Story by REDintern Lim Yi Fei. Photos by REDintern Low Zheng Yu.

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Darryl Ong (WR #4) protects the ball from getting stolen by Kee Kai Zhi (MS #10). He had a game high 18 points. (Photo 1 © Low Zheng Yu/Red Sports)

OCBC Arena, Monday, February 6, 2017 — Strong defence and offence play from Woodlands Ring Secondary (WR) sees off Montfort (MS) which led to a 47-29 victory in the 1st round of the North Zone B Division Basketball Championship.

Darryl Ong (WR #4) had a game high of 18 points.

This win gives Woodlands Ring a 3-2 win-loss record. They lost 45-47 to Marsiling Secondary 45-47 and 15-73 to North Vista Secondary, but beat Hougang Secondary 38-19. They enter Round 2 as the second-place finisher in Group B.

On the other hand, Montfort’s season ended even though they have an identical 3-2 win-loss record. They beat Hougang Secondary 24-16, Maris Stella High School 50-35, and Marsiling Secondary 46-33. They lost 13-99 to North Vista Secondary.

The 1st quarter started with Woodlands Ring making it hard for Montfort to score while they exploited the loopholes in the Monfort defence for easy baskets for a 17-7 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

However, Woodlands Ring had many turnovers in the 2nd quarter to allow Montfort to catch up. Montfort also scored 3-pointers but still trailed by 13 points at half time.

Montfort improved in the 3rd quarter, grabbing many defensive rebounds and shooting whenever left wide open.

This was countered by a pressing Woodlands Ring which stopped numerous fastbreaks from Montfort. The 3rd quarter ended with Montfort trailing by 18 points (18-36).

The 4th quarter saw Montfort aggressive in both attack and defense, claiming several offensive rebounds while Woodlands Ring struggled to defend. However this was not enough as Woodlands Ring emerged victorious with a final score of 47-29.

Scoring by Quarter
Woodlands Ring vs Montfort
1st Q: 17-7
2nd Q: 12-9 (29-16)
3rd Q: 7-2 (36-18)
4th Q: 11-11 (47-29)

Top Scorer
Woodlands Ring

Darryl Ong Jia En(#4) – 18 pts

Montfort
Kee Kai Zhi(#6) – 10 pts

Woodlands Ring Roster
Ong Jia En Darryl (#4), Goh Guo Jun Jayvier (#6), Yong Fu Xiang (#7), Peh Jia Yu (#8), Koh Wei Le (#9), Tan Hann Ming (#10), Tham Hou Hin Shawn (#11), Eng Seng Kiat Anson (#13), Julian Pang Gui Fa (#14), Foong Wei Jun (#15), Ong Jian Hao Edwin (#16), Wong Gao En (#19)

Montfort Roster
Faheem Noor S/O Mohamed J S (#4), Canlas Juan Miguel Garcia (#5), Laxamana Gio David (#6), Laxamana Carlo Lee David (#7), Cortez Nathan Emerson Macalanda (#8), Bustillo Flint Bernard Galo (#9), Kee Kai Zhi (#10), Tan Hong An, Alvin (#11), Ow Yan Heng (#12), Lim Cheng Teng (#13), Dexter Lim Jun Hui (#14)

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