The Southeast Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams spent their Thanksgiving holiday playing in the Hesston Classic Friday, Nov. 23, and Saturday, Nov. 24.  Both teams went 1-1 in the Classic.

The Lady Storm beat Hesston College 78-64 on Friday.  The game was tied 33-33 at halftime, but SCC outscored Hesston 45-31 in the second half to power their way to a win.

Head Coach Vicki Wooton said the Lady Storm came ready to play and did a good job of “working as a team and sharing the ball.”

Destiny Whitehead led SCC with 20 points, while Callie Percival notched a double/double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.  Olivia Moore added 14 points, helping her earn a spot on the all classic team.

The SCC men avenged an earlier loss to Hesston by handling the Larks 84-62.  After a 34-34 halftime tie the Storm dominated the second half, outscoring Hesston 50-28.

Hesston had no answer for Delquan Thomas.

Thomas poured in 28 points and grabbed an incredible 22 rebounds to go along with eight assists and six steals.  Jerrod Gamble and Trey Porter each added 16 points.

The Lady Storm fell to Northern Oklahoma College-Enid 75-60 on Saturday.  Coach Vicki Wooton said it was a tough game from the start.

The coach said the team was “sluggish” and that several players were not feeling well.

The Lady Storm started off strong in the second half, but Wooton said the team “started to lose focus” with about three minutes remaining as NOC-Enid ran away with the win.

NOC-Enid’s Marisha Wallace proved to be a handful for SCC as she poured in 44 points.  Mesha Phillips led the Lady Storm with 23 points, while Olivia Moore added 10.

The loss drops the Lady Storm’s record to 7-3 on the season.

The SCC men’s team lost a heartbreaker to NOC-Enid 78-76 to cap off the Classic for SCC.

The Storm owned the first half, going into halftime with a 47-39 lead.  But SCC cooled off in the second half, shooting just 37 percent for the game and getting outscored 39-29.

Fernado Hildreth led a balanced scoring attack for the Storm, leading the way with 15 points.  Josh Roberts had 14 points, while three other SCC players added 11 apiece.

The loss drops SCC’s record to 6-3 on the season.