Chicago, IL -- The Indian Hills Warriors can now start making preparations for the postseason after concluding their 30-game regular season schedule with an 80-72 win against Kennedy-King College on Saturday.
Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 22 points, scored six straight points early in the second half as part of a 9-0 run to help IHCC turn the game around.
The Warriors trailed 38-36 at the half, but ran off the nine consecutive points after Kennedy-King's Jamal Dantzler hit a pair of free throws to open the second-half scoring.
Dantzler had 25 points to lead all scorers.
Once IHCC took the lead at 45-40 on a Ronnie Stevens tip-in, the Statesmen were eventually able to get to within a point at 49-48 on two free throws by Demarko Nash, who scored 21 points.
One of McKay's eight second-half field goals was followed by a three-pointer by Brandon Spearman and the lead was back to six.
Kennedy-King was held to just two field goals in the first ten minutes of the second half and only made seven the entire half. They managed to stay close with 26-of-33 free throw shooting.
The game was a homecoming of sorts for the four IHCC players -- Spearman, D.J. Bennett, Kieran Woods and Michael Haynes -- from the Chicago area. It was the first game in Chicago for an Indian Hills team in seven years.
The Warriors will get next week off in preparation for the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champion. Marshalltown will travel to play Iowa Western on Thursday night and the winner of that game will be the Warriors' opponent in the series.
By virtue of winning the regular season Region 11 title, Indian Hills has the homecourt advantage in the title series. They will host either MCC or IWCC on Monday, Mar. 5, in game one.
INDIAN HILLS 80, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 4, DeAndray Buckley 2 1-3 6, Michael Haynes 1 2-4 4, D.J. Bennett 5 3-7 13, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 10 2-3 22, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-4 6, Dustin Hogue 2 1-1 5, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 16-27 80
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 1 3-6 6, Demarko Nash 5 8-8 21, Jamal Dantzler 7 9-12 25, Tony Pierce 1 0-0 2, Devonn Gavin 3 0-0 6, Terron Farrell 3 6-7 12, Marcus Deloney 0 0-0 0, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0, Tony Christian 0 0-0 0 Team 20 26-33 72
Halftime score: Kennedy-King 38, Indian Hills 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman 3, Buckley 1), KKC 6 (Nash 3, Dantzler 2, Caruthers 1)
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Warriors Hang on to Knock Off State Fair
Ottumwa -- On a night when there were 22 three-pointers made by the two teams, it was a missed three-point try that allowed Indian Hills to escape with an 85-82 win against State Fair on Wednesday night in the Warriors' final regular-season home game.
Antonin Galaya of State Fair had made eight 3s in the game, but his attempt from behind the arc that would have tied the score with three seconds left was off the mark. IHCC's Roderick Bobbitt secured the rebound and Indian Hills survived some terrible free-throw shooting down the stretch to notch their 26th win of the year.
The Warriors had ample opportunities to put the game away in the second half after taking control with a 14-0 run. But the Roadrunners kept fighting back on the strength of the strong all-around play of sophomore Alfonzo Houston and the long-range shooting of Galaya.
Galaya's 7th three of the game with under two minutes to play cut what was once a double-digit IHCC lead to 83-75. After a made IHCC free throw, a rare occurrence in the final minutes of the game when they missed seven of eight attempts, Houston scored and Galaya nailed another three to make it 85-80.
IHCC missed a shot and Ayo Ojo of State Fair went to the line with 12.9 seconds to play. He missed both free throws, but Houston rebounded the second miss and was fouled while putting the ball in from underneath the goal to make it 85-82 with 10.7 seconds to play.
Houston's foul shot was no good, but again State Fair got the offensive rebound and, still down three points, eventually worked the ball to Galaya whose contested three-point try wouldn't drop.
Each team had 11 3s and it was three in a row in the first half by the Warriors' Bobbit that sparked one of three big IHCC scoring runs in the game.
Bobbitt drilled the trio of 3s to bring Indian Hills back from a 19-15 deficit into a 31-19 lead.
Houston scored four straight points and Galaya made three treys as the Roadrunners responded with 15 points in a row to regain the lead at 34-31.
Brandon Spearman's 3 immediately tied the game for the Warriors and started an 11-1 run at the end of the first half.
A pair of baskets by D.J. Bennett started the second-half scoring and gave IHCC another double-figure lead. State Fair once again answered with a run of their own to go ahead 52-50 on Houston's three-point play.
Jameel McKay tied the game at 52-all for the Warriors, the start of 14 consecutive points that shot IHCC into a 64-52 lead.
The largest lead for Indian Hills came shortly after that, a 13-point advantage with just under 10 minutes to play.
Lucas Kidane -- who scored all of his 15 points in the second half -- along with Houston and Galaya triggered the State Fair comeback that eventually got them a chance to tie the score in the final seconds.
Indian Hills won despite making only 14-of-34 free throws, 13-of-29 in the second half. State Fair didn't help their chances with 7-of-19 free-throw shooting.
Bobbitt had a season-high 18 points to share team scoring honors with McKay. Bobbitt and Michael Haynes had 10 rebounds and McKay nine. Houston had 28 points and Galaya 24 for State Fair, which suffered its seventh loss in a row.
The regular-season finale for the Warriors will be Saturday against Kennedy-King in Chicago at 3 p.m. They don't start postseason play until Mar. 5 in the first game of the best-of-three Region 11 championship series. They will take on the winner of the first-round game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the series.
