Basketball @ Indian Hills Community College

Win Streak Ends in Loss in Missouri

2012-01-18T14:22:00.000-08:00

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)

Second-Half Surge Dumps Kennedy-King

2012-01-15T08:17:00.000-08:00

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)

McKay's 23 Leads IHCC to Blowout Win

2012-01-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

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)

Booster Club Plans Bus Trip to Iowa Western

2012-01-12T14:08:00.000-08:00

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.

Warriors Complete Season Sweep of Kirkwood

2012-01-12T09:20:00.000-08:00

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)

Indian Hills Holds Off Paris for 16th Win

2012-01-07T22:08:00.000-08:00

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)

Peery Picks Up 100th Win as Warriors Stay Unbeaten

2012-01-04T08:16:00.000-08:00

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)

Warriors Roll into Break with Win

2011-12-21T06:27:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Although it wasn't their most artistic performance of the first half of the season, third-ranked Indian Hills still put 93 points on the scoreboard and maintained their perfect record with a 93-69 victory against Missouri State-West Plains at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night.

It was the 14th straight win for the Warriors, who were not able to put away the visiting Grizzlies until a late 19-0 run.

Missouri State-West Plains had five players suspended for the game and was forced to deal with the Warriors' full-court style with only seven players.

But the Grizzlies more than held their own with their depleted roster, especially in the first half when they had two six-point leads.

Sophomore guard Kevin Nelson drained four 3s in the opening half in helping MS-WP build leads of 27-21 and 30-24.

After trailing by six, the Warriors caught fire and ran off 10 straight points to take the lead for good. A slam dunk by Dustin Hogue tied the game at 30 and buckets by Brandon Spearman and Jameel McKay finished the run.

Spearman scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the first half, Hogue netted 16 points and McKay had a dozen points and seven rebounds.

The Warriors took a five-point lead into the locker room at the half and built the advantage to 12 at 57-45. The Grizzlies then made one last push, scoring the next eight points and forcing IHCC coach Barret Peery to use a timeout.

Indian Hills responded by steadily pulling away after that and the late run, which moved the score from 70-63 to 89-63 and finished off the weary Grizzlies.

Gary Ricks, Jr. had back-to-back 3s in the late spurt for IHCC and Roderick Bobbitt, who had 10 assists to go along with 10 points, ended the run with a three of his own.

Four of the seven Grizzlies who played scored at least 15 points, led by Kervin Remeau's 17.

The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for MS-WP, who will get a chance to avenge the defeat when they host Indian Hills on January 17.

The Warriors have two weeks off to prepare for their first game of 2012 -- a home contest against ninth-rated Vincennes (Ind.) on Jan. 3.

INDIAN HILLS 93, MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 69

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 10 0-0 21, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 2 2-3 6, D.J. Bennett 2 1-3 5, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 5 2-2 12, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-3 10, Dustin Hogue 7 1-2 16, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 3 0-0 7, Devin Delaney 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 38 10-17 93

MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Kevin Nelson 5 1-5 15, Keaton Jackson 2 0-0 4, Nathaniel Simniok 5 5-8 16, Kervin Remeau 7 3-4 17, Jordan Clennon 7 0-3 15, Farbod Farman 0 2-2 2, Asim Beazer 0 0-0 0 Team 26 11-22 69

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, MS-WP 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 3, Spearman, Bobbitt, Hogue, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 4, Simniok, Clennon 1)

Winning Streak to 13 as Warriors Down Howard

2011-12-12T12:39:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Third-ranked Indian Hills was looking for a spark early in the second half of Saturday night's game with No. 19 Howard (TX) College in the final game of the PCS Classic. The visitors had run off nine straight points to open the second half to take a 37-32 lead.

The spark for IHCC came from sophomore guard Gary Ricks, Jr. Ricks scored off an offensive rebound for the first Warrior points of the half, then buried a three-pointer to tie the score at 37. But Ricks wasn't done just yet. He grabbed a defensive rebound and fed Dustin Hogue for a layup that gave the Warriors the lead for good.

By the time Howard scored again, it was a 14-0 run by Indian Hills that turned the game in the Warriors' favor.

Indian Hills pushed the lead to double digits three times in the second half and each time the visiting Hawks came back to cut the deficit to single numbers.

Rico Richardson's 3-pointer sliced the Indian Hills lead to 73-68 with just over three minutes to play, but Roderick Bobbitt picked up one of his 13 assists with a perfect pass to Jameel McKay to put the margin at seven and the Hawks never got closer than six points the rest of the game.

Bobbitt had 12 points and four steals to go along with his 13 assists. Hogue led IHCC with 14 and McKay had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Howard led only once in the first half, at 11-10, after a rebound basket by Calvin Godfrey. Godfrey, the Hawks' second-leading scorer and a transfer from Iowa State, had eight points at halftime, but added only two more in the second half before fouling out with 10:21 to play.

Shavon Coleman led Howard with 23 points, 17 of them coming in the second half.

Howard drops to 10-3 with the loss. Indian Hills' 13-0 start is the best to open the season since the 2006-07 Warriors won 33 in a row.

INDIAN HILLS 85, HOWARD 77

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 8, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 9, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-0 3, Michael Haynes 3 1-2 7, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 3-7 13, Roderick Bobbitt 3 6-8 12, Dustin Hogue 5 4-7 14, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-1 5, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 31 18-30 85

HOWARD Calvin Godfrey 5 0-1 10, Shavon Coleman 7 7-12 23, Jerry Dixon 3 4-6 10, Rico Richardson 4 0-0 11, Phillip Miller 1 1-1 3, Chad Posthumus 2 1-2 5, Damion McGee 2 2-2 6, Zech Smith 0 0-0 0, Marsalis Stewart 0 0-0 0, Leon Cooper 4 0-0 9 Team 28 15-24

Halftime score: Indian Hills 32, Howard 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Spearman, Ricks 2; Buckley 1), HC 6 (Richardson 3, Coleman 2, Cooper 1)

Warriors Take Foul-Plagued Game From Moraine Valley

2011-12-10T10:12:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- In a game that had 60 fouls, 84 free throw attempts and over 60 turnovers, Indian Hills kept their winning streak alive with an 89-67 win over Moraine Valley CC in the P-C-S Classic at the Hellyer Center on Friday night.

The Warriors shot 51 free throws and Moraine Valley attempted 33 in the foul-marred game that took over two hours to complete.

Indian Hills also got a season-best performance from freshman Trinson White, who led the IHCC scoring with 17 points and sparked the IHCC offense in both halves. White was averaging only four points a game entering the contest and had made four 3's in the first 11 games of the season.

He hit an early three-pointer that allowed the Warriors to eventually open up an 18-point first-half lead. White then added 10 second-half points and another three to allow Indian Hills to finally pull away from the Cyclones, ranked 18th in the latest NJCAA Division II poll, in the final five minutes.

Moraine Valley ended the first half by scoring 12 of the final 14 points of the half to pull to within 42-34 at intermission. They twice cut the deficit to four points at the start of the second half before Indian Hills was able to gradually increase the lead.

It was still a 12-point game with around five minutes to play before the Warriors pulled away down the stretch.

Twenty-nine of the Warriors 51 foul shots came in the second half, but they continue to struggle from the line, making only 57% of their attempts for the game.

White was one of five IHCC players in double figures. Jameel McKay and Roderick Bobbitt scored 12 each, Dustin Hogue had 11 and Brandon Spearman 10. Johnny Baldwin's 16 points led Moraine Valley.

Indian Hills will need to shore up some things before they take on Howard College in the second game of the P-C-S Classic on Saturday night. Howard (9-2) tuned up for their contest with IHCC by drilling the William Penn JV, 85-36, in Friday's first game.

Howard was ranked 8th in the preseason national poll, one notch above Indian Hills. They were ranked 19th in the latest DI poll.

INDIAN HILLS 89, MORAINE VALLEY 67

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 6-10 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-2 2, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 0 5-7 5, Jameel McKay 5 2-4 12, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-4 12, Dustin Hogue 5 1-4 11, Ronnie Stevens 2 4-6 8, Trinson White 4 7-11 17, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 27 29-51 89

MORAINE VALLEY Johnny Baldwin 6 3-4 16, Lane Barlow 7 1-4 15, A.J. Bridges 3 6-7 12, Josh Freeman 0 1-2 1, Richaun Holmes 4 2-6 10, Mike Jackson 0 0-0 0, Modestas Masiulionis 0 5-6 5, Mike O'Donnell 2 3-4 8, Steven White 0 0-0 0, Ian Gaines 0 0-0 0 Team 22 21-33 67

Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, Moraine Valley 34; Three-point goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Bobbitt, White 2), MVCC 2 (Baldwin, O'Donnell 1)

Late Rally Downs Kirkwood

2011-12-07T12:57:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills used an 11-2 run over the game's final three minutes to stay undefeated with a 79-77 win over Kirkwood CC on Tuesday night at the Hellyer Center.

The victory pushed the Warriors' season-opening winning streak to 11 games, but it didn't come without some anxious moments. And it was secured until two potential game-tying shots by Kirkwood in the final seconds were off the mark.

Indian Hills was down 75-68 after a Matt Tiby layup with just over three minutes to play. Tiby led all scorers with 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Kirkwood, ranked 4th in Division II.

IHCC's Jameel McKay and Brandon Spearman had consecutive field goals to bring the Warriors back to within three at 75-72.

Following a Kirkwood free throw, Roderick Bobbitt made two big plays to allow the Warriors to tie the score. Bobbitt first made a shot from just to the right of the basket as he was falling down and then, after a miss by the Eagles, he fed McKay with a perfect pass for a layup to make it 76-all.

One of the key calls in the game came on Kirkwood's possession following the tying field goal. The Eagles were called for a charging foul and it was ruled that Indian Hills' D.J. Bennett, who drew the charge, would get two free throws.

Bennett, who had only attempted three foul shots all year coming into the game, calmly made both free throws to put the Warriors on top, 78-76. Bennett, then rebounded a missed attempt by the Eagles but was called for traveling, giving Kirkwood the ball underneath their basket.

Tiby was fouled with 16 seconds left and hit one of two free throws to leave the Eagles down by one, 78-77. Indian Hills got the ball to Brandon Spearman who was fouled and, after missing his first attempt, made the second shot to supply the final point of the game.

But Warrior fans had to wait to celebrate until Kirkwood missed the final two shots of the contest.

Indian Hills twice led by seven points in the first half, but needed a three-pointer at the buzzer by Bobbitt to take a one-point halftime lead.

The second half was close until Kirkwood got some breathing room with five quick points for a seven-point advantage.

Indian Hills battled foul trouble throughout the second half -- at one point four different players had four fouls and one, Ronnie Stevens, fouled out with 7:45 to play.

Free-throw shooting also hurt the Warriors who were just 13-of-28 at the line in the second half.

McKay paced the Warriors with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Bobbitt added 13 and Bennett 11.

Kirkwood, who already owns two wins over Marshalltown and one over Southeastern, is 8-2. The Warriors have their longest winning streak to open a season since the 2006-07 squad started 33-0.

INDIAN HILLS 79, KIRKWOOD 77

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 1-2 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 2-2 5, DeAndray Buckley 0 5-6 5, Michael Haynes 3 1-6 7, D.J. Bennett 3 5-7 11, Kieran Woods 3 1-3 7, Jameel McKay 7 0-0 14, Roderick Bobbitt 5 0-0 13, Dustin Hogue 0 1-4 1, Ronnie Stevens 0 7-10 7, Trinson White 0 0-0 0 Team 25 23-40 79

KIRKWOOD Matt Tiby 9 4-7 22, Antione Howard 5 2-4 12, Mike Weber 1 5-6 8, Eddie Denard 3 1-4 7, Preston Brunz 1 7-8 9, Rodney Prior 0 0-0 0, Gage Heffernan 3 3-4 9, Kasey Semler 0 0-0 0, Devan Douglas 3 0-0 6, Kevin Hunter 1 0-0 3, Tayler Bontrager 0 0-0 0, Dominic Wilder 0 0-0 0 Team 26 22-35 77

Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Kirkwood 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Bobbitt 3, Spearman 2, Ricks 1), KCC 2 (Weber, Hunter 1)

Warriors Drub St. John's Military

2011-12-05T07:42:00.000-08:00

MARSHALLTOWN — The Indian Hills Warriors have proven during the early part of the 2011-12 basketball season that they are a hard team to keep up with, given the No. 4-ranked team’s high-powered offense and relentless pressure defense. St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy found out Saturday night in the Emerson JUCO Challenge that your odds of keeping pace with the Warriors when you are playing your third game in roughly 24 hours are almost nil.

The Warriors ran away from St. John’s over the final part of the first half, led by 24 points at intermission and rolled to a 122-73 win that pushed IHCC’s season-opening winning streak to 10 games.

St. John’s, located in Delafield, Wis., had lost to Kirkwood CC in a late game on Friday and, in a strange bit of scheduling by those who put together the matchups for the weekend’s games, came back and played the noon game on Saturday. In that contest, they defeated Iowa Lakes CC, 90-78. But the Lancers got run out of the gym when they took on the Warriors just six hours after their first game of the day had concluded.

Indian Hills used an 11-0 run in the first half to take control. The Warriors then closed the half with a 29-11 spurt to go on top, 61-37, at halftime. For good measure, Indian Hills tacked on 61 more points in the second half to record their highest-scoring game of the season.

It was the fifth time in 10 games that IHCC has eclipsed the century mark in scoring. Their offensive average is at 100.8 points a game.

The 11-straight points by the Warriors early in the game was followed by three three-point plays by St. John’s over the next two minutes as the Lancers eventually cut the deficit to 32-26.

Gary Ricks, Jr., who led the Warriors in 3-pointers last year with 73, had gotten off to a slow start from behind the arc in his sophomore campaign. Ricks found his long-range stroke earlier in the week when he drilled five 3s in a road win at Ellsworth. And he picked up where he left off in that game with four first-half 3s against St. John’s.

Ricks had three consecutive three-pointers as the Warriors closed the opening half with a rush.

Freshman guard Roderick Bobbitt got Indian Hills off to a flying start in the second half with back-to-back 3s and the Warriors steadily pulled away from the fatigued Lancers.

Indian Hills’ first four baskets of the second half were treys and they connected on a season-high 13 for the game, with seven different players making at least one shot from long range.

Freshman Dustin Hogue led the Warriors with 20 points and he had five teammates join him in double figures. Freshman Jameel McKay chipped in 18 points and Ricks equaled his season-high with 15.

The win came in the fourth-straight road game for IHCC. The next six games will all be played at home, starting with three games in five days this week. Next up is a battle with Kirkwood on Tuesday night. Kirkwood defeated St. John’s, 59-42, Friday night in Marshalltown, but the Lancers didn’t play their five regular starters who were suspended for the contest.

The Warriors will host the PCS Classic at the Hellyer Center this weekend and their Saturday night foe will be Howard (Texas) College, ranked 13th in the latest NJCAA poll.

No. 4 Indian Hills 122, St. John’s Military Academy 73

INDIAN HILLS (122) – Brandon Spearman 4 0-1 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 3-4 15, DeAndray Buckley 4 3-8 12, D.J. Bennett 1 1-2 3, Kieran Woods 4 0-2 8, Jameel McKay 7 4-6 18, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 12, Dustin Hogue 9 1-4 20, Ronnie Stevens 2 3-3 7, Trinson White 3 1-1 8, Devin Delaney 2 0-1 5, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-1 4 Team 46 FG 17-35 122

ST. JOHN’S MILITARY ACADEMY (73) – Jacoby Davis 3 0-1 7, Jeremiah Jones 3 7-8 14, Logan Mortenson 5 3-3 14, Aaron Ross 5 3-3 14, Andy Martin 2 0-2 4, Josh Hall 0 1-2 1, Mike Lang 0 0-2 0, Quinn Williams 1 0-0 2, D.J. Mlachnik 1 4-4 6, Wes Koral 1 2-3 4, Charles Rushman 0 3-4 3, Stephan Lambert 0 1-2 1, Miles Holmes 0 2-2 2 Team 21 27-37 73

Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, St. John’s 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 13 (Ricks 4; Bobbitt 3; Spearman 2; Buckley, Hogue, White, Delaney 1), SJNMA 4 (Davis, Jones, Mortenson, Ross 1)

Christmas Basketball Camp

2011-12-01T07:55:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- If you’re looking for something for your youngsters to do to help fill the time during the upcoming holiday break, consider sending them to the Junior Warrior Christmas Basketball Camp. Coach Barret Peery and his staff will run the camp, scheduled for Dec. 29-31 from 9am to 1pm each day at the Hellyer Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus. It’s for ages 5 through 13 and the cost is $50.

The camp will feature instruction by the IHCC coaches and players and daily awards as well.

Questions about the camp can be directed to assistant coach John Wardenburg at 641-683-5683 or John.Wardenburg@indianhills.edu.

Warriors Stay Unbeaten with Road Win

2011-11-30T09:47:00.000-08:00

Iowa Falls, Ia. -- Showing little effect from a 10-day layoff, the Indian Hills Warriors made a season-best 11 three-pointers and blew out Ellsworth CC on the Panthers' homecourt Tuesday night, pummeling the hosts, 105-83.

It was the 4th time in nine games that Indian Hills has topped the century mark in scoring and pushed their offensive average to just under 100 points a game.

IHCC took the lead for good at 13-11 on a pair of free throws by Brandon Spearman, part of a season-high 29-point outing for Spearman. Twenty of those points came in the first half.

Alfreeman Flowers did his best to keep Ellsworth close in the early-going. He came off the bench to pour in 22 points in the opening half and finished with 34.

Flowers got ECC within a point with a tip-in and Spearman then hit back-to-back 3s to push the Indian Hills lead to 32-26. With the Warriors on top 34-28, Gary Ricks, Jr. buried three consecutive 3s to increase the lead to 43-28 and the Warriors never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the night.

Ricks and Spearman each had five 3s and Ricks, like Spearman, had a season-high point total tallying 15.

The largest lead for the 4th-ranked Warriors was 29 points in the second half.

Dustin Hogue had 11 points for IHCC and DeAndray Buckley and Jameel McKay scored 10 each. All of Buckley's points came in the first half and all of McKay's came in the second 20 minutes.

Indian Hills will play its 4th straight road game on Saturday night against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Marshalltown as part of the Emerson JUCO Challenge. After that, the next six contests for the Warriors, including four in a row in December, are all at home.

INDIAN HILLS 105, ELLSWORTH 83

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 8 8-9 29, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 0-0 15, DeAndray Buckley 4 1-1 10, D.J. Bennett 4 0-0 8, Kieran Woods 2 0-0 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 2 2-2 6, Dustin Hogue 5 1-2 11, Ronnie Stevens 3 2-4 8, Frank Williams 1 0-2 2, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 40 14-20 105

ELLSWORTH Malcolm Canada 7 3-3 18, Mario Donaldson 5 3-5 17, Jared Fulks 0 0-0 0, Johny Dailey 0 0-0 0, Alfreeman Flowers 14 3-4 34, Abrie Anderson 1 0-0 2, Dwayne Haley 1 0-2 2, Charles Ieans 2 0-0 4, Antone Moore 2 0-0 6 Team 32 9-15 83

Halftime score: Indian Hills 57, Ellsworth 42; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Spearman, Ricks 5, Buckley 1), ECC 10 (Donaldson 4, Flowers 3, Moore 2, Canada 1)

Indian Hills Gets National Recognition

2011-11-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team maintained its No. 4 national ranking in this week’s National Junior College Athletic Association poll and has moved into the top spot in another poll.

The Warriors, off to an 8-0 start, took over the No. 1 ranking in the second installment of the JucoRecruiting.com Top 50, released on Tuesday. That poll ranks the top junior college basketball programs in the country, including those in California and Washington, who are not members of the NJCAA. And it includes all programs regardless of division or region.

In the JucoRecruiting.com ratings, Indian Hills leads a top five that also includes Northwest Florida State, Monroe CC from New York, Palm Beach State (Fla.) and College of Southern Idaho.

Indian Hills was third in the initial poll, behind Southern Idaho and City College of San Francisco.

The Warriors moved up from ninth to fourth in the NJCAA poll last week and remain in the No. 4 slot this week. They trail Monroe, Coffeyville CC and Northwest Florida in that poll and are just ahead of Palm Beach State.

Two future IHCC opponents – Vincennes (No. 7) and Howard College (No. 12) – are also included in the NJCAA Top 20. Upcoming foes Iowa Western CC, Missouri State-West Plains and Paris JC all received votes but didn’t make the Top 20. Three Rivers CC, one of two teams the Warriors defeated in a tournament in Missouri last weekend, was rated 19th at the time. They dropped out of this week’s rankings.

Indian Hills is currently in the midst of a 10-day break before returning to action at Ellsworth CC on Nov. 29. The next home game for the Warriors will be against Kirkwood CC on Dec. 6.

Kirkwood is fresh off a 20-point win over Southeastern CC last Saturday night and was 15th in last week’s NJCAA Division II poll.

Indian Hills Goes to 8-0 with Win in Missouri

2011-11-21T09:16:00.000-08:00

Park Hills, Mo. -- The Indian Hills Warriors head into a 10-day break with a perfect record after the Warriors took care of Mineral Area College, 73-69, on the Cardinals' home floor on Saturday night.

The win was the third straight for the Warriors against a Missouri school and came one night after Mineral Area had knocked off No. 12 Wabash Valley. But Mineral Area couldn't make it two straight wins against ranked opponents as the No. 4 Warriors, even though they had trouble subduing Mineral Area, escaped with an 8-0 record.

Indian Hills led 42-31 in the early stages of the second half, but the Cardinals quickly shaved the lead to 48-47. After a MAC free throw, Gary Ricks, Jr., who had not scored up to that point, drilled back-to-back 3s to give the Warriors some breathing room.

DeAndray Buckley had a key play late in the game for Indian Hills, hustling the length of the floor to follow up a missed layup with a putback to give IHCC a seven-point advantage.

Roderick Bobbitt then nailed down the win for the Warriors, going to the free throw line three times in the final 33.4 seconds and hitting both ends of a one-and-one each time.

Bobbitt had a season-high 16 points for Indian Hills which withstood the outside shooting of the Cardinals in the second half. Mineral Area made seven 3s in the final half, four of them by Miguel Felipe. Jerome Davis and Darian Hooker had 20 points apiece for MAC.

Indian Hills won't play again until they travel to Iowa Falls to take on Ellsworth CC on Nov. 29.

INDIAN HILLS 73, MINERAL AREA 69

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 2 0-1 4, Michael Haynes 2 0-0 4, D.J. Bennett 2 0-0 4, Kieran Woods 4 2-4 10, Dustin Hogue 3 6-7 12, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-7 6, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Devin Delaney 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 4 8-8 16 Team 26 18-27 73

MINERAL AREA Jerome Davis 6 4-6 20, Darian Hooker 6 6-9 20, Miguel Felipe 4 0-0 12, Corrion Johnson 0 0-2 0, Fred Garmon 3 0-0 6, Randrick Caruthers 0 0-0 0, Donavan Jones 0 0-0 0, Jermaine Jones 2 0-0 4, Devontae Flanagan 0 0-2 0, Miguel Gotti-Ramos 2 3-6 7 Team 23 13-25 69

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, Mineral Area 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Spearman 1); MAC 10 (Davis, Felipe 4; Hooker 2)

In Battle of Rateds, Warriors Prevail

2011-11-19T14:47:00.000-08:00

Park Hills, Mo. -- A second-half scoring barrage by sophomore guard Brandon Spearman helped propel Indian Hills to an 89-82 victory against Three Rivers CC in the opening game of the Bob Sechrest Memorial Classic on Friday.

Indian Hills, ranked 4th in the first regular-season NJCAA poll earlier in the week, defeated No. 19 Three Rivers for the first time in three trips to this tournament. And the Warriors scored 32 more points than they did against the Raiders in last year's matchup and 42 more than they managed against TRCC the year before that.

Michael Haynes scored on a three-point play in the second half to give the Warriors a 57-53 lead. After that, Spearman took over. He scored on a driving layup to build the lead to five. A couple minutes later, with the Warriors leading by two, Spearman hit his first of four three-pointers in the second half.

By the time he was done with his long-range shooting, Indian Hills was up by double-digits -- they eventually led by 12 -- and on the way to their 7th win in a row to start the season.

Spearman tallied a game-high 22 points, also a season-high, and got help from Haynes, who had 13, and Gary Ricks, Jr. and Kieran Woods with 11 each.

Indian Hills led for much of the first half, their largest lead at 35-21 after a 10-0 run. Three Rivers pulled to within two points, 43-41, at intermission.

The Raiders had two brief leads in the second half, the last at 53-52, before IHCC scored seven straight points and never trailed again.

Three Rivers cut a 12-point deficit in half with two minutes remaining, but didn't get any closer. The Warriors preserved the victory by making nine of 12 free throws down the stretch.

Indian Hills will try to make it a sweep against Region 16 foes in the tourney when they battle host school Mineral Area on Saturday night.

INDIAN HILLS 89, THREE RIVERS 82

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 8 1-4 22, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 3-6 11, DeAndray Buckley 1 4-4 6, Michael Haynes 5 3-4 13, D.J. Bennett 2 0-0 4, Kieran Woods 2 7-11 11, Dustin Hogue 2 1-2 5, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-4 6, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Roderick Bobbitt 1 6-8 8 Team 27 27-43 89

THREE RIVERS Ibrahim Djambo 6 6-7 19, Gerry Smith 3 3-4 9, Rudy Harrell 3 2-4 8, Tarius Johnson 7 3-5 18, Elgin Lee 7 1-2 15, Jordan McGowan 1 0-1 3, Ignas Palaima 1 0-1 2, Donnell Minnis 4 0-1 8, Bobby Peebles 0 0-0 0, Will Hollifield 0 0-0 0 Team 32 15-25 82

Halftime score: Indian Hills 43, Three Rivers 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Spearman 5, Ricks 2, White 1), TRCC 3 (Djambo, Johnson, McGowan 1)

Warriors up to 4th in the Nation

2011-11-16T15:56:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The bulls-eye on the uniforms of Barret Peery's Indian Hills Warriors just got a little bit larger with the Warriors moving up to fourth in the latest NJCAA basketball poll.

Indian Hills was rated 9th in the preseason poll and, thanks to a 6-0 start to their season, moved up five places in the first regular-season poll.

Coach Peery had said of the preseason ranking, "I’m excited to know that people recognize the hard work that we have put in to build this team so quickly. There will be pressure on us from Day 1 with a bulls-eye on our chest.”

Monroe College from New York is the No. 1 team in the latest poll, ascending to the top spot from their No. 2 preseason rating after downing preseason-No.1 College of Southern Idaho in the first weekend of the regular season.

Coffeyville (KS) CC is second and Palm Beach State College is third. Another Florida school, Northwest Florida State, is ranked right behind the Warriors at No. 5.

The next IHCC opponent, Three Rivers CC, slipped from 10th to 19th in the latest poll. The Warriors and Raiders will battle on Friday in the opening game of the Bob Sechrest Memorial Classic at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri. Indian Hills will take on Mineral Area on Saturday night. This weekend's contests mark the start of a stretch of four straight games on the road for the Warriors. Five of their first six wins have come on their home court.

Two future opponents of Indian Hills are in this week's Top 20. Howard (TX) College is No. 10. The Warriors will host Howard in the PCS Classic on Dec. 10. Vincennes University of Indiana, whom the Warriors will play at home on Jan. 3 and in Indiana on Feb. 7, is rated 14th.

Missouri State-West Plains, another future home-and-home foe of the Warriors, and conference rival Southeastern CC both received votes, but not enough to make it into the Top 20.

Ricks Selected as Scholarship Recipient

2011-11-16T15:48:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills sophomore guard Gary Ricks, Jr. is this year's recipient of the Arnold Black Memorial Scholarship. Ricks, from Sylmar, California, was chosen for the award by the IHCC athletic department and coaching staff.

The 6-1 Ricks led the Warriors in three-point shooting and free-throw shooting last year as a freshman and was the team's second-leading scorer with a 12.5 average. He made 73 3-pointers for the season and had at least one three in 30 of the Warriors' 33 games.

The scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of Black, a former Ottumwa businessman who was a loyal Indian Hills basketball supporter. It is awarded to a sophomore who best exemplifies the strong competitive spirit shown by Black and exhibits his love for the game of basketball.

Last year's award winner was Dijon Farr. Past winners of the scholarship include Terry Black, Chauncey Leslie, Zach Morley and Sean Haluska.

First-Half Blitz Buries Carl Sandburg

2011-11-14T19:06:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Visiting Carl Sandburg College had to feel pretty good about the way they started out in Saturday's final game of the Reed Overhead Doors Classic against home-standing Indian Hills. Chad Thompson had three early three-pointers for the Chargers and when Zach Grover nailed a long three Carl Sandburg had a 20-13 lead.

