Vincennes, IN -- In a game that featured 10 ties and 25 lead changes, Vincennes used the last of those lead changes to grab an advantage in the final three minutes and the Trailblazers held off a late rally by Indian Hills to knock off the third-ranked Warriors, 86-79, at the P.E. Complex on Tuesday night.
Vincennes scored 10 straight points after IHCC's Jameel McKay had put his team on top, 73-70, with a basket with under three minutes remaining.
Deshawn Delaney, who had 27 points, scored the final five points in VU's 10-0 run on a dunk and a three-point play.
Trailing 80-73 -- which equaled the largest lead for either team in the game -- Indian Hills got a bucket from Michael Haynes and a pair of free throws from Brandon Spearman, to get to with four points at 80-77. Delaney hit one of two foul shots to make it a four-point game with under a minute to play.
Roderick Bobbitt's two free throws four seconds later at it was a two-point game, 81-79, with 32.6 seconds on the clock.
Indian Hills then forced a VU turnover and Bobbitt was fouled on a shot attempt. The Warriors had made 15-of-16 free throws at that point and Bobbitt had a chance to tie the score. But he missed both attempts from the line.
Darius Carter rebounded the second miss and was fouled. Carter, who had started the earlier 10-point burst for the Trailblazers with a 15-footer, made both free throws with 26.8 seconds remaining.
Following a Warrior miss, Vincennes hit three-of-four charity tosses in the final seconds and got the win, avenging an earlier 84-73 loss to Indian Hills.
The Warriors scored the final seven points of the first half in a 30-second span to take a 40-38 lead at intermission. Gary Ricks, Jr. buried a three-pointer, one of four in the game for the sophomore guard, just before the buzzer to send the Warriors off with a halftime lead.
Indian Hills started the second half by using the momentum gained from the 7-0 run to end the first half. Spearman hit back-to-back field goals to give IHCC its biggest lead of the night at 44-38.
After Vincennes came back to the score at 44-all with six consecutive points, neither team was able to lead by more than four points, until VU grabbed the late seven-point lead at 80-73.
Ronald Ross and Delaney gave the Trailblzars a lethal one-two punch with 28 and 27 points, respectively. Carter added 16 to give VU 71 points from its three talented freshmen.
McKay topped the Warriors with 15; Ricks had 12 on his four 3s and Spearman scored 11.
Indian Hills made three more field goals than the home team, but Vincennes enjoyed a big advantage at the free throw line, outscoring the Warriors 28-15 there in 22 more attempts than IHCC.
The result leaves both teams with identical records of 23-2 and each is 15-0 at home.
Indian Hills will be at home on Saturday night against Marshalltown CC in a return to conference action for the Warriors, who are 2-0 in the league with two games remaining.
VINCENNES 86, INDIAN HILLS 79
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 4 3-3 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 12, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 0 0-0 0, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 3-3 15, Roderick Bobbitt 1 4-6 6, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 4 2-2 10, Trinson White 1 0-0 3, Frank Williams 1 0-0 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 0-0 2 Team 29 15-18 79
VINCENNES Kendall Vieke 2 0-0 6, Darius Carter 5 6-8 16, Deshawn Delaney 10 7-11 27, Ronald Ross 8 8-12 28, Bryant Smith 1 0-0 2, Jerrod Gaston 0 3-3 3, Ray Lester 0 2-4 2, Lamine Dieng 0 2-2 Team 26 28-40 86
Halftime score: Indian Hills 40, Vincennes 38; Three-point field goals: IHCC 6 (Ricks 4; White, Williams 1), VU 6 (Ross 4, Vieke 2)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Indian Hills Drills Clinton for Win No. 23
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills forced a whopping 41 tunrovers and turned many of them into easy baskets as the fourth-ranked Warriors destroyed Clinton CC, 97-53, at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night.
On a night when the first class was inducted into the IHCC Athletic Hall of Fame at halftime, the Warriors played some tenacious defense in building a 26-point lead midway through the opening half and rolling to their 23rd win of the season.
Clinton actually led early, by a single point at 4-3, before the Warriors ran away from the visitors. A 10-0 run put IHCC on top and the issue was never in doubt after that.
Indian Hills already had 36 points around halfway through the first half and 59 by halftime. Even though they scored only 38 second-half points, the Warriors still held Clinton to the lowest point total by an IHCC opponent this year.
Seven Indian Hills players scored 10 or more points. Two of the double-digit scorers had season-highs -- Frank Williams with 14 points and Rawane Ndiaye with 10. Dustin Hogue led the scoring with 15 and also had seven steals.
Robert Jones paced the Cougars with 13 points and nine rebounds.
