By Zachary Foo/Red Sports

Gerald Lim (GYS #12) puts one in after a fast break. (Photo 1 © Zachary Foo/Red Sports)

PESEB, Tuesday, July 8, 2014 — Guangyang Secondary (GYS) upset Raffles Institution (RI) 40–23 to top their group in the first round of the South Zone C Division Basketball Championship. Wong Yi Jian (GYS #6) led all scorers with 15 points, while Adam Harith (RI #6) paced RI with nine points.

Guangyang finished the first round at the top of Group C with a 3–0 win-loss record, while RI finished second in the group with a 2–1 win-loss record. Both teams have qualified for the second round.

Both teams could not get their engines going in the first quarter. Guangyang drew first blood when Yi Jian (GYS #6) nailed a three-pointer after a breakdown in play. Besides that, Guangyang’s other open shots were not falling for them. RI had trouble on their own, as their errant passes led to multiple turnovers.

Guangyang’s scoring started to pick up in the second quarter. Fueled by the energetic play of Yi Jian (GYS #6) and Gerald Lim (GYS #12), Guangyang were able to extend their lead to a comfortable 19–5 at the half.

The third quarter saw RI continue to struggle to break the Guangyang full-court press. Guangyang’s backcourt did well to communicate on each inbounds, forcing RI players to throw weak passes which were easily intercepted. RI showed some signs of life at the end of the period, when they went on a 6–0 run to cut the lead to nine points.

However, Guangyang made sure to close out the game in the final quarter. They started out on a 9–0 run, which completely killed off any momentum that RI created at the end of the third quarter. This allowed Guangyang to return to their full-court press, again shutting off any RI attempt to advance the ball. Eventually, Guangyang ended the game 40–23 victors, punching their ticket into the second round with a flawless 3–0 win-loss record.

Guangyang captain, Wong Yi Jian (#6), said, “Our team did well today, as we finally beat RI. We finished 3–0 in the group and it feels great because this is the first time we are going to the second round for this batch of players. We have to make our offence smoother and tighten up our defence if we are to win future games.”

Scoring by Quarter
Guangyang Secondary vs Raffles Institution
1st Quarter: 3–0
2nd Quarter: 16–5 (19–5)
3rd Quarter: 8–13 (27–18)
4th Quarter: 13–5 (40–23)

Top Scorers
Guangyang Secondary
Wong Yi Jian (#6) – 15 points

Raffles Institution
Adam Harith (#6) – 9 points

GYS Roster
Jerry Tan (#4), Brunio Louie James Bacomo (#5), Wong Yi Jian (#6), Brandon Chung (#7), Lin Jia Xian (#8), Darren Tan (#9), Nowis Xu (#10), Larry Lim (#11), Gerald Lim (#12), Cassidy Tan (#13), Lin Wei (#14), Muhammad Irfan (#15)

RI Roster
Reuben Yang (#4), Zi Heng (#5), Adam Harith (#6), Bryan Teo (#7), Jia Hao (#8), Liu Jia Wei (#9), Brendon Ngiam (#10), Liu Kuo (#11), Jethro Kwong (#12), Kevin Jung (#13), Colin Tung (#14), Jonathan Low (#15)

South Zone C Division Basketball Championship — Fixtures and Results

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