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Allie DeMeritt shoots the ball.

Rota’s Allie DeMeritt scored a team-high 15 points in the Admirals’ 58-32 loss to Aviano on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes)

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Boys

Aviano 44, Rota 22

Friday at Aviano

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Rota 9 6 3 4 22
Aviano 10 11 11 12 44

Scoring – Rota: Parker Njoku 12, Jad Acutim 6, Kaya Geylani 4; Aviano: Joseph Guerrero 17, Nash Stoner 16, Andrew Walker 6, Bryson Russell 3. Noteworthy – Njoku had 7 rebounds for the Admirals, while Geylani had 6 and Zeppelin Hasselbring 5. Deon Walker had 7 rebounds for the Saints, while Stoner and Guerrero had 5 each; Guerrero had 6 steals and A.Walker 5.

Kaiserslautern 62, Black Forest Academy 44

Friday at Kandern

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Kaiserslautern 13 18 17 14 62
Black Forest 6 18 10 10 44

Scoring – Kaiserslautern: Caleb Ringer 17, B’Angelo Drew 11; BFA: Mateo Chamberlain 18. Noteworthy – Nate Maddox had 6 rebounds for the Falcons.

Wiesbaden 76, Vicenza 58

Friday at Wiesbaden

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Vicenza 7 17 21 13 58
Wiesbaden 16 20 16 25 76

Scoring Vicenza: Jace Herron 19, Ben Harlow 18, Simon Gilbert 10, Dylan Horrigan 9, Joe Kelly 2; Wiesbaden: Jordan Thibodeaux 29, Jacob Idowu 23, Joel Idowu 7, Carter Edwards 6, Zion Thompson 6, Jonah Harvey 2, Isaac Mason 2, Jake Koschnik 1. Noteworthy Kelly had 9 rebounds and 5 steals and Gilbert had 6 boards for the Cougars. Teagan McConville had 6 rebounds and Thibodeaux had 6 assists for the Warriors.

SHAPE 62, Baumholder 41

Friday at Baumholder

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
SHAPE 14 7 22 19 62
Baumholder 11 15 14 1 41

Scoring SHAPE: Alberto Saldana 22, Matteo Sanciu 15, Stefan Gacevic 11; Baumholder: Leo Kirkland 11, Gregory Makubuya 10.

Girls

Aviano 58, Rota 32

Friday at Aviano

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Rota 11 5 4 12 32
Aviano 10 13 21 14 58

Scoring – Rota: Allie DeMeritt 15, Kate Warkentein 10, Jourdan Timmons 5, Jeanice DeSilva 2; Aviano: Gabriella Fortuna 21, Aubrey Cannon 20, Jazmyn Warren 8, Ily Zamora 5, Nevaeh Zamora 2, Clara Young 2. Noteworthy – Timmons and DeMeritt each had 6 rebounds for the Admirals and Danaeyan Zollicoffer had 5. Warren had 15 rebounds and four blocks for the Saints, while Zamora had 8 steals and Cannon 6 rebounds and 5 steals.

Kaiserslautern 53, BFA 28

Friday at Kandern

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Kaiserslautern 14 17 15 7 53
Black Forest 4 6 9 9 28

Scoring – Kaiserslautern: Shayla King 11, Elizabeth Marriot 10; BFA: Madi Williford 11; Kenna Clason 4.

Wiesbaden 49, Vicenza 40

Friday at Wiesbaden

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Vicenza 9 8 10 13 40
Wiesbaden 9 12 18 10 49

Scoring Vicenza: Jenina Smith 16, Trishauna Lewis 15, Yareli Telles 7, Natalia Lopez 2; Wiesbaden: Kariyah Housey 12, Katie Shea 10, Brianna Arroyo 8, Kaitlynn Boman 6, Lillian Lovern 6, Natalia Bergdorf 4, Alexis Luneke 2, Keyoni Green 1. Noteworthy Gracie Perry had 6 rebounds, Smith had 8 steals, Telles had 5 thefts and Lewis had 5 boards for the Cougars. Bergdorf had 17 rebounds, Housey had 9 boards, Shea and Arroyo each had 7 rebounds, and Green had 5 boards for the Warriors.

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Kent has filled numerous roles at Stars and Stripes including: copy editor, news editor, desk editor, reporter/photographer, web editor and overseas sports editor. Based at Aviano Air Base, Italy, he’s been TDY to countries such as Afghanistan Iraq, Kosovo and Bosnia. Born in California, he’s a 1988 graduate of Humboldt State University and has been a journalist for 40 years.

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