She'd been thought of only as a rebounder as a freshman a season ago. But boy, oh, boy, people better figure out ways to stop Kadena's newest scoring machine when she takes to the court later this week in the 38th Hong Kong International School Holiday Basketball Tournament.

Aja' Walker, a sophomore, erupted for 36 points, nearly double her previous career high of 19, in the Panthers' 89-79 season-opening triumph last Saturday against Gushikawa, a Japanese team, at the Panther Pit.

She gets to ply those skills in the three-day, 16-team Hong Kong Tournament, which this year welcomes defending Class AA boys champion Kubasaki, defending Class AA girls champion Kadena, Seoul American's top three Class AA powers as well as three-time defending Class A boys champion Faith Academy of Manila.

Can Walker threaten the 7-year-old Pacific record of 41 points, scored by Yevonne Sears of Robert D. Edgren in the 2000 Class AA tournament?