BASKETBALL

National ‘C’ Division Championship 2007 Quarterfinals
Chung Cheng High School (Main) vs Jurong Secondary School
Thursday, 16 August 2007 at the Singapore Basketball Centre
Update and pictures by Leslie Tan. © Red Sports/soulbreath pictures

Chung Cheng High (Main) beat Jurong 37-24 to post their first win in the quarterfinal stage.

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Yuling (in white) of Chung Cheng finds her way blocked by Lim Qian Tong (#15) of Jurong. Yuling scored a game total of nine points. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Tied 5-5 after the first quarter, Chung Cheng High stepped up their defensive efforts in the second quarter to shut out Jurong who found it difficult to penetrate through the paint and were forced to shoot from the outside. However, shooting from the outside didn’t solve Jurong’s scoring problems. They missed three 3-point efforts and Chung Cheng outscored them 13-5 to go into the half-time leading 18-10. Showing a collective team effort, Chung Cheng got points from a group of players – Yeenei (#9), Shuhadah (#5), Yuling (#11) and Amelia (#10).

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Glenda Yang (in red) of Jurong looks to shoot while Belinda (#15) of Chung Cheng blocks. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

However, Jurong weren’t giving up. Jocelin See (#14) of Jurong started winning defensive rebounds and her presence under the basket gave her team the opportunity to make their baskets count. By the end of the third quarter, Jurong had outscored Chung Cheng High 11-10. That reduced the gap to seven points, with the score now at 21-28. However, Jurong couldn’t sustain the pace and Chung Cheng pulled away to eventually win by 13 points.

Chung Cheng High (10-2):

Jiaying (#4)
Shuhadah (#5)
Karwai (#6)
Brenda (#7)
Rachel (#8)
Yeenei (#9)
Amelia (#10)
Yuling (#11)
Yiling (#12)
Yueying (#13)
Eeling (#14) capt
Belinda (#15)

Jurong (win-loss record unknown):

Ng Cheng Hian (#4)
Michelle Tsen (#5)
Andrea Chee (#6)
Tan Si Ying (#7)
Pei Pei Jun (#8)
Tan Yan Teng (#9)
Catherine Choy (#10)
Glenda Yang (#11)
Esther Tan (#12)
Siti Sulaiha (#13)
Jocelin See (#14)
Lim Qian Tong (#15)

Match statistics:

1st quarter: Chung Cheng High 5-5 Jurong
2nd: 13-5
3rd: 10-11
4th: 9-3

Top point-getters:

Chung Cheng High: Yuling (9 pts); Shuhadah (9 pts); Yeenei (8 pts)

Jurong: Andrea Chee (7 pts – one 3-pointer); Tan Si Ying (5 pts – one 3-pointer)

Editor’s note: If you have any updates or corrections, leave them in the COMMENTS section. More pictures in the gallery.