But when the Warriors finally got untracked they did so in a big way. A 34-0 run overwhelmed the Chargers and vaulted IHCC into a lead that grew to 54-25 by halftime. The Warriors outscored Carl Sandburg 41-5 to close the first half and didn't let up in the second half as Indian Hills ended a stretch of six games in the first nine days of the season in a 117-59 blowout win.

It was the third time this season that Indian Hills eclipsed the 100-point mark and it pushed their season scoring average to 103.2 points a game.

All 13 players who saw action for the Warriors scored and seven were in double figures, led by Kieran Woods with 17. Jameel McKay had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Ronnie Stevens also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Thompson, who had the hot hand early for the Chargers, led all scorers with 25 points and hit six 3s.

Indian Hills made it through their opening six games unbeaten and will have some time off before taking on Three Rivers CC in the first game of the Bob Sechrest Classic at Mineral Area College next Friday. Three Rivers was ranked 10th in the NJCAA preseason poll, one spot behind Indian Hills.

INDIAN HILLS 117, CARL SANDBURG 59

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 3-6 14, Gary Ricks 2 1-2 7, DeAndray Buckley 5 0-0 11, D.J. Bennett 5 0-0 10, Kieran Woods 7 1-2 17, Jameel McKay 7 1-1 15, Frank Williams 2 0-0 5, Dustin Hogue 1 0-1 2, Ronnie Stevens 5 0-0 10, Trinson White 4 2-4 10, Devin Delaney 3 1-2 8, Roderick Bobbitt 1 3-4 5, Gary Ross 1 0-0 3 Team 48 12-22 117

CARL SANDBURG Chad Thompson 7 5-6 25, Dakota Grider 1 0-0 3, Seth Wickert 3 2-2 8, Spencer Pratt 1 0-1 2, Marvin Nunn 2 1-4 5, Caleb Lepisto 1 1-4 3, Chris Martin 0 0-0 0, Zach Grover 2 4-4 10, Jordan Hart 1 0-0 3 Team 18 13-21 59

Halftime score: Indian Hills 54, Carl Sandburg 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (Ricks, Woods 2; Spearman, Buckley, Williams, Delaney, Ross 1), CSC 10 (Thompson 6, Grover 2, Grider, Hart 1)

Weekly Coaches' Show Debuts Tonight

2011-11-12T15:40:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills basketball coach Barret Peery will be featured on a weekly show on KMGO Radio (98.7 FM), live from Appanoose Rapids Brewing Company on East Main Street in Ottumwa.

KMGO's Edwin Brand will host the program, which will air from 6 - 7pm every Wednesday night during the basketball season. Coach Peery will take questions from listeners as well as from those in attendance. He will also have special guests, including IHCC players, during the course of the season.

Indian Hills Makes John Wood Fifth Straight Victim

2011-11-12T12:45:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The final score of Friday's game between Indian Hills and John Wood CC in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic was a bit midleading. The final margin of victory in a 94-71 IHCC win was distorted by a late 15-0 run. Until then, John Wood had refused to fold in the face of relentless IHCC pressure and the Trail Blazers were still within 11 points at 79-68 with around four minutes to play before the late run gave the Warriors some breathing room coming down the stretch.

Indian Hills withstood John Wood's one-two punch of Regan Bruenger and Antonio Landers, who combined to score 56 of their team's points. Bruenger had 29, 18 of those in the second half, and Landers scored 18 of his 27 in the first half. But nobody else scored more than four points for JWCC as they suffered their first loss of the season in five games.

Jameel McKay led the Warriors with 20 points and he tied Dustin Hogue for the team rebound lead with eight. Brandon Spearman tallied 15 for the Warriors and had three of their seven 3s. Kieran Woods and Roderick Bobbitt each had 12 for the 5-0 Warriors.

Indian Hills will take on Carl Sandburg on Saturday night in the final game of the tournament.

INDIAN HILLS 94, JOHN WOOD 71

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 6 0-0 15, Gary Ricks 3 1-2 9, DeAndray Buckley 2 0-1 5, Michael Haynes 2 1-4 5, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 5 2-3 12, Jameel McKay 8 4-6 20, Frank Williams 1 0-0 2, Dustin Hogue 5 0-0 10, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-2 1, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Roderick Bobbitt 4 3-3 12 Team 37 13-23 94

JOHN WOOD Michael Roy 2 0-0 4, Regan Bruenger 9 9-9 29, Jamal Wolfe 2 0-4 4, James Lane 0 0-0 0, Antonio Landers 8 8-9 27, Brad Hamilton 1 1-2 3, A'Darius Porter 1 2-2 4, Matt Putrich 0 0-0 0, Kyle Brown 0 0-0 0 Team 23 20-26

Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, John Wood 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Spearman 3, Ricks 2, Buckley, Bobbitt 1), JWCC 5 (Landers 3, Bruenger 2)

Warriors Return Home and Rout Mid Michigan

2011-11-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills broke open a tight game with a 9-0 spurt in the first half and then used a 23-2 run early in the second half in posting their fourth straight win to begin the season, a 109-56 pasting of visiting Mid Michigan CC on Thursday night.

The Warriors turned a 26-19 lead into a 35-19 advantage on five free throws and a pair of baskets by Dustin Hogue. After MMCC's DeOndra Callahan scored four straight points, the Warriors' Jameel McKay hit a bucket to build the lead to 14 and that's where it was at halftime.

Indian Hills ran away from the visitors at the start of the second half, using their trademark press to force numerous turnovers, many of which they converted into easy baskets.

Thirteen straight points by IHCC were interrupted by a Mid Michigan field goal, and the Warriors then ran off 10 more points to double the score on the Lakers at 72-36.

Michael Haynes, McKay and Hogue all scored 15 points for the Warriors, who improved to 4-0 on the season. MMCC had only double-figure scorer -- Jake Blake with 10.

Indian Hills will host the Reed Overhead Doors Classic this weekend, starting with a game against John Wood CC on Friday night.

INDIAN HILLS 109, MID MICHIGAN 56

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 0-0 9, Gary Ricks 1 1-2 3, DeAndray Buckley 1 3-4 6, Michael Haynes 7 1-4 15, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 2 3-3 7, Jameel McKay 6 3-7 15, Frank Williams 4 2-2 12, Dustin Hogue 7 0-1 15, Ronnie Stevens 0 1-3 1, Trinson White 1 4-4 7, Devin Delaney 3 0-0 6, Roderick Bobbitt 3 1-1 7, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 42 19-31 109

MID MICHIGAN Sheldon Lowman 2 5-5 9, DeOndra Callahan 2 4-4 9, Williams Sams, Jr. 0 4-6 4, Jake Blake 5 0-2, Allen Seales 0 0-0 , Branden Robinson 2 2-7 7, Kyle Gross 0 0-0 0, Lance Maney 0 4-4 4, Dwayne Cureton 2 0-0 4, Matt Loomis 0 1-2 1, Tony Larkins 0 0-0 0, Austin Irrer 3 1-1 8 Team 16 21-31 56

Halftime score: Indian Hills 46, Mid Michigan 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Williams 2, Spearman, Buckley, Hogue, White 1), MMCC 3 (Callahan, Robinson, Irrer 1)

Warriors Pass First Road Test

2011-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:00

Sedalia, MO -- Indian Hills coach Barret Peery was anxious to see how his team would respond to its first road game after his Warriors opened the season with back-to-back homecourt wins. And he had to be pleased with the Warriors' play in a 91-86 win at State Fair CC on Tuesday night.

The game wasn't decided until IHCC's Brandon Spearman hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds on the clock. Spearman's foul shots came after teammate Jameel McKay hit one of two free throws with 16.1 seconds left.

State Fair then had two chances to get to within one point, but missed both shots before Spearman was fouled and iced the win.

With the Warriors leading by four at 88-84, SFCC's Kenny Chery, who led all scorers with 31 points, stole a pass and made a layup to cut the lead in half. State Fair then got another steal in the IHCC backcourt, but couldn't score from in close and McKay rebounded the miss. That's when he hit one free throw to make it a three-point game.

The game was tight throughout with 12 ties and six lead changes. The Warriors owned the biggest lead of the night when Frank Williams hit consecutive field goals to build a 42-34 advantage. Chery's late first-half bucket cut the lead to two at the half.

State Fair had a couple of brief leads in the second half. With the game tied, Spearman scored on a driving layup to give IHCC the lead for good at 70-68. Williams nailed a three-pointer in transition to make it 78-72 with around five minutes to play, but again, the Roadrunners came back.

They were within a point after a Michael Bradley free throw with just over four minutes remaining. Michael Haynes had two big baskets for the Warriors and McKay added a layup off a steal to help Indian Hills hold on.

Spearman led the IHCC scoring with 19 points and Haynes added 15.

Indian Hills plays three more games this week, all at home, starting with a contest against Mid Michigan CC on Thursday night.

INDIAN HILLS 91, STATE FAIR 86

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 7 4-4 19, Gary Ricks 2 2-2 7, DeAndray Buckley 2 2-2 7, Michael Haynes 6 3-4 15, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 5 2-4 14, Jameel McKay 3 2-4 8, Frank Williams 5 0-0 12, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 9, Rawane Ndiaye 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-22 91

STATE FAIR Kenny Chery 11 9-10 31, Fred Wilson 5 6-10 17, Ayodele Ojo 2 2-4 6, Antonin Galaya 2 4-4 10, Michael Bradley 5 3-4 13, Lucas Kidane 1 0-0 2, Charles Beard 0 2-2 2, D'Angelo Tucker 1 2-2 5 Team 27 28-36 86

Halftime score: Indian Hills 46, State Fair 44; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams, Woods 2, Spearman, Ricks, Buckley 1; SFCC 4 (Galaya 2, Wilson, Tucker 1)

Warriors Down Highland, Go to 2-0

2011-11-05T22:12:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The 9th-ranked Indian Hills Warriors completed a season-opening sweep of their two games in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic on Saturday night, holding off a late rally to upend Highland (Ill.) CC, 89-75, at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills was finally able to put some distance between themselves and the visiting Cougars by grabbing a 79-59 lead in the second half. Highland then provided some anxious moments as they quickly cut the deficit to 80-69. But HCC couldn't score on a possession that would have cut the IHCC lead to single digits and the Warriors went on to notch their second straight win to open the 2011-12 campaign.

The Cougars took an 18-11 first half lead, hitting two of their four 3-pointers for the game to jump ahead. The Warriors went ahead on a Michael Haynes basket at 21-20 and Roderick Bobbitt gave IHCC the lead for good with a three that broke a 23-all tie.

The Warriors outscored HCC, 11-3 to start the second half and never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the night.

Jameel McKay helped to jump-start the IHCC offense with 13 first-half points and he led the Warriors' scoring with 20. Haynes added 13 and Buckley chipped in 12. Parker paced Highland with 16.

Indian Hills goes on the road for the first time on Tuesday night when the Warriors battle State Fair CC in Sedalia, Missouri. They will play four games in five nights next week with the final three games in consecutive nights at home.

INDIAN HILLS 89, HIGHLAND 75

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 1 3-6 5, Gary Ricks 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 3 5-5 12, Michael Haynes 6 1-1 13, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 3 1-2 9, Jameel McKay 7 6-10, Dustin Hogue 2 1-3 5, Ronnie Stevens 1 1-2 3, Trinson White 0 0-0 0, Roderick Bobbitt 2 3-5 8, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 31 21-34 89

HIGHLAND Tre' Burnette 4 0-0 9, Deonte Jones 3 2-2 10, Demetrius Tolliver 3 1-1 7, Kris Sereme 1 0-0 2, Michael Ochereobia 2 1-2 5, Joseph Danforth 1 2-6 5, Aaron Nelson 7 1-2 15, Jeremy Parker 4 8-9 16, Samuel Ford 2 1-2 5, Tariq Qaasim 1 0-0 2 Team 27 16-24 75

Halftime score: Indian Hills 38, Highland 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks, Woods 2, Buckley, Bobbitt 1), HCC 4 (Jones 2, Burnette, Danforth 1)

Lopsided Win for Warriors to Open Season

2011-11-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- An early 20-0 run enabled Indian Hills to take control and the No. 9-ranked Warriors went on to rout Indiana Dabney University, 119-57, in IHCC's season opener in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic on Friday night.

The visitors were playing only the second game in the program's history. They had lost an overtime contest to Malcolm X earlier in the week.

They grabbed a 7-3 lead as the Warriors started slowly on the offensive end. But Indian Hills finally got untracked, ran off 20 points in a row and never looked back.

The Warriors put up 101 shots, grabbed 70 rebounds and attempted 36 free throws as 13 of the 15 players who saw action scored.

Dustin Hogue led the way with 20 points for Indian Hills, 13 of them coming in the first half as IHCC opened up a 61-31 lead at intermission.

Hogue was one of six players in double figures. Kieran Woods added 18 points and Michael Haynes 17 for Indian Hills in new head coach Barret Peery's Warrior debut.

Michael Skinner was the lone IDU player in double digits with 10 points.

Indian Hills will take on Highland (Ill.) CC on the second night of the tourney on Saturday night. Highland rallied in the second half to down the William Penn JV, 74-61, in Friday's first game.

INDIAN HILLS 119, INDIANA DABNEY UNIVERSITY 57

INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 4-4 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 0 0-0 0, DeAndray Buckley 1 0-1 4, Michael Haynes 6 4-6 17, D.J. Bennett 5 1-1 11, Kieran Woods 6 5-5 18, Jameel McKay 4 2-4 10, Frank Williams 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 9 2-5 20, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Trinson White 1 2-2 5, Devin Delaney 1 2-2 4, Roderick Bobbitt 2 2-2 6, Rawane Ndiaye 0 1-4 1, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 45 25-36 119

INDIANA DABNEY Brandon Hill 0 0-2 0, Kyle Holmes 4 0-1 8, Sodiq Ayanlaja 1 4-6 6, Steve Hilal 0 0-0 0, Tony Jones 2 0-2 4, Charles Outlaw 1 5-6 7, Michael Skinner 3 3-6 10, Andre Lemott 0 0-0 0, Shawn Starks 2 4-6 8, Jeremy Shedrick 2 2-2 8, Archie Boyd 3 0-6 6 Team 18 18-37 57

Halftime score: Indian Hills 61, Indiana Dabney 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Haynes, Woods, Williams,White 1); IDU 3 (Shedrick 2, Skinner 1)

Warriors Ranked in Preseason Top Ten by NJCAA

2011-10-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Even though they weren’t placed in the number-one spot like they were in an earlier preseason poll, the Indian Hills Warriors still garnered a top-ten national ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s preseason Top 20.

The Warriors will enter the 2011-12 season ranked ninth in the NJCAA poll. They were 14th in last year’s preseason poll and finished the season with a 23-10 record. Indian Hills has been in the preseason national ratings nine of the past 11 years.

The Sporting News had Indian Hills No. 1 in its preseason poll released last month.
College of Southern Idaho, the defending national champion, is ranked first in this year’s ratings. Monroe College from New York is second and Midland College from Texas is third.

Two teams the Warriors will play in the regular season are sandwiched around Indian Hills. Howard (TX) College is eighth and Three Rivers (MO) is 10th. They are the only ranked Division I teams on the IHCC schedule. Kirkwood CC, whom the Warriors play twice, is fourth in Division II.

Fans can get an early look at the Indian Hills basketball team at a special “Meet the Warriors” event on Tuesday, October 25, at the Hellyer Student Life Center. The evening’s activities will start at 7:00.

The players will be introduced and then participate in a 3-point shoot-out and dunk contest. The Warriors will also play an intrasquad scrimmage.

The IHCC cheer squad will perform and the basketball team members will be available for autographs at the conclusion of the event.

There will be free admission for the evening. The Warriors open the regular season in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic Nov. 4-5.

Meet the Warriors

2011-10-05T08:38:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The 2011-12 Indian Hills Community College basketball team will be unveiled at a special “Meet the Warriors Night” on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

The event will start at 7:00 p.m. at the Hellyer Student Life Center. Fans will be treated to a 3-point shoot-out and dunk contest and the Warriors will play an intrasquad scrimmage.

In addition to the IHCC basketball team, ranked No. 1 in the Sporting News preseason poll, the players and coaches of the other athletic teams at Indian Hills will also be introduced and the Cheer Squad will perform.

The players will be available to sign autographs at the conclusion of the scrimmage. There will also be information on joining the IHCC Booster Club.

There will be free admission for the evening. The Warriors open the regular season in the Jack Blackwell Tire Company Classic Nov. 4-5.

Indian Hills coach Barret Peery will get an early look at his team against some very good competition this weekend when the Warriors take part in the Mullens-Mitchell Jamboree in Plano, Texas. The games are treated as scrimmages per NJCAA scheduling rules.

The Warriors will play three Texas schools – South Plains, Midland and Collin – on Friday, and will take on a couple of traditional powers from Kansas in Coffeyville and Hutchinson on Saturday.

Sporting News Has Warriors No. 1

2011-09-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team will go into the new season with a new coach and a number-one national ranking.

The Warriors are the No. 1 rated junior college team in the country in the Sporting News preseason poll. TSN’s poll includes all schools in the National Junior College Athletic Association as well as those two-year schools in California and Washington that are not part of the NJCAA.

Barret Peery took over the IHCC program after last season and, apparently, as far as the people who put together the preseason rankings are concerned, has put together a talented team.

But Peery acknowledges that the 13 new players on the roster aren’t solely responsible for the lofty ranking. “I know that most of the credit goes to the Indian Hills name and the tradition that’s been built here,” said Peery in talking about the poll.

“Being No. 1 doesn’t mean a lot in September, but I’m excited to know that people recognize the hard work that we have put in to build this team so quickly,” Peery said. “There will be pressure on us from Day 1 with a bulls-eye on our chest.”

But the coach also relishes the fact that the Warriors are in the top spot, saying, “There is always pressure to win and this just heightens the expectations, which is fine with me.”

Peery came to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. Prior to that, he was the head coach for three years at the College of Southern Idaho, the team that, in a bit of irony, is ranked second in the preseason poll, behind the Warriors.

It is the second time in four years the Warriors will enter the season as the nation’s top-rated team. They were also ranked first at the start of the 2008-09 season and went on to finish 30-3 that year.

Three more players were added to the IHCC roster at the start of the school year. They are Dustin Hogue, a 6-5 wing from Yonkers, New York; Frank Williams, also a 6-5 wing, from Raytown, Missouri; and Rawane Ndiaye, a 6-10 post player from Dakar, Senagal.

Peery describes Hogue as “a tremendous athlete that can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor.”

Williams is “a very good shooter, with great length and a very good basketball IQ,” according to the coach.

And Ndiaye, says Peery, is “a very big-bodied post who gives us depth and size on the inside.”

Indian Hills opens the 2011-12 season against Indiana Dabney University in the Jack Blackwell Tire Co. Classic on Nov. 4.

Hoops Tickets on Sale

2011-08-21T10:36:00.000-07:00

OTTUMWA --- Season tickets are now on sale for the 2011-12 basketball season at Indian Hills Community College. And those who purchase the season tickets before the end of September will get a price break.

Tickets for the 18 homes games, including four tournaments, on the Warriors’ schedule are $90 if purchased by Sept. 30. After that, a season ticket will cost $108.

A special Snowbird Package is available this year. It’s good for the first nine home games, all of the home contests in November and December. The cost of this package is $45, but you have to buy a Gold Booster Club Membership in order to get the package.

The tickets are being sold in the IHCC Athletic Office in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the Ottumwa campus from 7:15 to 4:45 Monday through Thursday.

The Warriors open the season at home on Nov. 4 against Indiana Dabney University in the Jack Blackwell Tire Co. Classic. The first conference home game is Feb. 4 when Indian Hills battles Southeastern.

The 2011-12 IHCC basketball schedule can be viewed at www.indianhills.edu/athletics/basketball.

Basketball Schedule Released

2011-08-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

OTTUMWA --- Non-conference home games against three tough opponents, all of whom will be making their first-ever trip to the Hellyer Student Life Center, highlight Indian Hills Community College’s 2011-12 basketball schedule.

The challenging schedule includes 18 home dates and four home tournaments.

Two of the three teams traveling to Ottumwa for the first time are from Texas and each has won a national championship in the past six years. Howard College will play in the Warriors’ PCS Classic in December; Paris Junior College will visit for a regular-season game in early January.

Paris won the national crown in 2005 and Howard College took the title in 2010.

Vincennes (Ind.) University is on the IHCC basketball schedule for the first time in almost two decades. The teams have never met in a regular-season tilt. They will play a pair of games next season.

The Warriors will battle all five of the Division I schools from Missouri, which they haven’t done in the same year since the 2005-06 campaign. IHCC will play home-and-home series with Moberly, Missouri State-West Plains and State Fair. They will take on both Three Rivers and Mineral Area in a tourney in Park Hills, Mo.

The season will begin with a pair of games in the Jack Blackwell Tire Classic Nov. 4-5. Another newcomer to the schedule, Indiana Dabney University, and traditional power Highland CC from Illinois will provide the opposition for Indian Hills in that tournament.

In addition to the season-opening classic and the one in which Howard will play, Indian Hills will also host Mid Michigan, John Wood and Carl Sandburg in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic in November. Chicago schools Kennedy-King and Olive-Harvey will be the IHCC opponents in the HyVee Classic in January.

The six-game conference slate begins with road games at Marshalltown CC Jan. 21 and Iowa Western CC Jan. 28. The next three league games will be at home before the regular-season finale at Southeastern on Feb. 25.

The Warriors were 23-10 last year and tied with Southeastern for the conference regular-season crown with a 4-2 mark. Southeastern won both games in the best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 postseason champ.

The upcoming season will mark the debut for new head coach Barret Peery who was hired in April. He has been busy since then assembling the team that Warrior fans hope will make a run at a conference title and a national tournament trip.

The full 2011-12 schedule can be found on the basketball page on the Indian Hills website at www.indianhills.edu. Ticket information for the 18-game home schedule will be released later in August.

Hoop Camp Dates Set

2011-06-08T09:05:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- IHCC basketball coach Barret Peery has set the dates for his summer camp. The camp will be held from June 27-30 in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus and is for ages 5-13. Camp will run from 9am to 1pm each day and the cost to attend is $50.

There will be both daily and weekly awards given to the campers. The coaching and instruction will be provided by coach Peery, his staff and current Indian Hills players.

For more information, contact coach Charlie Henry at (641) 683-5320 or (734) 674-0746.

Farr Headed to Pac-12

2011-05-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

OTTUMWA --- Dijon Farr, an all-Region 11 basketball player for Indian Hills Community College the past two seasons, is headed to the Pac-12 to continue his career.

Farr has signed a letter-of-intent with the University of Utah, which along with the University of Colorado, will enter the Pac-12 this fall.

Farr, a 6-6 forward from Pacolet, S.C., was a first-team all-region selection this past season after averaging 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Warriors. He also led the team in steals (50) and blocked shots (29).

As a freshman, Farr led Indian Hills in scoring with an 11.9 average and was second in rebounds (4.2 rpg) and 3-pointers (44). He was a second-team pick on the all-region squad.

“Dijon can play multiple positions and brings great athleticism to the perimeter, both as a scorer and a defender,” said Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak.

Farr started 64 of 66 games in his IHCC career and the team was 48-18 over the past two seasons.

Ironically, Utah is the school where new Indian Hills head coach Barret Peery was an assistant the last three years before coming to IHCC.

Peery Signs Two to Start Building Recruiting Class

2011-04-20T09:24:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Two players from Milwaukee have the distinction of being the first Indian Hills basketball recruits for new head coach Barret Peery.

Peery announced that Jameel McKay, a 6-7 wing player from Pulaski High School, and Trinson White, a 6-4 guard from Milwaukee Riverside, have signed letters-of-intent with Indian Hills.

“There is no question these are two guys that we can build our recruiting class around,” said Peery. “They are both high-quality kids who are nationally-known. We feel very fortunate to sign them because we went against some very good programs to get them.”

McKay and White make up two-fifths of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s all-city basketball team.

McKay was the second-leading scorer in the Milwaukee area this past season, averaging 23.2 points. He also grabbed 15 rebounds a game. He was named to the all-state second team in addition to being all-city.

He is described by Peery as “a long, active athlete who can play multiple positions at both ends of the floor. Peery says McKay is “an excellent rebounder, especially on the offensive glass.”

White averaged 14.5 points for a Riverside team that went undefeated in the Milwaukee City Conference and won the school’s first sectional championship while having one of the best seasons in school history. He was third-team all-state in Wisconsin.

Peery said White is “a big wing who can also play multiple positions. He can make jump shots, but also can get to the rim and make plays for his teammates off the bounce.”

“Both Jameel and Trinson are guys who really fit me and my system,” said Peery. “I’m big on players who are long and athletic and they fit that mold very well.”

Warrior fans may not have to wait long for the next bit of basketball recruiting news. “We could sign a bunch of players in this initial surge, if things fall just right,” said Peery. “In this spring signing period, for us to get these two guys quickly like this, I feel very happy and there’s more to come.”

New Hoops Coach to Meet the Public

2011-04-07T07:46:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Fans of Indian Hills Community College basketball are invited to meet the college’s new head coach, Barret Peery, at an informal event next week. Peery last week accepted the job of leading the IHCC hoops program.

Peery will be at Warrior Junction in the Advanced Technology Center on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus on Tuesday, April 12, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. There will be light refreshments served along with the chance to visit with the Warriors’ new coach. There is no charge to attend.

Peery comes to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Prior to that, he was at the College of Southern Idaho for five years, the final three as head coach. His teams compiled a record of 85-19 and made two national tournament appearances in three seasons at CSI.

IHCC Tabs Peery as New Hoops Coach

2011-03-31T09:43:00.000-07:00

OTTUMWA --- Saying it’s a job he considers one of the top five or six in the country in the junior college ranks, Barret Peery has been tabbed to fill the basketball coaching vacancy at Indian Hills Community College. Peery’s hiring was announced Thursday.

The new coach says he was drawn to Indian Hills by the history of the college’s basketball program, the passion of the fan base and the understanding by everyone of what it takes to be successful on a regional and national level.

Peery comes to Indian Hills after three years as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. Prior to that, he coached for five years, three as head coach, at the College of Southern Idaho, a two-year school and perennial national power in Twin Falls, Idaho.

At Southern Idaho, Peery took his team to the NJCAA Division I national tournament twice, finishing fourth at the tourney in 2007. He compiled a record of 85-19, a winning percentage of .817, at CSI.

“Indian Hills is one of a handful of schools in the country,” Peery said, “where you have a realistic expectation of going to the national tournament every year. This was an opportunity to coach at a special place, one where the administration has the same goals as I do.”

Peery was selected from a pool of over 200 applicants and was one of six finalists for the IHCC job.

Two of Peery’s three teams at Southern Idaho led the nation in scoring and he promises that Indian Hills fans will see a fast-paced brand of basketball.

“We will play fast and use the whole floor,” the new Warriors coach said. “We should be an entertaining team to watch. But just because we will be a high-scoring team doesn’t mean we won’t guard people. I believe you can be a good defensive team while still scoring a lot of points.”

During his three years as head coach at CSI, the Golden Eagles won three Scenic West Athletic Conference titles and Peery was named Coach of the Year twice.
His best CSI team may have been his final one, a team that finished 30-2 but lost the Region 18 championship game to Salt Lake CC. Nine players from that team signed with NCAA Division I schools.

In all, Peery had 23 players go on to play D-I basketball in three years.
Peery describes his recruiting plans as “coast-to-coast.” He said his rosters at Southern Idaho were filled with players from all across the country.

His first two years at CSI were spent as an assistant under Gib Arnold before he ascended to the head coaching job. Peery has a total of 16 years coaching experience. He has been an assistant coach at Snow College in Utah, Utah Valley State College, Southern Utah University and Portland State University.

A native of Payson, Utah, Peery is a graduate of Southern Utah where he played for two seasons and was a co-captain his senior year. He was also an academic all-conference selection. He received an associate of science degree from Snow College and captained that school’s basketball team as a sophomore.

In high school, Peery was a three-year basketball letterman and was named to all-region and all-state teams in Utah.

The new IHCC coach will head to Houston this weekend, the site of the NCAA Final Four. “That’s where I intend to start my recruiting for Indian Hills,” Peery said.
Peery and his wife Tracy have three children, daughter Kennedy and sons Crew and Whitton.

The Warriors were 23-10 this past season. Jeff Kidder resigned following the season after six years as head coach.

IHCC Places Five on All-League Teams

2011-03-09T05:47:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills had one player on the first team, three on the second team and one on the honorable mention list on the All-Region 11 basketball team announced this week.

