Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team avoided a potential letdown in the final game before the players scatter for Christmas break, the Warriors putting together a solid all-around performance in a 128-72 blowout of NIACC at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night.
IHCC scored the most points by a Warrior team since the 1999-2000 season in ending the first half of the schedule with a 14-1 record. The Warriors made 14 3-point field goals and forced 36 turnovers by the Trojans.
Jameel McKay was one of three IHCC players to score over 20 points, pouring in 29 and adding nine rebounds. Ronald Ross buried five 3s on his way to a 23-point night and Frank Williams had 15 of his 21 in the second half.
Ross also had seven steals and seven assists and Rawane Ndiaye had a team-high 11 rebounds as the Warriors stayed undefeated in 11 home games this season.
After Mohamed Mohamed's three-point play gave NIACC a 13-11 lead about five minutes into the game, Martin Dixon-Green, who had a season-high 12 points off the IHCC bench, answered with his own three-point play and the Warriors never trailed again.
They quickly built the lead to double digits and put together a 33-10 run. NIACC scored seven straight points, but the Warriors sprinted away after that to a 64-36 halftime lead. Ironically, the margin was idential in the second half with Indian Hills outscoring the Trojans 64-36 over the final 20 minutes.
The 14 made 3s were one fewer than the season-high of 15 set last Friday against Clinton. It was the ninth time in 15 games that IHCC has broken the century mark and lifted the season scoring average to 106.7.
Mohamed Mohamed led five double-figure scorers for NIACC with 19 points.
After playing its last five games at home, the next five for the Warriors are away from home, starting with three contests in five days in Arizona to begin the month of January. The last of those five straight road games will be the conference opener at Northeast (Neb.) on Jan. 16.
INDIAN HILLS 128, NIACC 72
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 12 5-7 29, Dustin Hogue 8 0-0 16, Ronald Ross 9 0-0 23, Frank Williams 9 0-0 21, Gary Williams, Jr. 4 0-0 10, Martin Dixon-Green 4 2-3 12, Majok Deng 4 0-0 9, Gary Ross 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 1-2 5 Team 53 8-12 128
NIACC
Chris Davis 4 5-6 15, Josiah Lee 3 2-4 11, Sam Skogen 5 0-2 10, Matthew Don 5 0-2 10, Mohamed Mohamed 9 1-3 19, Ben McDermott 1 2-2 4, Braxton Williams 0 1-2 1, Matt McKenzie 1 0-0 2 Team 28 11-16 72
Halftime score: Indian Hills 64, NIACC 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 14 (R. Ross 5; F. Williams 3; F. Williams, Dixon-Green 2; Deng, G. Ross 1), NIACC 5 (Lee 3, Davis 2)
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Sunday, December 16, 2012
McKay and Ross Lead Short-Handed Warriors to Victory
Ottumwa -- On a night when 11th-ranked Indian Hills needed someone to step up and fill the void caused by four missing players, a trio of sophomores and an unheralded freshman did just that.
Jameel McKay used his strong inside game to score a career-high 32 points and grad 14 rebounds, Ronald Ross tallied 21 points and dished out 10 assists and Frank Williams chipped in 13 points as Indian Hills picked up a 97-82 win against Mineral Area College in the HyVee Classic on Saturday night.
McKay's previous high was 31 points in a win against Independence a week before.
IHCC's Jelan Kendrick and Ronnie Stevens were already sidelined for the weekend's games with shoulder injuries. Joining them on the bench Saturday was Trinson White, who was ill and wasn't in uniform, and Richard Amardi, who went down with an injury less than two minutes into the first half and never returned to action.
So the Warriors counted on their sophomores to pull them through and they did. With some help from freshman Majok Deng, who was pressed into service early and came through with eight points and eight rebounds.
That was more than enough to offset the Mineral Area duo of Shaq Boga and Jay Raulston, who combined for 49 of their team's points. Boga had 26 and Raulston 23, but nobody else reached double figures for the Cardinals who are now 13-3 with all three of their losses coming to Iowa schools. They had lost earlier to Iowa Western and Southeastern.