INDIAN HILLS 85, STATE FAIR 82
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-3 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-1 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 2-4 8, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 3, Jameel McKay 8 2-5 18, Roderick Bobbitt 5 4-14 18, Dustin Hogue 1 2-2 4, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 14-34 85
STATE FAIR
Alfonzo HOuston 11 5-12 28, Kenny Chery 4 0-0 8, Ayodele Ojo 2 0-3 4, Antonin Galaya 8 0-0 24, Lucas Kidane 6 1-2 15, D'Angelo Tucker 0 0-0 0, Charles Beard 1 1-2 3, Montrell Watts 0 0-0 0 Team 32 7-19 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, State Fair 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Bobbitt, Ricks 4; Spearman 2; Woods 1), SFCC 11 (Galaya 8; Kidane 2; Houston 1)
Antonin Galaya of State Fair had made eight 3s in the game, but his attempt from behind the arc that would have tied the score with three seconds left was off the mark. IHCC's Roderick Bobbitt secured the rebound and Indian Hills survived some terrible free-throw shooting down the stretch to notch their 26th win of the year.
The Warriors had ample opportunities to put the game away in the second half after taking control with a 14-0 run. But the Roadrunners kept fighting back on the strength of the strong all-around play of sophomore Alfonzo Houston and the long-range shooting of Galaya.
Galaya's 7th three of the game with under two minutes to play cut what was once a double-digit IHCC lead to 83-75. After a made IHCC free throw, a rare occurrence in the final minutes of the game when they missed seven of eight attempts, Houston scored and Galaya nailed another three to make it 85-80.
IHCC missed a shot and Ayo Ojo of State Fair went to the line with 12.9 seconds to play. He missed both free throws, but Houston rebounded the second miss and was fouled while putting the ball in from underneath the goal to make it 85-82 with 10.7 seconds to play.
Houston's foul shot was no good, but again State Fair got the offensive rebound and, still down three points, eventually worked the ball to Galaya whose contested three-point try wouldn't drop.
Each team had 11 3s and it was three in a row in the first half by the Warriors' Bobbit that sparked one of three big IHCC scoring runs in the game.
Bobbitt drilled the trio of 3s to bring Indian Hills back from a 19-15 deficit into a 31-19 lead.
Houston scored four straight points and Galaya made three treys as the Roadrunners responded with 15 points in a row to regain the lead at 34-31.
Brandon Spearman's 3 immediately tied the game for the Warriors and started an 11-1 run at the end of the first half.
A pair of baskets by D.J. Bennett started the second-half scoring and gave IHCC another double-figure lead. State Fair once again answered with a run of their own to go ahead 52-50 on Houston's three-point play.
Jameel McKay tied the game at 52-all for the Warriors, the start of 14 consecutive points that shot IHCC into a 64-52 lead.
The largest lead for Indian Hills came shortly after that, a 13-point advantage with just under 10 minutes to play.
Lucas Kidane -- who scored all of his 15 points in the second half -- along with Houston and Galaya triggered the State Fair comeback that eventually got them a chance to tie the score in the final seconds.
Indian Hills won despite making only 14-of-34 free throws, 13-of-29 in the second half. State Fair didn't help their chances with 7-of-19 free-throw shooting.
Bobbitt had a season-high 18 points to share team scoring honors with McKay. Bobbitt and Michael Haynes had 10 rebounds and McKay nine. Houston had 28 points and Galaya 24 for State Fair, which suffered its seventh loss in a row.
The regular-season finale for the Warriors will be Saturday against Kennedy-King in Chicago at 3 p.m. They don't start postseason play until Mar. 5 in the first game of the best-of-three Region 11 championship series. They will take on the winner of the first-round game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the series.
INDIAN HILLS 85, STATE FAIR 82
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-3 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-1 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 2-4 8, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 3, Jameel McKay 8 2-5 18, Roderick Bobbitt 5 4-14 18, Dustin Hogue 1 2-2 4, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 30 14-34 85
STATE FAIR
Alfonzo HOuston 11 5-12 28, Kenny Chery 4 0-0 8, Ayodele Ojo 2 0-3 4, Antonin Galaya 8 0-0 24, Lucas Kidane 6 1-2 15, D'Angelo Tucker 0 0-0 0, Charles Beard 1 1-2 3, Montrell Watts 0 0-0 0 Team 32 7-19 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, State Fair 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Bobbitt, Ricks 4; Spearman 2; Woods 1), SFCC 11 (Galaya 8; Kidane 2; Houston 1)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Postseason Tickets on Sale
Ottumwa -- Tickets are now on sale for the Indian Hills home games in the Region 11 postseason best-of-three series next month.
By virtue of their win against Iowa Western last Saturday night, the Warriors get a first-round bye in the postseason tournament and will play the winner of a game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the three-game series that will begin at the Hellyer Center in Ottumwa on Monday, Mar. 5. If the series goes three games, the Warriors would also host game three on Friday, Mar. 9.
Tickets for those IHCC home games are on sale in the Athletic Office at the Hellyer Center from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.
The Warriors end their regular-season home schedule with a game against State Fair CC on Wednesday night and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
By virtue of their win against Iowa Western last Saturday night, the Warriors get a first-round bye in the postseason tournament and will play the winner of a game between Marshalltown and Iowa Western in the three-game series that will begin at the Hellyer Center in Ottumwa on Monday, Mar. 5. If the series goes three games, the Warriors would also host game three on Friday, Mar. 9.
