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Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Kadena's Eisiah Lawson for a rebound during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Kadena's Eisiah Lawson for a rebound during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Kadena's Eisiah Lawson for a rebound during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Kadena's Eisiah Lawson for a rebound during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, looks to pass as Kadena's Elva Harris defends during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, looks to pass as Kadena's Elva Harris defends during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Alicia Vaughan drives around Yokota's Erika Ettl to the basket during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Kadena's Alicia Vaughan drives around Yokota's Erika Ettl to the basket during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Deja Caldwell grabs a rebound between Yokota's Kathryn White, front, and Katelyn Sult during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Kadena's Deja Caldwell grabs a rebound between Yokota's Kathryn White, front, and Katelyn Sult during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Erika Ettl goes up for a shot as Nile C. Kinnick's De'Asia Brown defends during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41.

Yokota's Erika Ettl goes up for a shot as Nile C. Kinnick's De'Asia Brown defends during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Sydney Glover, left, battles Nile C. Kinnick's Akemi Allan, left and Emily Stith for the ball during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41.

Yokota's Sydney Glover, left, battles Nile C. Kinnick's Akemi Allan, left and Emily Stith for the ball during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41. (Lilly Crown/special to Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Nile C. Kinnick's Ericka Carter, left, and Emily Stith for the ball during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41.

Yokota's Sydney Glover, right, battles Nile C. Kinnick's Ericka Carter, left, and Emily Stith for the ball during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 48-41. (Greg Holladay/Special to Stars and Stripes)

Yokota's Trinity Davis drives to the basket against Jasmine Rhodes of Kadena  during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37.

Yokota's Trinity Davis drives to the basket against Jasmine Rhodes of Kadena during Tuesday's pool-play game in the Yokota High School Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament in Japan. Yokota won 42-37. (Lilly Crown/Special to Stars and Stripes)

High school

BasketballGirlsYokota High School Christmas Classic Girls Basketball TournamentAt Yokota High School, JapanPool play standingsYokota 4-0Nile C. Kinnick 3-1Kadena 2-2Kubasaki 1-3Christian Academy Japan 0-4

Tuesday’s summariesKubasaki 37, Christian Academy Japan 31Kubasaki ....... 8 6 11 12—37CAJ ....... 8 6 13 4—31Scoring — Kubasaki, Sydney Johnson 16. CAJ, Kendra Peterson 17, Elisabeth Reasoner 10

Yokota 42, Kadena 37Kadena ....... 10 14 11 2—37Yokota ....... 14 12 14 2—42Scoring — Yokota, Erika Ettl 17. Kadena, Maria Vaughan 12, Eisiah Lawson 11. Noteworthy — Yokota stalled out the last six minutes of the contest.

Nile C. Kinnick 46, Kubasaki 29Kubasaki ....... 10 5 6 8—29Kinnick ....... 20 15 5 6—46Scoring — Kinnick, De’Asia Brown 20. Kubasaki, Sydney Johnson 9

Kadena 49, Christian Academy Japan 20CAJ ....... 6 2 2 10—20Kadena ....... 12 11 15 11—49Scoring — Kadena, Angelita Main 11, Eisiah Lawson 10. CAJ, Kendra Peterson 6

Yokota 48, Nile C. Kinnick 41Kinnick ....... 14 4 9 14—41Yokota ....... 12 10 7 19—48Scoring — Yokota, Erika Ettl 18, Trinity Davis 14. Kinnick, De’Asia Brown 20

Single-elimination playoffsWednesday’s gamesKubasaki vs. Christian Academy Japan, noonSemifinal, Nile C. Kinnick vs. Kadena, 1:30 p.m.Semifinal, Yokota vs. Kubasaki-CAJ winner, 3 p.m.Third place, 4:30 p.m.Championship, 6 p.m.

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