Lights Out Basketball Maui players and coaches pose with their gold medals after winning their division at the Las Vegas Classic last week. Sherry Anne DeRego photo
The Maui News
Lights Out Basketball Maui went 8-1 in a pair of recent Las Vegas tournaments, coming home with gold and silver medals from the seventh-grade division.
In the Las Vegas Classic, held last Tuesday through Thursday, Lights Out claimed the championship with a perfect 5-0 run.
Lights Out opened with a 58-34 win over Team Opencourt Basketball Club from Oahu and followed that with victories over Tacoma (Wash.) Swish 67-19 and OC (Calif.) Rebels 69-39. In the semifinals, Lights Out topped Seattle Select Warriors 64-53 before taking down NorCal Elite in the championship, 50-39.
The next day, the Maui squad began play in the three-day Las Vegas Showtime. They defeated Palo Alto (Calif.) Flight 69-36 and TQ (Calif.) 49-33 before toppling SBC Select (Ore.) in the semifinals, 62-53. In the championship final, they fell to Oahu’s Eastside Basketball Club 57-43.
Members of Lights Out were Johann Sotto, Raiden Agustin, Kili Mata-Goldmann, Reign Agrigado, Reagan Aguas, Marcus Nakoa, CJ Jenkins, Ryze Pagan and Kanalu Pihana. Coaches were Jeremy Lizada, John Sotto, Shaun Nava and Mark Goldmann.
Lights Out Basketball Maui players and coaches pose with their gold medals after winning their division at the Las Vegas Classic last week. Sherry Anne DeRego photoToday's breaking news and more in your inbox
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