Catholic High beat Peirce 70-26

BASKETBALL

South Zone ‘C’ Division Championship 2007
Catholic High vs Peirce Secondary
Wednesday, 11 July 2007 at CCAB

Story and pictures by Red Sports reader Ian Chew, a teacher of Catholic High. Score roundup by Red Sports reader Tse Yiu Fai, the convenor for South Zone. Thanks!

Catholic High beat Peirce Secondary 70-26 yesterday in a second round game to virtually secure their chances of qualifying for the zone semifinals.

Jabez Su (#4), captain of the Catholic High team, on his way to a layup. He top-scored for the team with 24 points. © Ian Chew

Yet it was Peirce who started brightly, scoring the first two baskets of the game to lead 4-0. The Catholic High team, whose average height was at least a few centimeters taller than their opponents, did not panic. Instead, they made plays for their 1.91m centre Goh Kong Tat (#15) to score two baskets to level the score at 4-4.

That proved to be the final points for Peirce Sec in the first quarter. Catholic High then raced to a 19-4 lead, with captain Jabez Su (#4), point guard Dominic Lim (#10) and Benny Lam (#12) making numerous steals and baskets.

The second quarter followed a similar pattern as the first with the Catholic High players scoring more baskets through fast breaks off defensive rebounds and steals. The score ended 41-10 at the half in Catholic High’s favour.

Since the result was pretty much academic, the second half was played at a slower pace, as both teams fielded their second team players in preparation for the coming matches.