The game was tied four times early, the last at 23-all. Indian Hills scored five straight points to make it 28-23 and the Warriors never trailed after that. They got their first double-digit lead at 45-35 on a bucket by Ross late in the first half and Deng ended the half with a putback to give IHCC a 49-38 edge at intermission.
McKay made one of his six second-half field goals to open the scoring after halftime and the lead hovered between 13 and 19 points for most of the second half.
The win was the fourth in a row in the current five-game homestand for the Warriors, who have won 10 consecutive games at home this year and 30 straight over the past two years.
Indian Hills will end the first half of their schedule when they host NIACC on Tuesday night at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 97, MINERAL AREA 82
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 14 4-7 32, Richard Amardi 0 0-0 0, Dustin Hogue 3 3-8 9, Ronald Ross 8 1-3 21, Frank Williams 6 0-1 13, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 2-2 7, Majok Deng 3 0-0 8, Gary Ross 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 39 10-21 97
MINERAL AREA
Keenan Clark 0 0-0 0, D'Angelo Tucker 1 4-4 7, Leon Watkins 3 2-4 8, Shaq Boga 11 3-4 26, Jake White 0 2-2 2, Bryce Weibrecht 0 2-4 2, Jay Raulston 10 1-4 23, Mark Nolan 2 2-2 6, Orlando Johnson 4 0-0 8 Team 31 16-24 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 49, Mineral Area 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (R. Ross 4; Deng 2; F. Williams, G. Williams, G. Ross 1); MAC 4 (Raulston 2; Tucker, Boga 1)
Jameel McKay used his strong inside game to score a career-high 32 points and grad 14 rebounds, Ronald Ross tallied 21 points and dished out 10 assists and Frank Williams chipped in 13 points as Indian Hills picked up a 97-82 win against Mineral Area College in the HyVee Classic on Saturday night.
McKay's previous high was 31 points in a win against Independence a week before.
IHCC's Jelan Kendrick and Ronnie Stevens were already sidelined for the weekend's games with shoulder injuries. Joining them on the bench Saturday was Trinson White, who was ill and wasn't in uniform, and Richard Amardi, who went down with an injury less than two minutes into the first half and never returned to action.
So the Warriors counted on their sophomores to pull them through and they did. With some help from freshman Majok Deng, who was pressed into service early and came through with eight points and eight rebounds.
That was more than enough to offset the Mineral Area duo of Shaq Boga and Jay Raulston, who combined for 49 of their team's points. Boga had 26 and Raulston 23, but nobody else reached double figures for the Cardinals who are now 13-3 with all three of their losses coming to Iowa schools. They had lost earlier to Iowa Western and Southeastern.
The game was tied four times early, the last at 23-all. Indian Hills scored five straight points to make it 28-23 and the Warriors never trailed after that. They got their first double-digit lead at 45-35 on a bucket by Ross late in the first half and Deng ended the half with a putback to give IHCC a 49-38 edge at intermission.
McKay made one of his six second-half field goals to open the scoring after halftime and the lead hovered between 13 and 19 points for most of the second half.
The win was the fourth in a row in the current five-game homestand for the Warriors, who have won 10 consecutive games at home this year and 30 straight over the past two years.
Indian Hills will end the first half of their schedule when they host NIACC on Tuesday night at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 97, MINERAL AREA 82
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 14 4-7 32, Richard Amardi 0 0-0 0, Dustin Hogue 3 3-8 9, Ronald Ross 8 1-3 21, Frank Williams 6 0-1 13, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 2-2 7, Majok Deng 3 0-0 8, Gary Ross 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 39 10-21 97
MINERAL AREA
Keenan Clark 0 0-0 0, D'Angelo Tucker 1 4-4 7, Leon Watkins 3 2-4 8, Shaq Boga 11 3-4 26, Jake White 0 2-2 2, Bryce Weibrecht 0 2-4 2, Jay Raulston 10 1-4 23, Mark Nolan 2 2-2 6, Orlando Johnson 4 0-0 8 Team 31 16-24 82
Halftime score: Indian Hills 49, Mineral Area 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (R. Ross 4; Deng 2; F. Williams, G. Williams, G. Ross 1); MAC 4 (Raulston 2; Tucker, Boga 1)
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Warriors Blister Clinton for Win No. 12
Ottumwa -- In coach Barret Peery's 50th game as head at Indian Hills, his squad posted season-highs for points, field goals, field goal attempts, 3-pointers made and offensive rebounds in rolling over Clinton CC, 121-63, at the Hellyer Center Friday night.
