BASKETBALL

National ‘C’ Division Championship 2007 Quarterfinals
Chung Cheng High School (Main) vs Raffles Girls’ School
Friday, 17 August 2007 at the Singapore Basketball Centre
Pictures by Leslie Tan. © Red Sports/soulbreath pictures

Story by Red Sports reader Ian Chew. Thanks.

With the nail biting win over Anglican High the day before, the Raffles Girls met stiffer resistance from the Chung Cheng High girls in a quarterfinal group game played yesterday at the Singapore Basketball Centre. Chung Cheng High won 53-43 to place themselves in a good position to top the group.

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Amelia (in black) of Chun Cheng High shoots for the basket while Hannah Ng of RGS looks on. She contributed 14 points to her team’s winning effort. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Yet it was not for want of trying. Despite the best efforts of the Raffles Girls team with captain Hannah Ng (#9) leading the way, Chung Cheng High seemed to have an answer for everything the Raffles team tried.

The Chung Cheng team exploited their height advantage as well as speed to steadily increase their lead in each quarter. They led 13-10 after the first, 20-16 after the second, 38-28 after the third and finally won 53-43 at the end of the fourth quarter.

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Anna Tay (in white) of RGS goes for a layup while Shuhadah of Chung Cheng High blocks. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Key to Chung Cheng High’s success was Yeenei (#9) and Amelia (#10), who scored 14 and 13 points respectively and they are now assured of a semifinal spot. RGS now have to beat Jurong to ensure their place in the semifinals and hope that Anglican High will fall to Chung Cheng High.

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Yuling of Chung Cheng High drives past Anna Tay of RGS. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Chung Cheng High (11-2):

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)

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Yiling of Chung Cheng High (in black) is tightly defended by Anna Tay of RGS while Vivien Cheok looks on. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

RGS (10-2):

Anna Tay (#4)
Rachael Lo (#5)
Tham Yan Ping (#6)
Vivien Cheok (#7)
Radhakrishnan Vidya (#8)
Hannah Ng (#9) capt
Zhou Ye Lin (#10)
Deanna Ng (#11)
Tang Li Yong (#12)
Stephanie Siow (#13)
Angie Tay (#14)
Quek Yi Ning (#15)

Match statistics:

1st quarter: Chung Cheng High 13-10 Raffles Girls’
2nd: 7-6
3rd: 18-13
4th: 15-14

Top point scorers:

Raffles: Hannah Ng (20 pts); Stephanie Siow (9 pts)

Chung Cheng High: Yeenei (14 pts – two 3-pointer); Amelia (14 pts)

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