BASKETBALL

International Schools Invitational Basketball League (ISIBL) 2007
U-16 Division 1

Story by Red Sports reader Ian Chew. Pictures by Aaron Ng.

Catholic High continued their winning streak in the ISIBL competition with consecutive victories over Clementi Town Secondary School, Raffles Institution and Woodlands Ring Secondary. All the matches were played from 29 to 31 October 07 at the Co Curricular Activities Branch at Bukit Timah.

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Catholic High forward Jonathan Cher (in white) challenges Jin Ping of Clementi Town for the ball. © Aaron Ng

In the first match against Clementi Town, James Hong (#6, CH) led his team to a quick 25-9 first quarter lead with 11 points. They subsequently won the match 42-12.

The second match saw Catholic High pitted against South Zone rival Raffles Institution. After a low-scoring first quarter, Jabez Su (#9, CH) and James Hong (#6, CH) contributed 7 points each to pull ahead to lead 34-15 by the end of the half. They continued their domination in the second half where the mercy rule was applied (scoring stops at a 30-point gap). Catholic High was awarded a winning score of 46-16.

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James Hong of Catholic High goes past 5 Clementi Town defenders. He top-scored with 15 points en route to a 42-12 win. © Aaron Ng

Catholic High took on Woodlands Ring in the third match. The Woodlands Ring players had no answer to the aggressive defense of Catholic High and eventually lost the game 8-38.

Catholic High School

Ngo Jie Wei (#4)
Lim Fang Yee (#5)
James Hong (#6)
Jonathan Cher (#7)
Jason Pok (#8)
Jabez Su (#9)
Johncelin Khoo (#10)
Lee Qi Ming (#11)
Sathy (#12)
Wong Kam Seng (#13)
Chong Ming Xuan (#14)
Chua Wen Bin (#15)

U-16 Division 1 standings (position/school/win-loss record/points):

1. Catholic High School (5-0) – 15
2. Clementi Town Secondary School (3-2) – 11
3. Overseas Family School ‘A’ (3-2) – 11
4. United World College ‘A’ (2-3) – 9
5. Anglo-Chinese School (International) (2-2) – 8
6. Raffles Institution (1-3) – 5
7. Woodlands Ring Secondary School (0-4) – 3

U-16 Division 1 results:

UWC ‘A’ 44 Woodlands Ring 26
ACS (Int’l) 44 OFS ‘A’ 37
Clementi Town 41 RI 36
UWC ‘A’ 45 ACS(Int’l) 35
Catholic High 38 Woodlands Ring 8
Clementi Town 50 Woodlands Ring 43
Catholic High 46 RI 16
Catholic High 42 Clementi Town 12
OFS 42 RI 37
OFS 39 UWC ‘A’ 23
Clementi Town 44 ACS(Int’l) 33
OFS ‘A’ 53 Clementi Town 29
RI 41 UWC ‘A’ 38
ACS(Int’l) 39 Woodlands Ring 34

What is the ISIBL? It is a basketball league for interested schools and runs from mid-September to the end of November each year. There are 4 categories available: Under-12, Under-14, Under-16 and Under-19. The mix of international and local schools is the most interesting feature of the league. You can find out more information at the following website: http://www.apsm.com.sg/index.php.