Preston Brunz 1 1-2 3, Gage Heffernan 1 1-3 3, Kasey Semler 4 0-0 11, Devan Douglas 1 1-3 3, Kevin Hunter 3 3-3 9, Derek Witt 0 0-2 0 Team 21 15-27 65
Halftime score: Indian Hills 37, Kirkwood 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 3), KCC 6 (Semler 3, Weber 2, Howard 1)
For the Warriors (17-0), ranked second in the latest NJCAA Division I poll, it was their second win of the year against the Eagles, whom they had beaten 79-77 just over a month ago at the Hellyer Center.
Kirkwood (13-3), the third-ranked team in the Division II poll, suffered its third loss of the season and its first on its homecourt.
Indian Hills answered a 7-0 run by Kirkwood in the second half by making six straight free throws to build the lead back to double-digits and the Warriors led by at least seven points the remainder of the game.
Kevin Hunter had brought Kirkwood to within six points at 56-50 when he made two free throws and then connected on a three-point play. Those five quick points by Hunter allowed the Eagles to make up 10 points of an earlier 16-point deficit.
But Jameel McKay, Gary Ricks, Jr., and Roderick Bobbitt each hit a pair of free throws for the Warriors, who made 20-of-30 second-half foul shots and 25-of-41 for the game.
Ricks' free throws came after the sixth technical foul of the game was called, this on the KCC bench. There were 55 fouls whistled in the game.
Indian Hills used a 9-0 run in the first half to grab a 19-13 lead. A three-pointer by Ricks, one of three he hit on the night, started the spurt.
The Warriors eventually built the lead to 11 in the opening half before a bucket by the Eagles' Devan Douglas cut the lead to 37-28 at halftime.
Dustin Hogue had 13 of his game-high 18 points in the first half for IHCC and nobody else on either team had more than seven points in the opening 20 minutes.
McKay scored four straight points early in the second half as the Warriors were growing the lead to 48-32 with a three by Ricks giving IHCC the 16-point bulge.
Kirkwood fought back but never got closer than six and three Eagles fouled out in the final four minutes.
McKay and Ricks each scored 14 for Indian Hills. Antione Howard led KCC with 13.
IHCC will host its fourth home tournament of the season this weekend -- the HyVee Classic -- with games on Friday and Saturday night. Two Chicago teams will provide the opposition for the Warriors who will play Olive-Harvey Friday and Kennedy-King Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 76, KIRKWOOD 65
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 1 1-2 3, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 5-7 14, DeAndray Buckley 1 3-3 5, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2, Kieran Woods 1 1-7 3, Jameel McKay 4 6-9 14, Roderick Bobbitt 3 7-10 13, Dustin Hogue 8 2-3 18, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 24 25-41 76
KIRKWOOD Matt Tiby 2 5-5 9, Antione Howard 6 0-0 13, Mike Weber 2 4-6 10, Eddie Denard 2 0-3 4, Preston Brunz 1 1-2 3, Gage Heffernan 1 1-3 3, Kasey Semler 4 0-0 11, Devan Douglas 1 1-3 3, Kevin Hunter 3 3-3 9, Derek Witt 0 0-2 0 Team 21 15-27 65
Halftime score: Indian Hills 37, Kirkwood 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 3), KCC 6 (Semler 3, Weber 2, Howard 1)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Indian Hills Holds Off Paris for 16th Win
Ottumwa -- The third-ranked Indian Hills basketball team picked up this week right where they left off before the Christmas break, winning two games to stay undefeated for the season. After knocking off No. 9 Vincennes earlier in the week, the Warriors had to hold off a very tough Paris Junior college squad on Saturday night, winning 84-78.
The victories leave IHCC with a 16-0 record and a chance to move up in the national rankings after previously-No. 1 rated Monroe College lost twice over the holiday break.
Against Paris, the Warriors opened up double-digit leads in both halves but the visiting Dragons fought back to make things interesting.
A 33-22 first-half lead for IHCC all but disappeared by halftime. Paris edged to within three points with an 8-0 run and then cut the Warrior lead to a single point at the half on a three-pointer by T.J. Taylor.
The Dragons tied the score twice early in the second half before Indian Hills broke away.
Kieran Woods was inserted in the lineup at point guard for the Warriors and Woods responded with a three-point basket as Indian Hills went ahead 62-52. Woods' two free throws built the lead to ten.
A Gary Ricks three kept the IHCC lead at ten, but back-to-back treys by Taylor capped another 8-0 run for Paris and allowed the Dragons to creep back to within a point at 71-70.
Dustin Hogue, who led the Warriors with 19 points, hit a pair of free throws to increase the lead to three. Hogue then missed two foul shots, but consecutive steals led to a layup by Jameel McKay and a tipin by Hogue and the Warriors never led by fewer than four points after that.
