BASKETBALL

Nike League
27-29 March 2007, at Singapore Basketball Centre


Mr Michael Denzel.  Thanks once again, Michael.

Tuesday, March 27
Boys
Fuhua Secondary vs Chung Cheng High School (Branch)  51-52
Holy Innocents’ High School vs Beatty Secondary  69-56
Raffles Institution vs East View Secondary  80-24
Yuying Secondary vs Riverside Secondary  56-27
Jurong West Secondary vs Dunman High School  24-64
Ang Mo Kio Secondary vs St. Andrew’s Secondary  26-74

Wednesday, March 28
Boys
North Vista Secondary vs MacPherson Secondary  46-29
Juying Secondary vs Bishan Park Secondary  70-31
Northbrooks Secondary vs Bedok Green Secondary  25-22
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian vs Serangoon Gardens Secondary  29-78
Dunman Secondary vs Changkat Changi Secondary  77-16
Yio Chu Kang Secondary vs Marsiling Secondary  51-49

Thursday, March 29
Girls
Compassvale Secondary vs Jurong West Secondary  12-34
Bedok North Secondary vs Guangyang Secondary  50-14
Boys
Bedok North Secondary vs Mayflower Secondary  51-42
Hougang Secondary vs Queensway Secondary  44-54
Chung Cheng High School (Branch) vs Holy Innocents’ High School  89-59
Beatty Secondary vs Fuhua Secondary  30-59

Friday, March 30
Boys
Dunman High School vs Ang Mo Kio Garden
St. Andrew’s Secondary vs Jurong West Secondary
MacPherson Secondary vs Juying Secondary
Bishan Park Secondary vs North Vista Secondary
Bedok Green Secondary vs Kuo Chuan Presbyterian
Serangoon Gardens Secondary vs Northbrooks Secondary

Editor’s note:  Games on Friday have been played, but we did not get the results.  To be updated on Monday.

With just one day of games remaining in the preliminary round of the Nike Schools Basketball League, 14 of the 16 spots in the playoff round for Boys and all 4 qualifiers for the Girls have been decided.
 
The last day of games for the first round take place this coming Monday at the SBC.
 
In Group D, East View plays Yuying to determine who will take 2nd in the group and move into the playoff round.
 
In Group E, Henderson faces Kent Ridge to determine the same.
 
For the Girls of Group Y, MacPherson plays Naval Base Secondary to determine the 1st and 2nd place finishes.   Both teams automatically move into the playoff round.

Teams who have made it into the Playoffs:
Girls
MacPherson Secondary (Group Y)
Naval Base Secondary (Group Y)
Bedok North Secondary (Group Z – 1st)
Jurong West Secondary (Group Z – 2nd)
Boys
Hougang Secondary (Group A – 1st)
Bedok North Secondary (Group A – 2nd)
Dunman Secondary (Group B – 1st)
Yio Chu Kang Secondary (Group B – 2nd)
Chung Cheng High School (Branch) (Group C – 1st)
Holy Innocents’ High School (Group C – 2nd)
Raffles Institution (Group D – 1st)
Punggol Secondary (Group E – 1st)
St. Andrew’s Secondary (Group F – 1st)
Dunman High School (Group F – 2nd)
Juying Secondary (Group G – 1st)
North Vista Secondary (Group G – 2nd)
Serangoon Gardens Secondary (Group H – 1st)
Northbrooks Secondary (Group H – 2nd)

Play hard, play fair.  All the best, teams.

Editor’s note: Some of you may be wondering what the Nike League is all about. It’s organised to encourage schools who did not qualify for the Schools National Championships to continue playing basketball.