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Kubasaki's Nevaeh Gilbert drives against Kadena's Kaitlyn Wetherington during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1.

Kubasaki's Nevaeh Gilbert drives against Kadena's Kaitlyn Wetherington during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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BASKETBALL

Boys

Okinawa

Kadena 58, Kubasaki 29

Friday at Kadena Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Dragons 6 9 4 10 _29
Panthers 20 16 17 5 _58

Top scorers — Panthers: Jayden Allen 22,, Angel Torrado 15; Dragons: Troy Harris 9. Noteworthy — Panthers improved to 3-0 vs. Dragons this season. Allen had 10 first-quarter points.

Kadena's DeShaun Nixon skies for a shot against Kubasaki during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kadena's DeShaun Nixon skies for a shot against Kubasaki during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Kubasaki's Troy Harris shoots against Kadena's Cory Tripp and Jaden Patsel during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kubasaki's Troy Harris shoots against Kadena's Cory Tripp and Jaden Patsel during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Alexander Hye shoots against Kubasaki's Jordan Sellers during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kadena's Alexander Hye shoots against Kubasaki's Jordan Sellers during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kubasaki's Alex James snags a rebound in front of Kadena's Drew Eaglin during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kubasaki's Alex James snags a rebound in front of Kadena's Drew Eaglin during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Angel Torrado puts up a shot against Kubasaki's Ryan Hater during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kadena's Angel Torrado puts up a shot against Kubasaki's Ryan Hater during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kubasaki's Jordan Sellers pulls away with a rebound from Kadena's Cedrick Dorelien during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season.

Kubasaki's Jordan Sellers pulls away with a rebound from Kadena's Cedrick Dorelien during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa boys basketball game. The Panthers won 58-29, improving to 3-0 against the Dragons this season. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Girls

Okinawa

Kadena 44, Kubasaki 40

Friday at Kadena Air Base

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Dragons 8 4 17 11 _40
Panthers 14 4 21 5 _44

Top scorers — Panthers: Marina Sawyer 14; Dragons: Jackie Mitchell 11, Nevaeh Gilbert 10. Noteworthy — Panthers leveled the season series with the Dragons at 1-1. Sawyer had seven third-quarter points.

Kubasaki's Jessica Blackston looks for an outlet against Kadena during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1.

Kubasaki's Jessica Blackston looks for an outlet against Kadena during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1. (Addison Leising/Special to Stripes)

Kubasaki's Runa Holladay drives against Kadena's Cassidy Kimbrough during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1.

Kubasaki's Runa Holladay drives against Kadena's Cassidy Kimbrough during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series 1-1. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Marina Sawyer drives to the basket against Kubasaki's Runa Holladay during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series at 1-1.

Kadena's Marina Sawyer drives to the basket against Kubasaki's Runa Holladay during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series at 1-1. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

Kadena's Kaitlyn Wetherington shoots against Kubasaki's Amaya Schaffeld during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series at 1-1.

Kadena's Kaitlyn Wetherington shoots against Kubasaki's Amaya Schaffeld during Friday's DODEA-Okinawa girls basketball game. The Panthers won 44-40, leveling the season series at 1-1. (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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