Sophomore Dijon Farr is the lone IHCC player on the all-region first team. Warriors named to the second team were sophomores Stephen Coles and Jerome Jones and freshman Gary Ricks, Jr. Chad Dillard, a sophomore, was the honorable mention choice from Indian Hills.

Farr, from Pacolet, S.C., was a second-team pick last year as a freshman. He averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds a game this year and led the team in steals (50) and blocks (29). He didn’t miss a game in two years at IHCC, starting 64 of 66 contests.

Coles and Jones both transferred to Indian Hills after a year at four-year schools – Catawba University for Coles and Missouri State for Jones.
Jones, a St. Louis native, led the Warriors in scoring (13.3) and rebounding (6.2).

Coles, from Danville, Va., averaged 6.6 points and shot almost 60-percent from the floor.

Ricks, a native of Sylmar, Cal., was the second-leading scorer for the Warriors (12.5) while playing in all 33 games this season. He also led the team in three-pointers with 73 and made a three in every game but two, including the last 23 straight. Ricks also was the team-leader in assists with 90.

Dillard, from Rochester, N.Y., was a reserve as a freshman and then started 23 games as a sophomore. He had a 7.1 average and was second in assists.

In addition to Farr, the all-region first team includes Jeremy Robinson from Iowa Western, Tyler Brown from Marshalltown and Paris Gulley and Mansa Habeeb from Southeastern. Brown is a repeat first-team selection.

Chris Caird of Marshalltown and Abby Ruple, Jr. of Southeastern join the IHCC trio on the second team.

The two all-league teams are made up of eight sophomores and only two freshmen, Ricks and Caird.

Warriors Rally But Can't Overcome SCC

2011-03-03T09:22:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- For the third year in a row, Southeastern has sent the Indian Hills basketball team to the postseason sideline. The BlackHawks held off a furious IHCC rally over the final three minutes to escape with a 61-58 victory on Wednesday night to win the best-of-three series 2-0.

SCC looked like they were going to coast to a win when they took a 14-point lead into the final three minutes of regulation. That's when the Indian Hills offense finally woke up. A 14-1 run punctuated by nine straight points by Latroy Taylor brought the Warriors back to within a point at 59-58.

And even after SCC's Paris Gulley made a pair of free throws with 14.0 seconds left, the Warriors still had a chance to tie the game. But Chad Dillard's three-point attempt was off the mark. Gary Ricks grabbed the rebound for the Warriors and dribbled into the corner where he got off a shot that was off the side of the rim with seconds to go.

It was revealed later that Ricks' try would have only been good for two points if it had gone in as he wasn't able to get all the way behind the three-point arc in his haste to beat the horn.

At the end, the Warriors had to look no further than the free throw line to see why they were unable to force a third and deciding game in the series. Indian Hills made only 11-of-25 foul shots. Four times in the game, an IHCC player went to the line with two shots and missed both.

For the second game in a row, Indian Hills outshot SCC from the field -- 41% to 38% in this contest. But the BlackHawks made 16 of their 23 free throws for 70% to the Warriors' 44% foul shooting.

Three of SCC's misfires at the free throw line came during the final minutes, fueling the Indian Hills comeback attempt.

They missed the front end of two one-and-ones and the second of a two-shot foul and the Warriors took advantage.

Riley Stuve and Ricks started the late-game blitz by IHCC and then Taylor caught fire. He scored on a layup, was fouled and made the free throw. The freshman guard then made consecutive threes to shave the SCC lead to one.

It as reminiscent of Monday when Indian Hills drilled four 3s in the final 50 seconds. But in this game, like the one two nights before, a bad start to the second half doomed the Warriors.

Mansa Habeeb got a steal and a layup to give SCC a 24-22 halftime lead. And just like in the previous game, the BlackHawks jumped on the Warriors at the outset of the second half.

They ran out to a 41-30 lead and built the advantage to 51-35 on a pair of free throws by Mason Leggett. And Indian Hills couldn't get untracked until the clock went under three minutes.

After falling behind in the series, the Warriors needed a good start and they got it, jumping out to an early 9-2 lead. But SCC stormed back to go ahead for the first time on a three-pointer by Jordan Aaron.

The game was tied four times the rest of the half, until Habeeb sent SCC off leading by two at the break.

Dijon Farr had led the Warriors' scoring with 25 points in Monday's game. But he picked up his third foul with nine minutes to play in the first half and eventually fouled out late in the game with only three points.

Jerome Jones had 17 in the earlier game, all in the second half. He had six of IHCC's first nine points and 13 in the first half. He led the Warriors with 18. Stuve and Taylor added 11 each.

Gulley led all scorers with 19 points and Habeeb added 16.

Southeastern moves on to play Williston State College in the District 11 title game in Williston, N.D next Tuesday. The Warriors close the year with a 23-10 record.

SOUTHEASTERN 61, INDIAN HILLS 58

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-2 2, Jerome Jones 7 3-6 18, Dijon Farr 1 1-4 3, Riley Stuve 4 2-3 11, Chad Dillard 1 4-7 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 7, Latroy Taylor 4 1-3 11, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 21 11-25 58

SOUTHEASTERN Paris Gulley 7 2-2 19, Mason Leggett 1 2-4 4, Mansa Habeeb 6 3-4 16, Rinaldo Mafra 1 1-2 3, Jordan Aaron 4 6-9 15, Gilbert Bush 0 2-2 2, Bida Seck 1 0-0 2, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 0 0-0 0 Team 20 16-23 61

Halftime score: Southeastern 24, Indian Hills 22; Three-point field goals: SCC 5 (Gulley 3, Habeeb 1, Aaron 1), IHCC 5 (Taylor 2, Jones 1, Stuve 1, Ricks 1)

SCC Takes Round One From IHCC

2011-03-01T11:08:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- Southeastern CC took advantage of 18 Indian Hills turnovers and their own 32-of-37 free-throw shooting to take the first game of the Region 11 postseason championship series, 86-79, at Loren Walker Arena Monday night.

The win by SCC puts the Warriors in a must-win situation for game two on Wednesday night on IHCC's home court.

Southeastern turned many of the Indian Hills turnovers -- they committed nine in each half -- into easy baskets. And after being outrebounded 19-8 in the first half, SCC turned the tables on the visiting Warriors by winning the board battle, 25-14, in the second half.

For the game, nearly half (16) of the BlackHawks' rebounds were on the offensive end. And just like with the turnovers, a number of those offensive boards resulted in SCC field goals.

After falling behind by 11 points in the second half, Indian Hills needed to count on some missed free throws by SCC in order to get back in the game. But the BlackHawks didn't oblige, making 25-of-27 foul shots in the second half and 32-of-37 (86.5% for the game).

Indian Hills actually outshot SCC from both the field (52% to 42%) and the three-point line (47% to 33%). And the Warriors' free-throw shooting was also good, making 19-of-24. But the big disparity in turnovers -- SCC had only seven compared to IHCC's 18 -- is a main reason why the BlackHawks will be looking to finish out the series on Wednesday.

Neither team led by more than four points in the first half, which ended with SCC on top, 37-35.

Southeastern then scored 17 points in the first six minutes of the second half. After the lead grew to 57-46, Indian Hills three times cut the deficit to four points, but couldn't get any closer than that.

With just under 2 1/2 minutes to play, the Warriors trailed 70-65. But Southeastern then made 14 free throws in a row to nail down the win.

A flurry of three-pointers by IHCC -- Jerome Jones and Dijon Farr each made two in the final 50 seconds -- couldn't bring the Warriors back.

Jones played only eight minutes in the first half after being saddled with two early fouls. He scored 17 in the second half. Farr was one away from tying his career-high with 25 points. They combined for 12 of IHCC's 15 second-half field goals.

Jordan Aaron and Mansa Habeeb each scored 17 and Paris Gulley added 16 for Southeastern.

SOUTHEASTERN 86, INDIAN HILLS 79

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 8-9 10, Jerome Jones 5 4-5 17, Dijon Farr 9 5-8 25, Riley Stuve 2 0-0 6, Chad Dillard 2 2-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 7, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 26 19-24 79

SOUTHEASTERN Paris Gulley 4 6-6 16, Mason Leggett 3 0-1 7, Mansa Habeeb 5 7-8 17, Rinaldo Mafra 3 2-2 8, Jordan Aaron 4 9-9 17, Gilbert Bush 2 4-4 9, Bida Seck 3 0-3 6, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 1 4-4 6 Team 25 32-37 86

Halftime score: Southeastern 37, Indian Hills 35; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Jones 3, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Ricks 1), SCC 4 (Gulley 2, Leggett 1, Bush 1)

Warriors Start Postseason by Edging Iowa Western

2011-02-25T11:56:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Frequently, it's a matter of surviving and moving on in postseason basketball. That's what Indian Hills was able to do on Thursday. The second-seeded Warriors came from 11 points down in the second half to rally and defeat third-seeded Iowa Western, 66-63, at the Hellyer Center.

The win sets up a matchup between Indian Hills (23-8) and Southeastern (24-7) in the region's championship series, the third year in a row that IHCC and SCC will collide in the best-of-three title series.

Southeastern had an easier time in their first-round game, pummeling Marshalltown, 91-67.

It looked for quite a while Thursday like Iowa Western (14-17)would spring an upset over Indian Hills. The Reivers had lost the regular-season game at IHCC by 23 points.

But, outside of a brief one-point lead by Indian Hills early in the game, Iowa Western was in control for about the first 30 minutes of action.

When the Reiver's Jordan Weaver scored the final two of seven points in a row for IWCC, the visitors had a 41-30 lead, their largest of the game.

The Warriors and their fans were getting anxious, but Indian Hills finally got a spark that settled some of that anxiety.

Jerome Jones and Stephen Coles hit back-to-back baskets for the Warriors and then Dijon Farr went to work. Farr, who had 15 points, scored three straight buckets. The second came after he stole the ball and drove the length of the floor for a layup.

He then scored again on a baseline out-of-bounds lob pass from Gary Ricks, Jr. that sliced the Iowa Western lead to 41-40.

But Iowa Western refused to give up the lead until Jones and Ricks buried consecutive 3s to put IHCC on top 53-50.

The Warriors never trailed again although the Reivers got to within one point once, and to within two at 65-63 after Jeremy Robinson hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds to play.

Farr was fouled with 8.9 seconds on the clock and made one of two free throws to put the IHCC advantage at three. Robinson's three-point attempt just before the buzzer was off the mark.

Robinson made a 3 at the end of the first half to give Iowa Western a 29-25 lead at halftime. He led the Reivers with 22 points.

Iowa Western had a seven-point lead in the first half at 23-16 after a three-point play by Alonzo Traylor.

Four of the Warriors' first five field goals were three-pointers and it took them nearly 14 minutes to make those five shots. They wound up the game with 10 3's.

IHCC committed 11 turnovers in the opening half and didn't have a free-throw attempt.

They did a better job of taking care of the basketball in the second half with just three turnovers and made 8-of-10 2nd half free throws.

Indian Hills and Southeastern split a pair of games in the regular season. Both won at home, SCC by a 64-58 score and IHCC by 65-64.

INDIAN HILLS 66, IOWA WESTERN 63

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 2-2 8, Jerome Jones 8 3-3 21, Dijon Farr 6 1-2 15, Riley Stuve 3 0-0 8, Chad Dillard 1 2-3 5, Gary Ricks 3 0-0 9, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 24 8-10 66

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 8 4-9 22, Alonzo Traylor 6 1-3 13, Kelvin Dixon 3 1-1 7, Montez Blair 3 0-0 6, J.C. Guzman 2 0-0 6, Tyrone Black 0 0-0 0, Tim McDavid 0 0-0 0, Zaahir Smith 0 0-0 0, Jordan Weaver 4 1-1 9 Team 26 7-14 63

Halftime score: Iowa Western 29, Indian Hills 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Ricks 3, Jones 2, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Dillard 1), IWCC 4 (Robinson 2, Guzman 2)

Warriors Down Marshalltown, Grab Piece of League Title

2011-02-21T07:14:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Season-high scoring performances from Dijon Farr and Stephen Coles allowed Indian Hills to claim a share of the conference title on Saturday night as the Warriors knocked off Marshalltown CC, 87-75, at the Hellyer Center.

Farr and Coles were two of six IHCC sophomores who were recognized before the game. They then went out and put on a show. Farr had 24 points, the highest scoring output in his two years at Indian Hills. And Coles notched 17 points and was instrumental in helping the Warriors (22-8, 4-2 Region XI) break open a close game at the start of the second half.

With the Warriors taking a 44-39 lead into the final half, Coles scored on each of Indian Hills' first two possessions of the half. But it was on the defensive end where he also made his presence felt. He either blocked a shot or grabbed a rebound, or both, on MCC's first three possessions.

And after Farr tipped in a missed shot, he got a steal and fed Coles on a fastbreak layup. Jerome Jones followed with a basket for the Warriors to finish off a 10-2 burst to begin the second half and Indian Hills never led by fewer than 10 points after that.

Jones scored 19 and Gary Ricks, Jr. added 13 as Indian Hills had its highest point total in over two months.

Chris Caird came off the bench to keep Marshalltown (15-14, 2-4) close in the first half, when he scored 15 of his team-high 22 points. Tyler Brown had 21 for the Tigers.

Marshalltown had an early 5-2 lead before Jones tied it with a three, the first of 12 unanswered points for the Warriors.

The Tigers fought back from a 10-point deficit to tie the score at 37-all.

That's when Farr went to work. He hit a pair of foul shots, scored on a driving layup, then buried a three-pointer.

With the win, the Warriors completed a season sweep of Marshalltown and earned a tie for first place in the conference with Southeastern. It's the third year in a row, and the fourth time in five years, that Indian Hills has tied for the league crown or won it outright.

Indian Hills will host Iowa Western on Thursday night in a first-round game in the Region XI tournament. The winner will play the winner of Thursday's game between Marshalltown and Southeastern in a best-of-three series to determine the Region XI postseason champion.

INDIAN HILLS 87, MARSHALLTOWN 75

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 7 3-4 17, Jerome Jones 8 2-5 19, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 8 7-8 24, Riley Stuve 1 1-2 3, Chad Dillard 1 4-4 6, Gary Ricks 5 1-2 13, Latroy Taylor 2 0-0 5, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 32 18-25 87

MARSHALLTOWN Tyler Brown 6 9-12 21, Veisteinn Sveinsson 4 0-0 11, Sherman Blanford 1 0-1 2, Chris Caird 6 8-10 22, Rashaad Brown 3 1-2 7, Michael Appel 2 2-2 8, Luiz Santos 1 0-2 2, Nilson Santana 1 0-2 2 Team 24 20-31 75

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, Marshalltown 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 2, Jones 1, Farr 1, Taylor 1), MCC 7 (Sveinsson 3, Caird 2, Appel 2)

Back on Track, Warriors Whip Southwestern

2011-02-16T05:56:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills was finally able to pull away from visiting Southwestern CC with an 11-0 run over the final three minutes as the Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 67-52 victory at the Hellyer Center Tuesday night.

Southwestern fell behind by 12 points in the first half, but cut the deficit to eight at halftime. The Spartans were within a point at 38-37 in the early part of the second half and Indian Hills (21-8) wasn't able to take control until Gary Ricks' three-pointer started the late-game burst.

Riley Stuve, who made only his second start of the year and responded with 14 points, and Jerome Jones each made a pair of free throws and Stuve and Farr added field goals as the lead grew to 18 points.

The only points for SWCC (14-12) in the final three-plus minutes came on a late 3 by Tyler Smith.

Stephen Coles helped the Warriors get off to a good start, scoring six of IHCC's first 10 points. Coles had all of his 10 points for the game in the first half.

Austin Emerson had 13 first-half points for Southwestern and was their only double-figure scorer with 15.

The Warriors' largest lead of the opening half was 27-15 after a couple of goals by Stuve, including a three, and a trey by Jones.

Southwestern ran off seven straight points to cut the lead back to five. The margin was never greater than eight after that until the late surge by IHCC.

Jones led the Warriors with 16 points.

Indian Hills now sets its sights on this Saturday's battle with Marshalltown at the Hellyer Center. It will be the final regular season game for the Warriors, who are tied for the top spot in the conference with Southeastern, one game ahead of both Marshalltown and Iowa Western.

INDIAN HILLS 67, SOUTHWESTERN 52

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 5 0-0 10, Jerome Jones 6 2-3 16, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 0-6 4, Riley Stuve 4 5-6 14, Chad Dillard 2 2-2 6, Gary Ricks 4 2-2 12, Latroy Taylor 1 0-0 3, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 25 11-19 67

SOUTHWESTERN Alec Hall 2 0-0 4, Luke Sealer 3 1-1 8, Tyler Smith 2 0-0 5, Dominique Outley 0 0-0 0, Austin Emerson 6 2-2 15, Keenan Joiner 2 0-0 4, David Goddard 1 0-0 3, Collin Artinger 0 0-0 0, David Farmer 1 0-0 2, De'Everett Williams 1 0-0 2, Sam Duggins 3 1-3 7 Team 21 4-6 52

Halftime score: Indian Hills 36, Southwestern 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Jones 2, Ricks 2, Stuve 1, Taylor 1), SWCC 6 (Emerson 3, Sealer 1, Smith 1, Goddard 1)

Warriors Drop OT Decision at Iowa Western

2011-02-14T05:56:00.000-08:00

Council Bluffs – Iowa Western got a free throw with less than a second to go in regulation to tie the game and then held Indian Hills to one point in overtime as the Reivers escaped with a 56-53 win on Saturday night.

With Indian Hills leading 52-51, Iowa Western took a timeout with 25.7 seconds to play in the second half. But they had to settle for a contested three-point try that didn’t hit the rim.

Jeremy Robinson grabbed the rebound in the lane and the Warriors were called for a foul with four-tenths of a second to play as the Reivers’ center desperately tried to get a shot away.

Robinson made the first free throw and, after an IHCC timeout, missed the second and the game went to overtime.

But the Warriors, who didn’t hit a field goal after Chad Dillard’s three-pointer with under three minutes to go in regulation gave Indian Hills (20-8, 3-2 Region 11) the lead 52-49, couldn’t find the range in overtime.

Robinson opened the OT scoring with what turned out to be the only basket of the five-minute extra session. A free throw by Dijon Farr with 2:53 to go in OT cut the deficit to one at 54-53.

After that, neither team scored until J.C. Guzman made a pair of free throws with 19.6 seconds remaining. Indian Hills had two chances to tie the score in the final seconds, but the first three-pointer was off the mark and, after an offensive rebound, the second was partially blocked.

The Warriors struggled to find the range against the Iowa Western (13-14, 2-3 Region 11) zone defense. Ten of their 17 field goals for the game were 3s and they shot only 32 percent. IHCC actually shot a better percentage from behind the arc than they did in two-point attempts.

Jerome Jones returned to the Indian Hills lineup after missing the previous game with a hip-pointer. Jones sparked the Warriors to a 31-25 halftime lead with 11 of his game-high 20 points.

Riley Stuve came off the bench to hit a trio of three-pointers in the opening half as the Warriors built a nine-point lead before the Reivers’ Montez Blair hit his fourth 3 of the half to cut the deficit to six at intermission. Blair added only two points in the second half.

The Iowa Western player who really hurt the Warriors was reserve Alonzo Traylor. Traylor scored 12 points in the second half including two straight baskets after IHCC had opened up a 39-30 lead.

Traylor later tied the score at 44, then gave Iowa Western a short-lived 47-46 lead with a three-point play.

Jones answered with a three of his own for the Warriors at around the 4:30 mark, but Dillard’s 3 two minutes later was the only field goal IHCC managed over the final 7-plus minutes.

Traylor and Blair each scored 14 for the Reivers. Stuve and Gary Ricks had nine apiece for the Warriors.

The win was Iowa Western’s first in the past eight games with Indian Hills. And the loss leaves the Warriors in a tie for first place in the conference with Southeastern, each at 3-2.

SCC won at Marshalltown, 79-75, on Saturday. Marshalltown and Iowa Western are one game behind the co-leaders at 2-3.

With Indian Hills hosting Marshalltown and Southeastern traveling to Iowa Western next Saturday there is a chance that all four conference teams could end up at 3-3 in the league.

The Warriors will play a non-conference game against Southwestern CC at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night before wrapping up the regular season against Marshalltown on Saturday.

IOWA WESTERN 56, INDIAN HILLS 53 (OT)

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 0 0-0 0, Jerome Jones 7 3-6 20, Dijon Farr 2 4-6 8, Bruno Ferreira 0 2-2 2, Riley Stuve 3 0-0 9, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, Gary Ricks 3 0-0 9, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0 Team 17 9-14 53

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 4 3-7 11, Alonzo Traylor 4 6-7 14, Kelvin Dixon 2 1-3 5, Montez Blair 5 0-0 14, J.C. Guzman 2 2-2 7, Tim McDavid 0 0-0 0, Jordan Weaver 2 1-1 5 Team 19 13-20 56

Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Iowa Western 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 10 (Jones 3, Stuve 3, Ricks 3, Dillard 1), IWCC 5 (Blair 4, Guzman 1)

Moberly Holds Off Warriors For Season Sweep

2011-02-09T11:21:00.000-08:00

Moberly, Mo. -- Indian Hills' bid for a second straight comeback win came up short and the Warriors dropped a 57-53 decision to Moberly Area Community College on Tuesday night.

The Warriors (20-7, 3-1 Region XI) were down by 11 points with under two minutes to play and then ran off nine straight points to get to within 55-53 with 20 seconds remaining. Moberly's Rodney Givens, scoreless to that point in the game, was fouled with 16.1 seconds left and calmly dropped in two free throws to ice the game.

A layup attempt by IHCC's Dijon Farr rolled around the rim and was tipped in by D.J. Bennett only to be waved off for basket interference. Moberly (15-9, 2-3 Region XVI) missed a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds to play, but the Warriors couldn't get a shot off and the Greyhounds escaped with the win.

Indian Hills had rallied from 17 points down in the second half in their previous game against Southeastern and appeared poised to possibly duplicate that effort against Moberly.

With his team trailing 55-44, Indian Hills' Derrick Hill hit a jumper in the lane. Riley Stuve, who led IHCC with 14 points, then tallied five quick points on a steal and layup followed by a three-pointer to cut the lead to four with 27.2 seconds on the clock.

After an MACC turnover, Hill found Bennett alone for a dunk and the Warriors were within two points for the first time since midway through the first half. But Givens' free throws stemmed the tide and gave Moberly its third straight win against the Warriors dating back to a one-point win at the end of the 2009-10 regular season.

The Greyhounds had beaten IHCC, 65-50, on January 10 of this year at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills had a four-game winning streak broken. The Warriors return to action this Saturday night, trying to protect a one-game lead in the conference standings when they travel to take on Iowa Western.

In the earlier meeting between Indian Hills and Moberly, the Warriors never led. They had one lead in this game at 10-9 after a basket by Stuve. But the lead was short-lived when Ronnie Boggs had a field goal for MACC on their next possession.

And Indian Hills was playing catchup the rest of the game.

Moberly used an 11-2 run -- the only IHCC points on another basket by Stuve -- to take control.

Gary Ricks, Jr. hit a three-pointer early in the second half to get the Warriors to within three points, but Moberly really hurt Indian Hills with a string of offensive rebound baskets.

The Greyhounds' first three baskets of the second half came on putbacks, and the third one, by Denmark McDonald, turned into a conventional three-point play after he was fouled on a putback.

McDonald had two more field goals around a basket by IHCC's Chad Dillard. After Ricks made a pair of foul shots, Daylen Robinson scored five consecutive points to give MACC their biggest lead at 45-33.

Indian Hills tried to mount their comeback after that, but couldn't fight all the way back in suffering their 7th loss of the season.

Boggs had a game-high 20 points for the Greyhounds. Ricks added 12 to Stuve's 14 for the Warriors.

MOBERLY 57, INDIAN HILLS 53

MOBERLY Jon Gilliam 2 0-2 6, Ronnie Boggs 8 4-6 20, Daylen Robinson 4 3-4 13, Denmark McDonald 4 1-2 9, Cortez Connors 0 0-0 0, Nathan Bitner 1 2-2 5, Anthony Rule 1 0-0 2, Kenroy Wood 0 0-0 0, Rodney Givens 0 2-2 2 Team 20 12-18 57

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 2 0-0 4, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 5, Dijon Farr 0 1-2 1, Bruno Ferreira 0 1-2 1, Riley Stuve 5 2-2 14, Chad Dillard 1 2-3 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 3-4 12, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 8, D.J. Bennett 2 0-1 4 Team 19 9-14 53

Halftime score: Moberly 27, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: MACC 5 (Gilliam 2, Robinson 2, Bitner 1), IHCC 6 (Stuve 2, Taylor 2, Hill 1, Ricks 1)

Comeback Win Puts Warriors on Top

2011-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills and Southeastern started Saturday night tied for first place in the conference standings. And even the most optimistic IHCC fan couldn't have felt very good about the Warriors' chances to end the evening all alone in first place after the visitors jumped out to a 17-point lead with just over 13 minutes to play.

But Indian Hills (20-6, 3-1), fueled by key contributions by no fewer than five players, came all the way back to steal a 65-64 win against the BlackHawks, a victory that leaves the Warriors one game ahead of both Southeastern (18-7, 2-2) and Marshalltown with two league games to play.

SCC had the Warriors on the ropes after sophomore Paris Gulley drilled a three-pointer to put his team ahead, 48-31, with 13:17 remaining. Gulley's basket ended a 12-1 run by SCC to give them a seemingly comfortable lead.

Gary Ricks, Jr. started the IHCC comeback with a pair of free throws and freshman Riley Stuve then made a series of big plays for the Warriors. Stuve hustled to get an offensive rebound after a missed dunk attempt. He made the putback and added a free throw after he was fouled on the play.

With the Warriors behind by 12, Stuve cut the deficit to single-digits with a three-pointer. Southeastern built the lead back up to 11, but Bruno Ferreira made three-of-four free throws and Stuve nailed another three to bring the Warriors back to within five at 55-50.

An SCC turnover was followed by a Chad Dillard layup and the Warriors were behind by three. Abby Ruple scored for the BlackHawks, but five quick points -- on a 3-pointer by Ricks and two free throws by Latroy Taylor -- allowed IHCC to tie the game at 57-all with a little under five minutes to play.

After a couple of free throws by Ruple, Indian Hills tallied on a free throw by Ferreira and a three by Ricks to take their first lead of the game at 61-59.

Rinaldo Mafra's tip-in for SCC tied it at 61. Taylor then scored from in close to give Indian Hills the lead for good.

Gulley was fouled on the next possession, but made only one of two free throws to leave the Warriors up by one. After an IHCC timeout, Ricks found Dijon Farr on the left baseline and Farr's short bank shot made it a three-point game at 65-62 with just over a minute to play.

Gulley went to the line seconds later and made both attempts to cut the lead to 65-64. Indian Hills had a shot clock violation with the BlackHawks awarded the ball out of bounds with 11 seconds left.

But Ruple's contested jump shot was off the mark and the Warriors escaped with the win.

Southeastern used two separate 8-0 runs in the opening half to pull away, leading by as many as 13 points at 28-15. Gulley then scored nine points early in the second half to allow the BlackHawks to increase the advantage.

One of the keys in the IHCC rally was free throw shooting. The Warriors didn't attempt a foul shot in the first half, but made 13-of-17 in the second half.

The Warriors played most of the game without their second-leading scorer, Jerome Jones, who was injured early in the first half. Jones suffered a hip-pointer when he took a hard fall while going for a rebound and didn't return to the lineup.

Ricks led the Indian Hills scoring with 17 points. Taylor had only his third double-digit scoring game of season with 14. Farr added 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Gulley led SCC with 20.

Indian Hills has its final two regular-season road games this week, at Moberly (Mo.) on Tuesday night and Iowa Western Saturday.

INDIAN HILLS 65, SOUTHEASTERN 64

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 5 0-2 12, Bruno Ferreira 0 4-6 4, Riley Stuve 3 1-1 9, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 17, Latroy Taylor 4 6-6 14, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0 Team 22 13-17 65

SOUTHEASTERN Abby Ruple 4 3-5 11, Paris Gulley 6 4-6 20, Mason Leggett 3 0-1 6, Mansa Habeeb 1 2-3 4, Rinaldo Mafra 6 1-2 13, Jordan Aaron 0 0-0 0, Bida Seck 2 0-0 4, Myles Fitten 1 0-0 3, Tyrie Orosco 1 1-1 3 Team 24 11-18 64

Halftime score: Southeastern 33, Indian Hills 25; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 3, Farr 2, Stuve 2, Dillard 1), SCC 5 (Gulley 4, Fitten 1)

Dillard, Free Throws Pace IHCC Road Win

2011-01-31T08:50:00.000-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- Sophomore guard Chad Dillard matched his career high with 17 points and Indian Hills made all but one of its 18 free-throw attempts -- going 9-for-10 in the final 36.6 seconds -- to knock off Marshalltown CC, 67-61, on Saturday night. The win moves IHCC into a tie with Southeastern atop the Region 11 standings. Those two teams will square off next Saturday in Ottumwa.

