St. Mary's 41 - CAJ 25
A stronger 4th quarter allowed the grade 8 Titans to pull away for a 41-25 victory over CAJ on Saturday. Player-of-the-game Mark Dunphy led the way with 14 points, while Yuta Kobayashi scored 8 points, Tanjib Hasan had 7, and Takumi Kinjo chippin in 6 points.
The Titans' trappoing defense was teh difference in the 4th quarter, creating numerous turnovers, which led to plenty of fast-break opportunities. The Titans outscored CAJ 16-6 in the final frame, largely due to their press.
The team is still learning to fun their offense. With more attention to detail and better shot selection, they should be ready for their away games this week against AOBA and ASIJ.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
Weekend Round-up - Basketball December 9th, 2007
St. Mary's B 27 - Aoba 34
For the first time in recent memory, St. Mary's is fielding two 8th grade basketball teams. On Friday the 8th grade B team traveled to Aoba for their first game of the season. The Titans started off slowly and tentatively, scoring just two points in the first quarter. The rest of the game was an evenly-matched contest, with the final score 27-34 for Aoba.
Both teams agreed to use the extra gym time available to play a fifth quarter in order to get more playing time for both teams. From the opening whistle, the B teamers took charge and outscored Aoba 18-5 in just 8 minutes of play. With more play like that, the B team players will make a good push to be included on the A team.
High scorers for St. Mary's were Justin Nagashima with 13 points, Shikhar Kumar with 8 points, and Ji Yong Seung with 6 points.
The B team also travelled to ASIJ on Saturday for a game against ASIJ's B/C team. WIth St. Mary's being the much stronger squad of the two the team had to hold back somewhat, winning 38-16. High scorers for St. Mary's were Yuya Yoshida with 10 points, followed by Kevin Line with 8 points. Pranav Mehra, Tommy Someya and Armand Bertrand each scored 4 points.
St. Mary's 34 - ASIJ 40
The 8th grade A team was away for a game this past Saturday against arch-rival ASIJ. Turnovers proved costly for the Titans, as they gave up the ball 18 times over the course of the game which ended 40-34 in ASIJ's favor. With fewer turnovers and better finishing, the Titans could have easily won the game.
Yuta kobayashi was voted player-of-the-game by his team-mates for scoring 9 points and for his harassing defense. Tanjib Hasan and Mark Dunphy each had 5 points, while Ken Hor, Taiki Hirata, and Justin Nagashima each had 4 points.
The Titans hope to bounce back Tuesday against Aoba.
For the first time in recent memory, St. Mary's is fielding two 8th grade basketball teams. On Friday the 8th grade B team traveled to Aoba for their first game of the season. The Titans started off slowly and tentatively, scoring just two points in the first quarter. The rest of the game was an evenly-matched contest, with the final score 27-34 for Aoba.
Both teams agreed to use the extra gym time available to play a fifth quarter in order to get more playing time for both teams. From the opening whistle, the B teamers took charge and outscored Aoba 18-5 in just 8 minutes of play. With more play like that, the B team players will make a good push to be included on the A team.
High scorers for St. Mary's were Justin Nagashima with 13 points, Shikhar Kumar with 8 points, and Ji Yong Seung with 6 points.
The B team also travelled to ASIJ on Saturday for a game against ASIJ's B/C team. WIth St. Mary's being the much stronger squad of the two the team had to hold back somewhat, winning 38-16. High scorers for St. Mary's were Yuya Yoshida with 10 points, followed by Kevin Line with 8 points. Pranav Mehra, Tommy Someya and Armand Bertrand each scored 4 points.
St. Mary's 34 - ASIJ 40
The 8th grade A team was away for a game this past Saturday against arch-rival ASIJ. Turnovers proved costly for the Titans, as they gave up the ball 18 times over the course of the game which ended 40-34 in ASIJ's favor. With fewer turnovers and better finishing, the Titans could have easily won the game.
