March 5
By Vanessa Lim/Red Sports
Jiazhen (Woodgrove, #11) jumping high to shoot. (Photo 1 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Singapore Basketball Centre, Thursday, March 5, 2009 – Yishun Town Secondary narrowly won the B Division Girls North Zone Basketball Championship final with a hard fought 60-57 victory over Woodgrove Secondary.
Yishun Town notched up a 7-1 lead within five minutes of the first quarter. Woodgrove responded to close the point difference but still trailed 8–13 by the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw Yishun Town continue to extend its lead over Woodgrove. Woodgrove were having trouble keeping possession, with Yishun Town stealing the ball many times. By the end of the second quarter, Yishun Town led by eight points at 32-24.
With three minutes remaining in the third quarter, Woodgrove trailed by just one point. The tables also seemed to have turned as Woodgrove were now forcing turnovers.
For the first time in the game, Woodgrove gained a one-point lead over Yishun Town from a free throw scored by Huimin (Woodgrove, #7). But it was only for a few moments as Lee Si Yi (Yishun Town, #12) convert two free throws to level the score at 41-41.
The match became more intense in the fourth quarter as both teams were neck and neck. The teams matched each other from 49-49 to 55-55 and on to 57-57.
However, it was Sandra Goh (Yishun Town, #10) who managed to keep her composure to score the final three points to give Yishun Town victory with a final score of 60–57.
Match Statistics by Quarter
Yishun Town - Woodgrove
Q1: 13-8
Q2: 32-24
Q3: 45-41
Q4: 60-57
Scorers
Yishun Town:
Shermaine See (#4) – 17 points
Sandra Goh (#10) – 16 points
Lee Si Yi (#12) – 13 points
Lydia Sng (#7) – 6 points
Lee Hui Min (#6) – 4 points
Pan Jia Yu (#9) – 2 points
Goh Jie Ying (#5) – 2 points
Woodgrove
Huimin (#7) – 26 points
Erra (#12) – 17 points
Jiazhen (#11) – 6 points
Huixian (#9) – 5 points
Shamirah (#15) – 3 points
Huixian (Woodgrove, #9) going past Sandra Goh (Yishun Town, #10). (Photo 2 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Shamirah (Woodgrove, #15) shoots before the defenders have the chance to block. (Photo 3 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Sandra Goh (Yishun Town, #10) tries to block Jiazhen (Woodgrove, #11) from passing. (Photo 4 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Sandra Goh (Yishun Town, #10) goes past Shamirah (Woodgrove, #15) to score. (Photo 5 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Lee Si Yi (Yishun Town, #12) gets to the ball first before Erra (Woodgrove, #12). (Photo 6 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Lydia Sng (Yishun Town, #7) reaches out and tries to intercept the ball from Huimin (Woodgrove, #7). (Photo 7 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Huixian (Woodgrove, #9) pushing past the Yishun town defenders. (Photo 8 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Shermaine See (Yishun Town, #4) passing the guards and aims for the basket. (Photo 9 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Yishun Town Supporters cheering for the team. (Photo 10 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
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