By REDintern Joseph Lee

North zone b division basketball

The Christ Church #9 going for the lay-up with two North Vista players trying to put a hand to it. (Photo 1 © Joseph Lee/Red Sports)

Singapore Basketball Centre, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 — Christ Church Secondary upset North Vista Secondary 67-45 to win the North Zone B Division Girls’ Basketball Championship.

Christ Church had entered the final with a 7-2 win-loss record with both losses coming against North Vista.

North Vista, on the other hand, had a perfect 9-0 win-loss record. They had narrowly beaten Christ Church with an identical 29-27 scoreline on the two previous occasions they met in the championship.

The game started with North Vista winning the tip-off. It was not until the third minute in the game that the first basket was made. Christ Church drew first blood but North Vista soon drew parity.

North Vista managed to edge in front when #10 was fouled and she drained both free throws. But that did not last long before a three-pointer was netted by Christchurch to give them a 5-4 lead.

Then, North Vista, with a jumper and a easy lay-up on a fast break, were in front 8-5.

Christ Church called a timeout to try to break North Vista momentum and it worked. After the timeout, Christ Church regrouped to go on a 6-0 run. Christ Church continued this run to end the quarter 20-12 up.

In the second quarter, Christ Church’s #13 stood out as she was very dominant in the paint on both ends of the court, helping the team put in easy baskets and grabbing crucial rebounds.

North Vista, though still behind, did not allow Christ Church to extend their lead. North Vista managed to close the gap from eight points to five points. The half ended 31-26 still in favour of Christ Church.

The second half was the same story as the first half: North Vista simply could not find their way past Christ Church. The closest North Vista could get to Christ Church was when they were within six points near the end of the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, Christ Church built their lead back up to eight points at 49-41.

In the final quarter, Christ Church put up a formidable defensive display as they showed how effective their full court press was.

The Christ Church #7 led the charge of the full court press by getting most of the balls and dishing it out to teammates or going all the way to the basket herself. She even drained a three-pointer from downtown midway through the last quarter to increase the lead to 15 points.

Christ Church closed out the game to win the 2012 B Division Girls’ North Zone Basketball Championship. Christ Church out-scored North Vista 18-4 in the final quarter.

The Christ Church #7 was the top scorer in the game, putting up 28 points.

Quarter by Quarter Scores
Christ Church vs North Vista
1st Q: 20-12
2nd Q: 11-14 (31-26)
3rd Q: 18-15 (49-41)
4th Q: 18-4 (67-45)

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