BASKETBALL

adidas It Takes 5ive Schools’ Basketball Championship 2007
Bedok Green Secondary School vs St Anthony’s Canossian
Thursday, 23 August 2007 at CCAB

Update and pictures by Leslie Tan. © Red Sports/soulbreath pictures

Bedok Green beat St Anthony’s Canossian 32-26 in their semifinal game to book their place in the adidas It Takes 5ive Final.

Phyllis of St Anthony’s scored a team-high 15 points. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Leading 8-6 at the end of the first quarter, Bedok Green were matched point-for-point in the second quarter by St Anthony’s to go off at half-time with a slim 16-14 lead. In the third quarter, Bedok Green stepped up a gear to outscore St Anthony’s 11-5 to lead 27-19 and gave themselves enough of a lead to hold off the last quarter challenge of St Anthony who outscored them 5-7. In the end, their third quarter display was enough to win them the game.

Bedok Green:

#04 – Jane
#05 – Shirly
#06 – Jocelyn
#07 – Steffi
#08 – Ivy
#09 – Noralinda
#10 – Li Juan
#11 – Li Jing
#12 – Li Ping
#13 – Jiayi
#14 – Cecilia
#15 – Noorjihadah

St Anthony’s Canossian:

#4 – Tracy
#5 – Eveline
#6 – Joelle
#7 – Anqi
#8 – Tess
#9 – Ziyin
#10 – Kristina
#11 – Michelle
#12 – Phyllis
#13 – Ilina
#14 – Amanda
#15 – Jarene (Capt)

Top scorers:

Bedok Green: #Cecilia (20 pts)
St Anthony’s Convent: Phyllis (16 pts – one 3-pointer)

Editor’s note: If you know the names, please leave it in the comments section. More pictures in the gallery.