Tickets for those IHCC home games are on sale in the Athletic Office at the Hellyer Center from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.
The Warriors end their regular-season home schedule with a game against State Fair CC on Wednesday night and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday afternoon at 3:00.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Spearman's Free Throw Clinches Confererence Crown
Ottumwa -- A free throw by Brandon Spearman with 5.9 seconds to play proved to be the difference as the Indian Hills Warriors completed an undefeated conference season with a 75-74 win against Iowa Western on Saturday night.
Spearman's game-winning foul shot came after a steal by Roderick Bobbitt, who then fed Spearman for a driving layup attempt.
Bobbitt's steal followed a putback basket by Gary Ricks, Jr. with just under ten seconds remaining that tied the score at 74.
The win was the fourth straight in the conference for IHCC and means they will get a bye in the first round of the postseason and will have home court advantage in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ. That series will begin on March 5.
Iowa Western had gone ahead 74-72 with under a minute to play when first Kelvin Dixon and then Alonzo Traylor hit a pair of free throws.
Those four foul shots wiped out an Indian Hills lead of 72-70 which came on a Dustin Hogue field goal on a pass from Ricks with a little over a minute to play.
The Reivers battled back from a 70-60 deficit with 10 straight points, the last six coming on Xavier Munford's fourth 3-pointer, and third of the second half, and a three-point play by Traylor.
Traylor led all scorers with 22 points and Munford added 16.
Indian Hills used a 17-4 run over about a six-minute span and apparently took control of the game at that point. They still owned a double-digit lead after a Ronnie Stevens' tip-in built the ten-point advantage at 70-60 with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
But the Warriors then went over four minutes without a point while Iowa Western was rallying for the 70-all deadlock.
Spearman led IHCC with 17 points. It was his hot shooting early that allowed Indian Hills to grab an 11-3 lead in the opening minutes.
The Reivers then scored ten unanswered points to take their first lead of the night and ended the first half with eight consecutive points to go ahead 38-30 at the half.
The Warriors helped to turn things around with some tenacious defense in the second half. And their final steal of the night came on the Reivers' final possession.
After Spearman's free throw made it a one-point game, Iowa Western had the ball knocked loose in their backcourt as they tried to advance the ball for a potential game-winning shot. Jameel McKay corralled the loose ball and the Warriors celebrated their 25th win of the season.
Indian Hills will end the regular-season schedule with a pair of games this week. They will host State Fair CC on Wednesday in the last home game before the postseason and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 75, IOWA WESTERN 74
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 1-4 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 4-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-2 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 1 3-4 5, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 3 1-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 26 17-31 75
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 5 2-2 16, Alonzo Traylor 9 4-5 22, Devin Brooks 3 3-4 9, Kelvin Dixon 2 4-5 8, Antonio Levy 3 0-0 7, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 3 0-0 9, Tavian Pomlee 1 0-0 3, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0, Jared Johnson 0 0-0 0 Team 26 13-16 74
Halftime score: Iowa Western 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Spearman 2, Bobbitt 1), IWCC 9 (Munford 4, Martinez 3, Levy, Pomlee 1)
Spearman's game-winning foul shot came after a steal by Roderick Bobbitt, who then fed Spearman for a driving layup attempt.
Bobbitt's steal followed a putback basket by Gary Ricks, Jr. with just under ten seconds remaining that tied the score at 74.
The win was the fourth straight in the conference for IHCC and means they will get a bye in the first round of the postseason and will have home court advantage in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ. That series will begin on March 5.
Iowa Western had gone ahead 74-72 with under a minute to play when first Kelvin Dixon and then Alonzo Traylor hit a pair of free throws.
Those four foul shots wiped out an Indian Hills lead of 72-70 which came on a Dustin Hogue field goal on a pass from Ricks with a little over a minute to play.
The Reivers battled back from a 70-60 deficit with 10 straight points, the last six coming on Xavier Munford's fourth 3-pointer, and third of the second half, and a three-point play by Traylor.
Traylor led all scorers with 22 points and Munford added 16.
Indian Hills used a 17-4 run over about a six-minute span and apparently took control of the game at that point. They still owned a double-digit lead after a Ronnie Stevens' tip-in built the ten-point advantage at 70-60 with 5 1/2 minutes to play.
But the Warriors then went over four minutes without a point while Iowa Western was rallying for the 70-all deadlock.
Spearman led IHCC with 17 points. It was his hot shooting early that allowed Indian Hills to grab an 11-3 lead in the opening minutes.
The Reivers then scored ten unanswered points to take their first lead of the night and ended the first half with eight consecutive points to go ahead 38-30 at the half.
The Warriors helped to turn things around with some tenacious defense in the second half. And their final steal of the night came on the Reivers' final possession.
After Spearman's free throw made it a one-point game, Iowa Western had the ball knocked loose in their backcourt as they tried to advance the ball for a potential game-winning shot. Jameel McKay corralled the loose ball and the Warriors celebrated their 25th win of the season.
