Fukuoka Daiichi High School won the final match of the men's "Top League," in which the nation's top-class basketball teams competed in a league format.
In order to improve the competitiveness of the high school generation, this tournament will be changed from the tournament format that has been held so far to the league format to increase the number of games that can be experienced and lead to the improvement of competitiveness. was newly established.
Eight men's and women's teams, each selected based on the results of last year's national tournament, participated in the league, and the men competed in a round-robin ranking for about three months from September this year.
The final match was held on the 26th, and it was a match between the Fukuoka prefectures who won all the victories so far, Fukuoka Daiichi High School and Fukuoka Ohori High School, who won the overall high school this year.
The match was played out with Fukuoka Daiichi High School taking the initiative from the beginning, stealing the ball from the opponents and scoring goals with their strong defense.
In the second quarter, they overwhelmed their opponents by scoring with an "alley-oop" that received a pass in the air and then dunked the ball, and returned with a large lead of 48 to 29.
In the second half, Fukuoka Ohori High School caught up with three-point shots and other shots, but Fukuoka Daiichi High School scored with quick passes and finished with a score of 76-70 to become the first top league champions.
Ryui Todoroki of Fukuoka Daiichi High School said, "I'm happy to have won the championship. It was a great experience in an unprecedented tournament where we can play against strong schools."