Dillard's previous 17-point game had come in the Warriors' other conference road game at SCC.

His big night against MCC started in the first half when Dillard scored 11 straight points to help the Warriors build a 15-point lead.

Dillard drilled a three-pointer to give Indian Hills (19-6, 2-1 Region XI) its first double-digit lead at 18-8. After a 3 by the Tigers' Chris Caird, Dillard hit 3's on the next two IHCC possessions and then added a driving layup for the first of two 15-point, first-half leads for the Warriors.

Marshalltown (10-11, 1-2) fought back to within four when Sherman Blanford came off the bench to score nine points. But a Riley Stuve basket and a three by Gary Ricks, Jr. gave the Warriors a nine-point lead at intermission.

Marshalltown was within two points in the second half at 37-35, when Dillard drained two more 3's.

With the Tigers trying to make a late run, Indian Hills got two big baskets with the shot clock about to expire. Ricks made the first, a three-pointer, to put the score at 56-49 and Dijon Farr made a driving, spinning layup to give the Warriors some breathing room at 58-51 with just over a minute to play.

Ricks and Jerome Jones then hit the foul shots in the final minute to allow Indian Hills to become the first road team to win a conference game.

The Warriors had only eight field goals in the second half, but made 15 of their 16 foul shots.

Jones and Ricks each scored 14 points to support Dillard's 17-point effort for IHCC. Tyler Brown had 24 for Marshalltown.

The Warriors have a full week to prepare for Southeastern. SCC won the earlier matchup, 64-58, in West Burlington.

INDIAN HILLS 67, MARSHALLTOWN 61

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 5 2-2 12, Jerome Jones 2 9-10 14, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 2 0-0 4, Trey Starks 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 6 0-0 17, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 6-6 14, Latroy Taylor 1 0-0 2, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 21 17-18 67

MARSHALLTOWN Tyler Brown 9 2-3 24, Veisteinn Sveinsson 1 0-0 2, Sherman Blanford 6 2-3 14, Chris Caird 5 0-1 12, Rashaad Brown 0 0-0 0, Michael Appel 1 0-0 3, Luiz Santos 1 0-0 2, Nilson Santana 1 2-2 4 Team 24 6-9 61

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, Marshalltown 24; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Dillard 5, Ricks 2, Jones 1), MCC 7 (T. Brown 4, Caird 2, Appel 1)

Ricks and Jones Propel Warriors Over NIACC

2011-01-27T06:26:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The one-two punch of Jerome Jones and Gary Ricks, Jr. helped Indian Hills hold off a determined NIACC team and the Warriors prevailed, 82-74, in a non-conference game at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night.

Jones had 28 points and Ricks scored 24, season highs for both, as they combined to hold off a late rally by the Trojans. NIACC (10-10) chopped a 12-point deficit down to four in the final minute, but Ricks buried his 6th three-pointer of the night and Jones added a free throw for the final margin.

Jones had 21 of his points in the second half and he grabbed 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double. Ricks' 6 3's were a single-game high and he's made 55 three-pointers for the season.

IHCC (18-6) was able to open up a 20-12 first-half lead, but NIACC used an 11-2 run to go ahead 23-22. The Trojans built the lead to five at 31-26 before consecutive baskets by Ricks, Stephen Coles and Jones put Indian Hills ahead. Jones' three enabled IHCC to lead by a point at halftime.

The Warriors had a 9-2 run early in the second half, punctuated by a three-point play by Jones, to lead by seven, but again NIACC roared back.

When Andre Garth hit a jump shot with around 8 minutes to play, NIACC had overtaken the Warriors again and led 55-54.

It was Ricks who provided the Warriors with the go-ahead points on a three-pointer and IHCC didn't trail again.

They tried to put away NIACC, grabbing a 74-62 advantage on a pair of free throws by Dijon Farr. However, the Trojans had one final rally, slicing the lead to four twice in the final 2:00, before Ricks and Jones allowed IHCC to hold on.

After shooting around 40% in the first half, each team warmed up in the second half. NIACC shot 59% (16-27) in the last half and the Warriors were at 64% (16-25). Both squads made over half of their 3's in the final 20 minutes, combining to hit four straight in four possessions in one stretch.

Nick Stromer led NIACC with 20 points and Jerel Jernigan added 16.

Indian Hills returns to conference play on Saturday night with a road test at Marshalltown CC.

INDIAN HILLS 82, NIACC 74

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 1-3 9, Jerome Jones 11 2-4 28, Derrick Hill 0 1-2 1, Dijon Farr 3 3-4 9, Bruno Ferreira 1 1-3 3, Riley Stuve 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 4-4 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 9 0-0 24, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0 Team 29 13-22 82

NIACC Nick Stromer 9 1-2 20, Jerel Jernigan 6 0-0 16, Kendale Dunn 1 0-2 2, Nathan Buchheit 2 0-0 4, Andrew Bolton 0 0-0 0, Chris Throne 4 0-0 11, Ricky Slaughter 0 0-0 0,Kendall Brown 0 0-0 0, Matt Thompson 2 1-2 6, Brandon Bell 2 1-2 5, Andre Garth 3 3 -4 9 Team 29 6-12 74

Halftime score: Indian Hills 35, NIACC 34; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Ricks 6, Jones 4, Dillard 1), NIACC 9 (Jernigan 4, Throne 3, Stromer 1, Thompson 1)

Jones Sparks Warriors to Conference Win

2011-01-24T11:51:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- A big second half and the strong all-around play of sophomore Jerome Jones led Indian Hills to its Region XI win, a 76-53 rout of Iowa Western at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night.

The Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory, their first in two league games. All four of the conference teams are 1-1 after two weeks of the league slate.

Indian Hills shot 61% in the second half and outscored the Reivers 47-27 over the final 20 minutes in notching their 17th win of the season.

Jones had 16 of his season-high 23 points in the last half and received plenty of help from freshman guard Gary Ricks, Jr. who scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half.

Jones was also the game's leading rebounder with 13.

Jeremy Robinson had a double-double for Iowa Western with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The game was close through the first half. A three-pointer by Dijon Farr, the only made 3 out of 13 attempts in the opening half for IHCC, gave the Warriors a 27-24 lead. Ricks, Indian Hills' season scoring leader, hit a jump shot from the right of the lane for his first points of the game to give the Warriors a 29-26 lead at the half. They had trailed at halftime in every game in the three-game losing streak.

When Ricks hit a field goal to start the second-half scoring the Warriors were off and running. They used an 8-0 run to open up a 40-28 lead and a later 11-0 burst put the lead at 20.

Indian Hills, after struggling from behind the three-point arc in the first half, hit half of its 10 three-point tries in the second half.

Indian Hills committed only 10 turnovers and held Iowa Western to 32% shooting for the game.

The Warriors have a non-conference game at home against NIACC on Wednesday night before returning to conference play at Marshalltown next Saturday night.

INDIAN HILLS 76, IOWA WESTERN 53

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 4-4 12, Jerome Jones 8 6-11 23, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 3 0-2 7, Trey Starks 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 3 2-4 9, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 14, Latroy Taylor 3 0-0 7 Team 29 12-21 76

IOWA WESTERN Jeremy Robinson 7 0-0 14, Alonzo Traylor 1 2-2 4, Kelvin Dixon 2 2-2 6, Montez Blair 2 0-0 5, JC Guzman 1 0-0 2, Tyrone Black 0 0-0 0, Tim McDavid 1 0-0 2, Chance Rucker 0 0-0 0, Zaahir Smith 1 2-2 5, Wayne Wiggins 1 0-0 2, Jordan Weaver 3 5-6 13 Team 19 11-12 53

Halftime score: Indian Hills 29, Iowa Western 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 2, Jones 1, Farr 1, Dillard 1, Taylor 1), IWCC 4 (Weaver 2, Blair 1, Smith 1)

Late Spurt Dooms IHCC in League Opener

2011-01-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- Southeastern broke away from a 49-49 tie in the final five minutes to post a 64-58 win over Indian Hills in the conference opener for both teams on Saturday night.

After Stephen Coles allowed the Warriors to erase a 10-point second half deficit, SCC's Mansa Habeeb scored a go-ahead field goal on an offensive rebound basket to put the BlackHawks on top for good.

Paris Gulley hit two free throws for SCC after Habeeb's field goal and Chad Dillard, who led all scorers with a career-high 17 points for IHCC, hit a driving layup to cut the lead to two at 53-51. But that was as close as Indian Hills got down the stretch as the BlackHawks made four straight free throws in the final 25 seconds to nail down the victory.

The game was close through most of the first half with four ties and as many lead changes. After Gary Ricks gave Indian Hills a 21-20 lead with a three-pointer from the wing, SCC responded with nine unanswered points. Riley Stuve's bucket cut the SCC lead to six at haltime.

Southeastern tried to pull away in the second half, opening up a 7-point advantage. Dillard's three-point play preceded six straight points by the home team and the BlackHawks had their biggest lead of the night at 42-32.

Indian Hills finally got a field goal from Bruno Ferreira and Jerome Jones, scoreless up until that point, hit two 3's as part of the IHCC comeback.

But the Warriors' offensive struggles reemerged after Coles' layup tied the score. Six points by Dillard and a late three-pointer by Ricks were all IHCC could muster over the game's final five minutes.

Habeeb led Southeastern with 13 points and Gulley added 10.

The BlackHawks won despite shooting only 39 percent from the field. But they made 18 free throws to just seven for IHCC.

The Warriors will have a week to prepare for their next game, a home contest against conference foe Iowa Western next Saturday.

SOUTHEASTERN 64, INDIAN HILLS 58

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 1-2 7, Jerome Jones 2 0-0 6, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Trey Starks 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 2 1-3 5, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 6 5-6 17, Gary Ricks 6 0-0 15 Team 23 7-11 58

SOUTHEASTERN Abby Ruple 1 2-2 4, Jordan Aaron 2 3-4 9, Mason Leggett 3 0-0 8, Mansa Habeeb 3 7-9 13, Paris Gulley 3 2-2 10, Rinaldo Mafra 2 3-5 7, Gilbert Bush 2 0-2 4, Bida Seck 1 1-1 3, Tomas Bruha 1 0-0 2, Myles Fitten 0 0-0 0, Tyrie Orosco 2 0-0 4 Team 20 18-25 64

Halftime score: Southeastern 29, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 3, Jones 2), SCC 6 (Aaron 2, Leggett 2, Gulley 2)

Offense Sputters in Loss to Moberly

2011-01-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Two days after scoring a season-low 48 points in a loss to Northeast (Neb.), Indian Hills managed only two more points than that in a 65-50 home loss to Moberly (Mo.). The loss drops the Warriors' season record to 16-5 heading into the conference opener at Southeastern next Saturday night.

The visiting Greyhounds jumped on the Warriors early, building a 10-2 lead less than five minutes into the game. They eventually increased the lead to 16 points at 27-11.

IHCC appeared to get untracked, cutting the deficit to 10 on a basket by Trey Starks and two free throws each by Gary Ricks and Latroy Taylor. But an offensive rebound goal by Moberly's Derrick Dilworth enabled the Greyhounds to take a 32-20 halftime lead.

After the Warriors scored the first points of the second half to cut the margin to 10 points, they never got that close again. Moberly used a quick 6-0 run to go on top 38-22 and they eventually led by 18 points in winning for the second year in a row at the Hellyer Center.

When the Greyhounds beat Indian Hills on a last-second tipin in overtime last year it snapped a 10-game winning streak in the series for the Warriors.

Ronnie Boggs led all scorers with 24 points for Moberly. Ricks was the lone IHCC player in double-figures with 16.

Indian Hills was held to 33% field goal shooting (18-of-54) while Moberly shot 53% from the floor (26-of-49). The Warriors really struggled from behind the 3-point line, making only 3 of 21 attempts.

MOBERLY 65, INDIAN HILLS 50

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 0 0-0 0, Jerome Jones 2 0-0 4, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 5, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Trey Starks 2 3-5 7, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Riley Stuve 2 2-2 6, Chad Dillard 0 2-2 2, Gary Ricks 6 2-2 16, Latroy Taylor 1 2-2 4 Team 18 11-13 50

MOBERLY Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 5, Ronnie Boggs 8 7-8 24, Daylen Robinson 4 1-2 9, Denmark McDonald 2 0-0 4, Derrick Dilworth 5 0-1 11, Cortez Connors 2 0-0 4, Nathan Bitner 1 0-0 3, Anthony Rule 1 1-1 3, Kenroy Wood 1 0-0 2, Rodney Givens 0 0-0 0 Team 26 9-12 65

Halftime score: Moberly 32, Indian Hills 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Hill 1), MACC 4 (Gilliam 1, Boggs 1, Dilworth 1, Bitner 1)

Northeast Surprises IHCC at SCC Tourney

2011-01-10T09:23:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- Northeast CC took the lead for good late in the first half and held off a late Indian Hills comeback attempt to record a 51-48 victory on Saturday in the Golden Eagle Classic.

Gary Ricks, Jr.'s made three-point attempt in the final minute, which would have given the Warriors the lead, came after the shot-clock had run out and didn't count. Then, after Cameron Adderley gave Northeast a three-point lead with a free throw with 18.6 seconds remaining, Ricks missed a potential tying three-point try.

Indian Hills still had one final chance to send the game to overtime after Northeast missed the front end of a one-and-one with 5.5 seconds to play. Jerome Jones grabbed the rebound and dribbled across the midcourt line, but his desperation three was off the mark.

The first half featured four ties and a dozen lead changes. NCC tallied the final four points of the half to go on top 27-24 at intermission. The Hawks then built a nine-point lead with under eight minutes to play.

But the Warriors could only manage to get as close as two after Latroy Taylor made one of two free throws with 1:21 left and didn't score after that.

Adderley and Jones led their respective teams with 14 points each.

Indian Hills was held to a season-low point total and managed only 15 field goals, also a season low.

The Warriors will try to get back on the winning track when they host Moberly (MO) Area CC on Monday night in the final tuneup before the conference schedule begins Jan. 15 against Southeastern.

NORTHEAST 51, INDIAN HILLS 48

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 3-4 5, Jerome Jones 5 2-2 14, Derrick Hill 0 2-4 2, Dijon Farr 1 3-4 5, Trey Starks 1 1-2 3, Bruno Ferreira 1 1-2 3, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 2-3 2, Gary Ricks 6 0-0 13, Latroy Taylor 0 1-2 1, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 15 15-24 48

NORTHEAST Zach Towle 2 0-0 5, Lakheem Trotter 0 0-2 0, Cody Pinder 4 0-0 8, Dol Kutey 1 0-1 2, Jayvin Reynolds 1 1-2 3, Nick Mabbutt 3 2-2 8, Cameron Adderley 6 2-4 14, Brad Pieper 2 0-0 5, Tony Lauters 1 0-0 3, Sean McGary 1 1-3 3 Team 21 6-14 51

Halftime score: Northeast 27, Indian Hills 24; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Jones 2, Ricks 1), NCC 3 (Towle 1, Pieper 1, Lauters 1)

Back to Work: Warriors Take Care of Kennedy-King

2011-01-08T10:56:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- Showing few effects of a 26-day layoff between games, the Indian Hills Warriors returned to action Friday with a 78-62 win over Kennedy-King at the Golden Eagle Classic, hosted by Southeastern CC.

Kennedy-King led only once in the game at 14-13. Chad Dillard tipped in his own missed shot to put the Warriors on top at 15-14 and that started a 27-7 run to end the first half for IHCC. Indian Hills widened the lead to 19 points by halftime.

The lead grew to 22 points in the second half before Kennedy-King started to heat up from three-point range. The Statesmen eventually got the deficit to 12 after a late three by Demarko Nash, but they didn't score again.

Nash was the only Kennedy-King player in double figures with 10 points. Dijon Farr had 17 to top the Warriors and Stephen Coles had 14, a season high.

The win capped a season sweep over KKC for Indian Hills and was their 16th of the year against three losses.

The Warriors will take on Northeast (NE) CC in the tournament on Saturday at 5:00.

INDIAN HILLS 78, KENNEDY-KING 62

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 6 2-3 14, Jerome Jones 3 0-0 7, Derrick Hill 4 0-0 10, Dijon Farr 7 2-2 17, Trey Starks 2 1-2 6, Bruno Ferreira 2 1-3 5, Chad Dillard 4 2-3 10, Gary Ricks 3 1-2 8, Latroy Taylor 0 1-3 1 Team 31 10-18 78

KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 1 0-0 3, Demarko Nash 2 4-5 10, Camron Bailey 2 1-2 7, Jerrell Mayo 2 1-2 6, Demerius Smith 2 4-4 9, Terron Ferrell 0 0-0 0, Trent Little John 2 2-2 6, Michael Zeigler 2 2-2 7, Kevin Batson 2 2-3 6, Delonzo Wilkins 4 0-0 8 Team 19 16-21 62

Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, Kennedy-King 21; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Hill 2, Jones 1, Farr 1, Starks 1, Ricks 1), KKC 8 (Nash 2, Bailey 2, Caruthers 1, Mayo 1, Smith 1, Zeigler 1)

Rest in Sight for Warriors After 15th Win

2010-12-13T09:18:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Playing their 18th game in 38 days, the Indian Hills basketball team earned a well-deserved break after pummeling New Creations Basketball Academy, 80-54, in the HyVee Classic on Saturday night.

The Warriors ended the first half of their schedule with back-to-back wins to take a 15-3 record into the holiday break. They don't return to action until January 7 against Northeast (NE) in the Golden Eagle Classic in West Burlington.

Indian Hills ended the first half by outscoring New Creations, 39-11, and coasted after that. The visiting Flyers had cut an early deficit to a single point before the IHCC onslaught.

By halftime, Gary Ricks, Jr. of the Warriors had equaled the entire scoring output for New Creations. Ricks had 21 at the half and made four straight three-point shots, three of them as the Warriors pulled away from an 11-10 lead.

Ricks added just two points in the second half, but still tied his season-high with 23. Latroy Taylor finished off an outstanding weekend with 14 points for IHCC, giving him 31 in the last two games.

Chase Campbell had 17 to pace the Flyers.

INDIAN HILLS 80, NEW CREATIONS 54

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 0 0-0 0, Jerome Jones 3 3-4 9, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 1-2 5, Kelvyn Valdez 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 0 1-2 1, Riley Stuve 3 0-0 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 7 4-4 23, Latroy Taylor 6 1-2 14, Giovanni Smith 2 0-0 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10 Team 29 14-19 80

NEW CREATIONS Chase Campbell 5 3-6 17, Tristan Hicks 2 3-4 7, Marshall Bennett 3 4-5 10, Phillip Barner 1 2-2 4, DeVaughn Cole-Rodney 1 0-0 2, Darius Stevens 3 2-3 8, Jah Skelton 2 0-0 6 Team 17 14-20 54

Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, New Creations 21; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Jr. 5, Hill 1, Taylor 1, Smith 1), NC 6 (Campbell 4, Skelton 2)

Everybody Contributes in Rout of Future Academy

2010-12-11T10:45:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- All 13 players scored, six of them with 11 or more points, as Indian Hills bounced back from an overtime loss to Kirkwood two nights earlier to wallop Future Academy, 108-66, at the Hellyer Center on Friday night.

The point total was the second-most of the season for the Warriors who got big games from four freshmen. The quartet of Latroy Taylor, Giovanni Smith, D.J. Bennett and Riley Stuve combined to score 52 points, with Taylor scoring a team-high 17 and collecting 10 rebounds.

Taylor had scored 21 points for the entire season before exploding against Future Academy. Smith entered the game having scored just seven points and had 13, including three 3's.

The Warriors ran out to a quick 13-3 lead. Future Academy, thanks to the long-range shooting of Brandon Johnson, cut the lead to 15-14. IHCC then used a 31-3 run to blow the game open.

The Warriors shot a blistering 69% in the opening half and led by 31 points at halftime.

Indian Hills also had a season-high 64 rebounds as the two teams combined for 152 field goal attempts.

Johnson led all scorers with 27 points for Future Academy.

Indian Hills concludes play in the HyVee Classic on Saturday night against New Creations Basketball Academy.

INDIAN HILLS 108, FUTURE ACADEMY 66

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 2-2 4, Jerome Jones 5 2-2 12, Derrick Hill 2 2-2 6, Dijon Farr 5 1-3 11, Kelvyn Valdez 3 0-2 6, Trey Starks 1 1-2 3, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 4 3-6 11, Chad Dillard 1 1-2 3, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Latroy Taylor 7 2-3 17, Giovanni Smith 5 0-0 13, D.J. Bennett 5 1-2 11 Team 43 15-26 108

FUTURE ACADEMY Brandon Johnson 11 0-0 27, Breon Jones 3 0-0 8, Steven Moody 1 0-0 2, Trey Owens 8 0-0 19, Joseph Rebollar 1 0-0 2, Danial Moody 4 0-1 8 Team 28 0-1 66

Halftime score: Indian Hills 57, Future Academy 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 3, Smith 3, Taylor 1), FA 10 (Johnson 5, Owens 3, Jones 2)

Kirkwood Gets Payback Against IHCC

2010-12-09T06:38:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Louis Cox made a pair of free throws with 10.6 seconds to play and Kirkwood's Brennan Cougill added two free throws for the final margin as the Eagles came from behind in overtime to knock off Indian Hills, 67-64, at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night.

IHCC's Gary Ricks, Jr. had sent the game into overtime by drilling a three-pointer with 4.9 seconds to play in regulation.

Chad Dillard gave the Warriors an early lead in the extra session with a three-point play. That turned out to be the only field goal for either team in overtime. All eight points for KCC came from the free throw line.

Ricks made two foul shots to put the Warriors ahead, 64-60. Kirkwood then had three trips to the free throw line and each time made one of two shots to pull to within one point.

With their lead cut to a single point, Indian Hills missed a shot and Kirkwood rebounded. Dillard then fouled Cox who hit the decisive foul shots.

Cougill scored seven straight points to open the second half and give KCC a 29-26 lead, their first of the night. Jerome Jones, who led all scorers with 18 points, nailed a three to tie the score and later converted a three-point play to put IHCC on top, 40-35.

The Eagles promptly answered with seven straight points, the last five by D'Monte Hopkins. Hopkins scored 13 points in the second half.

The lead was never greater than three points after that.

Cox made one of two free throws with 19 seconds left to make it 57-54 in favor of Kirkwood. IHCC's Trey Starks tallied on a driving layup to make it a one-point game.

Indian Hills then fouled Preston Brunz who calmly dropped in two free throws with 11.9 seconds remaining for a 59-56 lead. Ricks forced overtime with his 3-pointer from the right wing.

Indian Hills managed two 10-point leads in the first half, but suffered from cold shooting, making only 41% of their shots for the game, and only 16% (3-of-19) from three-point range.

Cougill had 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for Kirkwood. Starks followed Jones' 18 points with 15 for the Warriors, who lost their first home game of the season.

Indian Hills, now 13-3, will host the HyVee Classic this weekend with games against Future Academy on Friday night and New Creations Saturday night, both starting at 7:00.

KIRKWOOD 67, INDIAN HILLS 64 (OT)

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 8 1-4 18, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 2-2 6, Trey Starks 5 5-6 15, Bruno Ferreira 1 2-4 4, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 2 1-1 5, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 12, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0 Team 24 13-19 64

KIRKWOOD Richie Thompson 1 0-0 2, Preston Brunz 0 3-4 3, Michael Weber 2 0-0 5, Jordan Gentry 1 0-0 2, Louis Cox 3 6-8 13, D'Monte Hopkins 7 1-2 16, Alex Coleman 2 1-2 5, Brennan Cougill 6 4-4 17, Bryan Brown 2 0-0 4, Troy Peter 0 0-0 0 Team 24 15-20 67

Halftime score: Indian Hills 26, Kirkwood 22; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Ricks 2, Jones 1), KCC 4 (Weber 1, Cox 1, Hopkins 1, Cougill 1)

Clean Sweep: Warriors Take Down Quakerdale Academy

2010-12-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills finished off a weekend that saw them play three games in as many days, the last two at Marshalltown Community College's Emerson JUCO Challenge, with a 62-44 victory against Quakerdale Promise Academy on Sunday afternoon.

It was the fourth time in the past five weekends that the Warriors had played back-to-back-to-back games and left them with a 13-2 record halfway through the regular season schedule.

None of the Warriors scored in double figures, but 12 of the 13 who played scored at least a point. And, on a day when the IHCC offense struggled to find a rhythm, the defense held the Eagles in check, allowing only 15 field goals, none in the first eight minutes of action.

While their defense was shutting down Quakerdale early, the Warriors jumped out to an eight-point lead. The Eagles ran off seven points in a row only to see Indian Hills go on a 17-5 run to end the first half. Three different Warriors -- Gary Ricks, Jr., Dijon Farr and Derrick Hill -- all make 3's in the run.

The halftime margin was 13 points and IHCC never permitted Quakerdale to get closer than that in the second half. A flurry of free throws enabled Indian Hills to pull away in the final minutes.

The Warriors made only seven shots from the field in the second half, but hit 22-of-32 foul shots.

Jerome Jones led Indian Hills with nine points. Nathan Freeman scored 16 to pace the Eagles.

Indian Hills will play three games at home this week, starting with a Wednesday contest against Kirkwood CC.

INDIAN HILLS 62, QUAKERDALE PROMISE ACADEMY 44

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 3-4 5, Jerome Jones 3 3-4 9, Derrick Hill 1 5-6 8, Dijon Farr 3 1-2 8, Kelvyn Valdez 0 1-2 1, Trey Starks 3 1-3 7, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 2 3-4 8, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 0-0 3, Latroy Taylor 1 3-4 5, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 1-2 1 Team 17 22-32 62

QUAKERDALE ACADEMY Nathan Freeman 6 0-0 16, Dejoni Norris 2 1-2 5, Chris Oliveria 1 0-1 2, Mario Redmond 3 3-4 10, Tyler Washington 0 3-6 3, Frederick Young 3 2-4 8 Team 15 9-17 44

Halftime score: Indian Hills 30, Quakerdale Academy 17; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Hill 1, Farr 1, Stuve 1, Dillard 1, Ricks, Jr. 1), QA 5 (Freeman 4, Redmond 1)

Warriors Hang First Loss on DMACC

2010-12-05T08:39:00.000-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- With a 20-point second-half lead shaved to a single point, Indian Hills guard Trey Starks banked in a three-point shot with the shot clock ready to run out and the Warriors went on to knock off previously undefeated DMACC, 64-52, at Marshalltown Community College on Saturday.

Starks' shot propelled the Warriors on a 15-4 run to end the game and gave IHCC its 12th win against two losses.

The final seven IHCC points came at the free throw line in the final minute as the Bears were forced to foul to try to get back in the game.

Kannan Burrage's three-pointer with just under five minutes to play brought DMACC to within one at 49-48. But the Bears made only one basket the rest of the game as their season-opening 11-game win streak came to an end.

Gary Ricks, Jr. opened the second-half scoring with a three to give Indian Hills a 36-16 lead, their largest of the game.

Thirteen points by Burrage and a couple of clutch 3's by Cole Martin fueled the DMACC comeback. The Warriors went cold after DMACC switched to a zone defense and desperately needed the lift that Starks' three-pointer gave them.

Indian Hills scored the game's first six points. DMACC didn't score for over four minutes at the outset and didn't get their second field goal until the 9:00 mark of the first half. IHCC scored the final six points of the half to take a 17-point halftime lead.

Jerome Jones helped the Warriors pull away over the final five minutes when he made five foul shots, part of a 16-point effort for Jones. Trey Starks also scored 16 for the winners. Burrage had 19 to lead all scorers.

Indian Hills returns to Marshalltown for a noon game against Quakerdale Promise Academy on Sunday.

INDIAN HILLS 64, DMACC 52

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 0-0 6, Jerome Jones 5 5-6 16, Dijon Farr 3 0-2 8, Trey Starks 6 3-5 16, Bruno Ferreira 2 4-4 8, Riley Stuve 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 0-0 2, Gary Ricks, Jr. 1 0-0 3, Latroy Taylor 1 0-0 2, D.J. Bennett 0 2-2 2 Team 22 15-21 64

DMACC Kannon Burrage 7 3-4 19, Hal Bateman 2 4-7 8, Scottie Davis 3 0-0 6, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 3, Cole Martin 2 2-2 8, Rico Saldana 1 0-0 2, Mike Thompson 1 0-0 2, Quincy King 0 0-0 0, Kurtis Phillips 1 2-2 4 Team 18 12-17 52

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, DMACC 16; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Farr 2, Jones 1, Starks 1, Ricks, Jr. 1), DMACC 4 (Burrage 2, Martin 2)

Blowout Win for IHCC to Start Busy Weekend

2010-12-04T07:54:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- With three games in a span of less than 48 hours, the Indian Hills basketball team got its weekend started with a 91-45 demolition of Milwaukee Area Tech on Friday at the Hellyer Center.

