Story By Jiexin Neo/Red Sports. Photos by Laura Lee/Red Sports
Shaun Lee (AHS #13) shoots for Anglican High. (Photo 1 © Laura Lee/Red Sports)
Clementi Sports Hall, Friday, March 28, 2014 — Anglican High School (AHS) broke away in the second half to defeat Yishun Secondary (YSS) 44–37 in the National B Division Boys Basketball Championship.
Shawn Toh (AHS #6) paced his team with a game-high 24 points, while Ong Zi Yuan (#9) poured in 18 points.
Both teams alternated possession from the start of the game, taking turns to score. By the end of the first quarter, Anglican High were leading 14–10.
Ong Zi Yuan (YSS #9) drilled the wide open three early in the second quarter, then played a huge part in the rest of the game. He was especially accurate with his shots and nailed several jumpers.
For Anglican High, Shawn Toh (#6) was unstoppable, taking chances to cut into the paint for underbasket shots and also converting well outside the key. He was the only scorer for his team in the second quarter, putting in a total of nine points.
Yishun outscored Anglican High in the second quarter to tie at 23–23.
In the second half of the game, Anglican High pulled down most of the boards with Al Khalifa (#14)’s dominance in the paint. Shawn (#6) continued to threaten Yishun’s defence as he went on strong drives to get past his defenders. Lai Hao Qian (#5) played with good defence, and also sank two 3-pointers on the wing.
Anglican High grabbed the lead and pulled away as the game progressed. Yishun were unable to get past Anglican High’s tight defence and were forced to make weak passes, which were easily intercepted by their opponents.
Anglican High outscored Yishun 21–14 in the second half to win 44–37.
Anglican High currently hold a 2-0 win-loss record, while Yishun have registered two losses.
Yishun captain, Leon (#15), said, “I feel that we didn’t fight hard enough. But our defence was good today, and our shooting accuracy was quite high too.”
Anglican High captain, Shawn (#6), said, “I think we did not play well today. Defensively we did not do well, and we also didn’t make a lot of open shots. We have a lot of improvement to make.”
Scoring by Quarter
YSS vs AHS
1Q: 10–14
2Q: 13–9 (23–23)
3Q: 4–11 (27–34)
4Q: 10–10 (37–44)
Final score: 37–44
Top Scorers
Yishun
Ong Zi Yuan (#9) – 18 points (2 x 3 pointer)
Anglican High
Shawn Toh (#6) – 24 points
Lai Hao Qian (#5) – 11 points (3 x 3 pointer)
Yishun Secondary Roster
Levin Yeo (#4), Zhou Qun Shan (#5), Chong Zhao Hui (#6), Gan Hong Jie (#7), Eden Oh (#8), Ong Zi Yuan (#9), Dion Low (#10), Benjamin Cheong (#11), Zhang Wei Hong (#12), Zhu Zhi Qiang (#13), Nay Myo Naing (#14), Leon Lee (#15)
Anglican High School Roster
Lim Li Lei (#4), Lai Hao Qian (#5), Shawn Toh (#6), Lai Jun Yuan (#7), Lim Zi Jian (#8), Goh Hong Wei (#9), Li Chuan (#10), Randall Fang (#11), Jovan Teo (#12), Shaun Lee (#13), Al Khalifa bin Mazlan (#14), Cheong Jo Ray (#15)
National B Division Boys Basketball Championship — Fixtures and Results
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