Story and photos by Les Tan/Red Sports
Ling Yi Jun of Seng Kang (black) tries an unusual pass to get around the Maris Stella defense put up by Guo Ziyu (#12), Bosco Kor (#11) and Sean Tng (#15). The game went to overtime after Seng Kang tied it up 53-53 with seconds left on the clock. However, Maris Stella went on to win 58-55 to register their first win in the second round to improve to a 1-2 win-loss record. Seng Kang fell to 2-1 but are still in a good position to qualify for the semi-finals. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 — Presbyterian High and North Vista Secondary are the only two teams still undefeated in the second round of the North Zone B Division Basketball Championship.
Both teams posted their third successive wins for a perfect 3-0 win-loss record each. Presbyterian High were comfortable 62-48 winners over Christ Church Secondary while North Vista saw off Yio Chu Kang Secondary by 20 points in a 60-40 victory.
Presbyterian High top Group X and look good for a semi-final spot.
Yishun Secondary beat Woodlands Ring Secondary 57-50 in a game that went to overtime to put themselves on par with Christ Church with an identical 2-1 win-loss record and share of second place in Group X. Only the top two qualify for the semi-finals.
In Group Y, Seng Kang Secondary saw their perfect record come to an end when they lost 55-58 to Maris Stella High in a game that also went to overtime. Seng Kang fell to 1-2 while Maris Stella improved to 1-2.
With North Vista leading Group Y with a perfect 3-0 record, Seng Kang now share second with Yio Chu Kang. Both have identical 2-1 records.
In another Group Y game, Canberra Secondary registered their first win of the second round when they beat Nan Chiau High 55-43. Canberra improve to 1-2 while Nan Chiau High are still winless and are 0-3.
Roy Wang (Anderson #9, black) drives through the Ahmad Ibrahim defense for a layup. In a game between two teams with identical 0-2 win-loss records before the game, it was Anderson who walked away with a 54-52 win. Anderson trailed 24-26 at half-time. (Photo 2 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
Jang Wook (Presbyterian High #6) gets a hand full in the face from his Christ Church opponent. Presbyterian High led 29-19 at half-time and though Christ Church closed the gap to five points at one stage, they were not seriously threatened as they ran 62-48 winners to remain undefeated after three second round games. Christ Church fell to 2-1 with the defeat. (Photo 3 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
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anderson no.9 is roy wang xu hai
Thanks for the Anderson name update.
No.13 for North Vista is Ng Xian Yang
Thanks for the name update.
Canberra Secondary’s #9 is ‘Marcus Chew’
Canberra won 1 only, they lost 2. They lost to North Vista, 55-65, 18th Feb and they lost to Seng Kang, 38-60, 21st Feb.
Thanks for catching my mistake. : )
Yi Jun – No. 9 Seng Kang
Guo Ziyu – No. 12 Maris Stella
Bosco Kor – No. 11 Maris Stella
Sean Tng – No. 15 Maris Stella
the sengkang player name is Ling YiJun 😀
Name updated. Thanks. : )