Indian Hills Slams Mid-Michigan in Classic

Ottumwa -- Fifth-ranked Indian Hills ran away to a 64-25 halftime lead and didn't let up in the second half as the Warriors won their third straight game to open the season, drilling Mid-Michigan, 118-65 at the Hellyer Center Friday night.

The Warriors' relentless pressure defense forced Mid-Michigan into 33 turnovers and Indian Hills used its superior size advantage to dominate the boards on both ends.  IHCC outrebounded MMCC, 62-36, and the Warriors grabbed 29 offensive rebounds.

Frank Williams led seven Indian Hills players in double figures with 16 points.  Jameel McKay and Ronnie Stevens both had double-doubles -- 13 points and 10 rebounds for Stevens, 11 points and 11 rebounds for McKay.

Kendall Thomas's 23 points led Mid-Michigan.  He scored 18 of those points in the second half.

The Warriors figure to get a much tougher test on Saturday night when they take on Paris Junior College in the finale of the Reed Overhead Doors Classic.  IHCC defeated Paris, 84-78, in a game at the Hellyer Center last year.

INDIAN HILLS 118, MID-MICHIGAN 65

INDIAN HILLS

Jameel McKay 4 3-4 11, Richard Amardi 4 2-4 10, Trinson White 4 2-2 10, Dustin Hogue 2 2-4 7, Ronald Ross 2 0-2 4, Jelan Kendrick 2 0-0 4, Justin Moss 3 5-6 11, Frank Williams 7 0-0 16, Ronnie Stevens 6 1-3 13, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 0-0 5, Martin Dixon-Green 3 1-3 7, Majok Deng 5 0-0 13, Gary Ross 1 4-4 7  Team 45 20-32 118

MID-MICHIGAN

Kendall Thomas 8 4-8 23, Ross Bradley 5 0-2 10, Devonte Daniel 3 1-2 7, Tyler Clow 2 0-0 5, Jake Greene 2 0-1 5, Isaiah Woodard 2 0-0 5, Peter Kariuki 1 0-0 3, Jordan Wilson 2 1-2 5, Karlos Perez 1 0-0 2  Team 26 6-17 65

Halftime score: Indian Hills 64, Mid-Michigan 25; Three-point field goals:  IHCC 8 (Deng 3, F. Williams 2; Hogue, G. Williams, G. Ross 1; MMCC 7 (Thomas 3; Greene, Kariuki, Woodard, Clow 1)