Yuta kobayashi was voted player-of-the-game by his team-mates for scoring 9 points and for his harassing defense. Tanjib Hasan and Mark Dunphy each had 5 points, while Ken Hor, Taiki Hirata, and Justin Nagashima each had 4 points.
The Titans hope to bounce back Tuesday against Aoba.
Weekend Round-up - Basketball January 13th, 2007
St Mary's 39 - Nishimachi 43
The Grade 8 Titans got off to a slow start against Nishimachi on Saturday. St. Mary's found themselves down by a score of 14-4 in the first quarter, and had their work cut out for them to get back in the game.
The Titans made a run in the later stages of the 3rd quarter, led by the second unit of Tanjib Hasan, Dylan McGuire, Takumi Kinjo, Shakir Kumar, and Tommy Someya, pulling within 4 points of Nishimachi. The first unit traded baskets with Nishimachi for the fourth quarter, and tied the game on a dramatic 3-pointer by Yuta Kobayashi with less than a minute remaining. St. Mary's ended up losing by 4 points in overtime, by some valuable lessons were learned by the Titans, namely the value of playing hard for the whole game, and the importance of hitting free throws.
Yuta Kobayashi led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Ji Yong Seung with 5. Mark Dunphy, Takumi Kinjo, and Tanjib Hasan each had 4 points Hustler-of-the-game honors went to Taiki Hirata for his relentless efforts in tracking down loose balls and rebounds, and to Yuta Kobayashi for his pressure defence.
The Titans play Nishimachi at 5:00pm this Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 here at St. Mary's.
Fan support is appreciated.
The Grade 8 Titans got off to a slow start against Nishimachi on Saturday. St. Mary's found themselves down by a score of 14-4 in the first quarter, and had their work cut out for them to get back in the game.
The Titans made a run in the later stages of the 3rd quarter, led by the second unit of Tanjib Hasan, Dylan McGuire, Takumi Kinjo, Shakir Kumar, and Tommy Someya, pulling within 4 points of Nishimachi. The first unit traded baskets with Nishimachi for the fourth quarter, and tied the game on a dramatic 3-pointer by Yuta Kobayashi with less than a minute remaining. St. Mary's ended up losing by 4 points in overtime, by some valuable lessons were learned by the Titans, namely the value of playing hard for the whole game, and the importance of hitting free throws.
Yuta Kobayashi led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Ji Yong Seung with 5. Mark Dunphy, Takumi Kinjo, and Tanjib Hasan each had 4 points Hustler-of-the-game honors went to Taiki Hirata for his relentless efforts in tracking down loose balls and rebounds, and to Yuta Kobayashi for his pressure defence.
The Titans play Nishimachi at 5:00pm this Tuesday, January 16th, 2007 here at St. Mary's.
Fan support is appreciated.
Weekend Round-up - Basketball January 20th
St. Mary's 39 - Nishimachi 43
St. Mary's 32 - CAJ 22
The Grade 8 Titans bounced back from back-to-back losses to Nishimachi with a 32-22 win over C.A.J at home on Saturday. With only 5 players scoring for the Titans last week, the team responded with 9 players in the scoring column this week. Taiki Hirata led the way with 6 points, whil Tanjib Hasan and Yuya Yoshida each had 5 points.
The game was an opportunity for many players to get more playing time than normal. The team's goal is to be firing on all cylinders come tournament time in February.
The Titans host YIS and St. Maur on Saturday at home.
Fans support is always appreciated.
St. Mary's 32 - CAJ 22
The Grade 8 Titans bounced back from back-to-back losses to Nishimachi with a 32-22 win over C.A.J at home on Saturday. With only 5 players scoring for the Titans last week, the team responded with 9 players in the scoring column this week. Taiki Hirata led the way with 6 points, whil Tanjib Hasan and Yuya Yoshida each had 5 points.
The game was an opportunity for many players to get more playing time than normal. The team's goal is to be firing on all cylinders come tournament time in February.
The Titans host YIS and St. Maur on Saturday at home.
Fans support is always appreciated.
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