Indian Hills will end the regular-season schedule with a pair of games this week. They will host State Fair CC on Wednesday in the last home game before the postseason and then travel to Chicago to take on Kennedy-King on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 75, IOWA WESTERN 74
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 1-4 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 4-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-2 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10, Kieran Woods 0 0-0 0, Jameel McKay 1 3-4 5, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 3 1-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-5 7, Trinson White 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 26 17-31 75
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 5 2-2 16, Alonzo Traylor 9 4-5 22, Devin Brooks 3 3-4 9, Kelvin Dixon 2 4-5 8, Antonio Levy 3 0-0 7, Bernard Brame 0 0-0 0, Wil Martinez 3 0-0 9, Tavian Pomlee 1 0-0 3, Brock Lutes 0 0-0 0, Jared Johnson 0 0-0 0 Team 26 13-16 74
Halftime score: Iowa Western 38, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Spearman 2, Bobbitt 1), IWCC 9 (Munford 4, Martinez 3, Levy, Pomlee 1)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Moberly Hands Warriors Road Loss
Moberly, Mo. -- For the third time, Indian Hills lost to a team that they had defeated by a double-digit margin earlier in the season. This time it was Moberly Area Community College that played the role of avenger, downing the Warriors, 93-79, on Tuesday night.
Moberly jumped on the Warriors early, building a 22-point lead in the first half. The Greyhounds were up by 18 at the half and the closest IHCC got in the second half was eight points.
The 93 points scored by Moberly were the most given up by the Warriors this year.
Frank Williams' three-pointer with 6:30 to play moved the Warriors to within 69-61. But Daylen Robinson hit field goals on consecutive possessions as the Greyhounds quickly moved the lead back to double digits and Indian Hills was never that close again.
Robinson led the Greyhounds with 21 points, hitting 12-of-15 free throws, including his last nine in a row. He got plenty of help with four other players in double figures.
D.J. Bennett was the lone bright spot for Indian Hills. He followed up his career-best 12-point night against Marshalltown in the Warriors' last game with an even better performance. The sophomore center had 21 points and eight rebounds.
Moberly raced out to an early 17-5 advantage, scoring nine straight points to take the big lead. And it would only get worse for the sixth-ranked Warriors who trailed at halftime for the first time all season.
The Greyhounds used a 31-12 run to blow the game open. The Warriors had a hard time stopping the Moberly attack and an even harder time getting much from their own offense. They didn't make a three-pointer in the first half and shot only five free throws.
Jameel McKay did provide a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Indian Hills will face Iowa Western this Saturday night in the Warriors' final conference game. A win would give IHCC home court advantage for the Region 11 postseason tournament.
MOBERLY 93,INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 2-2 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 9 3-3 21, Kieran Woods 4 0-0 9, Jameel McKay 5 1-2 11, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 4 2-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 3 0-0 7, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 Team 33 9-14 79
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 4 12-15 21, Kenny Williams 4 7-10 15, Jon Gilliam 4 0-0 11, T.J. White 1 7-8 9, Derrick Dilworth 8 1-1 17, Giovanni McLean 1 2-2 4, Charles Pemberton 5 0-2 10, Davonne Henry 3 0-0 6 Team 30 29-38 93
Halftime score: Moberly 45, Indian Hills 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman, Woods, Bobbitt, Williams 1); MACC 4 (Gilliam 3, Robinson 1)
Moberly jumped on the Warriors early, building a 22-point lead in the first half. The Greyhounds were up by 18 at the half and the closest IHCC got in the second half was eight points.
The 93 points scored by Moberly were the most given up by the Warriors this year.
Frank Williams' three-pointer with 6:30 to play moved the Warriors to within 69-61. But Daylen Robinson hit field goals on consecutive possessions as the Greyhounds quickly moved the lead back to double digits and Indian Hills was never that close again.
Robinson led the Greyhounds with 21 points, hitting 12-of-15 free throws, including his last nine in a row. He got plenty of help with four other players in double figures.
D.J. Bennett was the lone bright spot for Indian Hills. He followed up his career-best 12-point night against Marshalltown in the Warriors' last game with an even better performance. The sophomore center had 21 points and eight rebounds.
Moberly raced out to an early 17-5 advantage, scoring nine straight points to take the big lead. And it would only get worse for the sixth-ranked Warriors who trailed at halftime for the first time all season.
The Greyhounds used a 31-12 run to blow the game open. The Warriors had a hard time stopping the Moberly attack and an even harder time getting much from their own offense. They didn't make a three-pointer in the first half and shot only five free throws.
Jameel McKay did provide a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Indian Hills will face Iowa Western this Saturday night in the Warriors' final conference game. A win would give IHCC home court advantage for the Region 11 postseason tournament.
MOBERLY 93,INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 2-2 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 2 1-2 5, D.J. Bennett 9 3-3 21, Kieran Woods 4 0-0 9, Jameel McKay 5 1-2 11, Roderick Bobbitt 2 0-1 5, Dustin Hogue 4 2-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 3 0-0 7, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 Team 33 9-14 79
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 4 12-15 21, Kenny Williams 4 7-10 15, Jon Gilliam 4 0-0 11, T.J. White 1 7-8 9, Derrick Dilworth 8 1-1 17, Giovanni McLean 1 2-2 4, Charles Pemberton 5 0-2 10, Davonne Henry 3 0-0 6 Team 30 29-38 93
Halftime score: Moberly 45, Indian Hills 27; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Spearman, Woods, Bobbitt, Williams 1); MACC 4 (Gilliam 3, Robinson 1)
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Still Unbeaten in the League, Warriors Maul MCC
Ottumwa --- This one was over early. Indian Hills opened up a 15-point lead just over halfway through the first half, led by 23 at intermission and expanded the margin to as many as 36 points in the second half on the way to a 77-46 rout of Marshalltown Community College at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night.