It was the first home game for IHCC after six straight road contests and the Warriors will be right back on the road Saturday and Sunday when they play in the Emerson JUCO Challenge in Marshalltown.

Friday's game was decided early when Indian Hills used a 9-0 run to wipeout MATC's only lead of the game. Consecutive field goals by Gary Ricks, the second a three-pointer, ended the run and the Warriors built on the lead the rest of the night.

Riley Stuve pumped in 19 points to lead the Warriors. Stuve, whose previous best scoring effort was five points, had 13 by halftime and punctuated his big game with two threes in the second half.

D.J. Bennett also had his season high, getting 12 points to go along with five blocked shots.

Indian Hills nailed 11 3's for the game, their second straight game with that many three-pointers.

The lead was 20 at halftime and the Warriors outscored the Stormers, 47-21, in the second half.

Indian Hills will take on undefeated DMACC on Saturday in Marshalltown. The Bears are ranked 2nd in the NJCAA Division II poll.

INDIAN HILLS 91, MILWAUKEE AREA TECH 45

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 2 2-2 6, Derrick Hill 1 2-4 5, Dijon Farr 4 0-0 10, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 5 0-0 11, Bruno Ferreira 0 5-6 5, Riley Stuve 7 2-2 19, Chad Dillard 1 0-2 3, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 9, Latroy Taylor 3 2-2 8, Giovanni Smith 1 0-0 3, D.J. Bennett 5 2-4 12 Team 32 16-24 91

MILWAUKEE AREA TECH Kenny Foster 3 3-4 10, Darren Moore 1 1-2 3, Myles Morgan 2 2-5 6, Patrick Zemanovic 2 0-0 5, Adabamgbe Courtney 1 0-0 2, Bryce Wormet 2 0-0 6, Shahron Thomas 0 2-4 2, Rishaad Alexander 4 0-0 9, Danny Sanders 0 0-2 0, Steven Pratt 1 0-0 2 Team 16 8-17 45

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, Milwaukee Area Tech 24; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Stuve 3, Ricks 2, Farr 2, Hill 1, Dillard 1, Smith 1, Starks 1), MATC 5 (Wormet 2, Foster 1, Zemanovic 1, Alexander 1)

Wire-to-Wire Win For Warriors

2010-11-29T14:49:00.000-08:00

Scottsbluff, Neb. -- Plagued by slow starts in recent games on the road, the Indian Hills Warriors fashioned an early 10-0 run into a 78-67 win over Western Nebraska on the Cougars' home court on Saturday night in the final game of WNCC Thanksgiving Classic.

The closest that the Cougars got after spotting IHCC the early 10-point lead was five points on two occasions, one in each half. Western Nebraska scored the final four points of the first half to get to within 39-30 at intermission, then tallied the first four points of the second half to pull to within five.

Jerome Jones hit a three for the Warriors to help them regain some momentum and Jones followed with back-to-back field goals to push the lead back to nine and the Warriors were never in trouble after that.

Jones' three was one of 11 on the night for Indian Hills. Gary Ricks, who had only seven points in the previous two games in the tournament, poured in 20 to lead the Warriors. He had five 3's.

The Warriors' lead ballooned to a game-high 19 points after a Chad Dillard three-pointer.

By the time IHCC made their 11th three-pointer, Western Nebraska still hadn't made a shot from behind the arc. The Cougars wound up with three.

Indian Hills made 54.5% of their shots, and exactly half of their three-point attempts.

Dillard had 12 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.

After playing its last six games on the road, the Warriors, now 10-2, will host Milwaukee Area Tech next Friday night at the Hellyer Center.

INDIAN HILLS 78, WESTERN NEBRASKA 67

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 2-3 8, Jerome Jones 6 2-2 15, Dijon Farr 3 2-2 8, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-2 0, Trey Starks 0 2-2 2, Bruno Ferreira 1 3-4 5, Riley Stuve 0 2-2 2, Chad Dillard 3 3-6 12, Gary Ricks 6 3-5 20, Latroy Taylor 2 0-0 4, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 24 19-28 78

WESTERN NEBRASKA Mike Peltz 1 4 -6 6, Justin Standley 5 2-2 14, Hauns Brereton 4 4-5 12, Marko Kovacevic 4 0-2 8, Justin Omugun 3 2-4 8, Joe Stock 2 0-0 5, Aamir Kelliehan 2 0-0 4, Aaron Turner 4 0-0 8, Brady Mason 0 0-0 0, Stephen Shepherd 1 0-0 2 Team 26 12-19 67

Halftime score: Indian Hills 39, Western Nebraska 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 11 (Ricks 5, Dillard 3, Farr 2, Jones 1), WNCC 3 (Standley 2, Stock 1)

Warriors Falter Late, Fall to Williston State

2010-11-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

Scottsbluff, Neb. -- Indian Hills failed to hold onto a late 10-point lead and Williston State (ND) College stormed from behind for a 63-62 victory over the Warriors on Friday night in the Western Nebraska Thanksgiving Classic.

Williston's Blake Nash hit a jump shot with 10.4 seconds to play to give the Tetons the one-point advantage. IHCC's Dijon Farr was fouled with 2.7 seconds remaining and went to the line with a chance to tie the score or give IHCC the lead. But he missed the front end of the one-and-one and neither team could control the rebound before the buzzer sounded.

Indian Hills made up a five-point halftime deficit with a 10-0 run in the second half. Their lead would eventually grow to a dozen points when Chad Dillard nailed a three-pointer to make the score 56-44. After seven unanswered points by Williston State, Farr scored off a nice pass from Trey Starks and then hit a three to build the lead back to ten with 4:15 remaining.

But the Warriors wouldn't score again from the field. Their lone point the rest of the game came on a Stephen Coles free throw, that made the score 62-56.

WSC's Derek Detrick scored inside and Nick Markovich drilled his third 3-pointer of the second half to shave the IHCC lead to one with under a minute to play and set the stage for the Tetons game-winning possession.

Indian Hills' cause was hurt by 18 turnovers and 11-of-21 free-throw shooting.

Nash had 18 points to lead all scorers. Farr and Jerome Jones had 16 each for IHCC.

The Warriors wrap up their trip to Nebraska with a contest against the host school, Western Nebraska, on Saturday night.

WILLISTON STATE 63, INDIAN HILLS 62

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 5 1-2 11, Jerome Jones 6 3-5 16, Dijon Farr 6 2-4 16, Trey Starks 0 2-4 2, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 3, Chad Dillard 3 2-2 10, Gary Ricks 1 0-0 3, Latroy Taylor 0 1-4 1, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 22 11-21 62

WILLISTON STATE Thaddeus Perry 2 0-0 4, Derik Harvey 1 0-0 2, Blake Nash 7 0-0 18, Derek Detrick 6 0-0 12, Terrance Motley 1 2-4 4, Marc Price 0 3-4 3, Nick Markovich 3 0-0 9, Pierre Nakada 0 0-0 0, Moriba Debreitas 2 0-1 4, Charles Ward 3 0-2 7 Team 25 5-11 63

Halftime score: Williston State 35, Indian Hills 30; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Dillard 2, Farr 2, Jones 1, Stuve 1, Ricks 1), WSC 8 (Nash 4, Markovich 3, Ward 1)

IHCC Wins Tourney Opener

2010-11-26T13:28:00.000-08:00

Scottsbluff, Neb. -- Indian Hills pulled away from a two-point lead early in the second half and went on to defeat Eastern Wyoming College, 68-62, in a first-round game in the Western Nebraska Thanksgiving Classic on Thursday night.

Matt Rosenbaum brought EWC to within two at 37-35 with a three-pointer early in the second half, but the Warriors (9-1) responded by outscoring the Lancers 23-11 over the next seven minutes to open up their largest lead of the night, 14 points. EWC got to within five points with just under a minute to play, but Jerome Jones helped IHCC hold off Eastern with four free throws in the final 54 seconds.

Jones had a season-high 16 points to pace Indian Hills. Trey Starks had 13, all but two of them in the second half. Rosenbaum and Jordan Johnson each had 15 for the Lancers.

Indian Hills will take on Williston State (ND) College on Friday night.

INDIAN HILLS 68, EASTERN WYOMING 62

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 0-1 6, Jerome Jones 4 8-12 16, Dijon Farr 4 2-5 11, Trey Starks 4 5-5 13, Bruno Ferreira 0 2-2 2, Riley Stuve 1 2-2 4, Chad Dillard 3 0-0 7, Gary Ricks 2 0-0 4, Latroy Taylor 0 1-2 1, Giovanni Smith 1 1-2 4, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 22 21-31 68

EASTERN WYOMING Matt Rosembaum 5 4-4 15, Ivan Simic 2 1-2 5, Jarett Upchurch 3 2-2 9, Jordan Johnson 5 4-5 15, Zach Young 1 2-2 4, Chad Cottam 3 0-4 6, Corey Puckett 2 0-0 5, Mak Boskailo 1 0-1 3 Team 22 13-20 62

Halftime score: Indian Hills 34, Eastern Wyoming 24; Three-point field goals: IHCC 3 (Farr 1, Dillard 1, Smith 1); EWC 5 (Rosenbaum 1, Upchurch 1, Johnson 1, Puckett 1, Boskailo 1)

Warriors Rebound for Win in Missouri

2010-11-22T10:43:00.000-08:00

Park Hills, MO -- The Indian Hills basketball team showed some resiliency on Saturday night, bouncing back from their first loss of the season the night before to take down Mineral Area College, 58-44, in MAC's tournament.

Indian Hills had three separate runs of seven or more points in the second half to break open a close game on the way to the Warriors' eighth win of the season.

The first run, a 10-0 spurt, gave the Warriors a 35-26 lead with 13:34 to play. After a Cardinals' field goal, Indian Hills scored eight straight points, all by Gary Ricks, on two 3-point field goals and a two-pointer. Following two MAC free throws, Indian Hills ran off seven points in a row, the last five by Chad Dillard, who scored a career-high 15 points.

A slam dunk by Jerome Jones gave the Warriors their largest lead at 58-36, before Mineral Area tallied the final eight points of the game.

Jones, like Dillard, also had his IHCC career-high with 15 points and Ricks added 13. Brier West was the lone player in double-figures for MAC with 10.

The Warriors are idle until playing three games in three days next weekend at a tournament in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

INDIAN HILLS 58, MINERAL AREA 44

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-4 2, Jerome Jones 7 0-0 15, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 4 0-0 9, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 6 3-3 15, Gary Ricks 5 0-0 13, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0, Giovanni Smith 0 0-1 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 25 3-8 58

MINERAL AREA Darion Hooker 0 0-0 0, Riley Raulston 2 0-0 5, Demetrius Harris 1 4-5 6, Drew Thomas 1 0-0 2, Josh Minner 4 0-0 8, DeAndre Ballard 1 0-2 2, Derrius Walker 0 0-0 0, Brier West 4 0-0 10, Greg Gibson 1 0-0 2, Errol Isom 0 0-0 0, Vakhtang Kadaria 3 0-0 6, Corrion Johnson 1 1-2 3, Leland Smith 0 0-0 0 Team 18 5-9 44

Halftime score: Indian Hills 25, Mineral Area 22; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Ricks 3, Jones 1, Farr 1), MAC 3 (West 2, Raulston 1)

Three Rivers Hands Warriors Their First Loss

2010-11-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

Park Hills, MO -- On Tuesday night, in its first road game of the season, Indian Hills was able to overcome a slow start to rally and defeat Kirkwood CC. The Warriors weren't as fortunate this time around, as No. 22-ranked Three Rivers CC jumped to an 8-0 lead and never lost the advantage in a 62-57 win over 11th-ranked IHCC on Friday night in the Bob Sechrest Classic.

After the early deficit, the Warriors fought back behind Gary Ricks' 11 first-half points. A basket just before the halftime buzzer by Kelvyn Valdez brought the Warriors to within four points, 30-26, at intermission.

The Three Rivers' lead was never more than seven points in the second half, but the Raiders didn't allow Indian Hills to get even. The Warriors were within two points after the first bucket of the second half and, again, about midway through the half, but couldn't make a key defensive stop when they needed to.

Dijon Farr's layup with 49.8 seconds to play pulled IHCC within three at 60-57, but the Warriors didn't score again. They missed two shots and committed a turnover while Three Rivers was missing four straight free throws. Finally, Hunter Gibson made two foul shots for the Raiders to provide the final margin.

Ricks was the lone Indian Hills player in double figures with 20. Rudy Harrell led Three Rivers with 15.

Indian Hills will try to bounce back against tournament host Mineral Area College on Saturday night.

THREE RIVERS 62, INDIAN HILLS 57

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 2-2 4, Jerome Jones 3 0-0 7, Derrick Hill 0 1-2 1, Dijon Farr 3 3-6 9, Kelvyn Valdez 3 0-2 6, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 3 1-2 7, Gary Ricks 7 1-2 20, Latroy Taylor 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 1 1-1 3 Team 21 9-18 57

THREE RIVERS Terrance Glass 2 1-2 6, Rudy Harrell 6 3-6 15, Tarius Johnson 6 2-5 14, Jay Raulston 3 6-10 13, Hunter Gibson 0 2-2 2, Bryant Strozier 1 0-0 2, Antonio Gardner 1 1-3 3, Deonte Jones 2 0-0 5, Ivan Jurkovic 1 0-0 2 Team 22 15-28 62

Halftime score: Three Rivers 30, Indian Hills 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 5, Jones 1), TRCC 3 (Glass 1, Raulston 1, Jones 1)

Down But Not Out, Warriors Rally to Win

2010-11-17T07:01:00.000-08:00

Cedar Rapids, IA -- Kirkwood CC led for 39:52 of Tuesday's game against Indian Hills at Johnson Hall. But IHCC led when it mattered most, when the final buzzer went off, and the visiting Warriors had escaped with a 59-57 win.

After IHCC's Trey Starks made two free throws with 17.9 seconds to play, Indian Hills, which trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half, had cut the Kirkwood lead to 57-56. Indian Hills then forced a Kirkwood turnover, Dijon Farr coming up with a loose ball at midcourt and feeding a wide-open Chad Dillard for the layup that proved to be the game-winner.

Kirkwood got the ball into their frontcourt, but lost the ball out of bounds at the baseline with 2.9 seconds remaining. Indian Hills inbounded the ball to Gary Ricks, Jr. who was fouled immediately. He made one of two free throws and a desperation shot by Kirkwood came up short and the Warriors could celebrate a come-from-behind win, their seventh in a row to start the season.

Playing on the road for the first time this season, the Warriors were overwhelmed at the start of the game. Kirkwood ran away to a 12-0 lead. By the time Jerome Jones scored the first IHCC points, the game was five minutes old.

Jones made two straight 3's later in the half to bring the Warriors to within five, but Kirkwood doubled that lead by halftime.

When Michael Weber nailed a 3-pointer eight minutes into the second half, the Eagles had their largest lead at 47-34. Farr started the IHCC rally with seven consecutive points on a three-point play, a pair of free throws and a layup.

The Warriors kept chipping away at the lead with a three-point play by Dillard and two Trey Startks' baskets around a layup by KCC's Louis Cox.

Ricks hit a three with under two minutes to play to bring the Warriors to within five at 57-52. Starks scored on a layup to make it a three-point game. When Kirkwood missed their third straight front end of a one-and-one, the Warriors rebounded and Starks was fouled with 17.9 seconds to play.

The freshman guard made both foul shots, setting the stage for the steal and Dillard's go-ahead bucket.

Indian Hills didn't attempt a free throw for the first 25 minutes of the game, yet outscored the Eagles from the line, 11-3.

Jones, Farr and Dillard all scored 11 points to lead IHCC. Jordan Gentry had 14 of his game-high 16 points in the first half for KCC. Brennan Cougill added 15.

Indian Hills will take their unbeaten record and new No. 11 national ranking to Park Hills, Missouri this weekend for a pair of games in a tournament hosted by Mineral Area College.

The Warriors will battle Three Rivers CC on Friday at 5:00 and the host Cardinals at 7:00 on Saturday.

INDIAN HILLS 59, KIRKWOOD 57

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 1-2 9, Jerome Jones 4 0-0 11, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 4 3-4 11, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 3 3-4 11, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 4 3-3 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 8, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 22 11-15 59

KIRKWOOD Richie Thompson 2 0-0 4, Preston Brunz 0 0-0 0, Michael Weber 2 0-1 5, Jordan Gentry 7 0-0 16, Louis Cox 1 0-1 2, D'Monte Hopkins 3 1-3 7, Alex Coleman 3 2-3 8, Brennan Cougill 7 0-1 15, Bryan Brown 0 0-0 0, Troy Peter 0 0-0 0 Team 25 3-9 57

Halftime score: Kirkwood 33, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Jones 3, Ricks 1), KCC 4 (Gentry 2, Weber 1, Cougill 1)

Stifling Defense Leads to 6th Win in a Row

2010-11-15T08:21:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills held its second opponent in three nights to 22-percent field- goal shooting as the Warriors walloped John Wood CC, 70-31, at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night. It was the fewest points allowed by a Jeff Kidder-coached IHCC team in his six years at the college.

John Wood actually led 12-10 with about 11 minutes remaining in the first half. The Warriors then scored the next 17 points and ran away from there. Chad Dillard's three-point play gave IHCC the lead for good and five different players scored in the 17-0 run. Will Carr scored inside for John Wood, but it was the only points the Trail Blazers could muster over the final 11 minutes of the first half.

The Warriors quickly expanded the lead to 30 at the outset of the second half on a basket by Dijon Farr and back-to-back 3's by Trey Starks and Gary Ricks, Jr.

After hitting just two three-pointers in the opening half, the Warriors nailed six in the final 20 minutes. John Wood not only shot 22-percent for the game, but missed all 16 of their three-point attempts.

Starks led IHCC with 16 points and Ricks had 15. Antonio Landers had 12 to pace the Trail Blazers.

Indian Hills finished the first six games of the season, all at home, with a perfect 6-0 record. The Warriors now go on the road for their next six contests, starting with a game at Kirkwood CC on Tuesday night.

INDIAN HILLS 70, JOHN WOOD 31

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 0-0 2, Jerome Jones 2 0-0 6, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 2 0-0 5, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 5 5-6 16, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-1 2, Riley Stuve 1 2-2 5, Chad Dillard 3 4-5 10, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 0-0 15, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 2 3-4 7 Team 24 14-18 70

JOHN WOOD Antonio Landers 5 2-2 12, Will Carr 3 0-0 6, Ryan Stuckman 1 0-0 2, Lawson Kirby 1 0-1 2, Henry Sidney 1 0-0 2, Regan Bruenger 1 3-4 5, Jamal Wolfe 1 0-0 2 Team 13 5-8 31

Halftime score: Indian Hills 36, John Wood 14; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Jr. 3, Jones 2, Farr 1, Starks 1, Stuve 1), JWCC 0

Second-Half Rally Leads to Warrior Victory

2010-11-13T07:49:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills used an early second-half run to take control and the Warriors went on to defeat Kennedy-King 75-64 in the Klyn Automotive Classic on Friday night.

Indian Hills overcame a slow start in the first half, but still trailed at halftime 24-23. IHCC scored the first six points after halftime to go ahead for good and a 19-8 run came in the first eight minutes of the second half, fueled by seven points from Trey Starks.

Kennedy-King cut the deficit to six points, but Starks made two free throws and then scored on a fast-break layup after a blocked shot by Dijon Farr to build the lead back to 10 midway through the second half. The lead was as large as 16 points after a tip-in by Stephen Coles.

Two big 3's by Gary Ricks, Jr. were part of a 19-point second-half for the freshman guard. Ricks made eight straight free throws in the second half and was 12-of-14 for the game. He led all scorers with 23 points.

The Warriors won on a night when their usually reliable three-point shooting failed them. They made only 2-of-11 from behind the arc, but made up for it with 19-of-22 free-throw shooting in the second half.

Farr had his best scoring night of the season with 19 for the Warriors. Demerius Smith matched that total to lead the Statesmen.

Indian Hills concludes play in the tournament on Saturday night against John Wood CC.

INDIAN HILLS 75, KENNEDY-KING 64

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 3 1-1 7, Jerome Jones 3 2-4 8, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 7 4-4 19, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 3 3-5 9, Bruno Ferreira 0 2-3, 2, Chad Dillard 2 1-1 5, Gary Ricks, Jr. 5 12-14 23 Team 24 25-32 75

KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 4 2-3 12, Demarko Nash 1 0-0 3, Camron Bailey 1 1-1 3, Jerrel Mayo 4 0-2 10, Demerius Smith 6 2-4 19, Pauldeairis Howard 0 0-0 0, Terron Ferrell 0 0-0 0, Trent Little John 3 3-4 9, Michael Zeigler 1 0-0 3, Kevin Batson 1 0-0 2, Codelro Means 2 0-0 4 Team 23 8-14 64

Halftime score: Kennedy-King 24, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: IHCC 2 (Farr 1, Ricks 1), KKC 10 (Smith 5, Caruthers 2, Mayo 1, Nash 1, Zeigler 1)

Warriors Overcome Turnover Woes to Win

2010-11-12T10:13:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Usually when you commit 27 turnovers, it doesn't bode well for your chances. But Indian Hills was able to overcame its problems taking care of the basketball in an easy 74-37 win over Mid-Michigan CC on Thursday night at the Hellyer Center.

A big reason the turnovers weren't as damaging as they might have been is that the Warriors held the visitors to 22-percent field goal shooting while making 58-percent of their own field goal attempts. And they forced the Lakers into 24 turnovers of their own.

The game was tied at 3-all when IHCC made its first of many runs on the night -- an 8-0 spurt. The Warriors opened things up in the second half when Gary Ricks, Jr. hit three straight 3-pointers and Bruno Ferreira had eight of his team-high 14 points.

For the second straight game, IHCC shot over 50-percent from 3-point range, making 6-of-11. They also outrebounded Mid-Michigan 46-23 with Ferreira and Dijon Farr each grabbing nine boards.

Indian Hills heads into the weekend Kyln Automotive Classic with a 4-0 record. Mid-Michigan will also play in the tourney. Their record is 1-2.

INDIAN HILLS 74, MID-MICHIGAN 37

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 2 1-2 5, Jerome Jones 4 1-2 10, Derrick Hill 0 1-2 1, Dijon Farr 3 1-2 8, Kelvyn Valdez 0 1-2 1, Trey Starks 3 4-7 10, Bruno Ferreira 6 2-4 14, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 3, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 13, Giovanni Smith 0 0-0 0, D.J. Bennett 2 1-2 5 Team 26 16-27 74

MID-MICHIGAN DeOndra Callahn 3 3-4 9, Vince Parker 2 0-0 5, Jake Blake 2 5-5 9, Trevor Wyman 1 1-2 4, Leonard Williams 0 0-0 0, Sheldon Lowman 0 0-0 0, Darnell Brown 1 0-2 2, John Barrett 0 0-0 0, De'Andre Ruffum 1 1-2 3, Kyle Gross 1 2-2 5, Tyrone Pride 0 0-2 0, Gerald Gandy 0 0-0 0, Tony Larkins 0 0-1 0 Team 11 12-20 37

Halftime score: Indian Hills 32, Mid-Michigan 18; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 3, Jones 1, Farr 1, Stuve 1); MMCC 3 (Parker 1, Wyman 1, Gross 1)

IHCC to Honor Veterans at Thursday Game

2010-11-09T14:46:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills Community College is offering free admission to this Thursday night’s IHCC basketball game for all military veterans. The Warriors will host Mid-Michigan CC at 7:00 on Veterans Day at the Hellyer Student Life Center and anyone with a military ID will be admitted free.

The 14th-ranked Warriors are undefeated after sweeping three games last week to begin the season. Mid-Michigan is 1-1 and coming off a victory in their last game on Friday.

Mid-Michigan will stay in Ottumwa and take part in this weekend’s Klyn Automotive Classic with games Friday and Saturday night. Indian Hills will take on Kennedy-King College Friday and John Wood CC Saturday with tipoff both nights at 7:00.

IHCC Three-Pointers Shoot Down Ellsworth

2010-11-08T07:57:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills used a three-point barrage to open up a big halftime lead and the Warriors cruised to a 97-75 win over Ellsworth CC in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic on Saturday night at the Hellyer Center.

The Warriors hit 10-of-15 shots from behind the arc in the opening half and made 14 in 25 attempts for the game in winning their third straight game to start the season. Indian Hills made eight 3's in the second half of Friday night's game and the 14 they made Saturday equalled the high-game total from last year.

Ellsworth took an early 8-7 lead, but Trey Starks got the Warriors' three-train going with his first of three treys in the opening half. A few minutes later, Derrick Hill nailed three consecutive three's allowing IHCC to open up its first double-digit lead at 32-21. Starks hit another three and Hill added a rare two-point basket as Indian Hills continued to widen the lead.

The first half ended, fittingly for the Warriors, when Kelvyn Valdez hit a three-pointer just before the buzzer.

Chad Dillard and Jerome Jones got in the act for IHCC early in the second half as each made his first 3 of the night. Jones' trey made the score 61-36 and the Panthers didn't get closer than 16 points the rest of the game.

Indian Hills shot 60% overall and 56% from long distance. Gary Ricks, Jr. led six Warriors in double figures with 18 points. Hill had 16. Trey Starks just missed a double-double with 13 points and 9 assists. Bill Freeman led ECC with 19, 18 of those coming in the second half.

The Warriors are idle until hosting Mid-Michigan CC on Nov. 11.

FINAL SCORE: INDIAN HILLS 97, ELLSWORTH 75

ELLSWORTH Jacques Coleman 4 0-1 9, Tut Jikany 0 0-0 0, Bill Freeman 6 4-6 19, Kewal Shiels 0 0-0 0, Darren Galloway 1 3-4 6, K.J. Evans 6 3-4 15, Charles Leans 0 0-0 0, Alfreeman Flowers 3 2-4 8, Mario Donaldson 2 0-0 5, Cody Olson 1 0-0 2, Luke Lamb 2 5-6 11 Team 25 17-25 75

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 4 2-4 10, Jerome Jones 4 2-2 10, Derrick Hill 5 2-4 16, Dijon Farr 2 0-0 5, Kelvyn Valdez 4 0-1 9, Trey Starks 4 2-2 13, Bruno Ferreira 0 1-2 1, Riley Stuve 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 5 0-0 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 8 0-1 18, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0 Team 37 9-16 97

Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, Ellsworth 33; Three-point field goals: Ellsworth 8 (Freeman 3, Lamb 2, Coleman 1, Galloway 1, Donaldson 1), IHCC 14 (Hill 4, Starks 3, Jones 2, Ricks, Jr. 2, Farr 1, Valdez 1, Dillard 1)

Warriors Get Back on Track, Pound Southwest Academy

2010-11-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- A night after struggling to find a rhythm on offense, the Indian Hills Warriors had no such problem on Friday night, scoring early and often in a 119-48 dismantling of Southwest Academy on the first night of the Reed Overhead Doors Classic.

IHCC scored the first 14 points of the game, in the opening four minutes, and steadily built on the lead after that in winning their second game in a row to start the season.

The margin was 36 points at halftime, 62-26, and the Warriors had already scored more points at the half than they did in their overtime win against Quakerdale Academy the night before.

Indian Hills showed off its long-range shooting prowess in the second half, hitting 8-of-15 three-pointers in the final 20 minutes. Six different Warriors made a three in the game and seven players scored in double figures.

Leading the balanced IHCC attack was Trey Starks with 17 points. Gary Ricks, Jr. scored 15, Jerome Jones had 14, Stephen Coles and Dijon Farr 13 each, and Derrick Hill 12 for the winners. D.J. Bennett gave a glimpse of his potential with 10 points and 10 rebounds for IHCC.

Indian Hills shot 55% from the field and only turned the ball over 13 times after committing 19 turnovers in their opening game.

The Warriors will battle Ellsworth CC in the final game of the Classic on Saturday night at 7:00.

FINAL SCORE: INDIAN HILLS 119, SOUTHWEST ACADEMY 48

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 6 1-2 13, Jerome Jones 5 2-3 14, Derrick Hill 5 0-1 12, Dijon Farr 5 1-4 13, Kelvyn Valdez 3 0-0 8, Trey Starks 8 0-0 17, Bruno Ferreira 1 5-6 7, Riley Stuve 2 1-2 5, Chad Dillard 2 0-0 5, D.J. Bennett 4 2-3 10 Team 47 15-24 119

Halftime score: Indian Hills 62, Southwest Academy 26; Three-point field goals: Southwest Academy 6, IHCC 10 (Jones 2, Hill 2, Farr 2, Valdez 2, Starks 1, Dillard 1)

Great Escape, Warriors Win Opener

2010-11-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- It wasn't pretty -- opening games often aren't -- but, in the end, the Indian Hills basketball team made enough plays to win their opener, 60-52 in overtime, against Quakerdale Academy on Thursday night at the Hellyer Center.

