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Kadena's Jaden Vergara drives and shoots against Kubasaki's Luca Lantz during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 61-52.

Kadena's Jaden Vergara drives and shoots against Kubasaki's Luca Lantz during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 61-52. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

High school

Basketball

Boys

Okinawa

Kadena 61, Kubasaki 52

Friday at Kadena Air Base

Dragons 8 17 18 9 _52
Panthers 17 14 11 19 _61

Top scorers — Panthers: Jaden Patsel 15, Cedric Dorelein 11, Javonte Vickers 11; Dragons: T.J. Reese 18, Carlos Cadet 11. Rebounds — Dragons: Reese 13, Zierre Paul 11.

Kubasaki's Troy Harris skies for a shot against Kadena's Jaden Vergara and Noah Ray during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 61-52.

Kubasaki's Troy Harris skies for a shot against Kadena's Jaden Vergara and Noah Ray during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 61-52. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Robert D. Edgren's Micah Magat slices between Nile C. Kinnick defenders Brandon Doctor and Austin Davenport during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31.

Robert D. Edgren's Micah Magat slices between Nile C. Kinnick defenders Brandon Doctor and Austin Davenport during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

Nile C. Kinnick's Xavier Wright drives against Robert D. Edgren's Axel Nogueras during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31.

Nile C. Kinnick's Xavier Wright drives against Robert D. Edgren's Axel Nogueras during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

Nile C. Kinnick's Brandon Doctor skies for a shot against Robert D. Edgren's Caleb Kennedy during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31.

Nile C. Kinnick's Brandon Doctor skies for a shot against Robert D. Edgren's Caleb Kennedy during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

Robert D. Edgren's Josh Simmons shoots over Nile C. Kinnick's Nicholas Whyte during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31.

Robert D. Edgren's Josh Simmons shoots over Nile C. Kinnick's Nicholas Whyte during Friday's DODEA-Japan boys basketball game. The Red Devils won 65-31. (David Shepherd/Special to Stripes)

E.J. King's Cameron Reinhart drives upcourt against St. Maur during Friday's Western Japan Athletic Association boys basketball game. The Cobras won 58-34.

E.J. King's Cameron Reinhart drives upcourt against St. Maur during Friday's Western Japan Athletic Association boys basketball game. The Cobras won 58-34. (Raven Rayos/Special to Stripes)

E.J. King's Shan Casimiro forces a Senri Osaka player to pass to the side during Friday's Western Japan Athletic Association boys basketball game. The Cobras won 66-39.

E.J. King's Shan Casimiro forces a Senri Osaka player to pass to the side during Friday's Western Japan Athletic Association boys basketball game. The Cobras won 66-39. (Raven Rayos/Special to Stripes)

Japan

Yokota 45, Zama 19

Friday at Camp Zama

Panthers 19 18 8 0 _45
Trojans 4 2 6 7 _19

Top scorers — Panthers: Zemon Davis 21, Marcus Woods 13; Trojans: Ayden Helton 9.

Nile C. Kinnick 65, Robert D. Edgren 31

Friday at Misawa Air Base

Red Devils 21 18 17 9 _65
Eagles 4 12 4 11 _31

Top scorers — Red Devils: Vance Lewis 14, Austin Davenport 10; Eagles: Noah Medonis 7.

Western Japan Athletic Association Tournament

Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Yokohama 66, Matthew C. Perry 42

Dragons 19 15 13 19 _66
Samurai 11 13 7 11 _42

Top scorer — Samurai: Billy Hill 21.

Perry 37, Canadian Academy 25

Falcons 10 8 2 5 _25
Samurai 10 5 8 14 _37

Top scorer — Samurai: Jahiion Francois 13.

E.J. King 66, Senri Osaka 39

Cobras 12 17 22 15 _66
Sabres 8 10 8 13 _39

Top scorers — Cobras: Cameron Reinhart 25, Jeremy Phillips 25. Noteworthy — Phillips hit five three-point goals and Reinhart three for the Cobras.