The Warriors drilled nine 3s in the first half -- including four by Frank Williams and three by Trinson White -- in opening up a 69-28 halftime lead and didn't let up in the second half in raising their season record to 12-1. Nine of those 12 wins this season have come at home, where the Warriors have now won 29 straight games over the past two seasons.
Williams had a career night for Indian Hills, pouring in 27 points to exceed his previous best scoring output of 20 points in a win at Kirkwood ten days before. White equalled his career high with his 17 points.
Indian Hills also got 19 points from Jameel McKay and 18 from Ronald Ross in surpassing the 100-point mark for the eighth time already this year, one more than all of last year.
The Warriors buried 15 3s and hit 50-of-101 shot attemts, all of those numbers season highs.
Clinton scored the first two points of the game and never led again. Williams hit back-to-back shots, the second a 3-pointer, to put IHCC ahead and the lead steadily grew after that. The margin was 41 points by halftime and as many as 60 points late in the second half.
Richard Hurt scored 13 points to lead Clinton and Xzavion Jones added 12 for the Cougars.
Indian Hills closes out the HyVee Classic on Saturday night when the Warriors face Mineral Area at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 121, CLINTON 63
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 9 1-6 19, Richard Amardi 3 3-6 9, Trinson White 7 0-0 17, Dustin Hogue 6 1-2 13, Ronald Ross 7 1-4 18, Frank Williams 11 0-0 27, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 0-0 6, Martin Dixon-Green 0 0-0 0, Majok Deng 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 2 0-0 6, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-2 4 Team 50 6-20 121
CLINTON
Virshaun Grant 0 0-0 0, Richard Hurt 5 0-0 13, Dominique Helgemo 3 4-6 10, Xzavion Jones 3 6-6 12, Dione Blyden 1 0-0 2, Kimani Stevens 3 0-0 6, BJ Bostic 2 0-0 4, Andrew Temperly 0 1-2 1, James Randolph 1 0-0 2, Charles Pemberton 2 2-2 6, Dane Barun 0 3-4 3, BeeJay Caleb 2 0-0 4 Team 22 16-22 63
Halftime score: Indian Hills 69, Clinton 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 15 (F. Williams 5; White, R. Ross 3; G. Williams, G. Ross 2), CCC 3 (Hurt 3)
The Warriors drilled nine 3s in the first half -- including four by Frank Williams and three by Trinson White -- in opening up a 69-28 halftime lead and didn't let up in the second half in raising their season record to 12-1. Nine of those 12 wins this season have come at home, where the Warriors have now won 29 straight games over the past two seasons.
Williams had a career night for Indian Hills, pouring in 27 points to exceed his previous best scoring output of 20 points in a win at Kirkwood ten days before. White equalled his career high with his 17 points.
Indian Hills also got 19 points from Jameel McKay and 18 from Ronald Ross in surpassing the 100-point mark for the eighth time already this year, one more than all of last year.
The Warriors buried 15 3s and hit 50-of-101 shot attemts, all of those numbers season highs.
Clinton scored the first two points of the game and never led again. Williams hit back-to-back shots, the second a 3-pointer, to put IHCC ahead and the lead steadily grew after that. The margin was 41 points by halftime and as many as 60 points late in the second half.
Richard Hurt scored 13 points to lead Clinton and Xzavion Jones added 12 for the Cougars.
Indian Hills closes out the HyVee Classic on Saturday night when the Warriors face Mineral Area at 7:00.