It was the third win without a loss in Region 11 play for Indian Hills and leaves MCC winless in three league games.
The points allowed were the fewest scored by an IHCC opponent this year and the lowest point total for Marshalltown.
The visiting Tigers suffered through a miserable night shooting -- they were 19-of-66 from the field (29%), missed all 15 of their 3-point tries, and hit only 8-of-24 free throw attempts. In addition, they were forced into 24 turnovers.
Indian Hills scored the first five points of the game. Marshalltown answered with back-to-back field goals, but that was the only offense the Tigers could muster in the first nine minutes.
The Warriors ran off nine straight points on a layup by Rawane Ndiaye, a three by Gary Ricks, Jr. and consecutive baskets by D.J. Bennett.
The 3-pointer was the first of four in the opening half for Ricks who increased his season total to 65 and career mark to 138. He didn't score in the second half, but tied Bennett for team scoring honors.
Bennett had a season-high 12 points and matched his career high.
With just over four minutes to play in the first half, Ricks had 12 points and Bennett had 10 while MCC had scored only 11 total.
The Warriors limited MCC to just 16 points in the first half, taking a 39-16 lead at halftime. The largest lead for IHCC was 36 points.
Indian Hills will play a road contest at Moberly (Mo.) on Tuesday night and then return home to wrap up conference play against Iowa Western next Saturday night.
INDIAN HILLS 77, MARSHALLTOWN 46
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 4-5 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 4 4-4 12, Kieran Woods 2 0-0 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-1 10, Roderick Bobbitt 3 0-1 7, Dustin Hogue 2 3-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 0-0 4, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 1 0-2 2, Rawane Ndiaye 3 0-0 6, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0, Tucker Henderson 0 0-0 0 Team 30 11-16 77
MARSHALLTOWN Keith Coleman 4 0-3 8, Marcus Bell 2 1-4 5, Nilson Santana 4 4-5 12, Sherman Blanford 3 1-2 7, Rashaad Brown-Peterson 4 2-5 10, Derrick Stewart 1 0-2 2, Matej Delinac 1 0-3 2, Kyle Calhoun 0 0-0 0, Jerome Gray 0 0-0 0 Team 19 8-24 46
Halftime score: Indian Hills 39, Marshalltown 16; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Jr. 4; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), MCC 0
It was the third win without a loss in Region 11 play for Indian Hills and leaves MCC winless in three league games.
The points allowed were the fewest scored by an IHCC opponent this year and the lowest point total for Marshalltown.
The visiting Tigers suffered through a miserable night shooting -- they were 19-of-66 from the field (29%), missed all 15 of their 3-point tries, and hit only 8-of-24 free throw attempts. In addition, they were forced into 24 turnovers.
Indian Hills scored the first five points of the game. Marshalltown answered with back-to-back field goals, but that was the only offense the Tigers could muster in the first nine minutes.
The Warriors ran off nine straight points on a layup by Rawane Ndiaye, a three by Gary Ricks, Jr. and consecutive baskets by D.J. Bennett.
The 3-pointer was the first of four in the opening half for Ricks who increased his season total to 65 and career mark to 138. He didn't score in the second half, but tied Bennett for team scoring honors.
Bennett had a season-high 12 points and matched his career high.
With just over four minutes to play in the first half, Ricks had 12 points and Bennett had 10 while MCC had scored only 11 total.
The Warriors limited MCC to just 16 points in the first half, taking a 39-16 lead at halftime. The largest lead for IHCC was 36 points.
Indian Hills will play a road contest at Moberly (Mo.) on Tuesday night and then return home to wrap up conference play against Iowa Western next Saturday night.
INDIAN HILLS 77, MARSHALLTOWN 46
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 4-5 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 4 4-4 12, Kieran Woods 2 0-0 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-1 10, Roderick Bobbitt 3 0-1 7, Dustin Hogue 2 3-3 7, Ronnie Stevens 2 0-0 4, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Frank Williams 1 0-2 2, Rawane Ndiaye 3 0-0 6, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0, Tucker Henderson 0 0-0 0 Team 30 11-16 77
MARSHALLTOWN Keith Coleman 4 0-3 8, Marcus Bell 2 1-4 5, Nilson Santana 4 4-5 12, Sherman Blanford 3 1-2 7, Rashaad Brown-Peterson 4 2-5 10, Derrick Stewart 1 0-2 2, Matej Delinac 1 0-3 2, Kyle Calhoun 0 0-0 0, Jerome Gray 0 0-0 0 Team 19 8-24 46
Halftime score: Indian Hills 39, Marshalltown 16; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Jr. 4; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), MCC 0
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Vincennes Hands Warriors Second Loss
Vincennes, IN -- In a game that featured 10 ties and 25 lead changes, Vincennes used the last of those lead changes to grab an advantage in the final three minutes and the Trailblazers held off a late rally by Indian Hills to knock off the third-ranked Warriors, 86-79, at the P.E. Complex on Tuesday night.
Vincennes scored 10 straight points after IHCC's Jameel McKay had put his team on top, 73-70, with a basket with under three minutes remaining.
Deshawn Delaney, who had 27 points, scored the final five points in VU's 10-0 run on a dunk and a three-point play.
Trailing 80-73 -- which equaled the largest lead for either team in the game -- Indian Hills got a bucket from Michael Haynes and a pair of free throws from Brandon Spearman, to get to with four points at 80-77. Delaney hit one of two foul shots to make it a four-point game with under a minute to play.
