Story by REDintern Ellis Yap. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports

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Howard Tan (MJC #9) looks to go for a layup. Howard led his team with a game-high 24 points. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

Presbyterian High School Sports Hall, Friday, April 24, 2015 — Meridian Junior College (MJC) finished their National A Division Basketball Championship season with a 48–42 victory over River Valley High School (RVHS).

Howard Tan (MJC #9) dropped 24 points to lead MJC to the win. The game marked the end of the season for both teams as they finished out of the top two positions in their group.

Strong defense gave RVHS the slight 8–4 lead going into the second period.

Howard Tan (MJC #9) had a notable effort on both ends of the floor as MJC outscored RVHS in the second and third quarter to regain a 31–23 lead.

Howard’s (MJC #9) well-executed defense got him a couple of steals which brought up the morale of the team. He was also active on the offensive end, attacking the basket relentlessly while getting fouled on the way to the basket in many occasions.

He also pocketed two three-pointers, one coming from early in the first quarter and another in the fourth period of the game.

On the other hand, RVHS had a more balanced team composition. The entire team contributed evenly to the score board as well as on defense.

RVHS went on a late surge, outscoring MJC by 19–17 in the fourth quarter but it was not enough as MJC eventually closed out the game 48–42.

Scoring by quarter
MJC vs RVHS

1st Quarter: 4–8
2nd Quarter: 5–14 (18–13)
3rd Quarter: 10–13 (31–23)
4th Quarter: 19–17 (48–42)

Top scorers
MJC
Howard Tan (#9) – 24 points (2 x 3-pointers)

RVHS
Darren Leung Kar Shin (#8) – 11 points (1 x 3-pointer)

MJC Roster
Shuan Goh (#4), Ivan Sng (#5), Pang Xue Bin (#6), Nelvin Tay (#7), Lee Yu Wei (#8), Howard Tan (#9), Yip Cheng Yu (#10), Zhao Yu Fei (#11), Kelvan Tang (#12), Ngool Zhi Peng (#13), Soh Wei Jie (#14), Wang Li Shu (#15)

RVHS Roster
Lee Shyh Huar (#4), Anthony Wong Chew Yao (#5), Poh Pin Zheng (#6), Remas Ker Zhen Hong (#7), Darren Leung Kar Shin (#8), Chan Hua Zheng (#9), Ho QinKai, Eungene (#10), Tan Wei Jie (#11), Chew Song Yu (#12), Heng Shu Han (#13), Lucas Chan Yan Xiong (#14), Daniel Tan Yong Zheng (#15)

2015 National A Division Boys’ Basketball Championship – fixtures and results

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