Story by REDintern Arissa Pang. Photos by REDintern Laura Lee
Mei Zeng (Yishun Town #10) eyes the basket and attempts to shoot against Priya Latha (Deyi #15) and Ng Jing Wen (Deyi #13). (Photo 1 © REDintern Laura Lee)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — Deyi Secondary School defeated Yishun Town Secondary School 50–29 in the final to take home the North Zone B Division Girls’ Basketball Championship.
Mabel Koh (Deyi #7) led all scorers with 13 points, while teammate Leona Ng (Deyi #5) had 10 points. Lim Bei Xuan (Yishun Town #11) led her team with nine points.
In the first quarter, the game was fairly intense with multiple lead changes. With just a minute left to play, Bei Xuan (Yishun Town #11) tied the game at 11 apiece. Amelia (Yishun Town #14) scored two free throws to give Yishun Town a 13–11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
With Deyi’s teamwork, height and speed advantage, they performed exceptionally well in the second and third quarter. Priya Latha (Deyi #15) was outstanding on defence, as she managed to reject a few goals from Yishun Town. Most of Deyi’s offensive plays were based on creating opportunities for 3-point attempts.
Entering the final quarter, Deyi led by 18 points (23–41). Yishun Town did not give up and fought till the last minute, trying their best to reduce the deficit. Deyi eventually held on for the 50–29 victory.
Deyi’s captain, Mabel Koh (#7), commented, “The game was really intense and we played our best. I never expected that we would win this final. I admire the fighting spirit of both teams and my team played better than expected. I felt that we can improve more on our shooting, passing and dribbling. The opponent played a really good game and they’re a good team. I respect them.”
Yishun Town vice-captain, Bei Xuan (#11), commented, “We did not play well in today’s game. The opponent is strong on offence and defence. We will improve in our defense as well as our aggressiveness.”
Scoring by Quarter
Yishun Town Secondary vs Deyi Secondary
1st Quarter: 13–11
2nd Quarter: 4–13 (17–24)
3rd Quarter: 6–17 (23–41)
4th Quarter: 6–9 (29–50)
Top Scorers
Yishun Town Secondary
Lim Bei Xuan (#11) – 9 points
Deyi Secondary
Mabel Koh (#7) – 13 points
Leona Ng (#5) – 10 points
Yishun Town Secondary Roster
Nur Sabrina (#4), Teo Shi Ting (#5), Ho Wei Ting (#6), Intan Afiqah (#7), Nicole Beh (#8), Kesshini(#9), Lai Mei Zeng (#10), Lim Bei Xuan (#11), Leong JingWen (#12), Leong LeYi (#13), Amelia Wong (#14), Tan Jie Ling (#15)
Deyi Secondary Roster
Soh Hui Xing (#4), Leona Ng (#5), Jaslyn Wong (#6), Mabel Koh (#7), Lee JiaTong (#8), Tan Nai Yan (#9), Joleen Loo (#10), JiaLi Lew (#11), Joanne Lim (#12), Ng Jing Wen (#13), Nicole Tan (#14), Priya Latha (#15)
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The red sport’s reporter should improve more on writing on the report & photo shot angle. The report on this final match was dull and not impressive at all.I suggest the reporter must focus on the match so she can wrote a better report.
i notice the name of the player on the photo also make a mistake.
The report for previous year like 2012 was much better.
Hope to see some improvement.
Hi Jessie,
Thank you for your comment. Here at Red Sports, we serve as a platform for training, where interns come in and learn how to write a sports story and how to photograph sports. No single person is perfect, and everyone will have their different styles of writing and shooting. This speaks the same for our viewers as well. There may be people who appreciate certain styles of writing, yet there may be those who do not. Here, we do our best to groom the interns to write better and shoot better throughout their internship period. Of course, if you think you can do better, you are certainly welcome to join us as well.
Additionally, you mentioned that there is a mistake with the player on the photo. Could you kindly point out the error (which photo and which player) so we can rectify it?
Best,
Yong Teck
Red Sports