Story by REDintern Edina Tan. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
OCBC Arena, Friday, January 15, 2016 — With intense game play from the second the starting buzzer went, Guangyang Secondary (GYS) eventually managed to defeat Bukit Merah Secondary (BMS) 23-9 to win their first match of their season in the South Zone B Division Girls’ Basketball Championship.
#14 from Guangyang Secondary led with a game-high of six points, while Jeslyn Ho (BM #12) led her team with five.
GYS #14 and her teammate #10 scored early to give their team a 6-2 lead, with Jeslyn (BM #12) replying for Bukit Merah. Both teams had their priority on defence, with many consecutive turnovers until the quarter concluded with Guangyang leading 10-4.
In the second quarter, Guangyang dominated the court. Jeslyn (BM #12) shot a neat basket to bring her team to six points but scoring from Guangyang’s #28, 13 and #7 wrapped up the quarter with a 16-6 lead.
In the third quarter, Bukit Merah and Guangyang only managed to score a point each from free throws by Jeslyn (BM #12) and GYS #10. Aggressive play from both teams saw players falling in the course of the quarter.
The final quarter saw GYS #7 scoring the first basket, bringing the score to 19-7. An underbasket shot from Nicole (BM #6) was Bukit Merah’s first and only basket of the quarter.
Neither team was able to score for long stretches until GYS #28 managed to break the spell with a basket in the final minute to wrap up the 23-9 win for Guangyang.
Scoring by Quarter
Guangyang vs Bukit Merah
1st Q: 10-4
2nd Q: 6-2 (16-6)
3rd Q: 1-1 (17-7)
4th Q: 6-2 (23-9)
Top Scorers
Guangyang
#14 – 6 points
Bukit Merah
Jeslyn Ho (#12) – 5 points
Guangyang Roster
We asked for but did not get the names of the players.
Bukit Merah Roster
Katherine Chng(#4), Yeo Si Ting(#5), Nicole Chua (#6), Verlyn Tan (#7), Lee Hwee Hong(#8), Elyn Choo (#9), Lee Mei Hui Florence (#10), Cheong Shu Qi(#11), Jeslyn Ho (#12), Clara Tang (#13), Pok Hui Min (#14), Lee Man Lin (#15)
South Zone B Division Girls’ Basketball Championship – fixtures and results
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