Pacific
Pacific Scoreboard: Dec. 11, 2023
Stars and Stripes
December 12, 2023
Kadena's DeShaun Nixon hit the last two baskets that helped give the Panthers their record sixth boys title in the 17th Okinawa-American Friendship Basketball Tournament. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
High school
WRESTLING
South Korea
Saturday at Camp Walker
Humphreys 60, Daegu 4
107 — Anthony Johnson, Humphreys, tech. Nick Faubion; 114 — Jeremyah Reyes, Humphreys, by walkover; 121 — Ethan Wege, Humphreys, by walkover; 127 — Noah McDonald, Humphreys, by walkover; 133 — Jonathan Perez, Humphreys, by walkover; 139 — Jaiden Williams, Daegu, tech. Aiden Collins; 145 — Joseph Fernald, Humphreys, by walkover; 152 — Mathrew Nubin, Humphreys, by walkover; 160 — Andrew Schlecht, Humphreys, by walkover; 172 — William Cornett, Humphreys, by walkover; 189 — Koah Meno, Humphreys, by walkover; 215 — Amare Morgan, Humphreys, by walkover; Heavyweight — Kevin Motcheka, Humphreys, by walkover.
Daegu 15, Osan 10
107 — Faubion by walkover; 114 — Not contested; 121 — Aiden Canizales, Osan, by walkover; 127 — Not contested; 133 — Not contested; 139 — Williams by walkover; 145 — Jaden DeJesus, Osan, by walkover; 152 — Not contested; 160 — Not contested; 172 — Not contested; 189 — Michael Kendall, Daegu, pin. Marten Heffele; 215 — Not contested; Heavyweight — Not contested.
Seoul Foreign 36, Daegu 14
107 — Faubion tech. Jayden Lee; 114 — David Kim, SFS, by walkover; 121 — William Jansen, SFS, by walkover; 127 — Not contested; 133 — Not contested; 139 — Williams by walkover; 145 — Aiden Song, SFS, by walkover; 152 — Ian Kim, SFS, by walkover; 160 — Eo Jin, SFS, by walkover; 172 — Paul Kim, SFS, by walkover; 189 — Kendall by walkover; 215 — Not contested; Heavyweight — Evan Storey, SFS, by walkover.
Japan
Saturday at Sasebo Naval Base
E.J. King 38, Matthew C. Perry 15
107 — Not contested; 114 — Gerardo Cordero, Perry, pin. Amelie Kristine Del Rosario; 121 — Aaron Lopez, Perry, by walkover; 127 — Terek Vandagrift, Perry, def. Matthew Jerome Balitaan by injury default; 133 — Ryan Fenwick, King, by walkover; 139 — Arona Headley, King, pin. Taisei Shimakura; 145 — Joseph McGrath, King, by walkover; 152 — Soraat Johdee, King, tech. Kelton Clark; 160 — Tom Irby, King, tech. Amaya Downey; 172 — Vincent Lin, King, by walkover; 189 — Denzel Yuan Jordan, King, pin. Ethan Neville; 215 — Jesus Puello, King, by walkover; Heavyweight — Not contested.
Robert D. Edgren 40, Perry 13
107 — Joey Phillips, Edgren, by walkover; 114 — Anthony Mulhall, Edgren, pin. Cordero; 121 — Lopez by walkover; 127 — Haruki Jones, Edgren, pin. Vandagrift; 133 — Gabriel Marceron, Edgren, by walkover; 139 — Isaiah Carl, Edgren, pin. Shimakura; 145 — Jayden Valverde-Barrantes, Perry, dec. Tyson Brodsky; 152 — Nikolas Hawkins, Edgren, pin. Clark; 160 — Louis Dominguez, Edgren, pin. Downey; 172 — Not contested; 189 — Braylon Stephens, Perry, by walkover; 215 — Not contested; Heavyweight — Andre Baboulene, Edgren, by walkover.
Edgren 35, King 30
107 — Phillips by walkover; 114 — Mulhall pin. Del Rosario; 121 — Jones by walkover; 127 — Ethan Wong, Edgren, pin. Balitaan; 133 — Marceron pin. Fenwick; 139 — Headley pin. Carl; 145 — McGrath pin. Brodsky; 152 — Hawkins pin. Johdee; 160 — Irby pin. Dominguez; 172 — Lin by walkover; 189 — Jordan by walkover; 215 — Puello by walkover; Heavyweight — Tristan Riddle, Edgren, by walkover.
