Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) came back in the final quarter to beat National Junior College (NJC) 45–43 in the third and fourth placing match at the National A Division Girls Basketball Championship. This completes a sweep of third place finishes for their school as the NYJC boys also finished in third place in their division.
For both teams, the National A Division floorball season started and ended the same way. In their first match of the preliminary round, Catholic Junior College (CJC) took traditional powerhouses Tampines Meridian Junior College (TMJC) by surprise in a tight 1-1 draw. This time, however, TMJC managed to maintain their prowess with a 3-2 win and clinched third position while CJC followed in fourth.
In the last match of their run in the National A Division Floorball Championship, Raffles Institution (RI) went all out against River Valley High School (RV) during the fight for third placing. Despite failing to retain their championship title this year after a loss to Victoria Junior College in the semi-finals, RI did not lose heart but rather took control of the game to deliver an 8-0 result.
Tampines Meridian Junior College (TMJC) recorded a historic 69–57 over perennial powerhouses Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) to reach the final of the A Division Boys Basketball Championship for the first time. This was the first time that TMJC has participated in the competition as a merged school between Tampines Junior College (TPJC) and Meridian Junior College (MJC). Neither TPJC nor MJC has ever advanced this far in the competition, making this achievement all the more significant.
Two-time defending champions Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) comprehensively beat Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) 67–46 in the semi-finals of the National A Division Boys Basketball Championship. This will be the first time ASRJC has entered the finals as a merged school with Serangoon Junior College, with Anderson Junior College having emerged champions in the last two editions of the championship.
Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) dispatched National Junior College (NJC) 62–42 in the semi-final of the National A Division Girls Basketball Championship to move on to the championship game.
Just a week ago, Raffles Institution (RI) went down to Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) 39–42 in overtime in the quarter-finals of the National A Division Girls Basketball Championship. With the gods of elimination bearing down on them this week, RI simply responded: "Not today" and took their revenge by emerging 40–38 victors. The win also sees RI return to the final and they will face Hwa Chong Institution for the title next Thursday.
“This year we didn’t have a dream team,” said Ahmad between breaths, after the match. “But we had a team with a dream.” The 18-year-old could not quite wrap his head around the scenes that had unraveled. His side’s dream run had culminated in a fiery encounter against VJC in only SAJC’s first final appearance since 2014, and the Saints had just stunned the Jalan Besar crowd with a flattering 4-1 win to clinch their maiden championship title.
