By REDintern Dylan Chua. Photos by REDintern Chan Hua Zheng

North Vista's #6(White) shooting over Koh Swee Yang(Blue #14) of Woodlands Ring. North Vista's #6 led his team with 16 points.

Nicholas Tay (NV #6) shooting over Koh Swee Yang (#14) of Woodlands Ring. Nicholas (NV #6) led his team with 16 points while Swee Yang had a team-high 8 points for Woodlands Ring. (Photo 1 © REDintern Chan Hua Zheng)

Singapore Basketball Centre, Wednesday, January 13, 2016 — North Vista Secondary (NV) pulled off an impressive 71-24 victory over Woodlands Ring Secondary (WRS) in their opening game of the 2016 North Zone B Division Basketball Championship.

Nicholas Tay (NV #6) scored a game-high 16 points, while Koh Swee Yang (#14) had eight points to lead Woodlands Ring.

From the opening tip, North Vista’s dominance was telling. North Vista attempted a flurry of 3-pointers from the off to breakdown Woodlands Ring’s zone defence. North Vista had two made 3s in the 1st quarter to put the score at 18-4 after the first 10 minutes.

In the 2nd quarter, NV’s full court set proved effective as WRS found it tough to break down the NV defence. This led to many steals on the defensive end for NV, which turned to easy fast break lay-ups at the other end. NV ended the quarter on a 15-0 run to build an unassailable 35-5 lead. with Nicholas Tay (NV #6) alone responsible for nine of those 15 points in that run.

After the break, NV continues its run with nine unanswered points. Koh Wei Lun (WRS #4) then made a 3-pointer to end WRS’ barren run, making it 44-8. Despite being down, WRS continued to hustle on every play and were rewarded with a number of made baskets towards the end of the 3rd quarter, pushing the score to 58-14 at the end of the 3rd.

Led by captain Koh Swee Yang (WRS #14), WRS continued to play hard and drew several fouls with some aggressive plays to start the 4th. Swee Yang took responsibility on the offensive end by scoring seven straight points for his team in the 3rd and 4th quarter.

Both teams continued to trade baskets for the remainder of the game as NV eventually secured a 71-24 victory.

After the game, Koh Swee Yang (WRS #14) said, “North Vista was very strong, but we never gave up and kept fighting.”

Swee Yang also targeted a top-four finish for his team.

With regard to the game, Sim Xuan (NV #2) said, “Our defensive rebounding is good but there is much to improve on offensive rebounding and offense in general.”

North Vista will next play Northland Secondary while Woodlands Ring will take on North View Secondary. Both games are on Monday at the Singapore Basketball Centre.

Scoring by Quarter
North Vista vs Woodlands Ring
1st Quarter: 18-4
2nd Quarter: 17-1 (35-5)
3rd Quarter: 23-9 (58-14)
4th Quarter: 13-10 (71-24)

Top Scorers
North Vista
Nicholas Tay (#6) – 16 points
Christian Pepito (#19) – 12 points

Woodlands Ring
Koh Swee Yang (#14) – 8 points
Tan Yong Lun (#9) – 6 points

NV Roster
Lim Joe Yang (#1), Sim Xuan (#2), Tiong Chuan Yao (#3), Vincent Gerard Embay Bancod (#4), Nicholas Tay Zhi Kang (#6), Cheng Ye Hui (#7), Reuben David Faustino Amado (#12), Christian Co Pepito (#19), Keith Tan Wei Long (#22), Chan Qi Feng (#26), Sie Ker Shin (#32), Dorian Chin Jun Long (#34)

Woodlands Ring Roster
Koh Wei Lun (#4), Tan Hann Ming (#5), Chia Jian Xuan (#6), Lee Jiajie (#7), Yap Kah Hou, Axel (#8), Tan Yong Lun (#9), Cai Jiajian (#10), Tham Hou Hin Shawn (#11), Ong Zi Weng (#12), Toh Zhao Xiang (#13), Koh Swee Yang (#14), Liang Enmao (#15)

North Zone B Division Basketball Championship – fixtures and results

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