Story by REDintern Lim De Jun. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports

cdiv-nv-phs-2 Si Hui (North Vista #15) takes a shot. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

Singapore Basketball Centre, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 — North Vista Secondary (NVS) overwhelmed Presbyterian High (PHS) 52–2 to clinch an opening win in the North Zone C Division Girls’ Basketball Championship.

Lydia (NVS #8) led her team with a game-high seven points, while teammates Ke Hui (NVS #11), Jamie (NVS #13)and Alycia (NVS #14) each scored six points. Tan Wei Ting (PHS #4) scored the only basket for her team.

NVS were able to easily penetrate the PHS defense and coupled with tight defense, they led 18–0 at the end of the opening quarter.

The morale of the PHS players started to drop, allowing them to lose possession easily. However, they continued to hustle for the ball and made every effort to stop NVS from scoring. As a result, NVS only managed to score one point in this quarter.

NVS started the third quarter with a half court defensive press, making it harder for PHS to get past. PHS continued to hustle for every ball despite the increasing score difference, but NVS extended their lead to 29–0, virtually putting the game out of reach for PHS.

Lydia (NVS #8), after being benched for the second and third quarters, returned to the court to give NVS a huge offensive boost. Her offensive and defensive rebounds sparked her team to a 10–0 run in just five minutes. After, Tan Wei Ting (PHS #4) managed to score, allowing her team to break the zero-point mark. Despite the effort by PHS, NVS maintained their scoring streak and sealed the 52–2 victory.

Jamie (NVS #13) said, “We were quite nervous as this is our first game for the season. We definitely need to talk more on court and improve in our communication between each other and also in our teamwork.”

Lydia (NVS #8) added, “Our opponents were really aggressive and they played really well. With our performance, we feel that we are able to get past the second round easily and advance to the final.”

North Vista will next face Naval Base Secondary, while Presbyterian High will face Edgefield Secondary. Both games will be played at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 6, at the Singapore Basketball Centre.

Scoring by Quarter
North Vista vs Presbyterian High
1st quarter: 18–0
2nd quarter: 1–0 (19–0)
3rd quarter: 10–0 (29–0)
4th quarter: 23–2 (52–2)

Top Scorers
North Vista
Lydia (#8) – 7 points (1 x 3-pointer)
Ke Hui (#11) – 6 points
Jamie (#13) – 6 points
Alycia (#14) – 6 points

Presbyterian High
Tan Wei Ting (#4) – 2 points

North Vista Roster
Yan Ting (#4), Danessa (#5), Hana (#6), Joli (#7), Lydia (#8), Ruzzina (#9), Zhi Wen (#10), Ke Hui (#11), Ros (#12), Jamie (#13), Alycia (#14), Tatiana (#15).

Presbyterian High Roster
Tan Wei Ting (#4), Favor Lim (#5), Hui Ying Chung (#6), Quinnie Ong (#7), Andrea Seo (#8), Viwyn Tan (#9), Reiko Lee (#10), Cheryl Lim (#11), Razana (#12), Kayzel Jip (#13), Germaine Tan (#14), Caida Tan (#15)

North Zone C Division Girls’ Basketball Championship — fixtures and results

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