Contributed by Teo Siang Yang

CCAB, Monday, December 15, 2008 – The girls of Yishun Town Secondary beat Unity Secondary 68-65 to win the Pre-Season B Division Basketball League 1.

It was a tight game right from the start with the score see-sawing throughout. Both teams displayed great defense and both had their strong points.

Unity were stronger inside and precise in their set play while Yishun Town showed their teamwork and good reading of the game.

The decisive moment came in the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter when Yishun Town went on a 6-0 run and this set a good foundation for the rest of the game.

In the last minute, Unity did bring the gap down to two points but the Yishun Town girls were cool enough to take the game 68-65.

In the boys’ final, Seng Kang Secondary beat Unity Secondary 72-64 with their twin twoers dominating the play inside.

The game was close for the first half but Seng Kang started to pull away in the second. Unity went into a shooting slump and allowed Seng Kang to take a 15-point lead late in the 3rd quarter.

A mini-comeback by Unity came in the 4th quarter but it was a little late as Seng Kang won the game 72-64.