Anglican High dominate Jurong

BASKETBALL

National ‘C’ Division Championship 2007 Quarterfinals
Anglican High School vs Jurong Secondary
Friday, 17 August 2007 at the Singapore Basketball Centre

Update and pictures by Leslie Tan. © Red Sports/soulbreath pictures

Anglican High recovered from their heartbreaking loss to Raffles Girls’ the day before to comprehensively beat Jurong 47-26 and set themselves up with a chance to qualify for the semifinals.

Michelle Tsen of Jurong (in white) takes aim while Zoe Eng of Anglican High blocks. Michelle scored a team-high 9 points, including one 3-pointer. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

Jurong kept pace with Anglican for most of the game and at the end of two quarters, were only five points behind at 15-20. In the third quarter, Jurong started to fall behind and the gap extended to eight with the score at 22-30. Jurong’s resistance fell in the fourth quarter as Anglican High outscored them by a massive 17-4 to finish the game comfortably ahead 47-26. Showing that they are not a one-person team, Anglican High got most of their points from three players: captain Zoe Eng (#9), Chua Ting Yi (#10) and Rachel Wang (#4).

Rachel Wang of Anglican High shoots despite the attention of Andrea Chee of Jurong. Rachel scored 12 points for her team. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports

With this win, Anglican High now face a must-win game against Chung Cheng High in order to qualify for the semifinals. Chung Cheng High have already qualified from their group.

Anglican High (win-loss record unknown):

Rachel Wang (#4)
Cheryl Boh (#5)
Koh Pei Ying (#6)
Kuah Chew Shian (#7)
Hilda Li (#8)
Zoe Eng (#9) capt
Chua Ting Yi (#10)
Kelly Cheong (#11)
Genevieve Ong (#12)
Oh Jing Jing (#13)
Rachel-Anne Yam (#14)
Doreen Sia (#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)

Top shooters:

Anglican: Rachel Wang (12 pts); Zoe Eng (12 pts); Chua Ting Yi (11 pts – two 3-pointers)

Jurong: Michelle Tsen (9 pts – one 3-pointer); Esther Tan (8 pts)

Editor’s note: Please leave any corrections or updates in the comments section. More shots in the gallery.