It was the fourth game in a row in which the Warriors scored over 90 points, after they had scored a season-low 68 in their lone loss against Missouri State-West Plains.
Indian Hills played without starting point guard Roderick Bobbitt, who was held out of action with a sore knee.
Things get considerably tougher for the Warriors when they travel to Vincennes, Indiana to take on the sixth-ranked Trailblazers on Tuesday night. Vincennes will be looking to avenge an earlier 84-73 loss to IHCC, one of only two losses for VU on the season. It will be the first-ever trip to Vincennes for an IHCC basketball team.
INDIAN HILLS 97, CLINTON 53
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 1-1 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 10, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 5 1-2 12, Jameel McKay 5 0-2 10, Dustin Hogue 6 3-3 15, Ronnie Stevens 3 0-0 6, Trinson White 0 1-2 1, Frank Williams 5 1-2 14, Rawane Ndiaye 5 0-2 10, Gary Ross 0 0-3 0, Tucker Henderson 0 1-2 1 Team 41 8-21 97
CLINTON Rico Phillips 3 2-4 8, Demtri Conwell 3 5-7 11, Ryan Frazer 1 1-2 3, Antione Brown 2 0-0 6, Virshaun Grant 3 0-0 6, Robert Jones 6 1-2 13, Dane Barun 3 0-0 6 Team 21 9-17 53
Halftime score: Indian Hills 59, Clinton 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams 3, Ricks 2; Spearman, Woods 1), CCC 2 (Brown 2)
On a night when the first class was inducted into the IHCC Athletic Hall of Fame at halftime, the Warriors played some tenacious defense in building a 26-point lead midway through the opening half and rolling to their 23rd win of the season.
Clinton actually led early, by a single point at 4-3, before the Warriors ran away from the visitors. A 10-0 run put IHCC on top and the issue was never in doubt after that.
Indian Hills already had 36 points around halfway through the first half and 59 by halftime. Even though they scored only 38 second-half points, the Warriors still held Clinton to the lowest point total by an IHCC opponent this year.
Seven Indian Hills players scored 10 or more points. Two of the double-digit scorers had season-highs -- Frank Williams with 14 points and Rawane Ndiaye with 10. Dustin Hogue led the scoring with 15 and also had seven steals.
Robert Jones paced the Cougars with 13 points and nine rebounds.
It was the fourth game in a row in which the Warriors scored over 90 points, after they had scored a season-low 68 in their lone loss against Missouri State-West Plains.
Indian Hills played without starting point guard Roderick Bobbitt, who was held out of action with a sore knee.
Things get considerably tougher for the Warriors when they travel to Vincennes, Indiana to take on the sixth-ranked Trailblazers on Tuesday night. Vincennes will be looking to avenge an earlier 84-73 loss to IHCC, one of only two losses for VU on the season. It will be the first-ever trip to Vincennes for an IHCC basketball team.
INDIAN HILLS 97, CLINTON 53
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 1-1 12, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 0-0 10, Michael Haynes 0 0-2 0, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Kieran Woods 5 1-2 12, Jameel McKay 5 0-2 10, Dustin Hogue 6 3-3 15, Ronnie Stevens 3 0-0 6, Trinson White 0 1-2 1, Frank Williams 5 1-2 14, Rawane Ndiaye 5 0-2 10, Gary Ross 0 0-3 0, Tucker Henderson 0 1-2 1 Team 41 8-21 97
CLINTON Rico Phillips 3 2-4 8, Demtri Conwell 3 5-7 11, Ryan Frazer 1 1-2 3, Antione Brown 2 0-0 6, Virshaun Grant 3 0-0 6, Robert Jones 6 1-2 13, Dane Barun 3 0-0 6 Team 21 9-17 53
Halftime score: Indian Hills 59, Clinton 32; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Williams 3, Ricks 2; Spearman, Woods 1), CCC 2 (Brown 2)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Warriors Nab Non-Conference Win
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills put an end to a three-game losing streak in their head-to-head series with Region 16 foe Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night, knocking off the Greyhounds, 92-81, at the Hellyer Center.
The win was the third straight for IHCC and its 22nd of the season against only one loss.
But like the two previous Indian Hills wins, this one didn't come without some anxious moments after the Warriors had opened up a big second-half lead.
Indian Hills took a nine-point halftime advantage and expanded it to 14 points midway through the second half. Consecutive 3-pointers by Gary Ricks, Jr. and Frank Williams put IHCC ahead 69-55.
Moberly, however, responded with an 11-1 run to get to within 70-66. But the visitors never got closer than that. Jameel McKay had a pair of baskets around two free throws by Roderick Bobbitt as the Warriors quickly moved the lead back to double-digits.
