Ade Popoola’s 19 points led the Moberly Greyhounds to a 64-55 win over State Fair Friday night in the Region 16 semifinals at Jefferson College in Hillsboro. The Greyhounds led by as many as 10 in the first half, before State Fair cut it to one with about seven minutes left. The Hounds were back to a six point lead in the final minute when they narrowly averted a disaster.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. State Fair had four free throw attempts and could have cut the margin to two, but the Roadrunners only made one of four free throws. Javaris Moye had 16 points, and Thomas Diew had 11 against his former team. It’s the 30th straight win for the Greyhounds over State Fair, and Moberly is now 26-5 on the season. State Fair’s year ends at 18-13. MACC will play for the Region 16 Championship Saturday night at 7.
Find the game on our archive page, and our postgame interview with Pat Smith below.
Coach Pat Smith:
