The JV Knights lost a heartbreaker to the Mustangs this evening in their final regular game of the season. Both teams played an excellent game, with the Mustangs leading by 1 after the first quarter (15-16) and the Knights leading at the half 25-22. The Mustangs came back to tie the game at the end of three (32-32) before the two teams traded baskets the entire fourth quarter. The Mustangs led 47-42 before Spencer T.'s second three pointer of the quarter pulled the team within 2, and the Knights had several chances to tie or win in the final seconds but came up just short. Nicolas O. led the team in scoring with 18 pts., and Luke T. added 10 pts. and 8 rebounds. Eliot R. had 5 assists for the Knights. The JV team finishes the regular season with a 5-5 record (11-7 overall) and now must wait for other team's game results this week to find out their seeding for the tournament this Saturday. In the second JV "B" game, the Knights cruised to a 46-32 win behing Gene J. and Miles M. 10 pts. a piece. Stephen T. also added 9 pts.

The JV Knights lost a tough game to a quick and physically bigger Kinnick team this evening. Eliot led the team in scoring with 14 pts., including 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and Nicolas O. added 12 (10 second half). The Knights were outrebounded 29-37 for the game, with Daniel K. pulling down 13 rebounds and Luke T. 10. The JV Knights are now 5-4 in the league with one game remaining at ASIJ next Tuesday, 2/9. A win would pull the team into a second place tie with ASIJ, while a loss could result in either a third or fourth place finish depending on other teams game results. The Knights are 11-6 overall.

The JV Knights picked up their 5th league win of the season and 11th overall with a big win over Yokota this evening. The team had consistent scoring in each quarter (12, 14, 13, 14) to steadily pull away and win by double digits. Daniel K. led the team in scoring with 17 pts., Eliot R. had 11 and Nicolas O. added 9. Daniel also led in rebounds with 9 while Luke T. had 8. The JV Knights now have a 5-3 league record (3rd place) while they prepare to end the regular season with two games against the top two teams in the league (vs. Kinnick 2/5, @ASIJ 2/9). They are now 11-5 overall.

The JV Knights turned on the pressure defensively in the second half after a slow start in which they led only by four at the half (26-22). Patience on offense and hustle on the defensive end led to many easy baskets in the third and fourth quarters to help the team pull away. Eliot R. led the team in scoring with a season high 19 pts., followed by Nicolas O. with 17 and Daniel K. with 10. Nicolas also led the team with 10 rebounds. Luke had a +12 with no minuses to lead the defense. The JV Knights are now 4-3 in the league (3rd place) and 10-5 overall as they travel to Yokota next Tuesday, 2/2 to take on the Panthers.

The JV Knights faced a strong, fast, and sharp shooting Hachioji team this evening and and likewise found themselves down big at the half (27-54). The Knights settled down and played much better defense in the second half while executing the pick and roll on offense in outscoring Hachioji 39-35. Overall, this was a good game to get the JV team ready for the remaining league games to be played in the next couple of weeks. Daniel K. exploded for a season high 38 pts. to lead the team while also pulling down 13 rebounds. Nicolas O. added 11 pts. and Eliot R. had 9. The JV Knights host Zama this Friday, 1/29.

CAJ got off to a quick start, but Kinnick came back quickly and led for a majority of the game. CAJ dominated the last half of the 4th quarter and were able to go ahead late in the game. A couple of well-executed in-bounds plays secured the lead and the victory. Stat leaders for CAJ--scoring: Anika T.-12, Christina K.-9, Lana H.-7, Erika M.-6; rebounds: Erika M.-10, Christina K.-6, Hana Y. & Anika T.-5 each; assists: Lana H.-7, Hana Y.-3; steals: Erika M.-3; blocks: Kendra P.- 1. League record: 4-2.

The difference of the game was the first quarter when Daito Bunka outscored CAJ 18-9. From the second quarter on, CAJ outscored Daito Bunka, but with a much smaller point differential. Nonetheless, it was a very entertaining game. Just as CAJ would get the score close, Daito Bunka would score a few baskets to build their lead back up. Daito Bunka had excellent ball movement on offense and made 9 three-point shots. CAJ made good adjustments, both offensively and defensively, but ran out of time to complete their comeback. Stat leaders for CAJ: scoring--Erika M.-13, Kendra P.-10, Isabelle C.-6; rebounds: Erika M.-16, Sarah S.-7; assists: Anika T.-2, Lana H.-1; steals: Isabelle C.-5, Erika M.-3.