Bobbitt drilled four straight free throws down the stretch to help cement the win.
Indian Hills got a solid effort from Williams, the 6-6 freshman who is still coming back from a wrist injury suffered in late November. He hadn't played in the past four games and had seen action in only game since the injury.
Inserted in the lineup early in the first half, Williams hit three shots, including a pair of 3s, not long after entering the game. He helped the Warriors go on top by nine points, only to see Moberly rally to take two one-point leads, the second with four minutes to go in the half.
At that point, Indian Hills' press took over, forcing a slew of MACC turnovers that quickly resulted in a 10-0 run and a 44-35 lead for IHCC.
The Warriors outscored the Greyhounds 16-6 over the final four minutes of the half and were ahead by nine at intermission after a basket by McKay that came with one second to play in the half.
The Warriors D.J. Bennett scored all three of his field goals in a two-minute span in the second half in an 8-0 run for Indian Hills. And even though MACC battled back from the 14-point deficit, they never got closer than four.
McKay led a balanced IHCC attack with 17 points; four teammates joined him in double figures. Moberly had four players with 10 or more points, led by Davonne Henry with 15.
Indian Hills will take on Clinton CC on Saturday night at home. Clinton is taking the place of Southeastern CC on the Warriors' schedule. The BlackHawks cancelled the second half of their season a month ago.
INDIAN HILLS 92, MOBERLY 81
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-1 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 7 2-7 16, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 8 1-1 17, Roderick Bobbitt 1 8-9 11, Dustin Hogue 4 1-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Frank Williams 4 0-0 11, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-28 92
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 5 1-1 12, Kenny Williams 4 2-6 10, Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 6, T.J. White 3 1-4 7, Derrick Dilworth 5 2-2 12, Malik Atkins 0 0-0 0, Giovanni McLean 3 0-1 7, Nate Bitner 0 0-0 0, Charles Pemberton 3 1-2 7, Davonne Henry 7 0-0 15, Michael Luscombe 1 0-0 2, Manny Scott 0 3-4 3 Team 33 10-20 81
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Moberly 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Williams 3; Bobbitt, Hogue 1), MACC 5 (Gilliam 2; Robinson, McLean, Henry 1)
The win was the third straight for IHCC and its 22nd of the season against only one loss.
But like the two previous Indian Hills wins, this one didn't come without some anxious moments after the Warriors had opened up a big second-half lead.
Indian Hills took a nine-point halftime advantage and expanded it to 14 points midway through the second half. Consecutive 3-pointers by Gary Ricks, Jr. and Frank Williams put IHCC ahead 69-55.
Moberly, however, responded with an 11-1 run to get to within 70-66. But the visitors never got closer than that. Jameel McKay had a pair of baskets around two free throws by Roderick Bobbitt as the Warriors quickly moved the lead back to double-digits.
Bobbitt drilled four straight free throws down the stretch to help cement the win.
Indian Hills got a solid effort from Williams, the 6-6 freshman who is still coming back from a wrist injury suffered in late November. He hadn't played in the past four games and had seen action in only game since the injury.
Inserted in the lineup early in the first half, Williams hit three shots, including a pair of 3s, not long after entering the game. He helped the Warriors go on top by nine points, only to see Moberly rally to take two one-point leads, the second with four minutes to go in the half.
At that point, Indian Hills' press took over, forcing a slew of MACC turnovers that quickly resulted in a 10-0 run and a 44-35 lead for IHCC.
The Warriors outscored the Greyhounds 16-6 over the final four minutes of the half and were ahead by nine at intermission after a basket by McKay that came with one second to play in the half.
The Warriors D.J. Bennett scored all three of his field goals in a two-minute span in the second half in an 8-0 run for Indian Hills. And even though MACC battled back from the 14-point deficit, they never got closer than four.
McKay led a balanced IHCC attack with 17 points; four teammates joined him in double figures. Moberly had four players with 10 or more points, led by Davonne Henry with 15.
Indian Hills will take on Clinton CC on Saturday night at home. Clinton is taking the place of Southeastern CC on the Warriors' schedule. The BlackHawks cancelled the second half of their season a month ago.
