JUCO basketball: No. 9 Warriors return to Hellyer with win over Wabash Valley

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OTTUMWA — No matter where. No matter when.

The Indian Hills basketball team has a way to win that works no matter the time and no matter the place.

Back on the court for their first game in 20 days and back on the floor at the Hellyer Student Life Center for the first time in over three weeks, the ninth-ranked Warriors picked right back up where they left off before the holiday break. Indian Hills led early, pulled away before halftime and answered back when Wabash Valley made a move midway through the second half using a balanced attack on both ends of the court once again to put away a victory as IHCC clinched an 84-59 win on Saturday afternoon in a unexpected matinee as the battle of the Warriors was moved up six hours so Wabash Valley could avoid having to drive through any potential winter weather.

“I was pleased with our aggressiveness and our defensive intensity,” Indian Hills head coach Cole Dewey said. “That’s all we had been working on during the last three days of practice was ball pressure. We did a really good job hard-hedging ball screens. That let us get out in transition whenever they (Wabash Valley) turned the ball over.”

Ultimately, the biggest difference in the game was the ability of Indian Hills to play aggressive defense without fouling. The Warriors were able to stymie Wabash Valley, making it tough to drive the ball to the basket forcing the visitors from Illinois to settle for long jumpers including just three makes in 21 attempts from beyond the 3-point line.

Indian Hills capitalized on a 45-32 rebounding edge, including 34 defensive rebounds to only seven offensive boards by Wabash Valley, by bringing the ball back down the court quickly after the stops. Wabash Valley struggled to match IHCC’s ability to defend physically without fouling, sending the Warriors to the charity stripe 43 times in the game including 28 times in the first half as Indian Hills was in the bonus within the first six minutes of each half.

“I feel like our team is good at…

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Author : Ottumwa Courier, Iowa

Publish date : 2025-01-06 17:16:00

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