The MACC basketball teams completed sweeps of the Thanksgiving Classic Saturday, with the women beating Malcolm X 78-40, and the men beating Marshalltown 81-61. Jeannie Scott has 20 and Gia Belton had 19 for the Lady Hounds.
The Lady Hounds are 9-1, and visit Kaskaskia Tuesday. Malcolm X is 3-3.
The men trailed 40-37 at halftime before Ade Popoola took over.
He finished with 26. D.J. Bates added 18. The Greyhounds are 7-3, and play John A. Logan at the St. Louis Shootout next Sunday. Marshalltown is 6-5.
Find both games on our archive page, and our postgame interviews with both coaches below.
Coach Chevis Thompson:
Coach Pat Smith:
