Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots past St. Mary's International defenders Yutai Atsumi and Ryoya Wakamatsu during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots past St. Mary's International defenders Yutai Atsumi and Ryoya Wakamatsu during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' Nick Ashley shoots against St. Mary's International defender Vandan Singh during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota Air Base, Japan. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman shoots between St. Mary's International defenders Conor Shimizu and Andrew Jones during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Capps Gym, Yokota High School. St. Mary's won 36-34. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota Panthers' Raymond Butler shoots past Miles Miller of Christian Academy Japan during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Yokota won 54-31. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Christian Academy Japan's Collin Ekstrand tries to block Yokota's Morgan Breazell's shot as Panthers' Stanley Speed and Knights' Joe Turner watch during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota won 54-31. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kadena Panthers' Jalen Creer-Amos drives to the basket past Yokota AAU Saints defender Brody Ward during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013, in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Kadena won 58-43. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kadena Panthers' Brett Garrick goes up for a shot between Yokota AAU Saints defenders Brody Ward and JaMarvin Harvey during the pool-play game Jan. 3, 2013,
in the 7th New Year Classic high school basketball tournament at Yokota High School, Japan. Kadena won 58-43. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kubasaki Dragons' DeQuan Alderman drives to the basket around Conor Shimizu of St. Mary's International Titans during a Thursday match-up at Yokota High School, Japan, which is hosting the New Year Classic boys basketball tourney. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Treje Willoughby of Christian Academy Japan has his shot blocked by Yokota Panthers' A.J. Leake and Ke'Ondre Davis during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Nick Ashley of Kubasaki Dragons has his shot blocked by Kye Arbuckle of Christian Academy Japan Knights during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
Chris Finco of Robert D. Edgren goes up for a shot as Nile C. Kinnick Red Devils' Ryne Yates defends during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament game Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Amanda Champion/special to Stars and Stripes)
Nick Ashley of Kubasaki puts up a shot over Christian Academy Japan Knights' Collin Ekstrand during a New Year Classic boys basketball tournament match-up Thursday at Yokota High School, Japan. (Anju Yamanaka/special to Stars and Stripes)
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Boys basketball7th New Year Classic High School Boys Basketball TournamentAt Capps Gym, Yokota High School, Yokota Air Base, JapanDay 1 resultsPool-play standingsPool AKadena, Okinawa, 2-0Nile C. Kinnick, Japan, 1-1Yokota AAU Saints, Japan, 1-1Robert D. Edgren, Japan, 0-2Thursday’s summariesKadena 52, Kinnick 39Scoring — Kadena: Josh Ward 17, Jalen Creer-Amos 15. Kinnick, DeAnthony Evans 17, Marcel Holden 11.Yokota Saints 62, Edgren 52Scoring — Yokota Saints: Mark Burton 23 (six three-point goals). Edgren, Chris Finco 10, Khalil Williams 10.Kadena 58, Yokota Saints 43Scoring — Kadena: Josh Ward 13, Derrick Taylor 11, Jalen Creer-Amos 10. Yokota Saints, Brody Ward 10, Addison Ward 10.Kinnick 70, Edgren 47Scoring — Kinnick: Malik White 20, DeAnthony Evans 19, Marcel Holden 17, Quinton Holden 12. Edgren, Khalil Williams 12.Friday’s gamesKinnick vs. Yokota Saints, 8 a.m.Kadena vs. Edgren, 9:30 a.m.Pool BYokota Panthers, Japan, 2-0St. Mary’s International, Japan, 1-1Christian Academy Japan, 1-1Kubasaki, Okinawa, 0-2Thursday’s summariesSt. Mary’s 36, Kubasaki 34Scoring — St. Mary’s: Conor Shimizu 12. Kubasaki, Nick Ashley 11.Yokota 54, CAJ 31Scoring — Yokota: Morgan Breazell 14, Ke’Ondre Davis 10. CAJ, Eliot Reasoner 9.CAJ 47, Kubasaki 46Scoring — CAJ: Eliot Reasoner 24. Kubasaki, DeQuan Alderman 15, Nick Ashley 12.Yokota 47, St. Mary’s 42Scoring — Yokota: Morgan Breazell 18. St. Mary’s, Andrew Jones 13.Friday’s gamesSt. Mary’s vs. CAJ, 11 a.m.Kubasaki vs. Yokota, 12:30 p.m.PlayoffsFriday’s gamesGame 1—A1 vs. B4, 6:30 p.m.Game 2—B2 vs. A3, 5 p.m.Game 3—A2 vs. B3, 3:30 p.m.Game 4—B1 vs. A4, 8 p.m.Saturday’s gamesGame 5—Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.Game 6—Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 8 a.m.Game 7—Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9:30 a.m.Game 8—Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 12:30 p.m.Game 9—Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 loser, seventh and eight place, 2 p.m.Game 10—Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, fifth and sixth place, 3:30 p.m.Game 11-Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, third and fourth place, 5 p.m.Game 12—Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 winner, championship and second place, 6:30 p.m.