Two clutch three-point goals by senior guard Jaden Patsel in Saturday’s final boosted Kadena to its third straight title and eighth in the event’s 19-year history. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Jaden Patsel wasn’t even planning on playing.
But the Kadena senior guard pretty much trumpeted his return from a severe knee injury suffered last January, helping the Panthers pull away and capture their third straight Okinawa-American Friendship Tournament title and eighth total in the event’s 19-year history.
“I’m back. And it feels great,” said Patsel, who scored 11 points, none more huge than two threes with less than four minutes left. He helped lead Kadena to a 49-37 victory in Saturday’s tournament final against the U-18 Kings.
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