By Rebecca Yip/Red Sports

Jurong West vs Clementi Town C Div bball

Shaun Ong (#8) of Jurong West lays up for two against Clementi Town. He finished with 8 points. (Photo © Les Tan/Red Sports)

 

Clementi Sports Hall, Friday, July 20, 2012 — Jurong West Secondary ended off their West Zone C Division Basketball Championship campaign on a high, beating Clementi Town Secondary 42-35 to rank third behind Unity Secondary and Jurong Secondary in their Round 2 group.

It was a game with nothing but pride at stake, with Unity and Jurong having already qualified for the semi-finals from their group by securing the top two positions.

Jurong West’s Sean Tian (#7) was the game’s top scorer, putting in three 3-pointers and notching up a total of 11 points.

Clementi Town’s vice-captain, Ace Ng (#6), also scored three 3-pointers and ended the match as top scorer for his team with 9 points.

With both teams having nothing to play for, the game got off to a sluggish start. Billy (#9) from Clementi Town opened scoring on a fast break. As both team struggled to put in their baskets, the game saw many turnovers.

Jurong West’s lack of accuracy even from close range saw them fall behind by five points by the end of the first quarter, but two baskets from Jin Han (#9) at the start of the second helped Jurong West close the gap and level the score at 21-21 by half-time.

Clementi Town played a disappointing game in the third quarter, committing many unforced errors to score no points to allow Jurong West to pull away with an 8-point, 29-21 lead.

Clementi Town outscored Jurong West 14-13 in the last quarter, but could not make up the points difference and lost 35-42.

Clementi Town’s Ace Ng (#6) was disappointed that the team could not make the top four this year. He said that the the team did not play well for a number of games, but hopes that the six Secondary Ones in his team can achieve that goal next year.

When asked to summarise the season for Jurong West, captain Benjamin Ang (#15) said: “We did not have a bad season. The seven Secondary Ones really proved themselves. We were a relatively new team this year because the Secondary Twos did not get to play much last year and the Secondary Ones are new, so I think we did well.”

Score by Quarter
Clementi Town vs Jurong West
1st Q: 14-9
2nd Q: 7-12 (21-21)
3rd Q: 0-8 (21-29)
4th Q: 14-13
Final: 35-42

Top Scorers
Clementi Town
Ace Ng (#6) — 9 points
Wesley (#7) — 8 points
Brian (#10) — 8 points

Jurong West 
Sean Tian (#7) — 11 points
Jin Han (#9) — 10 points
Kok Siong (#11) — 9 points
Shaun Ong (#8) — 8 points

Clementi Town Roster
Alex (#4), Klein (#5), Ace Ng (#6), Wesley (#7), Shi Jun (#8), Billy (#9), Brian (#10), Elvis (#11), Yi Fan (#12), Zhi Yuan (#13), Jason (#14), Bhuvanesh (#15)

Jurong West Roster
Dexter Tan (#4), Kelvin Ser (#5), Jeff Tan (#6), Sean Tian (#7), Shaun Ong (#8), Jin Han (#9), Gabriel (#10), Kok Siong (#11), Alvin (#12), Michael (#13), Jing Kai (#14), Benjamin Ang (#15)

West Zone C Division Basketball Championship – full fixtures and results

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