INDIAN HILLS 92, MOBERLY 81
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 0-1 4, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 0-0 9, Michael Haynes 7 2-7 16, D.J. Bennett 3 0-0 6, Jameel McKay 8 1-1 17, Roderick Bobbitt 1 8-9 11, Dustin Hogue 4 1-4 10, Ronnie Stevens 1 3-4 5, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Frank Williams 4 0-0 11, Gary Ross 0 0-0 0 Team 34 16-28 92
MOBERLY Daylen Robinson 5 1-1 12, Kenny Williams 4 2-6 10, Jon Gilliam 2 0-0 6, T.J. White 3 1-4 7, Derrick Dilworth 5 2-2 12, Malik Atkins 0 0-0 0, Giovanni McLean 3 0-1 7, Nate Bitner 0 0-0 0, Charles Pemberton 3 1-2 7, Davonne Henry 7 0-0 15, Michael Luscombe 1 0-0 2, Manny Scott 0 3-4 3 Team 33 10-20 81
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Moberly 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks, Williams 3; Bobbitt, Hogue 1), MACC 5 (Gilliam 2; Robinson, McLean, Henry 1)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Bounce Back For Warriors at Marshalltown
Marshalltown, IA -- Indian Hills coach Barret Peery was understandably anxious going into Saturday night's game at Marshalltown. It was the conference opener and with only four league games this year there is added importance each time a team plays a Region 11 foe.
squad handled adversity, in this case its first loss of the season earlier in the week at Missouri State-West Plains.
And after a slow start, the Warriors answered the challenge very nicely with a 91-73 win against the Tigers that gives IHCC a head start in the race for the conference title.
Brandon Spearman scored all 15 of his points over the final 12 minutes as the Warriors pulled away down the stretch to record their 20th win of the season, becoming the first NJCAA Division I school with 20 victories.
And for one night, Indian Hills put the memories of their 17-point loss in Missouri on Tuesday night behind them.
IHCC was looking at an early 7-1 deficit, but a three-point play by Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 19 points, capped an 8-0 run and gave Indian Hills its first lead.
Later in the half, Indian Hills used a 13-1 spurt to take a 14-point lead and the margin was 11 at the half after McKay scored twice in the final minute of the half, the first basket on a dunk off a lob from Roderick Bobbitt and the second on a nice feed from Spearman with McKay's layup just beating the buzzer.
Trinson White opened the second-half scoring for IHCC with a free throw, and then MCC rattled off 10 straight points, a run that ended with a dunk by Rashaad Brown after an Indian Hills turnover.
The IHCC lead was still two points when Bobbitt got the Warriors' first goal of the second half, a 3-pointer, with just under 14 minutes to play. Bobbitt's three started a 12-2 run to give the Warriors a double-digit lead at 65-53. Spearman had back-to-back field goals, one a three, in that run, and he later had four straight buckets as Indian Hills pulled away down the stretch.
Despite making two fewer field goals than the Tigers, Indian Hills had a huge edge at the free throw line, making 29-of-43 attemts to just 10-of-22 for the home team.
Derrick Stewart had 21 points to lead Marshalltown (7-14, 0-1). McKay's 19 led four double-figure scorers for the Warriors (20-1, 1-0).
Indian Hills now has a week to prepare for its next game, another conference road contest at Iowa Western.
INDIAN HILLS 91, MARSHALLTOWN 73
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 2-4 15, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 10, DeAndray Buckley 0 1-2 1, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 2 4-5 8, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 7-9 19, Roderick Bobbitt 2 6-7 11, Dustin Hogue 2 5-8 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 1 2-4 5 Team 27 29-43 91
MARSHALLTOWN Keith Coleman 2 0-0 4, Marcus Bell 3 2-2 8, Nilson Santana 4 0-4 8, Sherman Blanford 3 1-2 7, Rashaad Brown 6 0-0 12, Matej Delinac 2 0-0 5, D.J. Anderson 2 4-8 8, Derrick Stewart 7 3-6 21 Team 29 10-22 73
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Marshalltown 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Spearman, Ricks 3; Bobbitt, White 1), MCC 5 (Stewart 4, Delinac 1)
squad handled adversity, in this case its first loss of the season earlier in the week at Missouri State-West Plains.
And after a slow start, the Warriors answered the challenge very nicely with a 91-73 win against the Tigers that gives IHCC a head start in the race for the conference title.
Brandon Spearman scored all 15 of his points over the final 12 minutes as the Warriors pulled away down the stretch to record their 20th win of the season, becoming the first NJCAA Division I school with 20 victories.
And for one night, Indian Hills put the memories of their 17-point loss in Missouri on Tuesday night behind them.
IHCC was looking at an early 7-1 deficit, but a three-point play by Jameel McKay, who led the Warriors with 19 points, capped an 8-0 run and gave Indian Hills its first lead.
Later in the half, Indian Hills used a 13-1 spurt to take a 14-point lead and the margin was 11 at the half after McKay scored twice in the final minute of the half, the first basket on a dunk off a lob from Roderick Bobbitt and the second on a nice feed from Spearman with McKay's layup just beating the buzzer.
