Pacific high school basketball ratings, Christmas Eve editions
Published: December 24, 2007
Happy holidays to all, whichever one you celebrate.
Here are the final Pacific high school basketball ratings for 2007.
And remember: This is THE "No-Hate Zone."
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere we go:
Boys
1. Seoul American, 12-1. Falcons could put as many as 25 games under their belt before regular-season play resumes on Jan. 9.
2. Kadena (Okinawa), 11-2. Jamil Barney continues to play like a beast heading into the holidays.
3. Kubasaki (Okinawa), 8-5. Better than their record suggests. Dragons must start figuring out how to finish games.
4. St. Mary's International (Japan), 8-4. Off to a 5-0 start in the Kanto Plain. May be coach Fred Sava's best team since 2002 Class AA champions.
5. Zama American (Japan), 10-1. Trojans will be involved in next month's New Year Classic in a peripheral way; they host Seoul American on New Year's Day and play Kadena at Yokota two days later.
6. American School In Japan, 4-0. No action since last ratings. Mustangs resume Kanto play on the second weekend of January.
7. Seoul Foreign, 9-3.Loss to Seoul American leaves Crusaders as clearly No. 2 team in Korea
8. Yokota (Japan), 7-3. Next big test comes at New Year Classic, which Yokota hosts Jan. 2-5.
9, E.J. King (Japan), 5-4.Fearsome Foursome's return to lineupgave Cobras boost last weekend.
10.Faith Academy (Philippines), 8-5. Kirk Long may be gone, but Vanguards are still three-time Class A champs until somebody knocks them off.
Girls
1. Kadena (Okinawa), 10-1. Like the boys, the Panthers girls set the sun on 2007 by making it 2-of-2 over Okinawa arch-rival Kubasaki.
2. Seoul American, 12-1. Quite easily handled Guam champion St. Paul Christian last Friday 75-50 in Seoul.
3. International School of the Sacred Heart (Japan), 5-0. Symbas continue the best two-season run in school history.
4. Faith Academy (Philippines), 12-3. Reinforcements will arrive after the start of the year; star Mary Shaw's shoulder separation won't keep her down long.
5. St. Paul Christian (Guam), 18-2.Outmatched by taller Falcons in rare interarea matchup on Dec. 21, but still expected to threaten for Class A title.
6. Yokota (Japan), 9-1. Loss to Sacred Heart only blemish on Panthers' record.
7. E.J. King (Japan),9-3. Still going strong heading into holiday break.
8. Southern (Guam), 12-1. Question being, can they regenerate in February to challenge for a Class AA title run?
9. Christian AcademyIn Japan, 3-1. Need a few more games to gauge how deep a run they'll make in Kanto and Class AA.
10. Zama American (Japan), 6-2. Trojans continuing best start since 2005-06.
Remember, keep it real and keep it on topic. *smile*