CAJ came out strong, and outscored ASIJ in every quarter. They scored the same amount with 2 point shots and 3 point shots: 18 points each. Anika T. made three 3-pointers, Christina K. made two and Lana H. made 1. Poor shooting by ASIJ in the 4th quarter aided CAJ on the way to their win. Stat leaders for CAJ--scoring: Anika T.-13, Lana H.-9, Christina K.-8; rebounds: Erika M.-11; assists: Lana H.-7; steals: Erika M. & Lana H.-3 each. League record: 3-2

A heart-breaking loss for CAJ, who had built their lead to 20 points in the 3rd quarter. Yokota got hot in the 2nd half and tied the score on basket from an offensive rebound with 5 seconds left in the game. Missed free throws and shots from close to the basket by CAJ, especially in the 4th quarter, helped to fuel the Yokota comeback. Yokota was able to win the game in overtime. Stat leaders for CAJ: scoring: Anika T.-10, Christina K.-8, Kendra P. & Isabelle C.-7 each; rebounds: Erika M.-18, Anika T.-10, Kendra P.-8; assists: Anika T.-4, Hana Y.- 3; steals: Anika T.-3, Kendra P.-3. League record: 2-2

CAJ controlled the game well, but was unable to pull away from Seisen. Neither team shot the ball particularly well. Stat leaders for CAJ--scoring: Lana H.-12, Kendra P.-7; rebounds: Kendra P.-14, Ekika M.-10; assists: Lana H.-4; steals: Lana H.-6, Anika T.-3. League record: 2-1

The Knights finished a perfect league season of 10-0 with their win over the Mustangs, but it took some work to do so. After jumping off to a 33-18 1st -half lead, the Knights let the Mustangs build up good momentum in the 3rd quarter, as the Mustangs cut the CAJ lead to only 6. Then the scoring machine got plugged in. CAJ shooters hit 5 three-point shots in the 4th quarter as the Knights erupted for 30 points against ASIJ's 14. The Knights finished the game with 9 three point shots, our best this season. The team also made 15 of 17 free throws, an excellent 88% free throw shooting percentage. Charlie led all scorers with 29 points ( 15 of them in the 4th quarter). Justin added 15 points which included 6 of 6 free throws. A total of 9 CAJ players scored. No other stats are available at this time. The Knights are now 22-1. They host Faith Academy on Saturday evening as a warmup game for the upcoming Far East Tournament.

The Knights gave the home crowd something to cheer about tonight with some excellent teamwork, hustling defense, and strong rebounding. The Knights had a balanced attack offensively with 8 players scoring, 6 of them with 6 pts or more. Miles led with 17 pts, followed by Charlie with 15 and Justin and Jared both with 8 each. Miles led the rebounders with 9 followed by Sung Jun and Jesse with 3 each. Koji led the defense with a +7. Justin had 6 assists while Jared had 4. The Knights defense led to 9 CAJ steals most of which led to layups. The Knights' win tonight extends their league record to 9-0 and 21-1 overall. Their final league game is at ASIJ on Tuesday against the Mustangs.

The Knights have done it! For the first time since 1998, the CAJ Varsity BBB team are the Kanto League Champions!! But it was no easy game. Yokota played hard outscoring the Knights 34-21 the first half. Yokota even led by as much as 17 pts in the 3rd quarter. CAJ never took the lead in the 2nd half until 2 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. Miles kept us in the game the first half, scoring 16 of his 24 in the first half and being the only CAJ scorer the 2nd quarter. Charlie led all scorers with 27 pts, all of them coming the 2nd half. The CAJ defense came alive the 2nd half as our press caused a number of turnovers including 3 steals in that led to lay ups. Miles had 7 blocked shots, Justin had 6 assists, and Shorai had a big steal, followed by 2 free throws with 3 seconds left in the game to prevent Yokota from getting a final 3 pt shot attempt. The Knights are now 20-1 overall and 8-0 in the league with 2 league games remaining. CAJ hosts Kinnick this Friday for our final home league game of the season. Congratulations to the entire CAJ Varsity team in fulfilling one of their big goals this season. Great job!!!

The Knights amassed 85 pts against the Zama Trojans to extend their league record to 7-0 and their overall record to 19-1. Charlie and Miles both connected for 23 pts each followed by John W and Justin with 9 pts each. 10 of the 11 players scored. The Knights outrebounded the Trojans 35-20. Miles had 27 rebounds to lead CAJ while Sung Jun had 7 rebounds . Justin led the CAJ defense with a +14 followed by Koji with +9. Miles had 6 blocked shots and Justin had 6 assists to help the cause. The Knights travel to Yokota on Tues, Feb 2nd to face the Panthers.

The Knights hung tough with a strong Hachioji team that placed 2nd in the All- Tokyo Tournament. The Knights led at the end of 1 quarter 20-18. However, the Knights really got on track the 3rd quarter, outscoring their opponents 18-10. Justin had 9 assists to set up CAJ shooters. Miles led the scoring with a season high of 39 pts, followed by Charlie with 15 pts. The Knights outrebounded their opponents 35-16, with Miles leading the Knights with 20, thanks to the good boxing out of his teammates who kept Hachioji's big man away from the boards. Overall, it was a good team effort for the Knights who are now 18-1 overall and host Zama this Friday. Come on out and support the Knights.

The JV/Exhibition team also won their game today by the score of 2-1. Four 8th graders joined the team to cover open spots left due to sickness or injury. The game was tied 1-1 at halftime, but CAJ scored again the second half to earn the victory. Goal #1 was scored by Runa with an assist from Tomo. Goal #2 was scored by Loana K.

The Knights exploded early, leading at halftime 3-0. Goal #1 - Sung Ji Goal #2 - Hanna to Mary for the score Goal #3 - Mary Goal #4 -off a short corner. Mary to Sung Ji to Mary Goal #5 - Sasha to Sung Ji for the score Goal #6 - Rie to Sung Ji for the score The Knights had 20 shots on goal, led by Mary and Sung Ji with 6 each. The Knights defense was led by Mariko and Erica with 6 and 5 defensive turnarounds each. Keishi had 2 goalie saves. The Knights are now 3-2 in league play.

The Knights played their best game of the year against the strong Mustang offense, holding them to 3 goals, the lowest output by the Mustangs all season. Keishi had an amazing 14 goalie saves. The Knights finished in 2nd place in the league with a 3-3 record.

The Knights, playing on the new CAJ field for the first time, jumped off to an early 2-0 lead, and led at half time 3-2. But the Mustangs took over the second half, scoring 4 goals. Goal #1 Mary to Marissa to Mary for the goal off of a short corner. Goal #2 by Mary. Goal #3 was from Hikari to Rachael for the goal. The Knights offense had 20 shots on goal, led by Mary with 6 and Sung Ji, Hanna, and Rachael with 4 each. Hikari led the defense with 10 defensive turnarounds, followed by Mariko with 7. Keishi had 9 goalie saves. The Knights are now 2-2 in league play.

The Knights got off to a slow start, allowing YIS to score 2 goals. Then the Knights came to life, scoring 3 goals to take the lead. Goal #1 by Sung Ji with an asst from Mary. Goal #2 was scored by Mary on her own. Goal #3 was scored by Mary with an asst from Hanna. Sung Ji led the offensive attack with 6 shots on goal, while Mary had 5. In all the Knights had a total of 22 shots on goal. Caroline and Marissa each had 5 defensive turnarounds. Keishi had 2 goalie saves. The Knights are now 2-1 in league play.

In a well fought game on a beautiful day for field hockey, the Knights led 2-0 at halftime and hung on to win by a score of 2-1. The Knights had 21 shots on goal led by Hanna M and Sung Ji with 8 and 7 each. Caroline C led the defense with 14 defensive turnarounds. The Knights first goal was by Sung Ji with an assist from Mary. Goal #2 was also scored by Sung Ji with an assist from Sasha. The Knights play YIS again next week at YCAC. They are now 1-1 in league play.