Marcus Henagan of Yokota strips a rebound away from Zama's Joshua Atkinson from behind as Trojans teammate Alex Jones watches during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Marcus Henagan of Yokota strips a rebound away from Zama's Joshua Atkinson from behind as Trojans teammate Alex Jones watches during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Zama's Joseph Atkinson drives to the basket against Yokota's Hunter Cort during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Marcus Henagan of Yokota scoops up a shot against Zama's Joseph Atkinson during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Anju Yamanaka/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Jadan Anderson of Yokota drives to the basket against Zama's Joseph Atkinson and Alex Jones during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Anju Yamanaka/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Jadan Anderson of Yokota pulls down a rebound over Zama's Joshua Atkinson during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain boys basketball game. The host Panthers won 106-44. (Anju Yamanaka/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Zama's Tiara Carroll shoots over Yokota's Caitlyn Rowan during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain high school girls basketball game. The visiting Panthers won 44-35. (William Takahashi/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Yokota's Sally Lambie and Zama's Malina Camacho battle for a rebound during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain high school girls basketball game. The visiting Panthers won 44-35. (William Takahashi/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Yokota's Sarah Claypool drives to the basket against Zama's Tiara Carroll during Thursday's DODDS Japan/Kanto Plain high school girls basketball game. The visiting Panthers won 44-35. (William Takahashi/Special to Stars and Stripes)
Yokota's Jaden Anderson drives the lane for a lay-up Dec. 18, 2014 at Yokota High School during the Panthers 106-44 victory over Zama. Anderson led all scorers with 26 points. (James Kimber/Stars and Stripes)
Zama's Joseph Atkinson delivers a hard foul to Yokota's Hunter Cort during the second half of Yokota's 106-44 victory over the visiting Trojans. (James Kimber/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota's Albert Arteaga attempts to finish a fast break during the second half of the Panther's 106-44 victory over visiting Zama. (James Kimber/Stars and Stripes)
High school
Basketball BoysOkinawa
Kitanakagusuku 87, Zion Christian Academy International 76 Thursday at KitanakagusukuScoring — ZCAI: Rejay Maruo 45, Zechariah Wilson 22. Rebounding — ZCAI: Maruo 16, Elijah Reeves 10, Wilson 7. Assists — ZCAI: Wilson 6.
JapanMatthew C. Perry 63, E.J. King 58 Thursday at Sasebo Naval BaseMCP 13 19 19 12—63EJK 13 8 14 23—58Scoring — MCP: Jarell Davis 20, Jon Cadavos 20, Vince Ermitano 11; EJK: Gemar Cassi 18, Rikki Kendall 12, Jacob Lyle 10, Dijon Johnson 10. Rebounding — MCP: Davis 19. Noteworthy — Samurai full-court press forced five Cobras turnovers, which Perry converted into 10 points to stretch its lead to 20 at one point.
Yokota 106, Zama 44 Thursday at Yokota Air BaseZama 11 16 11 6—44Yokota 30 25 26 25—106Scoring — Yokota: Jadan Anderson 24, Jermaine Neal 16, Kai Cohen 15, Albert Arteaga IV 13, Marcus Henagan 12, Hunter Cort 12, Shota Sprunger 10; Zama: Joseph Atkinson 16, Alex Jones 12.
GirlsJapan
Perry 55, King 21 Thursday at Sasebo Naval BaseMCP 8 24 7 16—55EJK 4 3 4 10—22Scoring — MCP: Naomi Ziola 34, Ani Erhart 15; EJK: Zaria Boyd 14. Rebounding — MCP: Lebet Erhart 12. Steals — MCP: Ziola 5. Blocked shots — MCP: Ziola 3. Noteworthy — Samurai, at 3-4, eclipsed their entire win total of last season (2-14), while Perry’s Ziola had a career high in points, with 10 three-point goals.