Trinson White opened the second-half scoring for IHCC with a free throw, and then MCC rattled off 10 straight points, a run that ended with a dunk by Rashaad Brown after an Indian Hills turnover.
The IHCC lead was still two points when Bobbitt got the Warriors' first goal of the second half, a 3-pointer, with just under 14 minutes to play. Bobbitt's three started a 12-2 run to give the Warriors a double-digit lead at 65-53. Spearman had back-to-back field goals, one a three, in that run, and he later had four straight buckets as Indian Hills pulled away down the stretch.
Despite making two fewer field goals than the Tigers, Indian Hills had a huge edge at the free throw line, making 29-of-43 attemts to just 10-of-22 for the home team.
Derrick Stewart had 21 points to lead Marshalltown (7-14, 0-1). McKay's 19 led four double-figure scorers for the Warriors (20-1, 1-0).
Indian Hills now has a week to prepare for its next game, another conference road contest at Iowa Western.
INDIAN HILLS 91, MARSHALLTOWN 73
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 5 2-4 15, Gary Ricks, Jr. 3 1-2 10, DeAndray Buckley 0 1-2 1, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 2 4-5 8, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 6 7-9 19, Roderick Bobbitt 2 6-7 11, Dustin Hogue 2 5-8 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 1-2 5, Trinson White 1 2-4 5 Team 27 29-43 91
MARSHALLTOWN Keith Coleman 2 0-0 4, Marcus Bell 3 2-2 8, Nilson Santana 4 0-4 8, Sherman Blanford 3 1-2 7, Rashaad Brown 6 0-0 12, Matej Delinac 2 0-0 5, D.J. Anderson 2 4-8 8, Derrick Stewart 7 3-6 21 Team 29 10-22 73
Halftime score: Indian Hills 50, Marshalltown 39; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Spearman, Ricks 3; Bobbitt, White 1), MCC 5 (Stewart 4, Delinac 1)
Second Road Win Puts IHCC On Top in Region 11
Council Bluffs, IA -- Two conference road games. Two wins. A great way to start league play for the Indian Hills Warriors, who scored 91 points in each game in notching wins against Marshalltown and Iowa Western.
And with the conference season reduced to just four games, Indian Hills in the driver's seat as far as a possible league title is concerned with home games against MCC and IWCC all that's left in the Region 11 schedule.
On Saturday, Indian Hills saw a big second-half lead against the Reivers whittled to just four points with under a minute to play. Brandon Spearman was finally fouled with 8.1 seconds left to play as the Warriors played keep-away for over 10 seconds after inbounding the ball with 19.3 seconds left.
Spearman calmly dropped in both free throws to provide the final margin in IHCC's 21st win of the season.
The Warriors had a seemingly comfortable 16-point lead at 71-55 after Gary Ricks, Jr. nailed his 4th of five 3-pointers on the night. Ricks tallied a season-high 19 points to pace the Indian Hills scoring.
But the Warriors were unable to hold on to the big lead, thanks to some fast-break baskets by Iowa Western and numerous IHCC mistakes.
Indian Hills was still ahead 85-70 when the Reivers put together an 8-1 run to get the deficit to single digits. They continued to creep closer and got to 87-83 and then 89-85 after a basket by Antonio Levy.
That's when Spearman iced it for the Warriors.
After the game, IHCC coach Barret Peery said he thought his team might have played its best half of basketball in the first 20 minutes.
The Warriors led early by five points, saw IWCC tie the score five times in the first half, and then IHCC rattled off the final 12 points of the half to go in at halftime on top by 53-41.
The Warriors shot 63% in the first half and only turned the ball over eight times, a vast improvement over recent games.
They wound up shooting 53% for the game and made 8-of-17 three-pointers.
Jameel McKay had his second straight 19-point outing in the conference and tied Ricks for team-high scoring honors. Devin Brooks led all scorers with 22 for the Reivers.
Indian Hills will take on Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night at home and won't play another league game until they host Marshalltown on Feb. 11.
INDIAN HILLS 91, IOWA WESTERN 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 15, Michael Haynes 3 2-5 8, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 3-6 19, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-3 12, Dustin Hogue 4 3-8 11, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-2 2, Trinson White 3 1-2 9 Team 34 15-30 91
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 6 1-3 13, Alonzo Traylor 6 4-5 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-8 22, Kelvin Dixon 7 1-3 15, Antonio Levy 4 1-2 9, Bernard Brame 1 1-3 3, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 1-2 1, Brock Lutes 1 1-2 3 Team 34 16-28 85
Halftime score: Indian Hills 53, Iowa Western 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 5, White 2, Spearman 1), IWCC 1 (Martinez 1)
And with the conference season reduced to just four games, Indian Hills in the driver's seat as far as a possible league title is concerned with home games against MCC and IWCC all that's left in the Region 11 schedule.
