VOLLEYBALL

National C Division Championship Final 2007 (Boys)
St Hilda’s Secondary vs Xinmin Secondary
Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Toa Payoh Sports Hall

Story by Coach Dick Yip.

These pictures have been contributed by our volunteer student-photographer, Jerome Teo.  Thanks, Jerome!


St Hilda’s Jordan Toh sets the ball.  © Jerome Teo.

Favourites St Hilda’s Secondary (SHS) romped to a 3-0 victory over the underdogs Xinmin Secondary (XMS) in a pulsating and exciting match at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. The action was covered ‘live’ by Hwee Cheng on her laptop and appeared on the Red Sports web site as it happened. This is a post-game report.


St Hilda’s Jordan Toh blocks the ball together with a teammate.  © Jerome Teo.


Xinmin boys go for the block against St Hilda’s fiery attacks.  © Jerome Teo.

The encounter was played in a hall packed with supporters from the various volleyball playing schools, both the boys and the girls. XMS took to the court in the 1st set in a modestly guarded mood, well aware of the overall strength of their rival’s superior attacking power. SHS has 2 players in Benjamin Choo (7) and Jordan Toh (1) who were thunderbolts in attack. Under XMS counterattacks, both combined effectively to block off powerful spikes into point winning rallies throughout the entire match. There was simply no reply to the overall superiority of SHS who even when they were trailing 4-9 in the 1st set came back strongly to take the set 25-16 and the next 2 sets as well 25-15 and 25-23. They were deserving winners and represent a real challenge to not only XMS but the many other superb schools in the volleyball fraternity.


Xinmin players boost team morale during a time-out.  © Jerome Teo.

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