King 58, St. Maur 34

Cobras 27 14 17 0 _58
Cougars 8 6 6 14 _34

Top scorers — Cobras: Phillips 24, Reinhart 22. Noteworthy — Phillips and Reinhart hit four three-point goals each for the Cobras.

Zama's Lorelei Holt and Isabella Rivera Munoz fight for a loose ball against Yokota's Charlotte Rhyne and Alicia Tanoue during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime.

Zama's Lorelei Holt and Isabella Rivera Munoz fight for a loose ball against Yokota's Charlotte Rhyne and Alicia Tanoue during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Zama's Lorelei Holt comes down with a rebound between Yokota's Erica Haas and Beverly Gardner as teammate Deborah McClendon looks to help during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime.

Zama's Lorelei Holt comes down with a rebound between Yokota's Erica Haas and Beverly Gardner as teammate Deborah McClendon looks to help during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Zama's Juliet Bitor drives to the basket against Yokota's Beverly Gardner during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime.

Zama's Juliet Bitor drives to the basket against Yokota's Beverly Gardner during Friday's DODEA-Japan/Kanto Plain girls basketball game. The Trojans won 30-29 in overtime. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stripes)

Girls

Okinawa

Kadena 40, Kubasaki 12

Friday at Kadena Air Base

Dragons 5 0 3 4 _12
Panthers 11 7 15 7 _40

Top scorers — Panthers: Reina Ovene 13; Dragons: Kadence Johnson 7.

Japan

Zama 30, Yokota 29, OT

Friday at Yokota Air Base

Trojans 7 4 4 8 7 _30
Panthers 4 5 5 9 6 _29

Top scorers — Trojans: Lindsey So 12; Panthers: Charlotte Rhyne 10. Rebounds — Trojans: Kierstyn Aumua 15, Isabella Rivera Munoz 14; Panthers: Erica Haas 6. Steals — Panthers: Haas 8, Beverly Gardner 6, Rhyne 5.

Christian Academy Japan 49, Sacred Heart 22

Friday at Tokyo

Symbas 4 4 12 2 _22
Knights 25 12 7 5 _49

Top scorers — Knights: Marikah Bedow 18, Sora Inoue 15. Rebounds — Knights: Bedow 20, Devika Pramod 12. Steals — Knights: Pramod 6, Inoue 5.

Western Japan Athletic Association Tournament

Friday at Kobe

King 59, Senri Osaka 41

Cobras 19 19 13 8 _59
Sabres 17 7 10 7 _41

Top scorers — Cobras: Miu Best 19, Moa Best 17, Schinker 14.

King 66, Yokohama 40

Cobras 16 12 19 19 _66
Dragons 13 2 11 14 _40

Top scorers — Cobras: Miu Best 23, Maliwan Schinker 19, Moa Best 13, Madylyn O’Neill 10.

Perry 35, Canadian Academy 22

Perry 4 3 6 9 _22
Canadian Academy 16 1 13 5 _35

Perry 33, St. Maur 23

Samurai 6 21 1 5 _33
Cougars 3 11 5 4 _23
Kadena's Reina Ovene, Kubasaki's Adria Lockhart and Kadence Johnson and Kadena's Marina Sawyer look to rebound during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12.

Kadena's Reina Ovene, Kubasaki's Adria Lockhart and Kadence Johnson and Kadena's Marina Sawyer look to rebound during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Destiny Richardson shoots past Kubasaki's Kadence Johnson during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12.

Kadena's Destiny Richardson shoots past Kubasaki's Kadence Johnson during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's NyKale Penn drives past Kubasaki's Bella Clark during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12.

Kadena's NyKale Penn drives past Kubasaki's Bella Clark during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 40-12. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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Dave Ornauer has been employed by or assigned to Stars and Stripes Pacific almost continuously since March 5, 1981. He covers interservice and high school sports at DODEA-Pacific schools and manages the Pacific Storm Tracker.

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