INDIAN HILLS 121, CLINTON 63
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 9 1-6 19, Richard Amardi 3 3-6 9, Trinson White 7 0-0 17, Dustin Hogue 6 1-2 13, Ronald Ross 7 1-4 18, Frank Williams 11 0-0 27, Gary Williams, Jr. 2 0-0 6, Martin Dixon-Green 0 0-0 0, Majok Deng 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 2 0-0 6, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-2 4 Team 50 6-20 121
CLINTON
Virshaun Grant 0 0-0 0, Richard Hurt 5 0-0 13, Dominique Helgemo 3 4-6 10, Xzavion Jones 3 6-6 12, Dione Blyden 1 0-0 2, Kimani Stevens 3 0-0 6, BJ Bostic 2 0-0 4, Andrew Temperly 0 1-2 1, James Randolph 1 0-0 2, Charles Pemberton 2 2-2 6, Dane Barun 0 3-4 3, BeeJay Caleb 2 0-0 4 Team 22 16-22 63
Halftime score: Indian Hills 69, Clinton 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 15 (F. Williams 5; White, R. Ross 3; G. Williams, G. Ross 2), CCC 3 (Hurt 3)
Sunday, December 9, 2012
McKay's Career Night Paces Warriors
Ottumwa -- One night after he was benched for a "violation of team rules," Jameel McKay returned to the lineup in a big way, scoring a career-best 31 points as Indian Hills blasted Independence (Kan.) CC, 117-94 on Saturday night in the Warriors' own PCS Classic.
McKay had 21 of his points in the second half and he added 11 rebounds in the Warriors' 11th win against only one loss.
He had lots of help as the Warriors put five other players in double figures and went over the 100-point scoring total for the seventh time in 12 games, matching the number of 100-point games they had all of last year in 37 games.
Independence was able to whittle a big IHCC lead down to 13 points early in the second half. The Warriors then ran off 13 straight points in 2:29 to push the lead back to 82-58 and they never led by fewer than 20 points after that.
Dustin Hogue complemented McKay's big night with 16 points and hit 11-of-14 free throws. Gary Williams, Jr. added 15 and Frank Williams had 14.
Indian Hills never trailed, opening up an early 6-0 lead. The Warriors broke away from an 8-7 score with a quick 16-4 burst and led by 21 at the half.
TraVaughn White had a huge night in a losing cause, scoring 37 points for ICC. The Pirates attempted 45 free throws, and made 34, as the Warriors continue to give their opponents plenty of opportunities at the foul line.
The Warriors won't play again until next weekend's HyVee Classic. They will take on Clinton CC on Friday night and Mineral Area College on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 117, INDEPENDENCE 94
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 15 1-2 31, Richard Amardi 5 2-4 12, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Dustin Hogue 2 11-14 16, Ronald Ross 2 0-1 4, Frank Williams 5 2-2 14, Ronnie Stevens 4 5-6 13, Gary Williams, Jr. 5 4-5 15, Martin Dixon-Green 1 0-0 3, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 2 2-4 6 Team 42 27-38 117
INDEPENDENCE
TraVaughn White 10 14-20 37, Peyton Botts 1 0-0 3, Christopher Spotser 4 1-2 10, Julian Edmonson 5 4-4 15, James Pegues 2 9-11 13, Dominique Jefferson 3 0-0 6, Jamal Goodwin 1 0-0 2, Jervon Hooks 0 6-8 6, Daylin Billiingsley 2 0-0 4 Team 27 34-45 94
Halftime score: IHCC 61, ICC 40; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (F. Williams 2; White, Hogue, G. Williams, Dixon-Green 1), ICC 6 (White 3; Botts, Spotser, Edmonson 1)
McKay had 21 of his points in the second half and he added 11 rebounds in the Warriors' 11th win against only one loss.
He had lots of help as the Warriors put five other players in double figures and went over the 100-point scoring total for the seventh time in 12 games, matching the number of 100-point games they had all of last year in 37 games.
Independence was able to whittle a big IHCC lead down to 13 points early in the second half. The Warriors then ran off 13 straight points in 2:29 to push the lead back to 82-58 and they never led by fewer than 20 points after that.
Dustin Hogue complemented McKay's big night with 16 points and hit 11-of-14 free throws. Gary Williams, Jr. added 15 and Frank Williams had 14.
Indian Hills never trailed, opening up an early 6-0 lead. The Warriors broke away from an 8-7 score with a quick 16-4 burst and led by 21 at the half.