Woods added a free throw in the final minute, part of a 9-point effort by the freshman guard.
The ball-handling left a lot to be desired on both sides, the two teams combining for 53 turnovers, 29 of them by Paris. There were 79 free throws shot with Paris doing a much better job of converting their chances, making 24-of-30 to 29-of-49 for IHCC.
After six straight home-court wins, the Warriors will face a big challenge on the road next week, a trip to Cedar Rapids to face Kirkwood. The Warriors downed the Eagles, 79-77, in a matchup last month in Ottumwa, IHCC coming from seven points down in the final three minutes to pull out the victory.
INDIAN HILLS 84, PARIS 78
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-3 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, DeAndray Buckley 2 5-6 9, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 6-10 9, Jameel McKay 6 3-4 15, Roderick Bobbitt 1 3-6 5, Dustin Hogue 4 11-16 19, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rwane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 25 29-49 84
PARIS Anthony Adams 5 7-7 17, Mike Randle 0 0-2 0, T.J. Taylor 6 0-0 15, Ladon Carnegie 2 2-2 6, Seth Kisler 4 4-5 13, Phil Hawkins 1 5-6 7, Marcus Holt 1 0-0 2, Cornelius Cammock 0 0-1 0, Raymond Austin 6 6-7 18 Team 25 24-30 78
Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Paris 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 4, Woods 1), PJC 4 (Taylor 3, Kisler 1)
The victories leave IHCC with a 16-0 record and a chance to move up in the national rankings after previously-No. 1 rated Monroe College lost twice over the holiday break.
Against Paris, the Warriors opened up double-digit leads in both halves but the visiting Dragons fought back to make things interesting.
A 33-22 first-half lead for IHCC all but disappeared by halftime. Paris edged to within three points with an 8-0 run and then cut the Warrior lead to a single point at the half on a three-pointer by T.J. Taylor.
The Dragons tied the score twice early in the second half before Indian Hills broke away.
Kieran Woods was inserted in the lineup at point guard for the Warriors and Woods responded with a three-point basket as Indian Hills went ahead 62-52. Woods' two free throws built the lead to ten.
A Gary Ricks three kept the IHCC lead at ten, but back-to-back treys by Taylor capped another 8-0 run for Paris and allowed the Dragons to creep back to within a point at 71-70.
Dustin Hogue, who led the Warriors with 19 points, hit a pair of free throws to increase the lead to three. Hogue then missed two foul shots, but consecutive steals led to a layup by Jameel McKay and a tipin by Hogue and the Warriors never led by fewer than four points after that.
Woods added a free throw in the final minute, part of a 9-point effort by the freshman guard.
The ball-handling left a lot to be desired on both sides, the two teams combining for 53 turnovers, 29 of them by Paris. There were 79 free throws shot with Paris doing a much better job of converting their chances, making 24-of-30 to 29-of-49 for IHCC.
After six straight home-court wins, the Warriors will face a big challenge on the road next week, a trip to Cedar Rapids to face Kirkwood. The Warriors downed the Eagles, 79-77, in a matchup last month in Ottumwa, IHCC coming from seven points down in the final three minutes to pull out the victory.
INDIAN HILLS 84, PARIS 78
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-3 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, DeAndray Buckley 2 5-6 9, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 6-10 9, Jameel McKay 6 3-4 15, Roderick Bobbitt 1 3-6 5, Dustin Hogue 4 11-16 19, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rwane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 25 29-49 84
PARIS Anthony Adams 5 7-7 17, Mike Randle 0 0-2 0, T.J. Taylor 6 0-0 15, Ladon Carnegie 2 2-2 6, Seth Kisler 4 4-5 13, Phil Hawkins 1 5-6 7, Marcus Holt 1 0-0 2, Cornelius Cammock 0 0-1 0, Raymond Austin 6 6-7 18 Team 25 24-30 78
Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Paris 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 4, Woods 1), PJC 4 (Taylor 3, Kisler 1)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Peery Picks Up 100th Win as Warriors Stay Unbeaten
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills overcame 21 turnovers and 53-percent free-throw shooting to stay undefeated on the season as the Warriors led from wire-to-wire in an 84-73 victory against No. 9-ranked Vincennes (Ind.) on Tuesday night at the Hellyer Center.
It was the 100th career win for first-year IHCC head coach Barret Peery -- who recorded the first 85 of those victories at College of Southern Idaho. Peery remained perfect at IHCC, the Warriors notching their 15th win in a row.
But there were some anxious moments in the second half after the Warriors used a 20-7 run to open the second half to go ahead 58-32. Vincennes, which was charged with a whopping 31 turnovers, got untracked after a slow start to the second half by scoring 13 unanswered points to cut the deficit in half.
