Kaishi Kokusai High School won the Noshiro Cup for the first time in three years [写真]= Basketball King
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The 35th Noshiro Cup High School Basketball Tournament (hereinfollowing referred to as the Noshiro Cup) was held for three days from May 3rd at the Noshiro City Gymnasium in Akita Prefecture, and reached its final day on the 5th. Five teams will participate: Rakunan High School (Kyoto Prefecture), Chubu University Daiichi High School (Aichi Prefecture), Funabashi City Funabashi High School (Chiba Prefecture), Kaishi International High School (Niigata Prefecture), and Prefectural Noshiro Science and Technology High School (Akita Prefecture). ..
The Noshiro Cup is a traditional tournament that is held every year during Golden Week and boasts a high level that can be called the “fourth national tournament” and has contributed to the strengthening of high school basketball for many years. However, the tournament was canceled in the last two years due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but this time it was held for the first time in three years following thorough infection control measures such as limiting the number of spectators.
On the final day, Chubu Daiichi, who won his first victory at the Inter-High School Championships last summer, and Kaishi Kokusai, who won his first victory at the Noshiro Cup held three years ago, both faced undefeated so far. The team that won this match won the championship. It was Chubu University Daiichi who took the lead with 13-12 in the first quarter, which was a development that would be regained if they took each other, but in the second quarter, Kaishi Kokusai’s running play by Anthony Sho Sukegawa (3 years) Ryoma Sawada (2nd year) scored a 3-point shot and gradually expanded his lead.
In the latter half of Kaishi Kokusai’s 41-33, Hiyu Ozawa (3rd year) allowed a temporary reversal with 3 points. However, without rushing here, points were steadily added under the goals of Shuntaro Muto (3rd year) Ali-Woop and Bashir Faisal Mohammed (3rd year). Kaishi Kokusai defeated Chubu University Daiichi at 75-66 and won the championship for the second time since the 32nd tournament.
The final ranking was Kaishi Kokusai in 1st place, Chubu Daiichi in 2nd place, and Municipal Funabashi, who won the first game on the final day once morest Rakunan, in 3rd place. Also, in the battle between Rakunan and Noshiro Technical High School, which was seen in the final round, Rakunan’s Kaisei Hoshikawa (3rd year) exploded with 50 points. Shake off the tenacious Noshiro Technical High School and win 93-79. As a result, Rakunan was ranked 4th and Noshiro Technical High School was ranked 5th.
■ Match result
★ Day 1 / May 3
Noshiro Science and Technology 82-90 Municipal Funabashi
Rakunan 50-73 Chubu University Daiichi
Municipal Funabashi 96-113 Kaishi Kokusai
★ 2nd day / May 4th
Noshiro Science and Technology 88-113 Kaishi Kokusai
Municipal Funabashi 64-93 Chubu University Daiichi
Kaishi Kokusai 87-65 Rakunan
Chubu University Daiichi 109-62 Noshiro Science and Technology
★ 3rd day / May 5th
Rakunan 91-93 Municipal Funabashi
Chubu University Daiichi 66-75 Kaishi Kokusai
Noshiro Science and Technology 79-93 Rakunan
■ Final result
1st place Kaishi Kokusai
2 No. 1 in the Central University
3rd place Municipal Funabashi
4th place Rakunan
5th Noshiro Technical High School
■ Outstanding Player Award
Anthony Sho Sukegawa (Kaishi Kokusai)
Ryoma Sawada (Kaishi Kokusai)
Bashir Faisal Mohammed (Kaishi Kokusai)
Hideyu Ozawa (No. 1 in Central China)
Yasunari Sakamoto (No. 1 in Chubu University)