Roderick Bobbitt's two free throws four seconds later at it was a two-point game, 81-79, with 32.6 seconds on the clock.
Indian Hills then forced a VU turnover and Bobbitt was fouled on a shot attempt. The Warriors had made 15-of-16 free throws at that point and Bobbitt had a chance to tie the score. But he missed both attempts from the line.
Darius Carter rebounded the second miss and was fouled. Carter, who had started the earlier 10-point burst for the Trailblazers with a 15-footer, made both free throws with 26.8 seconds remaining.
Following a Warrior miss, Vincennes hit three-of-four charity tosses in the final seconds and got the win, avenging an earlier 84-73 loss to Indian Hills.
The Warriors scored the final seven points of the first half in a 30-second span to take a 40-38 lead at intermission. Gary Ricks, Jr. buried a three-pointer, one of four in the game for the sophomore guard, just before the buzzer to send the Warriors off with a halftime lead.
Indian Hills started the second half by using the momentum gained from the 7-0 run to end the first half. Spearman hit back-to-back field goals to give IHCC its biggest lead of the night at 44-38.
After Vincennes came back to the score at 44-all with six consecutive points, neither team was able to lead by more than four points, until VU grabbed the late seven-point lead at 80-73.
Ronald Ross and Delaney gave the Trailblzars a lethal one-two punch with 28 and 27 points, respectively. Carter added 16 to give VU 71 points from its three talented freshmen.
McKay topped the Warriors with 15; Ricks had 12 on his four 3s and Spearman scored 11.
Indian Hills made three more field goals than the home team, but Vincennes enjoyed a big advantage at the free throw line, outscoring the Warriors 28-15 there in 22 more attempts than IHCC.
The result leaves both teams with identical records of 23-2 and each is 15-0 at home.
Indian Hills will be at home on Saturday night against Marshalltown CC in a return to conference action for the Warriors, who are 2-0 in the league with two games remaining.
VINCENNES 86, INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 3-3 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 3-3 15, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-6 6, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 4 2-2 10, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Frank Williams 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 29 15-18 79
VINCENNES Kendall Vieke 2 0-0 6, Darius Carter 5 6-8 16, Deshawn Delaney 10 7-11 27, Ronald Ross 8 8-12 28, Bryant Smith 1 0-0 2, Jerrod Gaston 0 3-3 3, Ray Lester 0 2-4 2, Lamine Dieng 0 2-2 Team 26 28-40 86
Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, Vincennes 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 4; White, Williams 1), VU 6 (Ross 4, Vieke 2)
Vincennes scored 10 straight points after IHCC's Jameel McKay had put his team on top, 73-70, with a basket with under three minutes remaining.
Deshawn Delaney, who had 27 points, scored the final five points in VU's 10-0 run on a dunk and a three-point play.
Trailing 80-73 -- which equaled the largest lead for either team in the game -- Indian Hills got a bucket from Michael Haynes and a pair of free throws from Brandon Spearman, to get to with four points at 80-77. Delaney hit one of two foul shots to make it a four-point game with under a minute to play.
Roderick Bobbitt's two free throws four seconds later at it was a two-point game, 81-79, with 32.6 seconds on the clock.
Indian Hills then forced a VU turnover and Bobbitt was fouled on a shot attempt. The Warriors had made 15-of-16 free throws at that point and Bobbitt had a chance to tie the score. But he missed both attempts from the line.
Darius Carter rebounded the second miss and was fouled. Carter, who had started the earlier 10-point burst for the Trailblazers with a 15-footer, made both free throws with 26.8 seconds remaining.
Following a Warrior miss, Vincennes hit three-of-four charity tosses in the final seconds and got the win, avenging an earlier 84-73 loss to Indian Hills.
The Warriors scored the final seven points of the first half in a 30-second span to take a 40-38 lead at intermission. Gary Ricks, Jr. buried a three-pointer, one of four in the game for the sophomore guard, just before the buzzer to send the Warriors off with a halftime lead.
Indian Hills started the second half by using the momentum gained from the 7-0 run to end the first half. Spearman hit back-to-back field goals to give IHCC its biggest lead of the night at 44-38.
After Vincennes came back to the score at 44-all with six consecutive points, neither team was able to lead by more than four points, until VU grabbed the late seven-point lead at 80-73.
Ronald Ross and Delaney gave the Trailblzars a lethal one-two punch with 28 and 27 points, respectively. Carter added 16 to give VU 71 points from its three talented freshmen.
McKay topped the Warriors with 15; Ricks had 12 on his four 3s and Spearman scored 11.
Indian Hills made three more field goals than the home team, but Vincennes enjoyed a big advantage at the free throw line, outscoring the Warriors 28-15 there in 22 more attempts than IHCC.
The result leaves both teams with identical records of 23-2 and each is 15-0 at home.
Indian Hills will be at home on Saturday night against Marshalltown CC in a return to conference action for the Warriors, who are 2-0 in the league with two games remaining.
