Thursday, February 22, 2001

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Faith Academy’s 43-game winning streak spanning six years of Far East High School Girls Basketball Tournament play ended Tuesday.

Arianne Bordeaux scored 19 points and Katreem Palmer chipped in 11 as Nile C. Kinnick defeated the Vanguards 41-36 on the second day of round-robin play in the Far East Girls Class AA (large schools) Tournament at the Camp Foster Field House on Okinawa.

The Vanguards have won five straight Far East tournaments: the past four Class AA tournaments and the 1996 Class A (small schools) Tournament. Faith Academy’s last tournament loss occurred during the 1995 Class A semifinals.

Jenna Cutts led the Vanguards with 14 points, while Bethy Davis scored 10.

In another upset, Jocelyn Pardilla scored 16 points to lead Guam’s John F. Kennedy Islanders to a 37-29 overtime victory over Seoul American.

Kadena beat Seoul American to finish atop Pool B in round-robin play. Robert D. Edgren captured Pool A, while host Kubasaki won Pool C and Kinnick prevailed in Pool D.

On Guam, seven schools remained unbeaten in the Boys Class AA (large schools) Tournament, including defending champion Faith Academy.

The Vanguards defeated Nile C. Kinnick 57-51, and Edgren, 47-32, to move to 3-0 in the tournament. They share the Pool A lead with Father Duenas Memorial after the Friars beat Kinnick 67-55.

In Pool B, Kadena recorded its third straight victory, topping JFK 74-61. American School in Japan (2-1) was in second place.

Seoul American continued its march through Pool C, moving to 3-0 with a 62-57 victory over Zama American. Simon Sanchez (2-0) was a half-game back after beating Zama 55-47.

Yokota and Kubasaki, both 3-0, led Pool D. Yokota battered host Guam High 63-41. Kubasaki handed Saipan High a 69-41 loss and hammered the Guam High Panthers 51-23.

Osan American took sole possession of first place in the round-robin standings in the Girls Class A Tournament in Pusan, South Korea. The Cougars moved to 4-0 after two victories Tuesday.

The biggest shot of the day was hit by Ronica Nash, a free throw with no time left to give Matthew C. Perry of Japan a 41-40 overtime triumph over Tokyo’s Seisen International.

The Samurai were 3-1 after two days of play. They are tied with Taegu American, which defeated Perry 51-36 on Tuesday.

In small schools boys play, defending champ E.J. King snagged the top seed by winning Pool 1.

Guam’s St. Paul Christian completed a surprising run through Pool 2, winning all five of its games to take the No. 2 seed.

Tuesday's game summaries

Class AA girls

at Camp Foster, Okinawa

Playoff pairings, first round

Robert D. Edgren vs. Southern

John F. Kennedy vs. Morrison

Zama American vs. American School In Japan

Nile C. Kinnick vs. Guam High

Kadena vs. Academy of Our Lady

Christian Academy In Japan vs. Yokota

Faith Academy vs. Hong Kong International

Kubasaki vs. Seoul American

Tuesday’s games

Edgren 52, Guam High 22: Stella Leflore scored 13 points and Mechelle Scott 10 for Edgren. Christine Yeager led Guam High with 10.

Hong Kong 66, Guam High 18: Rachel Koehneke paced Hong Kong with 26 points and Ya Chin Chang tossed in 11. Quene Cook topped Guam High with four points.

Edgren 40, CAJ 36: Leflore scored 15 points and Desirae Riddick added 12 as Edgren kept CAJ at bay. CAJ was led by Kirsten Nelson with 16.

JFK 37, Seoul American 29 (OT): Christine Vicente scored 13 points and Jocelyn Pardilla added 10 for JFK. Erica Taylor topped Seoul American with 11.

Kadena 52, Seoul American 48: Sheneka Lee’s 20 points helped Kadena hand Seoul American their second loss of the day. Taylor had 20 points and Tiara Davis added 13 for Seoul.