TraVaughn White had a huge night in a losing cause, scoring 37 points for ICC. The Pirates attempted 45 free throws, and made 34, as the Warriors continue to give their opponents plenty of opportunities at the foul line.
The Warriors won't play again until next weekend's HyVee Classic. They will take on Clinton CC on Friday night and Mineral Area College on Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 117, INDEPENDENCE 94
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 15 1-2 31, Richard Amardi 5 2-4 12, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Dustin Hogue 2 11-14 16, Ronald Ross 2 0-1 4, Frank Williams 5 2-2 14, Ronnie Stevens 4 5-6 13, Gary Williams, Jr. 5 4-5 15, Martin Dixon-Green 1 0-0 3, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 2 2-4 6 Team 42 27-38 117
INDEPENDENCE
TraVaughn White 10 14-20 37, Peyton Botts 1 0-0 3, Christopher Spotser 4 1-2 10, Julian Edmonson 5 4-4 15, James Pegues 2 9-11 13, Dominique Jefferson 3 0-0 6, Jamal Goodwin 1 0-0 2, Jervon Hooks 0 6-8 6, Daylin Billiingsley 2 0-0 4 Team 27 34-45 94
Halftime score: IHCC 61, ICC 40; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (F. Williams 2; White, Hogue, G. Williams, Dixon-Green 1), ICC 6 (White 3; Botts, Spotser, Edmonson 1)
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Warriors Still Perfect at Home after Routing Malcolm X
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills broke away from visiting Malcolm X College with a 27-3 run in the first half and the Warriors went on to notch their 10th win of the season on Friday night, blistering the Hawks, 115-77.
Malcolm X hung with the 12th-rated Warriors early in the game, forging five ties and eventually taking a 26-23 lead. That's when IHCC caught fire, scoring 27 of the next 30 points, a run that ended with the Warriors scoring 18 points in a row.
By halftime, the lead had grown to 25 points and Indian Hills didn't let up in the second half. When Ronald Ross hit a 3-pointer with 7 1/2 minutes to play, IHCC had eclipsed the 100-point mark for the sixth time in the season.
It was one of four 3s for Ross, who scored a team-high 21 points. Five teammates joined him in double figures. Richard Amardi tied his season high with 14 and Gary Williams, Jr. also scored 14.
The Warriors played without their leading scorer, Jameel McKay, whom coach Barret Peery said sat out the game because of a violation of team rules.
Kendrick Nichols had a big night for Malcolm X, leading all scorers with 32 points.
The victory improves the Warriors' season record to 10-1. They will wrap up the two-day PCS Classic on Saturday night when they host Independence (Kan.) CC.
INDIAN HILLS 115, MALCOLM X 77
INDIAN HILLS
Richard Amardi 5 4-7 14, Trinson White 3 1-1 7, Dustin Hogue 4 2-2 10, Ronald Ross 8 1-3 21, Jelan Kendrick 1 0-0 2, Frank Williams 5 3-6 13, Ronnie Stevens 2 5-5 9, Gary Williams, Jr. 6 1-3 14, Martin Dixon-Green 5 0-0 10, Majok Deng 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 3 0-0 8, Rawane Ndiaye 1 3-6 5 Team 44 20-33 115
MALCOLM X
Kendrick Nichols 12 5-9 32, Jeremiah Moore 7 0-2 18, Randall Saintlus 1 0-0 2, Maurice Alexander 1 3-4 6, Justin Reynolds 2 0-0 5, Winston Williams 1 2-2 4, Darnell Wright 1 2-2 4, Mackly Bien-Aime 0 2-4 2, Sherrod Wilson 2 0-0 4 Team 27 14-23 77
Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, Malcolm X 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (R. Ross 4; G. Ross 2; G. Williams 1), MXC 9 (Moore 4; Nichols 3; Alexander, Reynolds 1)
Malcolm X hung with the 12th-rated Warriors early in the game, forging five ties and eventually taking a 26-23 lead. That's when IHCC caught fire, scoring 27 of the next 30 points, a run that ended with the Warriors scoring 18 points in a row.