VINCENNES 86, INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 3-3 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 3-3 15, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-6 6, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 4 2-2 10, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Frank Williams 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 29 15-18 79
VINCENNES Kendall Vieke 2 0-0 6, Darius Carter 5 6-8 16, Deshawn Delaney 10 7-11 27, Ronald Ross 8 8-12 28, Bryant Smith 1 0-0 2, Jerrod Gaston 0 3-3 3, Ray Lester 0 2-4 2, Lamine Dieng 0 2-2 Team 26 28-40 86
Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, Vincennes 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 4; White, Williams 1), VU 6 (Ross 4, Vieke 2)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Indian Hills Drills Clinton for Win No. 23
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills forced a whopping 41 tunrovers and turned many of them into easy baskets as the fourth-ranked Warriors destroyed Clinton CC, 97-53, at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night.
On a night when the first class was inducted into the IHCC Athletic Hall of Fame at halftime, the Warriors played some tenacious defense in building a 26-point lead midway through the opening half and rolling to their 23rd win of the season.
Clinton actually led early, by a single point at 4-3, before the Warriors ran away from the visitors. A 10-0 run put IHCC on top and the issue was never in doubt after that.
Indian Hills already had 36 points around halfway through the first half and 59 by halftime. Even though they scored only 38 second-half points, the Warriors still held Clinton to the lowest point total by an IHCC opponent this year.
Seven Indian Hills players scored 10 or more points. Two of the double-digit scorers had season-highs -- Frank Williams with 14 points and Rawane Ndiaye with 10. Dustin Hogue led the scoring with 15 and also had seven steals.
Robert Jones paced the Cougars with 13 points and nine rebounds.
It was the fourth game in a row in which the Warriors scored over 90 points, after they had scored a season-low 68 in their lone loss against Missouri State-West Plains.
Indian Hills played without starting point guard Roderick Bobbitt, who was held out of action with a sore knee.
Things get considerably tougher for the Warriors when they travel to Vincennes, Indiana to take on the sixth-ranked Trailblazers on Tuesday night. Vincennes will be looking to avenge an earlier 84-73 loss to IHCC, one of only two losses for VU on the season. It will be the first-ever trip to Vincennes for an IHCC basketball team.
INDIAN HILLS 97, CLINTON 53
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 1-1 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 10, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 5 1-2 12, Jameel McKay 5 0-2 10, Dustin Hogue 6 3-3 15, Ronnie Stevens 3 0-0 6, Trinson White 0 1-2 1, Frank Williams 5 1-2 14, Rawane Ndiaye 5 0-2 10, Gary Ross 0 0-3 0, Tucker Henderson 0 1-2 1 Team 41 8-21 97
CLINTON Rico Phillips 3 2-4 8, Demtri Conwell 3 5-7 11, Ryan Frazer 1 1-2 3, Antione Brown 2 0-0 6, Virshaun Grant 3 0-0 6, Robert Jones 6 1-2 13, Dane Barun 3 0-0 6 Team 21 9-17 53
Halftime score: Indian Hills 59, Clinton 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams 3, Ricks 2; Spearman, Woods 1), CCC 2 (Brown 2)
On a night when the first class was inducted into the IHCC Athletic Hall of Fame at halftime, the Warriors played some tenacious defense in building a 26-point lead midway through the opening half and rolling to their 23rd win of the season.
Clinton actually led early, by a single point at 4-3, before the Warriors ran away from the visitors. A 10-0 run put IHCC on top and the issue was never in doubt after that.
Indian Hills already had 36 points around halfway through the first half and 59 by halftime. Even though they scored only 38 second-half points, the Warriors still held Clinton to the lowest point total by an IHCC opponent this year.
Seven Indian Hills players scored 10 or more points. Two of the double-digit scorers had season-highs -- Frank Williams with 14 points and Rawane Ndiaye with 10. Dustin Hogue led the scoring with 15 and also had seven steals.
Robert Jones paced the Cougars with 13 points and nine rebounds.
It was the fourth game in a row in which the Warriors scored over 90 points, after they had scored a season-low 68 in their lone loss against Missouri State-West Plains.
Indian Hills played without starting point guard Roderick Bobbitt, who was held out of action with a sore knee.
Things get considerably tougher for the Warriors when they travel to Vincennes, Indiana to take on the sixth-ranked Trailblazers on Tuesday night. Vincennes will be looking to avenge an earlier 84-73 loss to IHCC, one of only two losses for VU on the season. It will be the first-ever trip to Vincennes for an IHCC basketball team.
INDIAN HILLS 97, CLINTON 53
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 1-1 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 10, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 5 1-2 12, Jameel McKay 5 0-2 10, Dustin Hogue 6 3-3 15, Ronnie Stevens 3 0-0 6, Trinson White 0 1-2 1, Frank Williams 5 1-2 14, Rawane Ndiaye 5 0-2 10, Gary Ross 0 0-3 0, Tucker Henderson 0 1-2 1 Team 41 8-21 97
CLINTON Rico Phillips 3 2-4 8, Demtri Conwell 3 5-7 11, Ryan Frazer 1 1-2 3, Antione Brown 2 0-0 6, Virshaun Grant 3 0-0 6, Robert Jones 6 1-2 13, Dane Barun 3 0-0 6 Team 21 9-17 53
Halftime score: Indian Hills 59, Clinton 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams 3, Ricks 2; Spearman, Woods 1), CCC 2 (Brown 2)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Warriors Nab Non-Conference Win
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills put an end to a three-game losing streak in their head-to-head series with Region 16 foe Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night, knocking off the Greyhounds, 92-81, at the Hellyer Center.
The win was the third straight for IHCC and its 22nd of the season against only one loss.
But like the two previous Indian Hills wins, this one didn't come without some anxious moments after the Warriors had opened up a big second-half lead.
