BASKETBALL
Catholic High – Taiwan Training Tour
Catholic High School (Seniors) vs Nan Shan Senior High School (17 year olds)
Catholic High School (B Division) vs Nan Shan Senior High School (16 year olds)
Saturday, 17 November 07 in Taipei, Taiwan
Story by Red Sports reader Ian Chew, a teacher of Catholic High.
Chong Ming Xuan (#14, Catholic High) shielding the ball. Nan Shan used an aggressive full court zone defense to win 119-48 in the game between the Catholic High B Division team and Nan Shan’s team made up of 16 year olds. (Photo © Ian Chew)
Catholic High School were taught a lesson in basketball when they were outplayed 52-75 by the Nan Shan Senior High School in Taipei, Taiwan. Catholic High played the match as part of a series of friendly games with Taiwanese schools during their year end sports tour.
Boasting of quite a few under-18 Taiwan basketball team players, Nan Shan is the reigning basketball champions for the senior high school category in Taiwan for 2007.
Despite leaving out quite a few starters in the line-up, they blitzed Catholic High 22-7 in the fourth quarter to pull ahead. The fast tiring Catholic High team could hardly keep up with the quick passing and accurate shooting of the Nan Shan team in the final quarter.
Yet Catholic High started the brighter of the two teams. They managed to establish a 12-4 lead in the first quarter through accurate shooting by forward Lim Fang Ching, who scored the first eight points for the team including two 3-pointers. The energetic defense also kept their illustrious opponents to a mere four points.
Yap Ching Poh (#13, CH) also starred with some accurate shooting in the second quarter to lead his team into the half time break leading 25-23.
The Nan Shan team then showed its pedigree in the second half when they came roaring back in the third quarter, outscoring Catholic High 30-20. Their aggressive defense wore down the Catholic High players while their smooth offense was a joy to watch.
In an earlier game, the Nan Shan thrashed the Catholic High B Division team 119-48.
Catholic High Senior team
Shaun Neo Shuo Jun (#7)
Shawn Lim Fang Ching (#9)
Chiam Hongyao (#10)
Khaw Yeong Wooi (#12)
Yap Ching Poh (#13)
Chester Leow Kai Jun (#15)
B Division team
Johncelin Khoo Kai Yao (#3)
Ngo Jie Wei (#4)
Lim Fang Yee (#5)
James Hong Joon Pyo (#6)
Jonathan Cher Ze Bao (#7)
Jason Pok Wei Wen (#8)
Jabez Su Ming Rong (#9)
Dominic Lim Weijie (#10)
Lee Qi Ming (#11)
Goh Kong Tat (#12)
Wong Kam Seng (#13)
Chong Ming Xuan (#14)
Chua Wen Bin (#15)
Catholic High’s training tour of Taiwan gives them an opportunity to meet opponents of a higher standard. (Photo © Ian Chew)
Background info:
The Nan Shan team fielded a team of Year 1s (16-year-olds) to play the Catholic High B Division team.
They then used their Year 2s (17 year olds) to play the Catholic High senior team.
The system of education in Taiwan is as follows:
Primary School – 6 years (similar to Singapore)
Junior High School – 3 years (Sec 1-3 for Singapore)
Senior High School – 3 years (Sec 4, JC 1-2)
[…] After a day of sightseeing, the team was ready for its first Taiwan test – Nan Shan Senior High School. Read about their exploits in http://redsports.sg/2007/11/18/senior-school-outclass/ […]
It was a great experience playing with them. I felt that we were like a frog in the well, unaware of the high standards of basketball in other countries. It was a great learning experience!