Basketball action at Yuying League – a student’s perspective

BASKETBALL

Yuying-adidas Invitational League 2007

Story and pictures by Benjamin Leow, a student of Yuying Secondary.

A Yuying player (in red) defends against a Serangoon Gardens player. © Benjamin Leow

Serangoon Gardens were up against host Yuying who had the match in their favour during the early moments of the game. Yuying seized every opportunity that they could take and eventually their efforts paid off as they took an early lead.

However Serangoon Gardens did not give up . They counter-attacked and momentarily confused Yuying, allowing them to catch up with Yuying. However, Serangoon Gardens' adrenaline soon began to drop and Yuying grabbed hold of the chance to hold off Serangoon Gardens. Yuying's strategy clearly worked and they emerged victors with a score of 53 to 24.

Dunearn and Yishun Town faced off in another match. It was definitely one where both teams were trying to outdo each other. However Dunearn found a loophole in Yishun Town's strategy to start putting points on the board.

Dunearn soon started gaining momentum. Yishun Town countered and stopped their momentum when Yishun got possession of the ball. They struck hard. Their scores were even at a period of time. It was a match that both teams had to fight hard to earn a victory.
However Dunearn prevailed with a score of 41 to 33.

Mack of Jurong West goes for two while a Ngee Ann player defends. © Benjamin Leow

Jurong West was up against Ngee Ann in another game on Day 10 of the league. It was clear that both teams wanted to do their schools proud. It was a game of determination and stamina as players could were running to and fro non-stop to chase down balls. In the end, Unity came up on top with a score of 38 to 27.

In a girls’ game, Jurong West faced off against Unity in a highly-contested match. Both teams seemingly were on par as they pit their skills on the court. The girls from Unity were on the attackrelentlessly while Jurong West put up a strong defensive formation in return. Both teams were trying their best to outshine and outdo each other.

Three sets of uniforms but only two teams. Xin Yu of Dunearn tries to prevent an Yishun Town player from taking the ball while teammate Jessica (xiao hei) looks on. © Benjamin Leow

Jurong West had defended so well that it looked almost impenetrable. However, Unity managed to break the formation to score crucial points. Unity finally came up on top of their opponents with a score of 38 to 27.