By halftime, the lead had grown to 25 points and Indian Hills didn't let up in the second half. When Ronald Ross hit a 3-pointer with 7 1/2 minutes to play, IHCC had eclipsed the 100-point mark for the sixth time in the season.
It was one of four 3s for Ross, who scored a team-high 21 points. Five teammates joined him in double figures. Richard Amardi tied his season high with 14 and Gary Williams, Jr. also scored 14.
The Warriors played without their leading scorer, Jameel McKay, whom coach Barret Peery said sat out the game because of a violation of team rules.
Kendrick Nichols had a big night for Malcolm X, leading all scorers with 32 points.
The victory improves the Warriors' season record to 10-1. They will wrap up the two-day PCS Classic on Saturday night when they host Independence (Kan.) CC.
INDIAN HILLS 115, MALCOLM X 77
INDIAN HILLS
Richard Amardi 5 4-7 14, Trinson White 3 1-1 7, Dustin Hogue 4 2-2 10, Ronald Ross 8 1-3 21, Jelan Kendrick 1 0-0 2, Frank Williams 5 3-6 13, Ronnie Stevens 2 5-5 9, Gary Williams, Jr. 6 1-3 14, Martin Dixon-Green 5 0-0 10, Majok Deng 1 0-0 2, Gary Ross 3 0-0 8, Rawane Ndiaye 1 3-6 5 Team 44 20-33 115
MALCOLM X
Kendrick Nichols 12 5-9 32, Jeremiah Moore 7 0-2 18, Randall Saintlus 1 0-0 2, Maurice Alexander 1 3-4 6, Justin Reynolds 2 0-0 5, Winston Williams 1 2-2 4, Darnell Wright 1 2-2 4, Mackly Bien-Aime 0 2-4 2, Sherrod Wilson 2 0-0 4 Team 27 14-23 77
Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, Malcolm X 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (R. Ross 4; G. Ross 2; G. Williams 1), MXC 9 (Moore 4; Nichols 3; Alexander, Reynolds 1)
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Winter Basketball Camp
Ottumwa -- Coach Barret Peery has announced the dates for his Junior Warrior Christmas Basketball Camp. The camp, for ages five through 13, will be held Dec. 28 and 29 from 9am to noon both days. It will be held in the Hellyer Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus and the cost is $50.
Coach Peery and his staff will run the camp which will feature instruction by the IHCC coaches and players and daily awards as well.
Questions about the camp can be directed to assistant coach John Wardenburg at 641-683-5683 or John.Wardenburg@indianhills.edu.
Coach Peery and his staff will run the camp which will feature instruction by the IHCC coaches and players and daily awards as well.
Questions about the camp can be directed to assistant coach John Wardenburg at 641-683-5683 or John.Wardenburg@indianhills.edu.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Williams' Career Night Helps Warriors To Road Win
Cedar Rapids, IA -- Frank Williams buried his fourth 3-pointer of the game, right before the buzzer at the end of the first half, to give Indian Hills a lead it would not relinquish as the Warriors went on to dump Kirkwood, 95-88, at Johnson Hall on Tuesday night.
Williams' bucket made it 39-37 at the half, in favor of the Warriors, who had battled back from an early seven-point deficit. The 6-7 sophomore added two more 3s in the second half on his way to a career-high 20 points.
Jelan Kendrick started the second half for the Warriors with a 3-point play. After Kirkwood's Devan Douglas hit a 3-pointer, Williams answered with a three of his own to make it, 46-40.
IHCC eventually built the lead to 12 at 56-44. Kirkwood cut the deficit to three points after a pair of free throws by Gage Heffernan, but Ronald Ross put the lead back at six with his third 3 of the game and the Indian Hills lead was never less than six the rest of the way.
The Warriors followed up a poor first-half free throw shooting performance by making 22-of-27 in the final half. The two teams combined to shoot 90 free throws and there were 62 fouls called in the contest.
Dustin Hogue scored all of his 14 points in the second half for the Warriors and Gary Williams, Jr. scored 13, all but two of them at the foul line where he was 11-for-15. Indian Hills had six players in double figures. Kirkwood had five, led by 17 points each for Najeal Young and J.C. Fuller.