On Saturday, Indian Hills saw a big second-half lead against the Reivers whittled to just four points with under a minute to play. Brandon Spearman was finally fouled with 8.1 seconds left to play as the Warriors played keep-away for over 10 seconds after inbounding the ball with 19.3 seconds left.
Spearman calmly dropped in both free throws to provide the final margin in IHCC's 21st win of the season.
The Warriors had a seemingly comfortable 16-point lead at 71-55 after Gary Ricks, Jr. nailed his 4th of five 3-pointers on the night. Ricks tallied a season-high 19 points to pace the Indian Hills scoring.
But the Warriors were unable to hold on to the big lead, thanks to some fast-break baskets by Iowa Western and numerous IHCC mistakes.
Indian Hills was still ahead 85-70 when the Reivers put together an 8-1 run to get the deficit to single digits. They continued to creep closer and got to 87-83 and then 89-85 after a basket by Antonio Levy.
That's when Spearman iced it for the Warriors.
After the game, IHCC coach Barret Peery said he thought his team might have played its best half of basketball in the first 20 minutes.
The Warriors led early by five points, saw IWCC tie the score five times in the first half, and then IHCC rattled off the final 12 points of the half to go in at halftime on top by 53-41.
The Warriors shot 63% in the first half and only turned the ball over eight times, a vast improvement over recent games.
They wound up shooting 53% for the game and made 8-of-17 three-pointers.
Jameel McKay had his second straight 19-point outing in the conference and tied Ricks for team-high scoring honors. Devin Brooks led all scorers with 22 for the Reivers.
Indian Hills will take on Moberly Area CC on Tuesday night at home and won't play another league game until they host Marshalltown on Feb. 11.
INDIAN HILLS 91, IOWA WESTERN 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 2-2 7, Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 2-2 15, Michael Haynes 3 2-5 8, D.J. Bennett 1 0-0 2Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 3-6 19, Roderick Bobbitt 5 2-3 12, Dustin Hogue 4 3-8 11, Ronnie Stevens 1 0-2 2, Trinson White 3 1-2 9 Team 34 15-30 91
IOWA WESTERN Xavier Munford 6 1-3 13, Alonzo Traylor 6 4-5 16, Devin Brooks 8 6-8 22, Kelvin Dixon 7 1-3 15, Antonio Levy 4 1-2 9, Bernard Brame 1 1-3 3, Wil Martinez 1 0-0 3, Tavian Pomlee 0 1-2 1, Brock Lutes 1 1-2 3 Team 34 16-28 85
Halftime score: Indian Hills 53, Iowa Western 41; Three-point field goals: IHCC 8 (Ricks 5, White 2, Spearman 1), IWCC 1 (Martinez 1)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Win Streak Ends in Loss in Missouri
West Plains, MO -- Missouri State-West Plains got revenge for an earlier loss and, in the process, handed Indian Hills its first loss of the season as the Grizzlies parlayed a big second half into an 85-68 win Tuesday night.
The defeat snapped the Warriors' 19-game winning streak to start the season and was payback for a Grizzlies team that, without five players who were suspended for the game, was drubbed by Indian Hills, 93-69, on Dec. 20.
After Rawane Ndiaye scored underneath the basket after taking a nifty feed from Dustin Hogue with around six minutes remaining, the Warriors managed only three points the rest of the night.
Missouri State-West Plains ended the game on a 22-3 run with the majority of those 22 points coming from the free-throw line where the Grizzlies had a decided edge for the game. MS-WP made 25-of-36 foul shots while the Warriors attempted only a dozen and made seven.
Gage Wooten and Kevin Nelson who combined for just one field goal and eight points in the first half, came to life in the second half to lead the Grizzlies' charge. Wooten had 20 second-half points for a game-high 28 and hit all 12 of his free throws. Nelson was scoreless in the opening half, then nailed three 3s on his way to 16 points in the final half.
Indian Hills had two 15-point leads in the first half and settled for an 11-point margin at halftime. But MS-WP had started their comeback already late in the half when they scored the last four points before halftime.
The Grizzlies sprinted out of the lockerroom with the first eight points of the second half. They finally tied the score at 46-all on a basket by Wooten.
There were six more ties after that before Ndiaye's bucket gave IHCC a short-lived lead, its last of the game.
A three by Nelson gave the Grizzlies the lead for good and 14 of their final 17 points came from the foul line. They outscored IHCC 54-26 in the second half.
