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CH beats RI to recapture SZ C division title 06

26 July (Wed) – Delta Sports Complex

Despite the close attention of the opposing Raffles Institution players, centre Chong Ming Xuan scored 11 points for the Catholic High team to lead the team to an absorbing 70-27 win over their traditional rival in a one-sided contest. They met in the final of the South Zone C Division basketball competition at Delta Sports Complex on 26 July (Wed) after emerging unbeaten from their earlier qualifying round of matches.

To the loud cheers from the Catholic High supporters, he evaded numerous traps set for him by his opponents and scored with a variety of moves. One of his highlight moves was a lay up which he executed at the height of the rim, which looked as if he was about to dunk the basketball through the hoop!

Besides him, there were several other players in scoring figures. James Hong, 1-9 scored 8 points including two 3-pointers and Dominic Lim, also from 1-9, added crucial assists while contributing 11 points. Jason Pok, 2-9, also wowed the crowd good defensive play and scoring 7 points, including a spin-around lay up move which brought cheers from the crowd. Goh Kong Tat, another centre grabbed 6 points while forward Wong Kam Seng led all scorers with 14 points.

The match started in a fashion that was to set the tone for the rest of the match. Catholic High scored the first seven points before Raffles replied with four of their own. After that, the Catholic High team employed suffocating man-to-man defense to ensure that points by the RI team would be at a premium. The first quarter ended 16-7 in Catholic High’s favor.

In the second quarter, RI found themselves suddenly facing a full court zone trapping defense which they struggled to cope with. They ended the quarter 4-20 down and the half 11-36 down. That effectively ended any hopes they had of winning the match.

The rest of the match proceeded in like fashion with tight defense by the Catholic High team restricting scoring opportunities for their opponents. The Raffles team tried to mount a valiant comeback at the fourth quarter with a full court trap but eventually still came up short, losing 12-18 in that quarter. The match ended in good spirit with both teams shaking hands and congratulating each other on a game well played.

“This win was sweet revenge after losing to them in the semi finals last year. We will build on this win to prepare for the future matches,” said Jonathan Cher, captain of the school’s lower secondary basketball team.

Added the teacher-in-charge, Mr Ian Chew, “The team, although winning by a big margin, has still much to improve on. I’m sure that all the members will work hard to ensure better team performance in the upcoming National rounds of competition.”

Members of the Winning Team
Teachers in charge: Mr Ian Chew, Mdm Wong Mui Lin
Coach: Oh Thian Soon
Players:
#4 Jabez Su 1-9
#5 Chua Wen Bin 2-10
#6 Jason Pok 2-10
#7 Jonathan Cher 2-10
#8 Ngo Jie Wei 2-10
#9 James Hong 1-9
#10 Dominic Lim 1-9
#11 Lim Fang Yee 2-10
#12 Chong Ming Xuan 1-9
#13 Wong Kam Seng 1-9
#14 Goh Kong Tat 1-9
#15 Lee Qi Ming 2-10

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