Indian Hills now returns home for five consecutive games, starting with two in the PCS Classic this weekend. The Warriors face Malcolm X on Friday and Independence (KS) Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KIRKWOOD 88
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 5 2-4 12, Richard Amardi 2 2-4 6, TrinsonWhite 1 1-2 4, Dustin Hogue 3 8-9 14, Ronald Ross 3 1-4 10, Jelan Kendrick 4 3-5 11, Justin Moss 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 6 2-2 20, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Gary Williams, Jr. 1 11-15 Team 26 33-50 95
KIRKWOOD
Kevin Hunter 5 1-3 11, Najeal Young 6 5-7 17, Shaun Manego 0 3-4, Derek Witt 0 0-0 0, J.C. Fuller 6 3-4 17, Taylor Olson 0 2-2 2, Devan Douglas 5 5-6 16, Kasey Semler 2 2-2 8, Jalen Currie 0 3-4 3, Gage Heffernan 2 7-8 11 Team 26 31-40 88
Halftime score: Indian Hills 39, Kirkwood 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (F. Williams 6; Ross 3; White 1), KCC 5 (Fuller, Semler 2; Douglas 1)
Williams' bucket made it 39-37 at the half, in favor of the Warriors, who had battled back from an early seven-point deficit. The 6-7 sophomore added two more 3s in the second half on his way to a career-high 20 points.
Jelan Kendrick started the second half for the Warriors with a 3-point play. After Kirkwood's Devan Douglas hit a 3-pointer, Williams answered with a three of his own to make it, 46-40.
IHCC eventually built the lead to 12 at 56-44. Kirkwood cut the deficit to three points after a pair of free throws by Gage Heffernan, but Ronald Ross put the lead back at six with his third 3 of the game and the Indian Hills lead was never less than six the rest of the way.
The Warriors followed up a poor first-half free throw shooting performance by making 22-of-27 in the final half. The two teams combined to shoot 90 free throws and there were 62 fouls called in the contest.
Dustin Hogue scored all of his 14 points in the second half for the Warriors and Gary Williams, Jr. scored 13, all but two of them at the foul line where he was 11-for-15. Indian Hills had six players in double figures. Kirkwood had five, led by 17 points each for Najeal Young and J.C. Fuller.
Indian Hills now returns home for five consecutive games, starting with two in the PCS Classic this weekend. The Warriors face Malcolm X on Friday and Independence (KS) Saturday.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KIRKWOOD 88
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 5 2-4 12, Richard Amardi 2 2-4 6, TrinsonWhite 1 1-2 4, Dustin Hogue 3 8-9 14, Ronald Ross 3 1-4 10, Jelan Kendrick 4 3-5 11, Justin Moss 1 2-3 4, Frank Williams 6 2-2 20, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Gary Williams, Jr. 1 11-15 Team 26 33-50 95
KIRKWOOD
Kevin Hunter 5 1-3 11, Najeal Young 6 5-7 17, Shaun Manego 0 3-4, Derek Witt 0 0-0 0, J.C. Fuller 6 3-4 17, Taylor Olson 0 2-2 2, Devan Douglas 5 5-6 16, Kasey Semler 2 2-2 8, Jalen Currie 0 3-4 3, Gage Heffernan 2 7-8 11 Team 26 31-40 88
Halftime score: Indian Hills 39, Kirkwood 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (F. Williams 6; Ross 3; White 1), KCC 5 (Fuller, Semler 2; Douglas 1)
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Back on Track -- Warriors Down Ellsworth
Ottumwa -- The 10th-ranked Indian Hills Warriors bounced back from their first loss of the season -- suffered six days before at Southern Idaho -- to defeat Ellsworth CC, 102-90, on Friday night.
It was IHCC's 26th consecutive win at the Hellyer Center and their 8th win overall this season.
The Warriors used an 8-0 run to pull away from a 20-20 tie in the first half and increased the lead to 15 at 52-37 by halftime. They shot 57% in the opening half, 75% from inside the 3-point arc.
Both Jamel McKay and Justin Moss had 10 of their 12 points by halftime. McKay wound up with a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with his dozen points.