Indian Hills took a nine-point halftime advantage and expanded it to 14 points midway through the second half. Consecutive 3-pointers by Gary Ricks, Jr. and Frank Williams put IHCC ahead 69-55.
Moberly, however, responded with an 11-1 run to get to within 70-66. But the visitors never got closer than that. Jameel McKay had a pair of baskets around two free throws by Roderick Bobbitt as the Warriors quickly moved the lead back to double-digits.
Bobbitt drilled four straight free throws down the stretch to help cement the win.
Indian Hills got a solid effort from Williams, the 6-6 freshman who is still coming back from a wrist injury suffered in late November. He hadn't played in the past four games and had seen action in only game since the injury.
Inserted in the lineup early in the first half, Williams hit three shots, including a pair of 3s, not long after entering the game. He helped the Warriors go on top by nine points, only to see Moberly rally to take two one-point leads, the second with four minutes to go in the half.
At that point, Indian Hills' press took over, forcing a slew of MACC turnovers that quickly resulted in a 10-0 run and a 44-35 lead for IHCC.
The Warriors outscored the Greyhounds 16-6 over the final four minutes of the half and were ahead by nine at intermission after a basket by McKay that came with one second to play in the half.
The Warriors D.J. Bennett scored all three of his field goals in a two-minute span in the second half in an 8-0 run for Indian Hills. And even though MACC battled back from the 14-point deficit, they never got closer than four.
McKay led a balanced IHCC attack with 17 points; four teammates joined him in double figures. Moberly had four players with 10 or more points, led by Davonne Henry with 15.
Indian Hills will take on Clinton CC on Saturday night at home. Clinton is taking the place of Southeastern CC on the Warriors' schedule. The BlackHawks cancelled the second half of their season a month ago.
INDIAN HILLS 92, MOBERLY 81
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-1 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 7 2-7 16, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 8 1-1 17, Roderick Bobbitt 1 8-9 11, Dustin Hogue 4 1-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Frank Williams 4 0-0 11, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-28 92
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 5 1-1 12, Kenny Williams 4 2-6 10, Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 6, T.J. White 3 1-4 7, Derrick Dilworth 5 2-2 12, Malik Atkins 0 0-0 0, Giovanni McLean 3 0-1 7, Nate Bitner 0 0-0 0, Charles Pemberton 3 1-2 7, Davonne Henry 7 0-0 15, Michael Luscombe 1 0-0 2, Manny Scott 0 3-4 3 Team 33 10-20 81
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Moberly 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Williams 3; Bobbitt, Hogue 1), MACC 5 (Gilliam 2; Robinson, McLean, Henry 1)
The win was the third straight for IHCC and its 22nd of the season against only one loss.
But like the two previous Indian Hills wins, this one didn't come without some anxious moments after the Warriors had opened up a big second-half lead.
Indian Hills took a nine-point halftime advantage and expanded it to 14 points midway through the second half. Consecutive 3-pointers by Gary Ricks, Jr. and Frank Williams put IHCC ahead 69-55.
Moberly, however, responded with an 11-1 run to get to within 70-66. But the visitors never got closer than that. Jameel McKay had a pair of baskets around two free throws by Roderick Bobbitt as the Warriors quickly moved the lead back to double-digits.
Bobbitt drilled four straight free throws down the stretch to help cement the win.
Indian Hills got a solid effort from Williams, the 6-6 freshman who is still coming back from a wrist injury suffered in late November. He hadn't played in the past four games and had seen action in only game since the injury.
Inserted in the lineup early in the first half, Williams hit three shots, including a pair of 3s, not long after entering the game. He helped the Warriors go on top by nine points, only to see Moberly rally to take two one-point leads, the second with four minutes to go in the half.
At that point, Indian Hills' press took over, forcing a slew of MACC turnovers that quickly resulted in a 10-0 run and a 44-35 lead for IHCC.
The Warriors outscored the Greyhounds 16-6 over the final four minutes of the half and were ahead by nine at intermission after a basket by McKay that came with one second to play in the half.
The Warriors D.J. Bennett scored all three of his field goals in a two-minute span in the second half in an 8-0 run for Indian Hills. And even though MACC battled back from the 14-point deficit, they never got closer than four.
McKay led a balanced IHCC attack with 17 points; four teammates joined him in double figures. Moberly had four players with 10 or more points, led by Davonne Henry with 15.
Indian Hills will take on Clinton CC on Saturday night at home. Clinton is taking the place of Southeastern CC on the Warriors' schedule. The BlackHawks cancelled the second half of their season a month ago.
INDIAN HILLS 92, MOBERLY 81
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-1 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 7 2-7 16, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 8 1-1 17, Roderick Bobbitt 1 8-9 11, Dustin Hogue 4 1-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Frank Williams 4 0-0 11, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-28 92
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 5 1-1 12, Kenny Williams 4 2-6 10, Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 6, T.J. White 3 1-4 7, Derrick Dilworth 5 2-2 12, Malik Atkins 0 0-0 0, Giovanni McLean 3 0-1 7, Nate Bitner 0 0-0 0, Charles Pemberton 3 1-2 7, Davonne Henry 7 0-0 15, Michael Luscombe 1 0-0 2, Manny Scott 0 3-4 3 Team 33 10-20 81
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Moberly 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Williams 3; Bobbitt, Hogue 1), MACC 5 (Gilliam 2; Robinson, McLean, Henry 1)
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