The Warriors trailed 48-41 with around four minutes to play after Quakerdale's Nathan Freeman knocked down four straight shots, three of them three-pointers. Indian Hills then ran off eight consecutive points to grab a 49-48 lead with two minutes remaining. Chad Dillard scored off an assist from Trey Starks to put the Warriors on top.

The lead didn't last long though as Quakerdale's Chris Oliveria hit a baseline shot as the shot clock was running out to make it 50-49 in favor of the visitors.

Indian Hills' Stephen Coles was fouled with 10.4 seconds to play, but missed both free throws. Teammate Jerome Jones rebounded the second miss and was fouled. Jones made the first foul shot to tie the score at 50-all, and made the second one too. But that shot was wiped out by a lane violation against Indian Hills.

The Warriors then survived a last-second potential game-winning shot attempt by Quakerdale to extend the game to overtime.

In the extra session, Starks opened the scoring with a three-pointer and Gary Ricks, Jr. added another three for IHCC. Starks hit a pair of free throws and Bruno Ferreira scored on a layup as the Warriors outscored the Eagles, 10-2, in overtime.

Quakerdale jumped out to a 19-13 lead in the first half as the Warriors got off to a slow start offensively.

Indian Hills took a 27-23 lead at the half when D.J. Bennett scored on a tip-in late in the opening half.

The visitors though ran off the first five points of the second half and battled the Warriors on even terms until Quakerdale opened their seven-point lead.

Jones started the IHCC comeback with a bucket and Starks then took over, hitting two free throws and a shot in the lane and assisting on Dillard's goal to give Indian Hills its 49-48 lead. Starks had all but two of his team-high 11 points at the end of regulation and overtime.

Ricks had 10 points for the Warriors. Freeman led all scorers with 15 for Quakerdale.

Indian Hills will host the Reed Overhead Doors Classic this weekend with games against Southwest Academy on Friday night at 7:00 and Ellsworth CC on Saturday at 7.

Final score: Indian Hills 60, Quakerdale 52 (OT)

QUAKERDALE Nathan Freeman 6 0-1 15, Jamal Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jamell Johnson 0 0-0 0, Yuri Leath 1 0-0 3, Dejoni Norris 4 0-2 9, Chris Oliveria 6 1-4 13, Mario Redmond 0 0-0 0, Tyler Washington 0 0-2 0, Frederick Young 4 4-6 12 Team 21 5-15 52

INDIAN HILLS Stephen Coles 1 2-10 4, Jerome Jones 3 3-3 9, Derrick Hill 3 0-0 8, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 7, Kelvyn Valdez 0 0-0 0, Trey Starks 3 4-5 11, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Riley Stuve 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 10, D.J. Bennett 2 1-1 5 Team 21 12-21 60

Halftime score: Indian Hills 27, Quakerdale 23; Three-point field goals: Quakerdale 5 (Freeman 3, Leath 1, Norris 1), IHCC 6 (Hill 2, Ricks, Jr. 2, Starks 1, Farr 1)

No. 14 Preseason Ranking for IHCC

2010-10-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Warriors will take a No. 14 national ranking into the upcoming season. The preseason National Junior College Athletic Association poll, released Monday, has the Warriors ranked higher than at any time last year, when Indian Hills finished 25-8.

The Warriors were ranked for only three weeks in the 2009-10 season and never higher than 19th in the national poll. This year’s ranking marks the fifth time in the past six seasons that Indian Hills has been ranked in the top 14 in the preseason poll. The only time in the last six years the Warriors entered the season unranked was last year when the Warriors won the conference title for the third time in four years.

Indian Hills’ schedule includes games against five teams that are nationally ranked in the preseason: Moberly Area Community College (No. 18) and Three Rivers CC (No. 23) in the Division I poll, Kirkwood CC (No. 4) and DMACC (No. 20) in DII and Milwaukee Area Technical College (No. 12) in DIII.

Two Texas schools, Midland and defending national champ Howard, are ranked one-two in the Division I poll. North Idaho is third. Indian Hills is the only member of its four-team conference that is ranked in the preseason.

Indian Hills opens the season at home against Flint CC on Nov. 4. The Warriors will then take on Southwest Academy and Ellsworth CC the next two nights in the Reed Overhead Doors Classic. The first six IHCC games are at home with the next six on the road.

IHCC Hoops Tix Now on Sale

2010-09-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Season tickets for the Indian Hills Community College basketball team’s 2010-11 season are now being sold in the IHCC Athletic Office in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the Ottumwa campus.

Season tickets are $80 if purchased by the end of September. After that, they’ll be $96.

The schedule includes 16 home games, three home tournaments and a host of games against opponents that the Warriors either haven’t played before or haven’t met in a number of years.

The season opener is against Flint CC from Michigan on Thursday, November 4. Flint is also in the field for the Reed Overhead Doors Classic Nov. 5-6. Indian Hills will play Southwest Academy and Ellsworth CC in that tourney.

The following weekend, in the Klyn Automotive Classic, Indian Hills will battle Kennedy-King and John Wood CC.

After opening the season with six straight home dates, the Warriors will hit the road for six consecutive games. That stretch includes a game at Kirkwood CC, a perennial NJCAA Division II power; games against Three Rivers CC, last year’s Division I national tournament runner up, and Mineral Area in Missouri; and three games, all against quality opponents, in a Thanksgiving weekend tournament hosted by Western Nebraska CC.

The final home tournament, sponsored by Hy-Vee, is Dec. 10-11. The second half of the schedule starts with two games in a tournament at Southeastern CC. Indian Hills goes right back to West Burlington the following weekend to start the conference season against the BlackHawks. The final regular-season game is at home against Marshalltown Feb. 19.

Southeastern ended the Warriors’ season last year with back-to-back wins in the series to determine the Region 11 postseason champion. Indian Hills won the regular-season conference title with a 5-1 mark and finished the season with a 25-8 record.

The 2010-11 IHCC basketball schedule can be found on the Indian Hills website at www.indianhills.edu/athletics/basketball.

Kidder Provides Recruiting Update

2010-08-10T07:47:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Three players who played in high school state championship games last year are included in Indian Hills Community College basketball coach Jeff Kidder’s 2010 recruiting class. Those three athletes, along with a Division I transfer and a player from the Chicago area, are among the recruits announced by coach Kidder.

The signees include Riley Stuve, a member of the Ames High School team that finished an undefeated season by winning the Iowa Class 4-A state title in March. The 6-5 Stuve was the third-leading scorer for the Little Cyclones.

Kidder said, “Riley has been part of a winning culture at Ames and he’ll bring that winning attitude to Indian Hills. He was a starter on a team that was very special. He can really shoot the ball and will bring a level of toughness to his position.”

Trey Starks led Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri to a state championship, the school’s first in 26 years, and he’s headed to IHCC this fall. Starks, a 5-11 point guard, scored 22 points in the state title game and earned first-team all-state honors as a senior.

Starks gained national attention for an alley-oop dunk he had in the championship game, a play that was shown on ESPN SportsCenter and has gotten thousands of views on YouTube.

“Trey is an outstanding player and will impact his position right away,” said Kidder. “He can play both point guard and shooting guard and will develop into an elite player before his IHCC career is done.”

The third title game participant to sign with Indian Hills is Latroy Taylor, a guard from Lew Wallace High School in Gary, Indiana. Lew Wallace lost in overtime in the championship game. Taylor is a lightning-quick 6-2 guard who averaged 19 points a game as a senior with a high game of 37.

“Latroy is a powerful guard who can take over a game on both ends of the floor,” said the IHCC coach. “He can score and defend with a great deal of passion. Latroy comes from a winning high school program. He will lead by example and his effort will be contagious around his teammates.”
Jerome Jones played last year at Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conference and will transfer to IHCC this fall. Jones is 6-5 and was a three-year standout at Miller Career Academy in St. Louis. He led his squad to its first-ever trip to the Missouri Class 4 final four as a senior, averaging 24 points a game with a high game of 65 points. Jones played in 27 games at the D-I level last year.

Kidder said, “Jerome is an explosive forward who can play inside or outside. He’s a great kid who plays with a chip on his shoulder. He will provide strong leadership and is highly motivated to have a great season for the Warriors.”

The fifth recruit announced by Kidder is D.J. Bennett, a 6-9 center from Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Hills, Illinois. Bennett averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds as a senior.

“D.J. is very athletic with great hands,” said Kidder. “He was highly recruited by a number of Division I programs and has loads of potential. The hardest position to recruit with results is the center position and we feel we got a very good one in D.J.”

In addition to the five incoming players, Kidder will welcome back five players from last year’s team that went 25-8 and won the regular season region title. Dijon Farr will return for his sophomore campaign along with Brian Wilson, Bruno Ferreira, Derrick Hill and Chad Dillard.

Farr led the Warriors in scoring as a freshman at 11.9 points a game and was named second-team all-region. Ferreira was an honorable mention all-league choice and IHCC’s leading rebounder at 5.2 boards a game. Wilson scored as many as 20 points in a game and Hill had a 27-point game.

Coach Kidder hopes to round out his recruiting class before the start of classes at the end of the month.

New Dates for IHCC Hoops Camp

2010-07-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

Ottumwa -- Indian Hills Community College basketball coach Jeff Kidder has announced a change in the dates for the summer Warrior Basketball Camp. The camp, for those ages 6 through 16, will now be held from 8 a.m. to noon August 9-11 in the Hellyer Student Life Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.
Members of the Indian Hills coaching staff and Warrior players will provide instruction during the camp.
Registration cost is $60 which includes a camp t-shirt and prizes. For more information, call 641-683-5288 or 641-683-5190 or register online at the IHCC website at www.indianhills.edu.

Dates Set for IHCC Hoops Camp

2010-06-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

Indian Hills Community College basketball coach Jeff Kidder has released information on this summer’s Warrior Basketball Camp. The camp, for those ages 6 through 16, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon July 12-14 in the air-conditioned comfort of the Hellyer Student Life Center on the IHCC Ottumwa campus.

Members of the Indian Hills coaching staff and Warrior players will provide instruction during the camp.

Registration cost is $60 which includes a camp t-shirt and prizes. For more information, call 641-683-5288 or 641-683-5190 or register online at the IHCC website at www.indianhills.edu.

IHCC Has Five on All-Region Teams

2010-03-12T10:58:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Regular-season conference champion Indian Hills Community College had one player on the first team, one on the second team and three on the honorable mention list of the All-Region 11 basketball team announced by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

The Warriors’ Larry Stone was the lone IHCC player on the five-player first team. Stone, a sophomore guard from Indianapolis and a transfer from IUPUI, was the second-leading scorer for Indian Hills with an 11.3 average. He also led the team in three-point field goals with 57.

Stone really came on in the second half of the season. He averaged 16.8 points a game in conference games, fourth in the league. Stone’s scoring average over the last half of the season was 15.0 and he scored in double figures in 13 of his final 15 games. His high game of 28 points came in a road win at Southeastern in the regular-season finale.

IHCC’s season scoring leader, Dijon Farr, was a second-team all-conference choice. Farr, from Pacolet, S.C., started all 33 games in his freshman campaign and averaged 11.9 points a contest. He was seventh in scoring in conference games (11.7) and also scored 10 or more points in 13 of his last 15 games. For the season, he reached double-figure scoring in 24 of 33 games. Farr also averaged nearly four rebounds a game.

The Warriors making the honorable mention all-league list were sophomore guards Dwan McMillan and Aaron Austin and freshman forward Bruno Ferreira.

McMillan, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, averaged 9.9 points a game and led the team in assists. Austin, from Newport News, Va., was third on the Warriors in scoring at 10.6 and was second in assists. Ferreira is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was IHCC’s leading rebounder, averaging over five boards a game, and also averaged five points a contest.

Joining Stone on the all-conference first team are sophomores Norvell Arnold and Steven Baker from Southeastern, and freshman Tyler Brown and sophomore Will Clyburn from Marshalltown. Clyburn led Region XI in scoring in conference games at 22.2 and Arnold was second at 20.8.

The second team includes Anthony Salter, Shay Shine and Petey Hausley, all from Iowa Western, and Southeastern’s Jeron Lee along with the Warriors’ Farr.

Named honorable mention all-league are Henrique Medeiros, DeMarcus Phillips and Michael Appel from Marshalltown, Rinaldo Mafra and Paris Gulley of Southeastern and Charlie Westbrook from Iowa Western in addition to the trio of Indian Hills players.

SCC’s Arnold was a repeat selection on the all-conference first team. Shine dropped from the first team last year to second team this year. The other first-team pick from last year who returned this season was Marshalltown’s Phillips who missed all but one regular-season conference game with an injury. IHCC All-Americans Dwight Buycks and Dwight Hardy were the other first-team choices last year.

Ruple's Basket Gives SCC Series Win

2010-03-04T06:23:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- For the second year in a row, the Indian Hills Warriors were denied a chance to add a Region 11 postseason championship to their regular season title. And for the second consecutive season, archrival Southeastern CC was the team that kept the Warriors from the postseason crown.

Freshman Abby Ruple's layup with 5.4 seconds to play was the game-winner on Wednesday night as SCC pulled out a 62-60 win over Indian Hills (25-8) in the second game of the best-of-three regional title series.

The Warriors pushed the ball up the court following Ruple's basket, but E.J. Hicks misfired on a three-point attempt that would have won the game.

Instead, it's the BlackHawks (23-10) who move on to play in the District 11 championship game next Tuesday night on their home court.

Indian Hills and Southeastern had struggled to make shots in Game 1 of the series on Monday night, a 53-49 SCC win.

Both offenses were much more efficient on Wednesday. Southeastern shot 58.5% for the game and was even better than that from 3-point range -- 66.7% (8-of-12). The Warriors made 52.4% of their field goals and 7-of-15 3s (46.7%). Each team had only 11 turnovers.

Indian Hills took its final lead on the 7th lead change of the game when Hicks made one of two free throws with 3:15 remaining to make the score 56-55.

Steven Baker, who along with Paris Gulley led SCC with 14 points, then hit a jumper in the lane and followed with two free throws to put the BlackHawks on top 59-56.

Aaron Austin, IHCC's top scorer with 19, hit an acrobatic shot in the lane to bring the Warriors to within one. After an SCC free throw the Warriors had the ball with 29.8 seconds to play.

Following two straight IHCC time-outs, Larry Stone scored from the right baseline, his only points of the game, to knot the score at 60-all.

Southeastern called their final time out with 16.4 seconds left to set up the play on which Ruple scored the game-winner.

Indian Hills had two six-point leads in the first half, the largest advantage for either team in the game. Dwan McMillan, one of six Indian Hills sophs who saw their IHCC careers come to a close, scored on a three-point play to end the first-half scoring and put the Warriors ahead, 37-33, at the half.

Indian Hills had six threes in the first half along with two old-fashioned three-point plays and three free throws by Hicks after he was fouled on a three-point try.

SCC was down at halftime despite making nearly 61% of their field goal attempts. And the BlackHawks' leading scorer, Norvell Arnold, sat out most of the first half after getting two early fouls.

Arnold started the second half with three field goals in less than four minutes to bring SCC from behind. He wouldn't score again however and fouled out with 6:15 to play.

IHCC trailed briefly by four points, but Austin drained a three to cut the deficit to one and neither team led by more than three points the rest of the game.

Two free throws by Dijon Farr gave Indian Hills a 55-53 lead with a little under five minutes left, and it was Baker who tied the score at 55 for SCC. Hicks' free throw preceded Baker's four straight points and set the stage for the tense final two minutes.

Indian Hills outrebounded the BlackHawks, 25-20, and SCC, amazingly, had only three offensive rebounds the entire game. But SCC still managed to break the hearts of the Warriors, just as they had done in last year's title series when they scored in the final seconds to down IHCC in overtime.

SOUTHEASTERN 62, INDIAN HILLS 60

SOUTHEASTERN A.D. Simmons 1 0-0 2, Steven Baker 5 3-4 14, Norvell Arnold 3 0-0 7, Mason Leggett 0 0-0 0, Paris Gulley 5 0-0 14, Jeron Lee 2 1-2 6, Rinaldo Mafra 1 0-0 2, Abby Ruple 4 0-0 9, Mansa Habeeb 3 2-6 8 Team 24 6-12 62

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 3-6 10, Aaron Austin 8 0-0 19, Brandon Garrett 1 0-0 2, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Dijon Farr 6 2-3 17, Larry Stone 1 0-2 2, Brian Wilson 2 0-0 4, E.J. Hicks 0 4-5 4, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 22 9-16 60

Halftime score: Indian Hills 37, Southeastern 33; Three-point field goals: SCC 8 (Gulley 4, Baker 1, Arnold 1, Lee 1, Ruple 1), IHCC 7 (Austin 3, Farr 3, McMillan 1)

SCC Gains Upper Hand in Region 11 Series

2010-03-02T05:40:00.001-08:00

Ottumwa, IA -- Heading into the postseason, Southeastern had won only three road games all year. Now, less than a week later, the BlackHawks are just one win away from the Region 11 postseason championship after two straight victories away from home.

On Monday night, Southeastern used a 16-1 second-half run to erase a 10-point deficit and down Indian Hills, 53-49, at the Hellyer Center in Ottumwa in the first game of the best-of-three regional title series.

SCC had won at Iowa Western last Wednesday to gain a spot in the series against Indian Hills, the regular season conference champ.

Both teams struggled to score all night long, but the Warriors looked like they had finally gotten untracked when they took a 43-33 lead on a three-pointer by Dijon Farr with around eight minutes to play.

Reserve Mansa Habeeb started SCC's game-deciding rally with a layup and Jeron Lee ended it with a three-pointer for a 49-44 BlackHawk lead with just over two minutes remaining.

Indian Hills went nearly seven minutes without a field goal. Larry Stone finally broke the drought with a three to bring the Warriors to within 49-47. After SCC's Abby Ruple made one of two free throws, Stone had a chance to tie the game, but his three-pointer was off the mark.

Southeastern made three of four foul shots to nail down the win and take a big first step toward what they hope will be their second postseason series win in as many years.

SCC's Norvell Arnold, the second-leading scorer in the conference, was held to only seven points. But Arnold had a key tip-in, one of his two field goals, to tie the game at 44 after his two free throws had made it 44-42, part of SCC's big run in the final minutes.

The Warriors were held to their second-lowest scoring total of the season and made only 31% of their field goal attempts. Southeastern wasn't much better at 35%.

The first half saw very little offense, especially early. The score was 14-11 with a little under five minutes to go in the half. Stone hit a three to give IHCC a six-point lead, but SCC quickly tied it at 17 on three straight points by Arnold and a three-pointer by Lee.

That was the first of four straight 3's as the shots finally started to fall. Paris Gulley's trey gave SCC a 23-20 advantage. Farr brought IHCC to within a point at halftime with a spinning baseline drive at the end of the half.

An 11-2 Indian Hills run to start the second half featured back-to-back goals by Stone, who led the Warriors with 14 points, a three by Farr and a putback by Aaron Austin.

Two free throws by Lee allowed Southeastern to cut the lead to six and that's when the Warriors' free throw shooting woes started. On five consecutive trips to the line, they made one and missed one, then Dwan McMillan missed both shots with four minutes to play.

Arnold had averaged 28 points in the two regular season meetings with IHCC, but was held in check by the Warrior defense. Lee was the only double-figure scorer for the BlackHawks with 14.

McMillan had 12 and Farr 10 to go along with Stone's 14 for Indian Hills.

The Warriors are now faced with a must-win situation for game two, in West Burlington on Wednesday. They can take a little comfort in knowing that they already have a victory there this year, winning 74-70 in the final regular season game on Feb. 20. IHCC has won on two of their last three trips to Loren Walker Arena, but SCC has now won three straight at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills has to win to send the series to a third game, which would be played on Friday night on the Warriors' home court.

SOUTHEASTERN 53, INDIAN HILLS 49

SOUTHEASTERN A.D. Simmons 0 0-0 0, Steven Baker 4 0-0 9, Norvell Arnold 2 3-4 7, Mason Leggett 0 0-0 0, Paris Gulley 2 2-2 8, Jeron Lee 4 3-4 14, Rinaldo Mafra 0 0-0 0, Abby Ruple 2 3-4 7, Mansa Habeeb 4 0-0 8 Team 18 11-17 53

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 4 3-8 12, Aaron Austin 2 0-0 5, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 2-2 10, Larry Stone 4 4-6 14, Brian Wilson 1 0-0 2, E.J. Hicks 2 1-2 6, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 16 10-18 49

Halftime score: Southeastern 23, Indian Hills 22; Three-point field goals: SCC 6 (Lee 3, Gulley 2, Baker 1), IHCC 7 (Farr 2, Stone 2, McMillan 1, Austin 1, Hicks 1)

Warriors Survive First-Round Scare

2010-02-25T09:06:00.001-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Warriors breathed a big sigh of relief when Marshalltown's Tyler Brown missed the second free throw in a two-shot situation with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, leaving Wednesday's first round game between IHCC and MCC tied at 72. Given new life in overtime, Indian Hills outscored the visitors 22-11 and advanced to the best-of-three league title series next week with a 94-83 victory.

The Tigers, the number-four seed, were poised to upset Indian Hills (25-6) on its home court, taking a five-point lead three times in the final minutes of the second half.

Will Clyburn, the conference's scoring leader, made a free throw with 54 seconds to play to give MCC (17-9) a 68-63 lead. And the prospects of Indian Hills making it into the regional playoff series for the fourth year in a row didn't look good.

Aaron Austin hit a free throw for IHCC and, after a defensive stop, Larry Stone buried a three-pointer to shave the lead to one point. Brown, who led all scorers with 33 points, nailed a pair of foul shots immediately after Stone's three to push the lead back to three at 70-67.

Stone found E.J. Hicks for a layup to make it a one-point game.

Clyburn then made one of two free throws and Stone followed with another three-pointer to put IHCC ahead, 72-71.

Stone then fouled Brown with 2.2 seconds on the clock and the IHCC crowd held its collective breath. But Brown, who made his 10th straight free throw with the first attempt, misfired on the second.

Chad Dillard started the overtime scoring for Indian Hills with a baseline drive for a 74-72 lead and MCC never got any closer than that.

With Indian Hills up by three 80-77 and just over a minute left in OT, Aaron Austin was given credit for a three-point basket that MCC coach Brynjar Brynjarrson thought came after the shot clock had expired.

The Tigers' coach went onto the floor to argue his case and was assessed two technical fouls and ejected from the game.

Stone made two of the four free throws for the technicals to build the lead to eight at 85-77 and the Warriors hit seven of eight free throws in the final minute.

Indian Hills scored the first seven points of the game, five of them by Dwan McMillan. McMillan already had 17 points at halftime, two shy of his season high, but was shut out the rest of the game.

Marshalltown ran off eight straight points to take an 8-7 lead and there would be four ties and six more lead changes in the first half.

The game was tied at 41 at intermission.

IHCC began the second half with another 7-0 run on a three by Dijon Farr and two buckets by Brian Wilson.

Brown showed his defensive ability with two steals which he turned into layups leading the Tigers back to a 52-52 tie.

Indian Hills held a 58-57 lead after a three by Stone, but Brown made four consecutive free throws and Clyburn scored to put MCC ahead by five.

Austin's basket with 3:35 left started the IHCC comeback that saw them eventually go ahead briefly on Stone's late three pointer.

The teams combined to shoot 80 free throws. Brown made 17-of-19 for MCC; Stone was 11-for-13 for the Warriors.

Stone didn't score a point until a pair of free throws with 12:33 left in the second half. He led IHCC with 21. Austin had all but two of his 15 points in the second half and overtime. He and Stone teamed up for 17 of the Warriors' 22 OT points.

Brown recovered from a slow start -- he had only five points at the half -- for his second 30-plus point game against IHCC.

Clyburn had a double-double with 13 rebounds to go along with his 24 points.

Indian Hills and Southeastern will be matched up in the Region 11 playoff series for the second year in a row. For the second straight year, the BlackHawks lost both regular season games to Iowa Western and then knocked them out of the postseason. SCC won 74-67 at Council Bluffs on Wednesday night.

Game one of the series will be at the Hellyer Center on Monday night at 7:00. The two teams meet at SCC on Wednesday and, if a third game is needed, Indian Hills will host it at 7:00 next Friday night.

INDIAN HILLS 94, MARSHALLTOWN 83 (OT)

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 4 6-8 17, Aaron Austin 4 6-10 15, Brandon Garrett 1 0-0 2, Bruno Ferreira 2 2-5 6, Dijon Farr 4 4-5 14, Larry Stone 4 11-13 21, Brian Wilson 4 0-1 8, E.J. Hicks 3 0-0 6, Chad Dillard 2 1-2 5 Team 28 30-44 94

MARSHALLTOWN Will Clyburn 7 8-13 24, DeMarcus Phillips 5 1-2 11, Tyler Brown 7 17-19 33, Javier Valdez 1 2-2 4, Vesteinn Sveinsson 0 0-0 0, Henrique Medeiros 1 0-0 2, Michael Appel 3 0-0 9, Rashad Porter 0 0-0 0 Team 24 28-36 83

Halftime score: Indian Hills 41, Marshalltown 41; End of regulation: Indian Hills 72, Marshalltown 72; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (McMillan 3, Farr 2, Stone 2, Austin 1), MCC 7 (Appel 3, Clyburn 2, Brown 2)

Warriors Get Comeback Win in Regular-Season Finale

2010-02-22T12:31:00.000-08:00

West Burlington, IA -- The Indian Hills Warriors couldn’t have asked for a better way to conclude the regular season on Saturday night. The Warriors erased some of the bitter taste from a last-second loss to Moberly (Mo.) at home in their previous game and, at the same time, avenged their only conference loss with a 74-70 come-from-behind win at Southeastern CC.

IHCC had already wrapped up the conference title before the game and regained some momentum heading into the postseason with the win. Southeastern had knocked off the Warriors, 81-69, three weeks earlier at the Hellyer Center.

The BlackHawks certainly looked intent on sweeping the season series with the way they started this game. SCC jumped to an 11-0 lead in the first five minutes on four field goals, three of them three-pointers.

Dwan McMillan finally got IHCC on the scoreboard with two free throws 5:04 into the first half. Chad Dillard's layup off a feed from Aaron Austin and Austin's three-pointer quickly cut the lead to 11-7.

Indian Hills tied the score twice, both on shots by Larry Stone, then went ahead late in the half on three free throws. Southeastern's Abby Ruple scored to tie the game at 29-all at intermission.

Southeastern started the second half the same way they began the game. Seven points by Arnold, who led the BlackHawks with 22 points, allowed SCC to again take a double-digit lead, 50-40, midway through the second half.

A driving scoop shot by McMillan tied the game at 57 and Dillard, who was a clutch performer off the IHCC bench, buried a baseline jumper to give Indian Hills a brief lead. After Arnold tipped in a missed shot for another tie, Stone made two free throws to give IHCC a lead it would not give up.

Those foul shots, coming with 2:28 to play, started a stretch that saw Indian Hills make 15 of its final 18 free throws with Stone hitting 11-of-12.

Stone went to the line four times in the final 37.8 seconds and missed only one of eight free throws as the Warriors nailed down their 24th win of the season.

SCC cut the lead to 73-70 on a three-pointer by Mansa Habeeb. Austin's free throw with 4.8 seconds to play supplied the final point.

Stone had a season-high 28 points to lead IHCC. But his performance off the bench wasn't the only solid one by a Warrior reserve. Dillard (6 points, 6 rebounds), E.J. Hicks (7 points) and Alex Vouyoukas all gave Indian Hills key minutes as the Warrior bench outscored SCC's, 47-28.

Indian Hills made three fewer field goals than the hosts and two fewer three-pointers, but the Warriors nailed 30-of-39 free throws to 18-of-24 for SCC.

The top-seeded Warriors start postseason play at home against Marshalltown CC on Wednesday night at 7:00. Southeastern goes to Iowa Western in the other first round game. The winners meet the following week in a best-of-three series to determine the Region 11 champ.

