Congratulations to the U17G JK Cavalry. The girls won their 2nd trophy in 2 weeks with a championship at the Kirkwood College Showcase. The Cavalry began the tournament with a 1-1 tie with Keystone SC, PAE. They followed that with a 4-1 win vs Cardiff, Md. SC in the second game. On day 2 they defeated Freestate, Md. 1-0 on a goal by Karen Sephalski and defeated the Kirkwood Courage from Delaware in the final 1-0 on a goal by Alissa Godwin. This championship follows the Cavalry’s win at the MAPS/MSSL College Showcase on 11/19-11/20. The Cavalry is trained and coached by Knights Soccer Director, Mike Knoth and managed by Joe Evans.

Congratulations to the U15G JK Force for winning the Howell Tournament U15 Girls Championship in Howell this past weekend. This is the 2nd week in a row that the Force has emerged as a champion. Last weekend the Force won the MAPS Fall Challenge championship! The Force is trained and coached by New Brunswick HS women’s coach, Guillermo Ezeta. Great job girls!

The Jersey Knights Fire U14 Boy’s concluded a strong spring season by defeating Hans Soliz Soccer in a shootout in the final of the Pocono Cup Tournament. The Fire advanced through pool play with a difficult 3 game schedule on Saturday. On Sunday they defeated Lancaster, Pa. 2-1 in the semifinal to set up their match in the final. the team was coached by Steve Mackenzie and Derek Samaroo. In addition, the Fire recently concluded their MAPS League schedule with a record of six wins and only one defeat. 

Congratualtions to Jersey Knight Lancer, Pat Baffuto. Pat a senior at Millersville University was named MVP of the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Tournament.

Buffuto, a senior captain for the Division 2 school, scored the game’s only goal in the 18th minute as Millersville shutout Bloomsburg, 1-0, to capture the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship for the first time in school history on Saturday. Buffuto, now has six goals this season. Millersville will now host the Atlantic Regional of the NCAA Division 2 Men’s Soccer Tournament. Millersville hosts No. 4 seed Mercyhurst in the opening round game. Good Luck Pat!

Winter Offerings:

The Knights are now offering a specialized training program for younger players ages 7-9. The program, for both boys and girls, revolves around a 5 v 5 model with the emphasis on playing and developing skills without any pressure on winning games - just having fun, enjoying the game and developing a solid skill set that will lead to success on the field.