Story by Dylan Chua/Red Sports. Photos by Chan Hua Zheng/Red Sports.
Ryan Huang (HY #6) pulls up for a shot. He had 9 points in the victory. (Photo 1 © Chan Hua Zheng/Red Sports)
Clementi Sports Hall, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 – Behind five 3-pointers by Zhan Leong (HY #9), Hua Yi Secondary took down Nan Hua High (NH) 50-35 and ended Nan Hua’s hopes of qualifying for the 2nd round of the West Zone B Division Basketball Championship.
Following a 14-point defeat to Assumption English earlier in the Championship, Nan Hua needed victories in their final two matches against Hua Yi and Pioneer Secondary to have any chance of qualifying.
Unfortunately for Nan Hua, Hua Yi were scorching hot from the field.
Hua Yi made six 3-pointers while Nan Hua connected on only a single 3-point field goal attempt. Zhan Leong (Hua Yi #9) finished with a game-high 15 points, scoring all of his points from beyond the arc. Lenson Lim (NH #5) had a team-high nine points in the game.
With regards to the game, Tan Peng Yu (Nan Hua #7) said, “I think that the turning point of the game was in the third quarter when our defence became lax. We also missed many of the open shots and failed to grab many rebounds, causing us to give up easy buckets on the break.”
He added, “I feel that we could have played our offensive game much better with more ball movement and made the open shots that were presented to us. If we had upped our offensive game and improved our rebounding, I believe that we would have been able to match-up against our opponents in this match.”
Hua Yi led for 39 minutes in a game which was closer than the score line suggested. Hua Yi only led by single digits for large parts of the game, before pulling away late in the 4th quarter.
A 12-1 surge late in the 4th quarter allowed Hua Yi to eventually claim a comfortable 15-point victory in both teams’ penultimate match of the season.
Zhan Leong (HY #9) commented post-game, “Our defense was not good enough. We need to communicate more, shut our opponents out of the zone more often and improve on rebounding. We have big guys but were unable to box out our opponents.”
Both teams currently hold a 1-2 record. Nan Hua and Hua Yi will face Pioneer and Westwood respectively in their final game of the season on February 17.
Scoring by quarter
Nan Hua vs Hua Yi
1st quarter: 11-12
2nd quarter: 10-12 (21-24)
3rd quarter: 8-12 (29-36)
4th quarter: 6-14 (35-50)
Top Scorer
Nan Hua
Lenson Lim (#5) – 9 points
Hua Yi
Zhan Leong (#9) – 15 points
Ryan Huang (#6) – 9 points
Xing Herng (#13) – 8 points
Nan Hua Roster
Lee Yuan Hao (#4), Lenson Lim (#5), Preston Lim (#6), Tan Peng Yu (#7), Leonard Shi (#8), Chan Hui Shi (#9), Zhong Zhu Chen (#10), Yu Zong Kai (#11), Wee Cheng Kiat (#12), Gabriel Chan (#13), Thomas Ho (#14), Lin Jun Hui (#15)
Hua Yi Roster
Daniel Ng (#4), Darrick Lai (#5), Ryan Huang(#6), Javen An (#7), Bryon Boey (#8), Zhan Leong (#9), Jadon Ching (#10), Syadid (#11), Phyo Tint (#12), Xing Herng (#13), Elijah Farmocan (#14), Hewett Chew (#15)
More photos next page
Leave A Comment