INDIAN HILLS 74, SOUTHEASTERN 70

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 1 6-8 8, Aaron Austin 4 6-7 15, Brandon Garrett 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 1 1-2 3, Larry Stone 6 13-16 28, Brian Wilson 0 1-2 1, E.J. Hicks 3 1-2 7, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 3 0-0 6 Team 20 30-39 74

SOUTHEASTERN A.D. Simmons 0 0-0 0, Steven Baker 2 3-4 8, Norvell Arnold 8 5-8 22, Mason Leggett 0 2-2 2, Paris Gulley 2 1-2 6, Jeron Lee 3 0-0 8, Rinaldo Mafra 2 0-0 4, Abby Ruple 2 3-4 7, Mansa Habeeb 4 4-4 13 Team 23 18-24 70

Halftime score: Indian Hills 29, Southeastern 29; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Stone 3, Austin 1), SCC 6 (Lee 2, Baker 1, Arnold 1, Gulley 1, Habeeb 1)

Shot at Buzzer Sends Moberly Past IHCC

2010-02-17T06:47:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Eric Saunders tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer allowing Moberly (MO) to post their first win in Ottumwa in nearly two decades. Saunders got inside position and put back Jahmon Smith's missed jump shot to give the visiting Greyhounds a dramatic 68-67 win over Indian Hills at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday night.

The winning basket produced the 10th lead change of the second half and broke the hearts of the Warriors who let a five-point lead slip away in the final 22.4 seconds.

Larry Stone made four straight free throws to put Indian Hills (23-6) ahead 66-61. Antwaun Boyd drove for an uncontested layup to cut the deficit to three. Stone was fouled again, but this time made only one of his two foul shots to leave the score at 67-63.

Smith answered with only his 7th three-pointer of the season, and his only basket of the game, to bring the 'Hounds back to within a point, 67-66. The Warriors then tried to break the Moberly press by throwing a long inbounds pass to the other end of the floor. The ball sailed over the head of IHCC's Dijon Farr and bounced untouched out of bounds.

Because Farr didn't touch the ball, it meant Moberly (22-5) got the ball under their own basket rather than having to go the length of the floor with just over four seconds to play.

The ball was inbounded to Smith who missed a contested shot from inside the free throw line. Saunders though was in a perfect spot to put in the game-winner for the Greyhounds, who had lost their last 10 meetings with Indian Hills and hadn't beaten the Warriors in Ottumwa since 1991.

The game was close throughout. The largest lead was 10 points. Moberly grabbed that advantage on their first two possessions of the second half, back-to-back three-pointers by Jerret Towns. Towns made six 3's in all in the final half.

The Warriors battled back from that 33-23 deficit to tie the game at 40-all. They went ahead on a free throw by Chano Rashiduddin.

Moberly's Brandon Williams started a pattern of lead changes with a field goal and Farr nailed two free throws to allow IHCC to regain the lead.

Indian Hills' Brian Wilson and Moberly's Karron Johnson had a good battle down the stretch. Wilson tied the game at 49-49 with a layup and later made a pair of free throws to give IHCC a four-point lead.

After a Towns' three and two free throws by the Warriors' Dwan McMillan, Johnson gave Moberly a one-point edge with a field goal and two free throws.

Wilson scored back-to-back baskets around a Johnson dunk to leave Indian Hills up by one. Wilson's two free throws with just over a minute left made it a three-point game and set the stage for the final-minute fireworks.

Indian Hills took the largest lead of the first half at 18-12 and, at that point, seven different Warriors had a field goal. Moberly ended the first half with a 15-5 run, however, and Boyd's bank shot at the buzzer provided a four-point lead at intermission and a little foreshadowing for the end of the game.

Wilson had his high-game for the season with 20 points to lead IHCC. Stone got untracked in the second half when he scored all of his 14 points.

Towns' three-point shooting in the second half led to a team-high 20 points for the Greyhounds.

The game was a battle between two teams at the top of their conference standings. Indian Hills will end the regular season with a game at Southeastern on Saturday, having already clinched the league title and home court advantage in the playoffs.

Moberly is a half game ahead of Three Rivers in the Region 16 race with two games to play.

MOBERLY 68, INDIAN HILLS 67

MOBERLY Karron Johnson 5 2-5 12, Antwaun Boyd 3 0-0 6, Jerret Towns 7 0-0 20, Eric Saunders 3 0-0 7, Dezmond Hickman 0 0-0 0, Victor Leak 0 0-0 0, Brandon Williams 3 2-2 9, Latrail McCoy 0 1-2 1, Darius Glover 3 2-2 8, Jahmon Smith 1 2-2 5 Team 25 9-13 68

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 2-2 7, Aaron Austin 3 1-2 8, Brandon Garrett 1 0-2 2, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Chano Rashiduddin 1 1-2 3, Dijon Farr 2 4-4 10, Larry Stone 3 6-8 14, Brian Wilson 6 8-8 20, E.J. Hicks 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 1-2 1 Team 19 23-30 67

Halftime score: Moberly 27, Indian Hills 23; Three-point field goals: MACC 9 (Towns 6, Saunders 1, Williams 1, Smith 1), IHCC 6 (Farr 2, Stone 2, McMillan 1, Austin 1)

Warriors Clinch First by Thumping Reivers

2010-02-15T10:05:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills Warriors took the drama out of the final weekend of the conference season by nailing down the league championship on Saturday night at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors held visiting Iowa Western to a season-low point total in a 63-45 win. That victory, coupled with Marshalltown's 111-109 win against Southeastern, leaves IHCC two games ahead of the other three league schools with one game to play.

It's the second straight ICCAC title for Indian Hills and its third in the past four years.

One of the major differences in the Warriors' win over Iowa Western was three-point shooting. IHCC made nine threes in the game while limiting the Reivers to only two.

And it was when Indian Hills made their three-pointers that was key. Iowa Western took an 11-9 lead about midway through the first half. IHCC first tied the score at 11, then sped away to a 20-11 advantage on a three-pointer by E.J. Hicks and two by Larry Stone.

The Warriors grabbed a 26-19 halftime lead and their final 15 points of the half came on four 3's and a three-point play by Bruno Ferreira.

Indian Hills continued the pattern of scoring their points in threes at the start of the second half. Dwan McMillan made the first of two free throws in the opening minute of the half. He missed the second try, but the Warriors grabbed the rebound and Aaron Austin hit a jump shot to put IHCC ahead 29-19.

Iowa Western battled back to within three at 36-33 on a layup by Tyrone Black. The Warriors then responded with a game-deciding 16-2 run.

It was four threes in that IHCC spurt that allowed the Warriors to coast home with their sixth win in a row against the Reivers. Stone made two more threes in the run and Austin and Dijon Farr each had one.

Stone ended the night's scoring with four straight free throws. He led all scorers with 17 points, the ninth time in the last 10 games he has scored in double figures off the IHCC bench.

Stone wasn't the only Indian Hills reserve who contributed to the win. Brian Wilson scored six of the Warriors' first nine points, but had to leave the game after picking up two quick fouls. Chano Rashiduddin came on and supplied some tough interior defense in Wilson's absence.

When Wilson was saddled with four fouls three minutes into the second half, Alex Vouyoukas took over in the post and had three rebounds and an assist while playing valuable minutes.

Farr had 11 points for Indian Hills and Austin scored all of his nine points in the final 20 minutes.

Anthony Salter and Petey Hausley led IWCC with 11 each.

While Indian Hills has wrapped up the conference title and a home game in the first round of the postseason Region XI tourney, Iowa Western, Marshalltown and Southeastern will be battling for the second seed and the right to host the other first-round game.

IHCC goes to Southeastern this Saturday while Marshalltown travels to Iowa Western.

The Warriors play their final regular season home game on Tuesday night against Moberly (MO).

INDIAN HILLS 63, IOWA WESTERN 45

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 0 4-8 4, Aaron Austin 2 4-6 9, Brandon Garrett 2 0-0 4, Bruno Ferreira 3 1-1 7, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 4 0-0 11, Larry Stone 4 5-6 17, Brian Wilson 3 2-2 8, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 3, Alex Vouyoukas 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 19 16-23 63

IOWA WESTERN Anthony Salter 3 4-5 11, Shay Shine 1 0-1 3, Charlie Westbrook 1 0-0 2, Sammy Emile 2 6-7 10, Jimmy Williams 1 2-4 4, Petey Hausley 5 1-1 11, Wesley Cox 1 0-0 2, Jeff Allgood 0 0-0 0, Tyrone Black 1 0-0 2, K.C. Rodenburg 0 0-0 0 Team 15 13-18 45

Halftime score: Indian Hills 26, Iowa Western 19; Three-point field goals: IHCC 9 (Stone 4, Farr 3, Austin 1, Hicks 1), IWCC 2 (Salter 1, Shine 1)

Stone's 3's Lead to Home Victory

2010-02-11T06:13:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- A big second half by sophomore guard Larry Stone, who scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the final 20 minutes, vaulted Indian Hills to an 87-65 non-conference win over Northeast (Neb.) at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night.

Stone had his best scoring game since the season-opener against Carl Sandburg when he scored 20. Included in his night's work were six three-point baskets, also a season-high.

Northeast closed to within eight points early in the second half on a three-pointer by Zach Towle. They had scored the final six points of the first half and Towle's three made it 44-36.

Dijon Farr answered with a baseline drive and basket that began a 15-3 run by the Warriors that effectively put the game away.

Farr had two breakaway dunks in the first half around another dunk by Brian Wilson as IHCC used a 12-0 run to break open a tight game.

Northeast scored six straight points to cut the IHCC lead to 25-24 before the Warriors sprinted away. Dwan McMillan had three steals and four assists in the burst.

The Warriors shot 58% for the game (33-57) and Stone made six-of-nine from three-point range. He leads Indian Hills with 44 3's for the season.

Northeast shot 49% (23-47) and was led by Thomas Colbert's 22 points.

Wilson had his second consecutive double-digit effort off the bench for IHCC with 16 points. The Warriors got 53 points from their bench.

Indian Hills returns to Region XI conference play on Saturday night, hosting Iowa Western at 7:00. IHCC enters the weekend with a one-game lead in the conference with two games to play.

INDIAN HILLS 87, NORTHEAST 65

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 0 0-0 0, Brandon Garrett 3 3-4 9, Bruno Ferreira 3 1-2 7, Chano Rashiduddin 2 0-0 4, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 5, Dijon Farr 6 0-0 13, Larry Stone 8 1-2 23, Brian Wilson 5 6-9 16, E.J. Hicks 2 2-3 6, Alex Vouyoukas 2 0-0 4, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 33 13-20 87

NORTHEAST Zach Towle 3 3-4 12, Thomas Colbert 9 4-5 22, Nicholas Mabbutt 0 0-0 0, David Taylor 5 1-5 11, Lahkeem Trotter 1 2-2 4, Brad Pieper 0 1-2 1, Sean Stevens 0 0-0 0, Matthew Julkes 2 2-4 8, Dol Kutey 1 0-2 2, Jayvin Reynolds 2 1-3 5 Team 23 14-28 65

Halftime score: Indian Hills 44, Northeast 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Stone 6, Hill 1, Farr 1), NCC 5 (Towle 3, Julkes 2)

Road Win Puts Warriors Back on Top

2010-02-08T11:23:00.000-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- The Indian Hills Warriors used a 9-2 run over the game’s final two-and-a-half minutes to reclaim sole possession of first place in the conference with a 63-56 win at Marshalltown Community College Saturday night.

Aaron Austin’s jumper in the lane with 2:10 left to play snapped a 54-all tie and put the Warriors ahead in what was a see-saw second half. After a Warrior defensive stop Austin made a layup to double the lead. Tyler Brown, who torched the Warriors for 31 points in their previous meeting and had 18 in this game, hit a pair of free throws with just over a minute to play to cut the lead to 58-56.

But the home-standing Tigers wouldn’t score again. IHCC’s Brian Wilson made a short hook shot for a four-point lead and Indian Hills (21-5, 3-1) added three free throws in the final minute of play to finish off the victory, Indian Hills’ third in four conference games and their second straight on the road.

Austin drained two free throws to close out the scoring. He had all of his 13 points in the second half.

The Indian Hills defense was outstanding early and late in the game. The Warriors held the high-scoring Tigers to only five field goals in the first half. All the baskets were scored in the paint as MCC’s outside shooting, which produced 14 three-pointers in the earlier meeting, was non-existent. They made only three 3’s for the night.

MCC managed only one field goal in the final five-and-a-half minutes of the second half and shot just 32% for the game. Outside shooting was tough for both sides. The Warriors made only two shots from behind the arc.

After a tight first 14 minutes of play, IHCC opened an 11-point lead late in the first half on a three-pointer by Larry Stone. He led Indian Hills with 14 points.

Marshalltown (15-7, 1-3) cut the lead to eight by halftime, then battled back to tie the score at 32-all early in the second half. It was close the rest of the game with five lead changes and four ties in the final 20 minutes.

As is so often the case in these types of games, a couple of mini-runs helped the Warriors’ cause. They scored six straight points to take a 38-34 advantage and later used an 8-0 run to grab a 54-49 lead. Stone was in the middle of the second run with a basket and two assists to Wilson.

Marshalltown quickly tied the score at 54 though on a three-point play by their leading scorer, Will Clyburn, and two foul shots by Brown.

That’s when Austin made his consecutive clutch field goals for the Warriors who notched their fifth straight conference road win over the past two seasons.

Clyburn had a game-high 20 points for MCC and Brown added 18. In addition to Stone’s 14 and Austin’s 13 for the Warriors, Dijon Farr scored 12 and Wilson tallied 10 points.

It was a good night for road teams in the conference. Iowa Western won in overtime at Southeastern, 72-69, leaving Indian Hills one game ahead of both IWCC and SCC with two Region XI games left.

Indian Hills has a non-conference home game against Northeast (Neb.) on Tuesday night at 7:00. Iowa Western then visits the Hellyer Center this Saturday night looking to avenge an earlier home court loss to IHCC.

INDIAN HILLS 63, MARSHALLTOWN 56

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 0-1 7, Aaron Austin 4 5-6 13, Brandon Garrett 0 1-2 1, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-2 2, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 5 2-2 12, Larry Stone 5 3-4 14, Brian Wilson 5 0-0 10, E.J. Hicks 2 0-0 4 Team 25 11-17 63

MARSHALLTOWN Will Clyburn 5 10-13 20, Tyler Brown 4 9-10 18, Luiz Paulo 1 0-0 2, Mike Willis 0 1-2 1, Vesteinn Sveinsson 0 0-0 0, Henrique Medeiros 4 1-1 11, Michael Appel 0 0-2 0, Rashad Porter 2 0-1 4 Team 16 21-29 56

Halftime score: Indian Hills 28, Marshalltown 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 2 (McMillan 1, Stone 1), MCC 3 (Medeiros 2, Brown 1)

Delayed Start Doesn't Faze Warriors in 20th Win

2010-02-03T06:03:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball was eager to get back on the court and start to erase the bitter taste of last Saturday's loss to Southeastern and it didn't matter that Tuesday's game with Clinton CC started nearly an hour late after the visitors had problems getting to Ottumwa.

Once the game got underway, Indian Hills wasted little time in starting what they hope will be another winning streak as they rolled over the Cougars, 81-38, at the Hellyer Center.

Clinton's Cedric Collins scored the first basket of the game, but by the time the Cougars scored again they were already down 16-2.

The Warriors, who upped their season record to 20-5, continued to stretch the lead with the final margin equalling the largest of the night.

By the halftime break, all 11 of the Warriors who had suited up had at least one field goal. Two of the leading scorers for IHCC had season highs.

E.J. Hicks scored 12 points to pace Indian Hills and Alex Vouyoukas provided 10 points off the bench. Brandon Garrett added 11 points for the Warriors. Collins scored 17 for Clinton, which was outscored, 41-18, in the second half.

Indian Hills has gotten their victories in bunches this year: five straight wins to start the season, then six straight after a three-game losing streak, and an eight-game winning streak that was snapped by SCC last weekend.

The second half of the conference season starts this Saturday with the Warriors on the road at Marshalltown CC, a team they defeated 78-77 in the league opener.

INDIAN HILLS 81, CLINTON 38

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 0-0 7, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 5 1-4 11, Bruno Ferreira 3 0-0 6, Chano Rashiduddin 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 4 0-0 9, Dijon Farr 4 1-3 9, Brian Wilson 4 0-0 8, E.J. Hicks 5 0-1 12, Alex Vouyoukas 5 0-0 10, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4 Team 36 5-12 81

CLINTON Cedric Collins 6 3-6 17, John Love 3 3-4 10, Karey Sierra 1 1-4 4, Shanune Hannibal 2 0-2 4, Brandon Baccus 0 0-0 0, Brady Oldag 0 0-0 0, Jamaal Beavers 0 1-2 1, DeAngelo Dodd 0 0-0 0, Cory Melancon 1 0-0 2 Team 13 8-18 38

Halftime score: Indian Hills 41, Clinton 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Hicks 2, McMillan 1, Hill 1), CCC 4 (Collins 2, Love 1, Sierra 1)

Too Much Arnold Drops IHCC into Tie for First

2010-02-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Southeastern Community College did what 15 teams before them couldn't do this season -- win a game at the Hellyer Student Life Center at Indian Hills. And when the visiting BlackHawks handed the Warriors an 81-69 defeat on Saturday night, it left the two teams tied for the top spot in the Region XI standings.

SCC's Norvell Arnold, a first-team all-region choice last year, torched the Warriors for 34 points, 19 of them coming in the second half when the BlackHawks never allowed Indian Hills to get back in the game after SCC hit their first two shots of the last half to build an 11-point lead.

Indian Hills couldn't get closer than eight points after that as the Warriors saw an eight-game winning streak come to an end and lost their first home game since SCC ended their season a year ago with an overtime win in the deciding game of the regional playoff series.

Arnold took over the game down the stretch for Southeastern, scoring 14 straight points for his team. Ten of those points came at the free throw line, where the sophomore made all 12 of his attempts in the second half and 19-of-21 for the game.

Only twice in the second half were the Warriors able to hit shots on consecutive possessions. And the home team was manhandled on the boards, getting outrebounded 44-27.

Brian Wilson gave Indian Hills an 11-8 first-half lead with a three-point play. SCC then got field goals from Arnold and Steven Baker to take a lead they would never lose. Arnold's basket started a 17-2 run for SCC. As part of that run, he also made back-to-back three-pointers. He was fouled on one of those attempts and made it a four-point play by adding the free throw.

Indian Hills fought back to within three points late in the first half, but again it was Arnold that stepped up for the BlackHawks, hitting 4-of-6 foul shots to end the half. Those were his only misses from the free-throw line in 21 tries.

Southeastern quickly expanded their six-point halftime lead on field goals by Rinaldo Mafra and Jeron Lee to begin the second half and the closest the Warriors got after that was 57-49 on two free throws by Larry Stone.

Stone led IHCC in scoring with 17 points. Dijon Farr added 15. Mafra had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the BlackHawks to complement Arnold's big game.

The field goal shooting numbers were nearly identical, 41% for SCC and 42% for IHCC. But the BlackHawks enjoyed a huge edge at the foul line where they made 26-of-31 (84%) to just 20-of-35 (57%) for Indian Hills.

The Warriors and BlackHawks are both 2-1 in the league, a game ahead of Iowa Western and Marshalltown, tied at 1-2 after MCC drubbed Iowa Western, 95-76, in the other conference game Saturday.

Indian Hills has a non-conference contest at home against Clinton CC on Tuesday night before going to Marshalltown for their next league game on Saturday.

SOUTHEASTERN 81, INDIAN HILLS 69

SOUTHEASTERN A.D. Simmons 1 2-2 4, Steven Baker 4 0-0 9, Norvell Arnold 6 19-21 34, Mason Leggett 1 2-2 4, Paris Gulley 3 0-0 7, Jeron Lee 2 0-0 5, Rinaldo Mafra 5 0-2 10, Abby Ruple 1 1-2 3, Mansa Habeeb 1 2-2 5 Team 24 26-31 81

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 4-6 9, Aaron Austin 3 4-5 11, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 1-3 3, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 1 1-2 3, Dijon Farr 6 1-5 15, Larry Stone 4 6-8 17, Brian Wilson 4 3-6 11, E.J. Hicks 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 21 20-35 69

Halftime score: Southeastern 39, Indian Hills 33; Three-point field goals: SCC 7 (Arnold 3, Baker 1, Gulley 1, Lee 1, Habeeb 1), IHCC 7 (Stone 3, Farr 2, McMillan 1, Austin 1)

Strong 'D' Leaves IHCC Alone in First Place

2010-01-25T07:22:00.000-08:00

Council Bluffs, IA --- Indian Hills used a tenacious defensive effort to defeat Iowa Western, 63-49, and take over sole possession of first place in the conference on Saturday night. The Warriors (19-4, 2-0) held Iowa Western to 32% percent field goal shooting, just 26% in the second half, as IHCC won their second straight Region XI contest in their first league road test.

Iowa Western (15-5, 1-1) made only 1-of-12 three-point attempts and the Warriors used a late 11-1 run to open up a comfortable lead and coast to their 8th win in a row overall and their 14th win in their last 15 games.

Indian Hills trailed only once all night after the Reivers' Charlie Westbrook scored the first basket of the game. The Warriors responded with six consecutive points on field goals by Aaron Austin, Bruno Ferreira and Chano Rashiduddin to take a lead they would never relinquish.

Iowa Western was within a point at 24-23, but IHCC scored the next five points. Austin's pair of free throws allowed the Warriors to take a five-point halftime lead.

Freshman guard Derrick Hill gave Indian Hills a spark off the bench when he scored nine straight points in the opening half. Hill entered the game about midway through the half and promptly nailed three shots in a row - a couple of three-pointers and another bucket with his foot on the three-point line - and then added a free throw. Hill made another three-pointer in the second half and led all scorers with 12 points.

Indian Hills opened the second half with a 6-1 spurt to build the lead to 10 and the home team didn't get closer than seven points the rest of the night.

Brian Wilson had four points and six rebounds in a reserve role for IHCC. His free throw gave the Warriors a 46-32 lead with a little over 12 minutes to play. Iowa Western whittled the deficit to 52-45 and that's when Indian Hills clinched the victory by scoring 11 of the next 12 points.

Larry Stone fed Dijon Farr for a bucket, Dwan McMillan made two free throws, Stone added a hoop and Farr threw down a vicious one-handed dunk on a breakaway. The Warriors put the exclamation point on the win when Austin buried a three from the corner.

Iowa Western managed only six second-half field goals and the 49 points they scored were 31 under their season average.

Farr added 10 points to Hill's 12 for IHCC. Westbrook, Sammy Emile and Petey Hausley all scored 10 for the Reivers.

A key to the IHCC win was the Warriors' defensive job on Iowa Western guards Anthony Salter and Shay Shine, both preseason All-Americans. They were a combined 2-of-18 from the floor.

Indian Hills is the only conference team to make it through the first two weeks of league play unscathed. They are a game ahead of both Iowa Western and Southeastern, which defeated Marshalltown 75-72 in West Burlington Saturday night.

Next up for the Warriors is a visit by Southeastern. The last time the BlackHawks played in Ottumwa they ended the Warriors' season with an overtime win in the deciding game of the Region XI best-of-three series last March. Tipoff will be at 7:00 this Saturday night at the Hellyer Center. .

INDIAN HILLS 63, IOWA WESTERN 49

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 3-5 9, Aaron Austin 2 4-4 9, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 2 1-2 5, Chano Rashiduddin 3 0-0 6, Derrick Hill 4 1-2 12, Dijon Farr 4 2-2 10, Larry Stone 3 2-2 8, Brian Wilson 1 2-4 4, E.J. Hicks 0 0-0 0, Alex Vouyoukas 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 21 15-21 63

IOWA WESTERN Anthony Salter 2 0-0 4, Shay Shine 0 4-6 4, Charlie Westbrook 3 4-5 10, Sammy Emile 3 4-5 10, J.R. Weathers 1 1-2 3, Wesley Cox 0 3-4 3, Jimmy Williams 0 0-0 0, Jeff Allgood 1 0-0 3, Emarri Bailey 1 0-0 2, Petey Hausley 4 2-6 10 Team 15 18-29 49

Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Iowa Western 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Hill 3, McMillan 2, Austin 1), IWCC 1 (Allgood 1); Rebounds: IHCC 30 (McMillan, Ferreira, Wilson 6), IWCC 26 (Weathers 7); Turnovers: IHCC 20, IWCC 18; Blocks: IHCC 4 (Farr 2), IWCC 4 (Westbrook 2); Steals: IHCC 8 (McMillan 4), IWCC 7 (Westbrook, Emile 2)

Farr's Late FG Rescues Warriors

2010-01-18T08:13:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- Dijon Farr's layup off a perfectly executed baseline out-of-bounds play allowed Indian Hills to steal a win in the Region XI opener against Marshalltown Saturday night. Farr's basket, from a feed from Dwan McMillan, put the Warriors on top 78-77 and Marshalltown was unable to get the ball past halfcourt in their final possession.

The game-winner by Farr, who led the IHCC scoring with 19 points, came about 16 seconds after MCC's Henrique Medeiros gave the Tigers the advantage with a three-pointer with 20.5 seconds remaining. Medeiros' three-ball came on a nice pass from Tyler Brown. Everybody in the gym probably expected Brown to take the shot for MCC. After all, he had made nine 3's and 11 of his 14 shots up to that point in the game. But Brown drew two defenders and then passed to a wide-open Medeiros who buried what looked like a game-winning shot for the Tigers.

The Warriors though showed a resiliency in the final seconds that they had exhibited earlier in the evening after falling behind by as many as 18 points in the first half. When Brown nailed his 7th three of the opening half, Marshalltown had a 39-21 lead and Brown had outscored IHCC all by himself, 25-21.

That's when Indian Hills altered their offensive strategy. Coach Jeff Kidder had his team spread the court on offense and drive the gaps in the Tigers' zone defense. It paid off to the tune of a 16-0 run to close the first half, a spurt which got the Warriors back to within two points at intermission..

Farr started the IHCC run with a three-pointer. Aaron Austin had two straight field goals, one of them a three. Bruno Ferreira added a free throw and McMillan finished a three-point play to keep the run going. After Farr scored to cut the lead to 39-35, he and Austin combined for the final basket of the half.

Indian Hills got the ball out of bounds in their backcourt after an MCC turnover. With just 1.9 seconds of the clock, Farr found Austin streaking toward the Tigers' goal with no one back for Marshalltown and Austin's layup beat the first-half buzzer and sent the Warriors off with halftime momentum.

Indian Hills scored the first six points of the second half to take a 43-39 lead and extend their run of unanswered points to 22.

The Warriors eventually built the lead to eight at 51-43. Brown's first basket of the second half, a three, cut the lead to two and Mike Willis followed with a tying field goal for the Tigers. Willis had 13 of his 15 points in the second half.

Larry Stone's three-pointer snapped the tie and Stone had two more field goals, including another three, as the Warriors again built the lead to eight on five straight points by McMillan.

Once again, MCC stormed back with an 8-0 run which ended when Brown made his 9th three-pointer of the game, tying the score at 70.

McMillan's basket with three minutes to play gave IHCC the lead, but Willis tied it on an inside bucket. Ferreira scored on an offensive rebound goal for the Warriors, but Will Clyburn made two free throws after an intentional foul call on IHCC to tie the score for the final time at 74-74.

Austin's floater in the lane with under a minute to play gave Indian Hills a 76-74 lead and set the stage for the final heroics by Medeiros and Farr.

For the game, Marshalltown made 14-of-23 three-pointers for 61%.

Each team had four players in double figures with Brown's 31 leading all scorers. The Warriors had good balance with Stone getting 17, McMillan 14 and Austin 12 to go along with the 19 scored by Farr.

The Warriors extended their winning streak to seven and their home record to 15-0. They will take an 18-4 mark to Council Bluffs to battle Iowa Western. The Reivers opened their conference schedule at home with a 79-72 win over Southeastern on Saturday.

INDIAN HILLS 78, MARSHALLTOWN 77

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 6 2-4 14, Aaron Austin 5 0-0 12, Brandon Garrett 2 0-1 4, Bruno Ferreira 2 3-5 7, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 8 1-4 19, Larry Stone 6 2-2 17, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 2 0-0 5, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 31 8-16 78

MARSHALLTOWN Will Clyburn 3 4-6 11, Tyler Brown 11 0-0 31, Luiz Paulo 2 2-4 6, Mike Willis 7 1-2 15, Vesteinn Sveinsson 0 0-0 0, Charleston Smith 0 0-0 0, Henrique Medeiros 4 0-0 11, Michael Appel 1 0-0 3, Rashad Porter 0 0-0 0 Team 28 7-12 77

Halftime score: Marshalltown 39, Indian Hills 37; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Stone 3, Austin 2, Farr 2, Hicks 1), MCC 14 (Brown 9, Medeiros 3, Clyburn 1, Appel 1)

Warriors Tune Up for League Season With Road Win

2010-01-11T05:34:00.000-08:00

Norfolk, Nebraska -- The Indian Hills basketball team entered last week with only one win away from home all season. Now, after back-to-back road victories, the Warriors are ready to begin conference play next weekend.

