Story and pictures by Lai Jun Wei.
Singapore Basketball Centre, Tuesday, March 18, 2008 – Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary beat Whitley Secondary 50-40 in a B Division Girls National Championship basketball match to start their national campaign on a winning note.
The game started off with the score moving at a pretty slow pace and the first quarter ended 8-6 in favour of Ahmad Ibrahim. The second quarter saw the girls from Ahmad Ibrahim step up their pace as they increased pressure on their opponents. Jia Jia (Ahmad Ibrahim #12) was responsible for many baskets to help her team to a 21-10 lead by half-time.
Whitley came back in the third quarter, outscoring Ahmad Ibrahim 15-8, to trail only by four at 25-29. With Whitley closing in, the pressure was on Ahmad Ibrahim to make their shots count. Despite scoring a respectable 15 points in the last quarter, Whitley Ahmad Ibrahim proved to be the better of the two with a 21-point fourth quarter haul to ensure an overall 50-40 victory.
Ed’s note: If you recognise yourself or your teammates in any of the photos, do leave your names behind in the comments section and we will update the captions accordingly. Thanks!
whitley #8 is wendy, #15 is chermaine
Go Whitley!
U can do it!!!
XD
third pic – zishan
fourth pic – charmaine
fifth pic – wendy
Ahmad ibrahim #10 is Vanessa, #11 is Jing ying, #12 is Jia Jia, #7 is Anzie