South Zone C Div Bball: Mayflower defeat Bukit Merah 46–43 in overtime thriller
Mayflower Secondary survived two comebacks from Bukit Merah Secondary to win 46–43 in overtime in the South Zone C Division Basketball Championships.
Mayflower Secondary survived two comebacks from Bukit Merah Secondary to win 46–43 in overtime in the South Zone C Division Basketball Championships.
Mayflower Secondary enjoyed a convincing win over their opponents Yuying Secondary, beating them 62-39 in the first round of the South Zone C Division Boys’ Basketball Championship.
Peirce Secondary forward Rizq sank two last-gasp free throws for a hard-fought 33-32 win over Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary in a first-round, South Zone B Division Basketball Championship match.
Jurong Secondary staged an upset in the first round of the National B Division girls’ Basketball Championship, beating North Zone champions Woodgrove Secondary 42-37.
The gulf between the two teams was evident right from tip-off, as SCGS ran off 16 unanswered points while forcing countless turnovers from the Mayflower team, which simply could not break the full court trap that their opponents sprang at them.
The second round of the B Division South Zone Basketball matches got underway today, as Raffles Institution (RI), Peirce Secondary School (PS), Yuying Secondary School, Queensway Secondary and Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) kept up their unbeaten run in the tournament.
The B Division South Zone Basketball Championship concluded this week with 10 boys' team and six girls' teams making it through to the next round.