National A Div Bball: NYJC top Group C with 49–30 victory over YJC
Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) tops Group C and advances to the second round with a 49-30 victory over Yishun Junior College (YJC) in the National A Diviison Basketball Championship.
Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) tops Group C and advances to the second round with a 49-30 victory over Yishun Junior College (YJC) in the National A Diviison Basketball Championship.
Ruben S/O Loganathan of Anderson Junior College clocked 10:21.53 in the A Division Boys' 3000m Steeplechase final to bag gold.
Syed Hussein powered home in an exciting finish in the A Division Boys’ 1500m race to continue his record of scoring at least two gold medals for three years in a row, clocking in at 04:16.41s.
The league is part of NYSI’s efforts to increase the playing time of the tertiary-level athletes and caters to both the boys and girls divisions for sports like basketball, football and netball. The tertiary basketball league, which debuted this year, is getting a good reception from the community.
Led by game-high 12 points of Eden Oh (YJC #11), YJC made use of size and height advantage to take down CJC for the win in their last match of the season.
Ong Swee Ling (YJC #29) scored the winning goal a minute from time, landing YJC their second title in three years.
YJC qualified for the final for the third time in four years, after they hung on for a 3-2 victory over VJC.
Ruel Tan (TPJC #22) was the top scorer of the game with three goals.