The Trailblazers chipped away at the Indian Hills lead after that, but never got closer than seven points with around three minutes to play.
VU was down eight, but missed two free throws and then lost a chance at a steal when the ball rolled out of bounds. Dustin Hogue, who led the Warriors with 18 points, got a dunk to build the lead to 10 and the Warriors closed it out, handing the Trailblazers only their second loss in 17 games.
Hogue scored four straight baskets for Indian Hills in the first half as the Warriors were opening up a double-digit lead. Two of those goals came on slam dunks after IHCC had forced turnovers with their full-court pressure.
The IHCC lead was 13 points at the half and a 20-7 spurt to start the second half gave the Warriors the cushion to withstand their turnover problems and 20-of-38 performance at the foul line.
Vincennes was even worse in free-throw shooting, going 14-of-31.
Ronald Ross, after getting only four points in the opening half, poured in 20 in the second half and led all scorers with 24. Deshawn Delaney had 14 of his 16 points in the second half for VU.
Brandon Spearman hit back-to-back 3s in the opening stages of the second half, on his way to 15 points for the Warriors.
Indian Hills plays its sixth straight home game on Saturday night, hosting Paris Junior College from Texas.
INDIAN HILLS 84, VINCENNES 73
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 6 1-2 15, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 5-8 7, DeAndray Buckley 3 4-5 10, Michael Haynes 3 0-1 6, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 2 1-5 5, Roderick Bobbitt 4 3-4 12, Dustin Hogue 7 3-9 18, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 30 20-38 84
VINCENNES Darius Carter 4 2-7 10, Deshawn Delaney 7 1-4 16, Ronald Ross 7 6-8 24, Bryant Smith 0 1-2 1, Monte Burney 0 2-2 2, Jeremiah Williams 5 2-4 12, Jerrod Gaston 1 0-2 2, Ray Lester 1 0-1 2, Lamine Dieng 1 0-0 2, Jacob Williams 1 0-0 2 Team 27 14-31
Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Vincennes 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman 2, Bobbitt, Hogue 1); VU 5 (Ross 4, Delaney 1)
It was the 100th career win for first-year IHCC head coach Barret Peery -- who recorded the first 85 of those victories at College of Southern Idaho. Peery remained perfect at IHCC, the Warriors notching their 15th win in a row.
But there were some anxious moments in the second half after the Warriors used a 20-7 run to open the second half to go ahead 58-32. Vincennes, which was charged with a whopping 31 turnovers, got untracked after a slow start to the second half by scoring 13 unanswered points to cut the deficit in half.
The Trailblazers chipped away at the Indian Hills lead after that, but never got closer than seven points with around three minutes to play.
VU was down eight, but missed two free throws and then lost a chance at a steal when the ball rolled out of bounds. Dustin Hogue, who led the Warriors with 18 points, got a dunk to build the lead to 10 and the Warriors closed it out, handing the Trailblazers only their second loss in 17 games.
Hogue scored four straight baskets for Indian Hills in the first half as the Warriors were opening up a double-digit lead. Two of those goals came on slam dunks after IHCC had forced turnovers with their full-court pressure.
The IHCC lead was 13 points at the half and a 20-7 spurt to start the second half gave the Warriors the cushion to withstand their turnover problems and 20-of-38 performance at the foul line.
Vincennes was even worse in free-throw shooting, going 14-of-31.
Ronald Ross, after getting only four points in the opening half, poured in 20 in the second half and led all scorers with 24. Deshawn Delaney had 14 of his 16 points in the second half for VU.
Brandon Spearman hit back-to-back 3s in the opening stages of the second half, on his way to 15 points for the Warriors.
Indian Hills plays its sixth straight home game on Saturday night, hosting Paris Junior College from Texas.
INDIAN HILLS 84, VINCENNES 73
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 6 1-2 15, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 5-8 7, DeAndray Buckley 3 4-5 10, Michael Haynes 3 0-1 6, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 2 1-5 5, Roderick Bobbitt 4 3-4 12, Dustin Hogue 7 3-9 18, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 30 20-38 84
VINCENNES Darius Carter 4 2-7 10, Deshawn Delaney 7 1-4 16, Ronald Ross 7 6-8 24, Bryant Smith 0 1-2 1, Monte Burney 0 2-2 2, Jeremiah Williams 5 2-4 12, Jerrod Gaston 1 0-2 2, Ray Lester 1 0-1 2, Lamine Dieng 1 0-0 2, Jacob Williams 1 0-0 2 Team 27 14-31
Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Vincennes 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman 2, Bobbitt, Hogue 1); VU 5 (Ross 4, Delaney 1)
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