The Warriors, coming off a win at Moberly last Tuesday, made the long trip to Northeast (Neb.) Saturday and posted an 82-57 victory over the Hawks.

Indian Hills used a 12-1 run to break the game open in the first half and then closed the half by scoring 11 straight points to increase the lead to 23 at intermission. Five different players scored points in the 12-1 spurt that broke a 12-all tie. Four IHCC players chipped in during the 11-0 run to end the half.

Northeast (8-8) managed only five field goals in the opening half.

IHCC quickly expanded the lead to 30 points at the start of the second half and led by as many as 34 in the final stanza.

Twelve players saw action for Indian Hills and all of them scored. Sophomore guards Larry Stone and Aaron Austin led the way with 13 points each and freshman forward Dijon Farr added 12. Stone has scored at least 12 points in six of the last seven games.

Indian Hills is 17-4 and has won six in a row and 12 of its last 13 games. The lone loss in that span was an overtime defeat to Penn Valley.

Next up for the Warriors is the start of conference play this Saturday against Marshalltown CC. That game, at the Hellyer Center, will give IHCC a chance to improve on its 14-0 home record.

INDIAN HILLS 82, NORTHEAST 57

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 1 6-10 8, Aaron Austin 4 4-5 13, Brandon Garrett 3 1-2 7, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Chano Rashiduddin 3 2-3 8, Derrick Hill 1 2-4 5, Dijon Farr 5 0-0 12, Larry Stone 6 0-0 13, Brian Wilson 3 0-2 6, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Alex Vouyoukas 1 2-3 4, Chad Dillard 1 0-0 2 Team 30 17-29 82

NORTHEAST Kevin Thompson 2 4-7 8, Zach Towle 0 1-2 1, Thomas Colbert 3 5-6 11, Nicholas Mabbutt 0 0-0 0, Tilman Isensee 1 4-4 6, David Taylor 5 0-1 10, Brad Pieper 0 0-0 0, Sean Stevens 0 0-0 0, Seth Wendt 3 2-2 11, Matthew Julkes 2 0-0 4, Dol Kutey 0 0-0 0, Jayvin Reynolds 2 0-0 4, Preston Williams 1 0-2 2 Team 19 16-24 57

Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, Northeast 19; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Farr 2, Austin, Hill, Stone 1), NECC 3 (Wendt 3)

Kidder Gets 400th Win, Warriors Prevail at Moberly

2010-01-06T06:23:00.000-08:00

Moberly, MO -- Indian Hills coach Jeff Kidder got his 400th career victory and the Warriors picked up a much-needed road win Tuesday night, holding off Moberly Area CC to win 67-64. The win was the fourth in a row for the Warriors and their 16th against four losses overall. Moberly (13-4) lost their third straight after winning 13 in a row.

Larry Stone made one of two free throws with seven seconds to play to put the Warriors ahead by three points, and Moberly's Antwaun Boyd then missed a three-pointer just before the buzzer that would have tied it for the Greyhounds. It was the second time in less than a week that the Warriors won a three-point game from a Region 16 foe. They defeated Mineral Area, 52-49, last Wednesday at the Hellyer Center.

Indian Hills fought through another slow start on the road to take a 23-19 first-half lead after scoring 15 unanswered points. Five different players scored for the Warriors during the run which was capped by a Dwan McMillan jumper in the lane.

Moberly erased a six-point IHCC lead in the final minutes of the first half and tied the score at 33 at the half when Boyd hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the corner.

The Greyhounds had two two-point leads to start the second half. McMillan gave the Warriors the lead for good when he converted a three-point play. The lead would eventually grow to 10 at 58-48, but the Warriors couldn't quite put Moberly away.

MACC whittled the lead down to two when Boyd buried a three with 8.6 seconds remaining. Stone's free throw provided the final margin.

Dijon Farr helped the Warriors get untracked offensively in the first half when he hit back-to-back 3's. Farr had 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first 20 minutes. McMillan and Stone added 13 apiece for IHCC.

Boyd led all scorers with 21 points for the Greyhounds. Indian Hills limited MACC's leading scorer, Karron Johnson, to 10 points, 13 under his average.

With the win, Indian Hills continues their recent success against Moberly. The Warriors have won the last 10 meetings with MACC and 15 of the last 17.

Coach Kidder is undefeated in nine games against the Greyhounds with five of those wins coming in Moberly. His milestone victory came in his 15th season as a head coach, the last five at Indian Hills. His record with the Warriors is 133-25 and his overall mark is 400-95. Kidder is the 37th active coach in the JUCO ranks with 400 wins.

The road win was only the second of the season for the Warriors. They will go back on the road this weekend for a Saturday night game at Northeast CC in Norfolk, Nebraska.

INDIAN HILLS 67, MOBERLY 64

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 5 3-5 13, Aaron Austin 3 2-5 9, Brandon Garrett 3 0-0 6, Bruno Ferreira 0 0-0 0, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 6 3-4 18, Larry Stone 4 3-4 13, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 3, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2 Team 24 11-18 67

MOBERLY Karron Johnson 4 2-4 10, Antwaun Boyd 8 1-2 21, Jerret Towns 4 1-2 11, Eric Saunders 2 0-0 5, Dezmond Hickman 0 0-0 0, Victor Leak 0 0-0 0, Brandon Williams 2 5-6 9, Latrail McCoy 1 4-5 6, Jahmon Smith 0 2-2 2 Team 21 16-23 64

Halftime score: Indian Hills 33, Moberly 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Farr 3, Stone 2, Austin 1, Hill 1, Hicks 1), MACC 7 (Boyd 4, Towns 2, Saunders 1)

What a Decade!

2010-01-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- When this year's Indian Hills basketball team ended the 2009 portion of its schedule with a win against Western Nebraska on December 31 it brought to an end an extremely successful decade of IHCC basketball. In fact, it's hard to imagine that many basketball programs, at any level, had a better record than Indian Hills over that 10-year period.

The win over WNCC, the 15th of this season for the Warriors, was the 274th posted by Indian Hills between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009. The IHCC record for the decade of 274-70 translates into a winning percentage of .797.

Although they didn't approach the national success of the previous 10-year period when Indian Hills won an unprecedented three consecutive national titles, Indian Hills did make four trips to the national tourney and won four conference championships. IHCC had five first-team All-Americans in the past 10 years.

The Warriors' home record for the decade was a jaw-dropping 170-19, a Hellyer Center winning percentage of better than 85 percent.

IHCC Ends '09 With Victory

2010-01-01T09:23:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa, IA -- Playing for the third time in three days following a Christmas layoff, the Indian Hills Warriors closed out the 2009 calendar year with a convincing win against Western Nebraska Thursday at the Hellyer Center. The visitors led only once, at 4-2, as the Warriors rolled to a 75-55 win that keeps them unbeaten at home, 14-0 for the season.

Indian Hills went on a 9-0 run after the early two-point lead by Western Nebraska, with three-pointers by Aaron Austin and Dijon Farr igniting the run. The Cougars pulled to within three points later in the half before the Warriors used a 13-3 run to take a 10-point halftime lead.

Western Nebraska was held without a field goal for the first five minutes of the second half as IHCC quickly built the margin to 20 points. The visitors never got closer than 15 points after that.

Brian Wilson provided a spark off the bench for Indian Hills, scoring 15 points, 10 of them coming in the second half. He led five Warriors in double figures.

Francisco Cruz of WNCC led all scorers with 18 points. He had six of his team's eight field goals in the second half and eight of their 17 baskets for the game.

Indian Hills is 15-4 with their next two games on the road, where they have won only once all year in five tries. The Warriors travel to Moberly, Missouri to take on the Greyhounds next Tuesday night.

INDIAN HILS 75, WESTERN NEBRASKA 55

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 6-11 10, Aaron Austin 5 0-0 12, Brandon Garrett 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 2 2-2 6, Chano Rashiduddin 1 1-2 3, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 2-4 11, Larry Stone 4 2-2 12, Brian Wilson 7 1-2 15, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Alex Vouyoukas 0 0-0 0, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 26 16-25 75

WESTERN NEBRASKA Geoffrey Firmin 2 0-0 5, Andre Marone 0 0-0 0, Saul Torres 0 1-3 1, O'Rion Hughes 2 4-4 8, Joe Stock 1 0-0 3, Francisco Cruz 8 0-0 18, Brylle Kamen 3 4-7 12, Ritchie Mundende 0 0-0 0, Geddes Robinson 1 6-7 8 Team 17 15-21 55

Halftime score: Indian Hills 36, Western Nebraska 26; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Farr 3, Stone, Austin 2), WNCC 6 (Cruz, Kamen 2, Firmin, Stock 1)

Stone's Big Plays Lead to IHCC Revenge

2009-12-31T08:56:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa, IA -- Sophomore guard Larry Stone made a series of clutch plays and big shots over the final two-and-a-half minutes to allow Indian Hills to avenge an earlier loss and defeat Mineral Area College, 52-49, at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night in the final game of the Courtside Bar & Grill Classic.

Stone's three-pointer with 2:10 left to play gave the Warriors a lead they wouldn't relinquish. That trey made it 48-46. Stone then dove on a loose ball and called timeout to save the possession for the Warriors. A pair of free throws by the Indianapolis, Indiana native put the Warriors ahead 50-46 with 1:26 remaining.

After Mineral Area made three free throws in the final 62 seconds to shave the IHCC lead to one point, it was Stone who, fittingly enough, drained two more free throws with 6.1 seconds left to provide the final margin.

Stone ended the night with a game-high 12 points and five steals for the Warriors, who had dropped a double-overtime decision at Mineral Area last month.

The rematch was close throughout. The largest lead was a six-point advantage for Mineral Area following an 11-1 run in the first half. Indian Hills led briefly at 12-11 after an E.J. Hicks free throw, but Carlton Guyton put the Cardinals back on top with a three and MAC kept the lead the rest of the half. Guyton's three right before the first-half buzzer sent the Cards off at halftime up by four points.

Chano Rashiduddin scored three straight field goals for the Warriors to start the second half, the last of which tied the game at 26. There would be four more ties and four lead changes after that.

IHCC's Dijon Farr completed a three-point play to give the Warriors their largest lead at 41-36 with 6:20 to play. Al Rapier put MAC on top, 46-45, with a free throw with 2:40 left before Stone's late-game heroics allowed the Warriors to come from behind and win their 14th game of the year.

The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for Mineral Area. Their leading scorers, Guyton and Martell Anderson, each had 10 points.

The Warriors will make it three games in as many days when they host Western Nebraska on Thursday at 5:00. WNCC has split two games so far on their trip to Ottumwa, losing 81-77 to Mineral Area before pounding Olive-Harvey, 85-50, on Wednesday night.

INDIAN HILLS 52, MINERAL AREA 49

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 1-1 9, Aaron Austin 0 0-0 0, Brandon Garrett 3 3-5 9, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Chano Rashiduddin 4 0-0 8, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 1-1 5, Larry Stone 3 4-4 12, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 4, Chad Dillard 0 0-0 0 Team 18 10-14 52

MINERAL AREA Bobby Peebles 3 1-2 7, Drew Thomas 0 0-0 0, Carlton Guyton 4 0-0 10, Demetrius Harris 4 1-2 9, Josh Minner 0 0-0 0, Al Rapier 0 1-2 1, Kaleb Wright 2 2-2 6, Martell Anderson 4 0-1 10, C.J. Crittendon 0 0-1 0, Antonio Campbell 0 0-0 0, Riley Ralston 2 0-0 6, Edwin Shorter 0 0-0 0 Team 19 5-10 49

Halftime score: Mineral Area 24, Indian Hills 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (McMillan, Stone 2, Hill, Hicks 1), MAC (Ralston, Guyton, Anderson 2)

Warriors Return to Action With Rout

2009-12-30T08:26:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa, IA -- Showing no ill effects from a 13-day layoff, the Indian Hills basketball team won its first game after the Christmas break, 100-62, over visiting Olive-Harvey in the Courtside Bar & Grill Classic on Tuesday night.

Dwan McMillan helped get IHCC off to a quick start, scoring 10 of his 12 points in the early-going as the Warriors (13-4) grabbed an 18-10 lead. The Panthers (3-9) cut the deficit to six at 23-17 before the Warriors scored 14 unanswered points. The lead was 22 at the half and Indian Hills continued to add tothe advantage in the final half.

IHCC's Brandon Garrett led the scoring with 21 points and had five dunks on the night. Two post players both had season-high point totals for the Warriors -- Bruno Ferreira with 14 and Chano Rashiduddin with 10. Rashiduddin also had nine rebounds.

Kiare Fowler led Olive-Harvey with 11 points.

Indian Hills will try to avenge an earlier double-overtime loss to Mineral Area (Mo.) when they take on the Cardinals on Wednesday night.

INDIAN HILLS 100, OLIVE-HARVEY 62

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-4 12, Aaron Austin 2 1-4 6, Brandon Garrett 8 5-7 21, Bruno Ferreira 6 2-2 14, Chano Rashiduddin 5 0-0 10, Derrick Hill 4 0-0 9, Dijon Farr 4 2-2 11, Larry Stone 1 0-0 2, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 4 0-0 9, Chad Dillard 1 2-2 4, LeRon Bennett 1 0-0 2 Team 39 16-21 100

OLIVE-HARVEY Malik Shabazz 3 2-3 9, Quentin Fair 1 0-0 3, David Armstrong 4 0-2 9, Brian Payne 3 2-2 8, Arlan Williams 0 0-0 0, Will Rapier 2 6-8 10, Oluyemi Rotibi 1 0-0 2, Justin Butler 2 0-0 4, Jeff Posey 3 0-0 6, Kiare Fowler 4 3-6 11 Team 23 13-21 62

Halftime score: Indian Hills 51, Olive-Harvey 29; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (McMillan 2, Austin, Hill, Hicks, Farr 1), OHC 3 (Shabazz, Fair, Armstrong 1)

Warriors Take a Break after 12th Win

2009-12-17T05:41:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- The Indian Hills basketball team got back on the winning track, picking up its 12th win of the season on Wednesday night, a 63-57 victory over Southwestern CC. But the win didn't come without some anxiety as the Warriors saw a 16-point second-half lead cut to four in the final minute. A pair of free throws by Dwan McMillan in the last 60 seconds nailed down IHCC's 11th win without a loss on their home court.

Dijon Farr got the first Indian Hills points with a three-point basket over four minutes into the game. Farr's second three gave the Warriors the lead for good and started a 15-0 run that ended with a three-pointer by Larry Stone. At that point, the Warriors led 19-6 with just over eight minutes to go in the half.

Farr had 10 of the first 12 points for Indian Hills.

Southwestern got to within three points at 21-18 before IHCC ended the opening half on a 10-2 run. McMillan came up big for the Warriors in that stretch with three steals, a layup, and a pass to Brandon Garrett for a dunk. McMillan's pair of free throws with 23.3 seconds to go in the half made it an 11-point game at the break.

Indian Hills eventually opened up a 16-point lead in the second half, but had trouble closing out the visiting Spartans. Farr made both ends of a one-and-one with four minutes left, his only points of the second half, to give Indian Hills a 57-44 advantage.

Southwestern then outscored IHCC 13-4 until McMillan's two late free throws sealed the victory and sent the Warriors off to the Christmas break with a 12-4 record.

Trent Fisher scored 12 points in the second half for Southwestern and led all scorers with 14. Stone paced Indian Hills with 13, Farr wound up with 12 and McMillan scored 10 and added five steals.

Indian Hills is idle until they play three games in three days at the end of the month. The stretch starts with a home contest against Olive-Harvey on Dec. 29.

INDIAN HILLS 63, SOUTHWESTERN 57

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 4-5 10, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 1 2-2 4, Bruno Ferreira 3 1-2 7, Chano Rashiduddin 1 1-2 3, Derrick Hill 2 1-2 6, Dijon Farr 3 4-5 12, Larry Stone 4 1-3 13, Brian Wilson 0 0-0 0, E.J. Hicks 1 0-0 2, Alex Vouyoukas 0 1-2 1, Chad Dillard 1 0-0 2 Team 20 16-25 63

SOUTHWESTERN Alec Hall 0 0-0 0, Mike Ridnour 1 0-0 2, Chad Boston 2 2-4 6, Keenan Lindsey 4 0-0 12, B.J. Bonamy 1 0-0 2, Nate Nygren 4 3-3 11, Tyler Smith 3 0-0 8, David Farmer 0 0-0 0, Collin Artinger 1 0-0 2, Trent Fisher 7 0-0 14 Team 23 5-7 57

Halftime score: Indian Hills 31, Southwestern 20; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Stone 4, Farr 2, Hill 1), SWCC 6 (Lindsey 4, Smith 2)

Henderson's Heroics Lift Penn Valley to OT Win Over IHCC

2009-12-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills let a 12-point lead slip away in the final five minutes of the second half and Penn Valley completed the comeback with a 76-71 overtime win over the Warriors in the Emerson JUCO Challenge on Sunday night.

Penn Valley's Justin Henderson got his team into overtime by making three straight free throws after he was fouled on a three-point try with 7.6 seconds left in regulation. Henderson then put the finishing touches on a 36-point effort by drilling a long three-pointer to start the scoring in overtime and adding a foul-line jumper after the Warriors had cut the PV lead to one.

That basket by IHCC's Larry Stone that made the score 71-70 was the only field goal the Warriors could muster in the five-minute overtime. Their only other point was a free throw by Stone with 31.9 seconds to play.

The free throw by Stone put the score at 73-71. Penn Valley hit a free throw and then got a steal and clinching layup in the final seconds as the Warriors saw a six-game winning streak come to an end.

Penn Valley's comeback from a 61-49 deficit with around four minutes to play was helped greatly by poor free throw shooting by the Warriors. Indian Hills was 4-for-8 at the foul line in the final minute of regulation and made only 20 of 37 at the line for the game.

Both teams struggled to find any consistency in the first half. Indian Hills was able to put together a 10-2 run late in the half and took a five-point halftime lead.

Indian Hills and Penn Valley traded the lead near the midpoint of the second half before a 19-7 run gave the Warriors a 12-point cushion. Dijon Farr had eight of his team-high 14 points for IHCC in that stretch.

Five points by Nathan Taylor helped PV come back from the 12-point deficit. With the Warriors leading 66-65 after a Penn Valley basket by Anthony May, his only points of the game, with under a minute to play, Aaron Austin hit one of two free throws to make it a two-point game.

Penn Valley missed a three-pointer that would have given them the lead and Dwan McMillan rebounded for the Warriors and was fouled. But the sophomore made only one of two free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to leave the door open for Penn Valley to tie the game on Henderson's three foul shots.

Indian Hills reaches the midway mark of the regular season with an 11-4 record. The Warriors have one more game before Christmas, a home contest against Southwestern CC on Wednesday night.

PENN VALLEY 76, INDIAN HILLS 71

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 4-8 8, Aaron Austin 2 2-5 6, Brandon Garrett 2 1-2 5, Bruno Ferreira 3 4-4 10, Chano Rashiduddin 0 0-0 0, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 4, Dijon Farr 5 4-5 14, Larry Stone 4 3-7 12, Brian Wilson 1 0-2 2, E.J. Hicks 0 1-2 1, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 3 1-2 7 Team 25 20-37 71

PENN VALLEY Justin Henderson 11 11-14 36, Dwayne Hamiel 8 1-3 19, James Wing 1 3-6 5, Anthony May 1 0-0 2, Nathan Taylor 3 3-5 10, Ladon Champagnie 0 0-0 0, Michael Ashley 0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Dean 0 1-2 1, Breon White 0 1-3 1 Team 25 20-33 76

Halftime score: Indian Hills 28, Penn Valley 23; Score at end of regulation: Indian Hills 68, Penn Valley 68; Three-point field goals: IHCC 1 (Stone 1), PVCC 6 (Henderson 3, Hamiel 2, Taylor 1)

Austin Carries Warriors Past Flyers

2009-12-14T07:03:00.001-08:00

Marshalltown, IA -- A superb second half by Indian Hills sophomore guard Aaron Austin allowed the Warriors to overcome the one-two punch of Junior McLeod and Melvin Tillman and defeat New Creations Basketball Academy, 89-75, in the Emerson JUCO Challenge Saturday night in Marshalltown.

In one stretch in the second half, Austin scored 17 of IHCC's 23 points and assisted on two other field goals in that span as the Warriors were finally able to subdue New Creations, a team Indian Hills had defeated by 43 points just 10 days earlier.

Austin started his spree with a layup to put IHCC ahead 53-45. By the time he was finished, the Warriors had the same eight-point lead, 74-66, with five minutes remaining. The advantage then grew to double digits with the 14-point final margin the largest of the night.

New Creations repeatedly went inside to the 6-foot-8-inch McLeod and he responded with a team-high 22 points. Tillman hit four straight three-pointers in the second half and scored 21.

His last three with 8 1/2 minutes to play cut the IHCC lead to two points. Austin answered with a three-point play, then scored four more points and fed Brandon Garrett for a layup to help the Warriors pull away.

The game was tied four times in the first half after an early eight-point IHCC lead. Chano Rashiduddin scored the Warriors' final three points of the half to allow Indian Hills to take a four-point lead at the break.

But IHCC had trouble shaking the Flyers until the final minutes despite Austin's season-high scoring output. Indian Hills helped its cause by making 21 of 28 free throws.

Indian Hills (11-3) will take a six-game winning streak into Sunday night's game with Penn Valley, the final contest in the tourney.

INDIAN HILLS 89, NEW CREATIONS 75

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 3 6-6 13, Aaron Austin 11 3-4 25, Brandon Garrett 3 2-2 8, Bruno Ferreira 3 2-2 8, Chano Rashiduddin 2 1-2 5, Derrick Hill 0 0-0 0, Dijon Farr 3 0-0 6, Larry Stone 2 2-4 7, Brian Wilson 3 0-0 6, E.J. Hicks 1 1-2 3, Alex Vouyoukas 1 0-0 2, Chad Dillard 1 4-6 6 Team 33 21-28 89

NEW CREATIONS Lee Hassan 0 0-0 0, Phil Bond 0 1-2 1, Hayden Annett 4 0-0 12, Greg Tillman 1 1-2 3, Junior McLeod 6 10-16 22, Denham Buchanon 0 0-0 0, Mike Dorris 3 2-6 8, Melvin Tillman 7 3-3 21, Walter Pitchford 3 2-2 8 Team 24 19-31 75

Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, New Creations 36; Three-point field goals: IHCC 2 (McMillan 1, Stone 1), NC 8 (Annett 4, M. Tillman 4)

Warriors Crank Up the Offense to Drub NIACC

2009-12-11T10:28:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- NIACC came to the Hellyer Student Life Center on Thursday night with an undefeated record, a No. 7 national ranking in the NJCAA Division II poll and an offensive average of over 96 points a game. They left with their first loss of the season and their lowest point total of the year.

Indian Hills (10-3) sprinted out to a 28-point halftime lead and cruised to a 109-70 win. It was the fifth straight victory for IHCC, their second five-game win streak of the season.

By the half, Indian Hills was only four points below their season scoring average of 72 points a game. And the Warriors continued to widen the lead in the final 20 minutes. The largest lead was 45 points at 89-44.

IHCC's scoring was led by freshmen Brandon Garrett and Dijon Farr who both eclipsed their previous best scoring night. Garrett had 22 points and showed his versatility with four rim-shaking dunks and a late three-point basket. He also made all five of his free-throw attempts. Farr scored 21 points.

Garrett's first slam gave the Warriors their first double-digit lead at 16-6. Later in the half, Garrett and Farr threw down dunks on successive possessions as the lead grew to 54-35.

Indian Hills ended their huge first half with a three-pointer by Larry Stone, who added 11 points, and a pair of free throws by Dwan McMillan, who just missed double figures with nine.

Garrett's three-pointer put IHCC over the century mark for the second time in the last four games.

NIACC was led by DeAaron Hearn with 12 points.

It was the first time the two teams had met in basketball since the 1992-93 season.

The Warriors head to Marshalltown this weekend for two games in the Emerson JUCO Challenge, hosted by Marshalltown CC. Indian Hills will meet New Creations on Saturday night at 8:00 and will take on Penn Valley Sunday night at 6.

INDIAN HILLS 109, NIACC 70

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 2 5-8 9, Aaron Austin 1 1-2 3, Brandon Garrett 8 5-5 22, Bruno Ferreira 2 2-2 6, Chano Rashiduddin 2 3-4 7, Derrick Hill 2 0-0 6, Dijon Farr 8 4-4 21, Larry Stone 5 0-0 11, Brian Wilson 4 1-2 9, E.J. Hicks 4 0-1 8, Alex Vouyoukas 3 1-1 7, Chad Dillard 0 0-2 0, Erik Eckhardt 0 0-0 0 Team 41 22-31 109

NIACC Lemar Anderson 5 0-0 10, Kjay Jackson 3 1-4 7, Andre Garth 2 1-2 5, DeAaron Hearn 12, Jacob Templeton 0 4-4 4, Juston Meier 1 0-0 2, Nick Stromer 1 3-6 5, Harri Harvey 1 3-4 5, Jerel Jernigan 5 0-0 11, Nicco Montgomery 2 0-0 5, Ryan Anderson 1 0-0 3, Dylan Alitz 0 0-0 0 Team 24 16-25 70

Halftime score: Indian Hills 68, NIACC 40; Three-point field goals: IHCC 5 (Hill 2, Garrett 1, Farr 1, Stone 1), NIACC 6 (Hearn 2, Harvey 1, Jernigan 1, Montgomery 1, R. Anderson 1)

Second-Half Turnaround Lifts IHCC to Win

2009-12-07T08:53:00.000-08:00

Ottumwa -- For the better part of 29 minutes, it looked like Kirkwood would gain a season sweep over Indian Hills. Then, the Warriors slumbering offense awoke and the better execution on the offensive end of the floor combined with a tenacious defense enabled the Warriors to come from behind for a 61-48 victory in the Hy-Vee Classic on Saturday night at the Hellyer Center.

Kirkwood had knocked off the Warriors, 66-55, last month in Cedar Rapids. Nine minutes into the second half of the rematch, the Eagles had a 39-35 lead and Indian Hills had made only two field goals after intermission.

Dijon Farr ignited the IHCC comeback with a fastbreak layup to make it a two-point game. Aaron Austin's two free throws tied the game for Indian Hills with just under 11 minutes to play.

Brian Wilson then gave the Warriors their first lead of the night when he scored on a short-range hook shot. From there, Indian Hills was off and running, outscoring Kirkwood 20-9 over the final nine minutes to win, 61-48.

The Warriors outscored Kirkwood 33-17 in the second half as IHCC improved their season record to 9-and-3 with their fourth win in a row.

After Wilson's field goal put the Warriors on top, Austin followed with a three-pointer. Lamar Wall gave KCC their first field goal in over five minutes, but the Warriors ran off nine quick points to break the game open.

Austin had two field goals in that span and Larry Stone drained a three. Stone scored a couple minutes later, concluding a 23-4 IHCC run.

Kirkwood scored the first eight points of the game before Indian Hills got on the board on back-to-back three's by Dwan McMillan. The Eagles eventually built a 12-point lead at 22-10, but the Warriors chipped away at the deficit and tied the score on a pair of free throws by E.J. Hicks in the final minute of the first half .

Jordan Stoermer sent the visitors to the lockerroom with a halftime lead when he nailed a three-pointer, his third of the half,with four seconds on the clock.

Kirkwood managed only six field goals in the second half though, four of those by Jarvis Williams. He led the Eagles with 20 points.

Austin scored 13 of his season-high 20 points in the final half for Indian Hills. McMillan scored 13 and Stone had 10. The Warriors shot 58% for the game, 23-of-40 from the field.

IHCC will try to make it five straight wins when they host NIACC on Wednesday night at 7:00.

INDIAN HILLS 61, KIRKWOOD 48

INDIAN HILLS Dwan McMillan 5 1-2 13, Aaron Austin 7 4-4 20, Brandon Garrett 0 0-0 0, Bruno Ferreira 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hill 1 0-0 3, Dijon Farr 2 0-1 4, Larry Stone 4 0-0 10, Brian Wilson 2 1-2 5, E.J. Hicks 1 2-2 4 Team 23 8-11 61

KIRKWOOD Trevell Rivers 3 1-3 7, Richie Thompson, Jr. 0 0-2 0, Lamar Wall 2 2-2 6, Jordan Gentry 0 0-0 0, Jarvis Williams 7 6-6 20, Brandon Pullman 1 0-0 2, Kaylon Williams 0 1-2 1, Jordan Stoermer 3 0-0 9, Alex Coleman 1 1-2 3, Nick Kohlhof 0 0-0 0, Boubacar Camara 0 0-0 0 Team 17 11-17 48

Halftime score: Kirkwood 31, Indian Hills 28; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (McMillan 2, Austin 2, Stone 2, Hill 1), KCC 3 (Stoermer 3)