ASIJ 40, JFK 35: Kristen Isle, Sae Hirose and Kristal Lizaola had 10 points each for ASIJ. Jackie Mante scored 12 points, while Vicente had 11 for JFK.

Kubasaki 42, Morrison 37: Nikki McGraw poured in 21 points to power Kubasaki past their Taiwan foes. Tracy MacDonald led Morrison with 11.

Kubasaki 59, Zama 53: The guards took over for Kubasaki as Shakyra Walker scored 23 points and Jamie Jenkins added 14. LaShawn Johnson and Keisha Miller had 15 each for Zama. Leslie Forrest added 11.

Zama 54, Academy 40: Three-point specialist Sara Walters scored 20 points and Megan Potter contributed 10 for Zama. Ashley Sudo paced Academy with 15 points.

Faith 57, Southern 20: Faith rebounded from its setback behind Jenna Cutts’ 14 points and 13 each from Carolyn Tanchi and Bethy Davis. Jesslyn Diego scored 14 to lead winless Southern.

Yokota 38, Southern 26: Yokota got its first victory as Tomiko Johnson led the way with 10 points. Alyxia Camacho and Rebecca Santos netted seven points each for Southern.

Class AA boys

at Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Guam

Tuesday's games

Father Duenas 67, Kinnick 55: Francis Reyes topped all scorers with 25 points, Vince Estella added 13 and Jia Wang scored 11 for the Friars.

Faith 57, Kinnick 51: Darren Meisel scored 17 points and Steve Krueger contributed 15 as Faith outscored Kinnick 16-9 in the third quarter. Ty Grossman added 14.

Faith 47, Edgren 32: The defending champions moved into a tie for first in Pool A by grounding winless Edgren. Faith battled Father Duenas for first place Wednesday.

St. John’s 55, Edgren 50: St. John’s captured its first victory in a big schools tournament behind the 27-point performance of Gabe Lombard.

Kadena 74, JFK 51: The 1999 champions stayed atop Pool B with this victory.

Southern 51, St. Mary’s 36: Jason Acfalle hit three clutch three-pointers in the third quarter, and John Diaz led the way with 17 points as Southern held down St. Mary’s. Cyrus Hunt added 10 for Southern, while Lars Kelley led St. Mary’s with 10.

ASIJ 62, Southern 35: Southern couldn’t continue its winning ways despite 14 points from Diaz.

St. Mary’s 44, JFK 30: St. Mary’s got its first victory of the tournament and kept JFK winless.

Seoul American 62, Zama American 57: Seoul American improved to 31-8 and has the most victories of any tournament team. It handed Zama its second loss of the day.

Simon Sanchez 55, Zama American 47: Marlon Simbulan led Sanchez with 17 points, while Ron Conner scored 16. Dan Duplessis paced Zama with 15. Sanchez played Seoul American for first place Wednesday.

George Washington 45, Hong Kong 40: Justin Perez scored 25 points and Derek Camacho poured in 14 as GW got its first tournament win. Billy Mounce scored 15 for Hong Kong.

Yokota 63, Guam High 41: Scott Smith led a balanced scoring attack with 13 points as Yokota stayed unbeaten. Guam High’s Jason Black led all scorers with 14.

Kubasaki 51, Guam High 23: Herb Gray helped Kubasaki maintain a share of the lead in Pool D with 10 points.

Kubasaki 69, Saipan 41: Kubasaki continued its run through Pool D, setting up a first-place showdown Wednesday with Yokota.

CAJ 57, Saipan 49: After dropping two games Monday, CAJ won to ensure that Saipan would finish winless in pool play.

Class A boys

at Taegu, South Korea

Tuesday's games

Hokkaido 77, Korea JVs 21: Peter Viljoen led five players in double figures with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Doug Bishop scored 18 points, Makoto Shibuya had 17, and David Garza had 10 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. Toku-jin Honda added 10.

Seoul International 66, Korea JVs 19: Eugene Sohn led a balanced attack with 11 points for SIS. Drew Slater had 10 points and eight rebounds and Abe Kim had 10 points. Yumah Koh grabbed 11 rebounds.

