By REDintern Rachel Yip

Bukit Batok vs Commonwealth C Div Bball

Ngoh Wei Yue (#10) of Commonwealth lays up while Clarence Ngay (#8) of Bukit Batok tries to stop him. Wei Yue finished with 3 points in the game while Clarence had a game-high 21. (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)

Clementi Sports Hall, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 – Bukit Batok Secondary avoided finishing last in Group E of the West Zone C Division Boys’ Basketball Championship when they beat Commonwealth Secondary 34-27.

Bukit Batok started strong and took the first quarter 18-8. They managed to maintain their 10-point lead for the subsequent two quarters, going into the last quarter leading 31-21. Commonwealth managed to reduce the deficit in the last quarter, taking the quarter 6-3, but it was not enough to avoid the 34-27 defeat.

Commonwealth paid the price for poor shooting and exited the championship finishing at the bottom of Group E with no wins.

Clarence Ngay (#8) of Bukit Batok used his height and agility to his advantage to sink a game-high 21 points for his team. Tan Hu Soon (#9) was the top scorer for Commonwealth with 10 points.

Bukit Batok captain Argene De Guzman (#5) was happy with his team’s first win.

“The team played well, especially Clarence. We played better than when we played other teams,” Argene said. “But we can still do better.”

Clarence agreed with his captain, saying: “This is the best game that we have played. There is still room for improvement though.”

Both teams will now hope to improve their performance in next year’s championship.

Score by Quarter
Bukit Batok vs Commonwealth
1st Q: 18-8
2nd Q: 7-7 (25-15)
3rd Q: 6-6 (31-21)
4th Q: 3-6
Final Score: 34-27

Top Scorers
Bukit Batok
Clarence Ngay (#8) – 21 points
Benjamin Tan (#4) – 4 points
Fabian Jow (#9) – 3 points

Commonwealth
Tan Hu Soon (#9) – 10 points
Zi Song (#7) – 8 points
Ngoh Wei Yue (#10) – 3 points

Bukit Batok Roster
Benjamin Tan (#4), Argene De Guzman (#5), Kuan Yong (#6), Terence (#7), Clarence Ngay (#8), Fabian Jow (#9), Damiane Teo (#10), Kevin Yang (#11), Brendan Chang (#12), Chay Yu Tian (#13), Freddie Cheong (#14), Murphy Teo (#15)

Commonwealth Roster 
Lee Zhi Xuan (#4), Wayne Teo (#5), Tarun Viswanathan (#6), Zi Song (#7), Lim Tian Bao (#8), Tan Hu Soon (#9), Ngoh Wei Yue (#10), Tristen Tan (#11), Goh Chan Herng (#12), Myint Khaing Oo (#13), Elkan Wee (#14)

West Zone C Division Basketball Championship — full fixtures and results

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