"We are going for the win!" was Cagers' vice-captain Desmond Oh Wei Jie boast of his team's chances at the upcoming four-team competition from 27-29 June.
Get ready for the new basketball team on the block! Aptly named Cagers, the semi-professional team, which consists of male basketball players aged between 14 and 24 years of age, aims to make a big impact among sports lovers in Singapore. They aim to do this by organising a tournament in Singapore from 27-29 June.
A highly anticpated match-up between powerhouse Chua Chu Kang Primary and rising star Holy Innocents' Primary turned out to be a one sided match instead. A superior Chua Chu Kang team completely overran the Holy Innocents' defense 79-37 to clinch the Senior Boys' (Pri 6) basketball title!
The threatening skies failed to douse the smiles of Victoria supporters as they celebrated their B Division boys team title, edging out defending champions Raffles Institution by two points in the process. With the win, they banished the disappointment of title-less year in 2007.
A plucky Telok Kurau senior boys' basketball team nearly caused a huge upset when they pushed favourites Holy Innocents' Pri all the way before eventually succumbing 48-49. With the win, a relieved Holy Innocents' Primary team erupted with joy at the final whistle.
Jurong Secondary delivered the goods when it counted when they pipped Chung Cheng High (Main) 68-66 to squeeze into the National B Division Basketball Championship Final in a heart-stopping match. Randy Ng (#7, Jurong) scored a winning reverse lay up at the buzzer to send the Jurong bench and supporters into pandemonium and the Chung Cheng High team into despair.
Anglican High girls played the best match of their quarter final qualifying campaign so far when they romped to a comprehensive victory over Ahmad Ibrahim Sec. Led by forward Kum Yu Shi's (#13) 19 points, the taller and stronger Anglican High team never looked in danger of losing the game. They extended a first half 26-8 lead to an eventual 55-32 win.