Indian Hills ran out to a 20-point lead in the second half, but the Panthers battled back to within seven points on two occasions, the last at 85-78 after a 3-pointer by David Dep.
Jelan Kendrick -- who led the Warriors with 18 points and added nine assists -- and Dustin Hogue scored for IHCC and Trinson White added a field goal to get the lead back to 13 and Ellsworth didn't threaten again.
Ronald Ross hit four 3s and scored 17 for the Warriors and Hogue tallied 16. Malcolm Canada's 25 points for ECC led all scorers.
It was the fifth time in nine games that IHCC has scored over 100 points and kept their season scoring average over 100 points a game.
Indian Hills goes to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night for a rematch with Kirkwood CC. The Warriors defeated Kirkwood, 94-89, in IHCC's second game of the season. After Tuesday, Indian Hills' final five games in December are all at home.
INDIAN HILLS 102, ELLSWORTH 90
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 5 2-2 12, Richard Amardi 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 3 3-4 9, Dustin Hogue 7 2-4 16, Ronald Ross 5 3-4 17, Jelan Kendrick 7 4-5 18, Justin Moss 5 2-2 12, Frank Williams 3 1-2 9, Ronnie Stevens 1 2-2 4, Gary Williams, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 38 20-27 102
ELLSWORTH
David Weathers 8 2-4 18, David Dep 1 0-0 3, Tonnie Collier 3 7-10 13, Malcolm Canada 6 11-13 25, Greg Curtis 1 0-0 3, Jared Fulks 3 3-4 12, Abrie Anderson 1 2-2 4, Darvell Brown 2 6-6 10 Team 26 31-40 90
Halftime score: Indian Hills 52, Ellsworth 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (R. Ross 4; F. Williams 2), ECC 7 (Fulks 3; Canada 2; Dep, Curtis 1)
It was IHCC's 26th consecutive win at the Hellyer Center and their 8th win overall this season.
The Warriors used an 8-0 run to pull away from a 20-20 tie in the first half and increased the lead to 15 at 52-37 by halftime. They shot 57% in the opening half, 75% from inside the 3-point arc.
Both Jamel McKay and Justin Moss had 10 of their 12 points by halftime. McKay wound up with a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with his dozen points.
Indian Hills ran out to a 20-point lead in the second half, but the Panthers battled back to within seven points on two occasions, the last at 85-78 after a 3-pointer by David Dep.
Jelan Kendrick -- who led the Warriors with 18 points and added nine assists -- and Dustin Hogue scored for IHCC and Trinson White added a field goal to get the lead back to 13 and Ellsworth didn't threaten again.
Ronald Ross hit four 3s and scored 17 for the Warriors and Hogue tallied 16. Malcolm Canada's 25 points for ECC led all scorers.
It was the fifth time in nine games that IHCC has scored over 100 points and kept their season scoring average over 100 points a game.
Indian Hills goes to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night for a rematch with Kirkwood CC. The Warriors defeated Kirkwood, 94-89, in IHCC's second game of the season. After Tuesday, Indian Hills' final five games in December are all at home.
INDIAN HILLS 102, ELLSWORTH 90
INDIAN HILLS
Jameel McKay 5 2-2 12, Richard Amardi 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 3 3-4 9, Dustin Hogue 7 2-4 16, Ronald Ross 5 3-4 17, Jelan Kendrick 7 4-5 18, Justin Moss 5 2-2 12, Frank Williams 3 1-2 9, Ronnie Stevens 1 2-2 4, Gary Williams, Jr. 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 38 20-27 102
ELLSWORTH
David Weathers 8 2-4 18, David Dep 1 0-0 3, Tonnie Collier 3 7-10 13, Malcolm Canada 6 11-13 25, Greg Curtis 1 0-0 3, Jared Fulks 3 3-4 12, Abrie Anderson 1 2-2 4, Darvell Brown 2 6-6 10 Team 26 31-40 90
Halftime score: Indian Hills 52, Ellsworth 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (R. Ross 4; F. Williams 2), ECC 7 (Fulks 3; Canada 2; Dep, Curtis 1)
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