E.J. King 76, ICS-Uijongbu 40: Chris Ford had 19 points and 25 rebounds, while Jason Cleavinger had 22 points and Angelo Riodique dished out 10 assists for E.J. King.

Hokkaido 47, Pusan American 39: Mark Halvorsen set the pace with 12 points to help Hokkaido secure second place in Pool 1.

E.J. King 34, Korea JVs 12: Though E.J. King had its lowest point total of the season, it won its 35th game. Rahsaan Rogers led the winners with 12 points.

Seoul International 76, ICS-Uijongbu 45: Sohn powered SIS with 16 points, while Koh added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Slater pulled down 10 rebounds for Seoul.

ICS-Uijongbu 64, Pusan American 37: ICS-Uijongbu averted a three-way tie for last place in Pool 1 with a 27-point victory over cellar-dwelling Pusan.

Taegu American 80, Osan American 57: Taegu got 29 points from Donald Holmes and 28 from Scotty Halasz in its only round-robin victory. John O’Connor had 10 rebounds. John Swanson and Zak and Chris Johnson each had 11 points for Osan.

St. Paul 61, TCIS 44: St. Paul captured its 14th straight victory, outscoring TCIS 28-16 in the second half. James Lee had 20 points and Tommy Penland and Jun Sung Choi had 14 each for TCIS.

St. Paul 66, Matthew C. Perry 47: St. Paul led 36-18 at halftime. Willie Perry had 18 points and Devin Satchell 10 for Perry.

St. Paul 63, Morrison 49: St. Paul outscored Morrison 34-18 in the first half. Wade West had 14 points and Alex Sommers 12 points in a losing effort.

Matthew C. Perry 91, Taegu American 69: Perry had 27 points and Lionel Claiborne and Travis and Dustin Elliott combined for 47 points for the victors. Halasz had a tournament-high 39 points and Holmes added 17 for Taegu.

Morrison 69, Osan American 56: Matt Grobler scored 18 points and Brad Borch added 18 points as Morrison outscored Osan 27-6 in the third period. A.J. Scott had 15 points and Zac Johnson and Steve Davis had 12 each for Osan.

TCIS 69, Taegu American 68: Lee’s foul shot with 1.4 seconds left was the difference. Penland had 28 points and 11 rebounds, Choi scored 14 and Lee finished with 11 for TCIS. Halasz had 30 points and five steals and Holmes 20 points for Taegu.

Class A girls

at Camp Hialeah, South Korea

Tuesday’s games

Osan American 39, Taegu American 26: A man-to-man, full-court press and a 25-point, 12-rebound performance by Theresa Gittens powered Osan. Colleen Adkins paced Taegu with 15 points.

Osan American 38, Pusan American 21: Lori Shields gave Osan a lift with eight points, five rebounds and six steals. Krystel Mazur had nine rebounds and five steals. Brieanna Carroll, an eighth grader, led Pusan with eight points and 10 steals.

Taegu American 51, Matthew C. Perry 36: Taegu used a half-court press to notch 20 points in the final quarter. Adkins had 22 points and Teresa Noble added 15 points. Terielle White had eight points and nine rebounds for Perry.

E.J. King 47, Seoul International 18: E.J. King, with just five players, got 28 points from Christina Mercer. Desiree Blaney had 10 rebounds in the victory. Ann Kim topped Seoul International with six points.

E.J. King 35, Seisen International 23: Mercer scored 31 points for E.J. King, which forced 14 turnovers. Usyak led Seisen with eight points.

Seoul International 35, Pusan American 20: In a battle of winless squads, Seoul International got 13 points from Christine Ryu. Carroll led Pusan with seven points.

Contributing to this report were: Akash Shringi on Guam and Olga Bograd, Rachel LaFerney, Jonathan Edwards, Clifford Alexander, Charles Sumner, Helen Berkley, Annie Das and Ryan Kang in Pusan.

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