Indian Hills travels to Marshalltown to begin conference play on Saturday night. That game and the remaining league games take on added significance since there will be only four Region 11 contests as a result of Southeastern's decision to cancel its season.
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 85, INDIAN HILLS 68
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Gage Wooten 7 12-12 28, Miles Gatewood 4 0-4 9, Kevin Nelson 4 5-8 16, Marin Petric 2 0-1 4, Keaton Jackson 1 0-0 2, Nathane Simniok 2 2-3 6, Kervin Remeau 1 5-8 8, Farbod Farman 6 0-0 12 Team 27 25-36 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 1-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 1-1 3, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 1 0-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 27 7-12 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, MS-WP 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 4; Spearman, Bobbitt, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 3; Wooten 2; Remeau 1)
The defeat snapped the Warriors' 19-game winning streak to start the season and was payback for a Grizzlies team that, without five players who were suspended for the game, was drubbed by Indian Hills, 93-69, on Dec. 20.
After Rawane Ndiaye scored underneath the basket after taking a nifty feed from Dustin Hogue with around six minutes remaining, the Warriors managed only three points the rest of the night.
Missouri State-West Plains ended the game on a 22-3 run with the majority of those 22 points coming from the free-throw line where the Grizzlies had a decided edge for the game. MS-WP made 25-of-36 foul shots while the Warriors attempted only a dozen and made seven.
Gage Wooten and Kevin Nelson who combined for just one field goal and eight points in the first half, came to life in the second half to lead the Grizzlies' charge. Wooten had 20 second-half points for a game-high 28 and hit all 12 of his free throws. Nelson was scoreless in the opening half, then nailed three 3s on his way to 16 points in the final half.
Indian Hills had two 15-point leads in the first half and settled for an 11-point margin at halftime. But MS-WP had started their comeback already late in the half when they scored the last four points before halftime.
The Grizzlies sprinted out of the lockerroom with the first eight points of the second half. They finally tied the score at 46-all on a basket by Wooten.
There were six more ties after that before Ndiaye's bucket gave IHCC a short-lived lead, its last of the game.
A three by Nelson gave the Grizzlies the lead for good and 14 of their final 17 points came from the foul line. They outscored IHCC 54-26 in the second half.
Indian Hills travels to Marshalltown to begin conference play on Saturday night. That game and the remaining league games take on added significance since there will be only four Region 11 contests as a result of Southeastern's decision to cancel its season.
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS 85, INDIAN HILLS 68
MISSOURI STATE-WEST PLAINS Gage Wooten 7 12-12 28, Miles Gatewood 4 0-4 9, Kevin Nelson 4 5-8 16, Marin Petric 2 0-1 4, Keaton Jackson 1 0-0 2, Nathane Simniok 2 2-3 6, Kervin Remeau 1 5-8 8, Farbod Farman 6 0-0 12 Team 27 25-36 85
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 2 1-2 6, Gary Ricks, Jr. 4 2-2 14, DeAndray Buckley 0 0-0 0, Michael Haynes 3 0-0 6, D.J. Bennett 1 1-1 3, Kieran Woods 2 0-1 4, Jameel McKay 5 0-0 10, Roderick Bobbitt 4 0-0 9, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 0 0-0 0, Trinson White 1 0-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 2 0-0 4 Team 27 7-12 68
Halftime score: Indian Hills 42, MS-WP 31; Three-point field goals: IHCC 7 (Ricks 4; Spearman, Bobbitt, White 1), MS-WP 6 (Nelson 3; Wooten 2; Remeau 1)
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Second-Half Surge Dumps Kennedy-King
Ottumwa -- Indian Hills broke away from a one-point halftime lead by scoring the first 11 points of the second half and the Warriors notched their 19th straight win on Saturday, downing Kennedy-King, 95-72.
The win by the second-ranked Warriors, coupled with an overtime loss by top-ranked Northwest Florida State on Saturday night, puts Indian Hills in a position to take over the top spot in the national poll. However, the new poll won't come out until Wednesday and the Warriors have a key game at Missouri State-West Plains on Tuesday night. So they'll first have to get past the Grizzlies before ascending to the No. 1 ranking.
Against Kennedy-King, Indian Hills recovered from a sluggish start to take a 33-20 lead in the first half. The Statesmen charged back with a 13-2 run to end the first half and went to the lockerroom down by a single point, 34-33.
One Friday night against Olive-Harvey, the Warriors seemed to have taken care of the turnover problems which had plagued them in recent games, committing only 14 turnovers in an easy victory.
But the turnover bug came back to bite the Warriors in the first half against Kennedy-King with many of their 18 first-half mistakes contributing to Statesmen points.
