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SCC Takes Round One From IHCC

Tuesday, 01 March 2011 19:50

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

Saturday, 26 February 2011 08:54

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.

Photos: The Pitch throws a party for the wrestlers

Written by Kyle Ocker Friday, 25 February 2011 09:18

Following a successful wrestling season for the Centerville Big Reds, the Pitch Sports Show threw them all a party.

Photos by Lisa Robb Wood. Click photo to enlarge.

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Big Reds push past Knoxville; get set for Carlisle

Written by Kyle Ocker Monday, 21 February 2011 21:27

Jake Hawkins accounted for 17 points Monday night. Photo by Kyle Ocker/www.kyleocker.com

CENTERVILLE, Iowa -- The Centerville Big Reds moved closer to punching a ticket to Wells Fargo Arena Saturday, tallying 65 points against Knoxville’s 37 to move on to the next round of the district tournament.

Centerville’s Jakob Hawkins led the scoring with 17 points on the night. Senior Caleb Baker was not far behind, putting up 13 points.

The Big Reds will take on Carlisle Thursday night in Knoxville at 7 pm. Tune into KCOG 99.7FM/1400AM for live play-by-play coverage with Henry Ortmann and Mike O’Connor and then head over to www.thepitchsportsshow.com for post-game coverage and bracket updates.

Centerville 65, Knoxville 37

KNOX 04 11 12 10 -- 37
CENT 22 15 18 10 -- 65

CENTERVILLE (65) – Jake Hawkins 17; Caleb Baker 13; David Harshman 9; Logan Dabney 8; Payton Busch 7; Tony Armington 6; Nick Kruzich 3; Sawyer Henderson 2.

OTHER SCORES AROUND SUBSTATE 8

A-D-M, Adel 50, Winterset 42

Carlisle 53, Chariton 43

Centerville 65, Knoxville 37

Norwalk 60, Creston 42

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 February 2011 19:26 )

Redettes see season end in Washington

Written by Kyle Ocker Sunday, 20 February 2011 13:32

The Centerville Redettes saw their season end in Washington in the second round of the girls basketball regionals Saturday night, losing 59-47 to Washington.

The Redettes stayed within shooting distance for the first three quarters of the game, but were held to just five points in the fourth quarter.

Mallory Oden led the team in scoring with 22 points. Oden also led in rebounds with seven.

Washington 59, Centerville 47

CENT	9	20	13	5	--	47
WASH	12	18	14	14	--	59

Scoring

CENTERVILLE (47) – Mallory Oden 22; Olivia Starcevich 12; Danyielle Barger 9; Delaney Evers 2; Avery Schmidt 2.

WASHINGTON (59) – Sydney Greiner 19; Jena Krebs 13; Lauren Vittetoe 9; Regan Enfield 7; Cassie Holland 7; Lauren Kimball 2; Johannah Vittetoe 2.

Fouls

CENTERVILLE (17) – Avery Schmidt 5; Danyielle Barger 4; Mallory Oden 3; Katie Appler 2; Delaney Evers 1; Maddie Lange 1; Olivia Starcevich 1.

WASHINGTON (20) – Jena Krebs 5; Johannah Vittetoe 4; Regan Enfield 3; Lauren Vittitoe 2; Erin Webber 2; Sydney Greiner 1; Cassie Holland 1; Lauren Kimball 1; Emily Zehr 1.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 February 2011 13:35 )

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