Kubasaki's Ryan Hater drives against Kadena's Cedrick Dorelien during Sunday's semifinal, which the Panthers won 56-35. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
BASKETBALL
Boys
17th Okinawa-American Friendship Tournament
Sunday at Camp Foster, Okinawa
Quarterfinals
Kubasaki 67, American School In Japan 57
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 21 | 17 | 6 | 13 | _57 |
| Dragons | 16 | 10 | 20 | 21 | _67 |
Top scorers — Dragons: Ryan Hater 18, Troy Harris 17, Lucas Andrews 14. Noteworthy — Harris and Hater each had 12 second-half points. Andrews hit four three-point goals.
Maehara 53, Chinen 49
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Bulls | 12 | 16 | 7 | 18 | _53 |
| Honeybee | 18 | 7 | 11 | 13 | _49 |
Semifinals
Kadena 56, Kubasaki 35
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 22 | 13 | 10 | 11 | _56 |
| Dragons | 10 | 14 | 3 | 8 | _35 |
Top scorers — Panthers: Angel Torrado 18, Jayden Allen 12, Jaden Patsel 12; Dragons: Alex James 8.
Taipei American 67, Maehara 65
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Bulls | 15 | 12 | 20 | 18 | _65 |
| Tigers | 26 | 16 | 21 | 4 | _67 |
Third place
Kubasaki 60, Maehara 58, OT
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting Bullls | 15 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 6 | _58 |
| Dragons | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 8 | _60 |
Top scorer — Dragons: Harris 22. Noteworthy — Harris scored four of his points in extra time to help rally the Dragons to their second straight third-place finish in the tournament.
Championship
Kadena 50, Taipei American 45
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 11 | 22 | 7 | 10 | _50 |
| Tigers | 10 | 4 | 16 | 15 | _45 |
Top scorers — Panthers: DeShaun Nixon 16, Patsel 14. Noteworthy — Nixon hit a three-point goal with a minute left, then Patsel stole the ball and fed upcourt to Nixon for a layup with 14 seconds left as the Panthers scored the game’s final points to hold off a late Tigers rally. The Panthers led by 21 points in the third quarter, but the Tigers used a 26-3 run to lead 42-40 with 4:03 left. There were six ties and five lead changes in the contest.
DODEA-Okinawa All-Tournament selections
Kadena — Patsel, Nixon; Kubasaki — Carlos Cadet.
Japan
Edgren 68, Zama 61
Saturday at Misawa Air Base
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojans | 11 | 19 | 17 | 14 | _61 |
| Eagles | 20 | 14 | 20 | 14 | _68 |
Top scorers — Eagles: P.J. Lorenzo 24, JeShawn Spaights-Pace 22, Jayse Ulechong 12; Trojans: Ayden Helton 20, Derek Smith 14, Kosey Hameen 12. Noteworthy — Eagles swept the two-game weekend series.
Kubasaki's Alex James and Alexander Hye sky with Kadena's Sebastian Dorelien during Sunday's semifinal, which the Panthers won 56-35. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Girls
17th Okinawa-American Friendship Tournament
Sunday at Camp Foster
Quarterfinals
American School In Japan 29, Kubasaki 22
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | _29 |
| Dragons | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | _22 |
Top scorer — Dragons: Peyton Wilcox 14. Noteworthy — Wilcox had 12 second-half points.
Taipei American 43, Kadena 31
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | _31 |
| Tigers | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | _43 |
Top scorer — Panthers: Marina Sawyer 15. Noteworthy — Sawyer had 13 second-half points.
Semifinals
Koza 46, ASIJ 19
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | _19 |
| Grizzly | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | _46 |
Taipei American 49, Naha Kokusai 46
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 13 | 2 | 16 | 15 | _46 |
| Tigers | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | _49 |
Third place
Naha Kokusai 52, ASIJ 14
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 20 | 14 | 7 | 11 | _52 |
| Mustangs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | _14 |
Championship
Taipei American 46, Koza 39
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | _39 |
| Tigers | 14 | 12 | 16 | 4 | _46 |
DODEA-Okinawa All-Tournament selections
Kadena: Sawyer; Kubasaki: Nevaeh Gilbert.
Japan
Nile C. Kinnick 43, Sacred Heart 23
Monday at Yokosuka Naval Base
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbas | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | _23 |
| Red Devils | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | _43 |
Top scorers — Red Devils: Kamiyah Dabner 15, Leona Turner 10, Kotone Turner 10. Rebounds — Red Devils: Dabner 8, L. Turner 7.