The Warriors came out to start the second half and immediately jumped on the visitors. Michael Haynes fed Jameel McKay for a layup, then Haynes scored on a hook shot for four quick points.
Roderick Bobbitt hit a running bank shot, McKay -- who had his second straight 23-point night -- scored inside again, and Gary Ricks, Jr. finished the 11-point barrage with a three-pointer and the Warriors never led by fewer than 11 points the rest of the night.
IHCC was much-improved from the free throw line with a season-best percentage of .806 on 29-of-36 shooting. They were 19-of-23 from the foul line in the second half as they pulled away from Kennedy-King.
The Warriors now face three consecutive road games, starting with the trip to West Plains. They open conference play with back-to-back contests away from home -- at Marshalltown CC on Jan. 21 and at Iowa Western CC on Jan. 28.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 4-5 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 2-4 4, Michael Haynes 3 2-2 8, D.J. Bennett 2 2-2 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 7-8 23, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 10, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-2 6, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 1-1 3, Gary Ross 0 4-4 4 Team 31 29-36 95
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 5 3-5 13, Demarko Nash 2 2-4 6, Jamal Dantzler 4 0-0 10, Tony Pierce 5 0-0 15, Devonn Gavin 5 2-3 14, Terron Farrell 4 0-0 9, Terrell Griffin 0 0-1 0, Marcus Deloney 2 0-0 5, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0 Team 27 8-16 72
Halftime score: Indian Hills 34, Kennedy-King 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Ricks 2; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), KKC 10 (Pierce 5; Gavin 2; Dantzler, Farrell, Deloney 1)
The win by the second-ranked Warriors, coupled with an overtime loss by top-ranked Northwest Florida State on Saturday night, puts Indian Hills in a position to take over the top spot in the national poll. However, the new poll won't come out until Wednesday and the Warriors have a key game at Missouri State-West Plains on Tuesday night. So they'll first have to get past the Grizzlies before ascending to the No. 1 ranking.
Against Kennedy-King, Indian Hills recovered from a sluggish start to take a 33-20 lead in the first half. The Statesmen charged back with a 13-2 run to end the first half and went to the lockerroom down by a single point, 34-33.
One Friday night against Olive-Harvey, the Warriors seemed to have taken care of the turnover problems which had plagued them in recent games, committing only 14 turnovers in an easy victory.
But the turnover bug came back to bite the Warriors in the first half against Kennedy-King with many of their 18 first-half mistakes contributing to Statesmen points.
The Warriors came out to start the second half and immediately jumped on the visitors. Michael Haynes fed Jameel McKay for a layup, then Haynes scored on a hook shot for four quick points.
Roderick Bobbitt hit a running bank shot, McKay -- who had his second straight 23-point night -- scored inside again, and Gary Ricks, Jr. finished the 11-point barrage with a three-pointer and the Warriors never led by fewer than 11 points the rest of the night.
IHCC was much-improved from the free throw line with a season-best percentage of .806 on 29-of-36 shooting. They were 19-of-23 from the foul line in the second half as they pulled away from Kennedy-King.
The Warriors now face three consecutive road games, starting with the trip to West Plains. They open conference play with back-to-back contests away from home -- at Marshalltown CC on Jan. 21 and at Iowa Western CC on Jan. 28.
INDIAN HILLS 95, KENNEDY-KING 72
INDIAN HILLS Brandon Spearman 3 4-5 11, Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 0-0 6, DeAndray Buckley 1 2-4 4, Michael Haynes 3 2-2 8, D.J. Bennett 2 2-2 6, Kieran Woods 1 0-0 2, Jameel McKay 8 7-8 23, Roderick Bobbitt 4 1-2 10, Dustin Hogue 3 3-4 9, Ronnie Stevens 2 2-2 6, Trinson White 1 1-2 3, Rawane Ndiaye 1 1-1 3, Gary Ross 0 4-4 4 Team 31 29-36 95
KENNEDY-KING Brandon Caruthers 5 3-5 13, Demarko Nash 2 2-4 6, Jamal Dantzler 4 0-0 10, Tony Pierce 5 0-0 15, Devonn Gavin 5 2-3 14, Terron Farrell 4 0-0 9, Terrell Griffin 0 0-1 0, Marcus Deloney 2 0-0 5, Anthony Parker 0 0-0 0 Team 27 8-16 72
Halftime score: Indian Hills 34, Kennedy-King 33; Three-point field goals: IHCC 4 (Ricks 2; Spearman, Bobbitt 1), KKC 10 (Pierce 5; Gavin 2; Dantzler, Farrell, Deloney 1)
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