Group A: Catholic High, Dunman Sec, Deyi, NanHua
Group B: Jurong, Raffles, East Spring, Maris Stella
Group C: Presbyterian High, Unity, Pierce, Chung Cheng High
Group D: Anglican High, North Vista, Kranji, Queensway
Schedule for Nationals
(All matches at Singapore Basketball Centre)
1 Aug 1400hrs: RI vs East Spring
3 Aug 1630hrs: RI vs Maris Stella
13 Aug 1515hrs: RI vs Jurong
Friday, July 27, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
South Zone Finals: RI vs Catholic High
RI play Catholic High in the South Zone Finals, C Div 2007
Date: 24th July 2007
Time: 1500hrs
Venue: Delta Sports Complex
RI lost 57-64 in the South Zone Finals. We led in the 1st quarter after falling behind at the start. Halfway through the game we led again but lost it going into end game. With 50 sec left, we were 2 points down. However with 3 starters down with cramps and one fouled out, we had to go deep deep into our bench.
However we lost concentration on 2 full-court presses and allowed Cat High 2 easy baskets and a free throw. That accounted for the eventual 7 point gap.
This does not need to be a bad loss if we can learn from it. Of all things, it exposed clearly a few of our stubborn habits. Now that it has cost us dearly, we should be highly motivated to change them. I'm also thankful that we were tested for the first time this season, we need these games to improve - and I believe we have much more short-term upside compared to the other teams.
We'll be back.
Preview
RI enter the game as underdogs, having lost to Cat High by 20 points in a pre-season match. However a lot has changed for the RI team since then, and we have reason to believe that it will be competitive this time round.
2 teams of contrasting strengths:
Cat High
(Cat High will likely bring a big group of supporters, we need every bit of support we can muster.
It will be RI's 3rd C Div SZ finals in 3 years - it's about time we win it.
Date: 24th July 2007
Time: 1500hrs
Venue: Delta Sports Complex
RI lost 57-64 in the South Zone Finals. We led in the 1st quarter after falling behind at the start. Halfway through the game we led again but lost it going into end game. With 50 sec left, we were 2 points down. However with 3 starters down with cramps and one fouled out, we had to go deep deep into our bench.
However we lost concentration on 2 full-court presses and allowed Cat High 2 easy baskets and a free throw. That accounted for the eventual 7 point gap.
This does not need to be a bad loss if we can learn from it. Of all things, it exposed clearly a few of our stubborn habits. Now that it has cost us dearly, we should be highly motivated to change them. I'm also thankful that we were tested for the first time this season, we need these games to improve - and I believe we have much more short-term upside compared to the other teams.
We'll be back.
Preview
RI enter the game as underdogs, having lost to Cat High by 20 points in a pre-season match. However a lot has changed for the RI team since then, and we have reason to believe that it will be competitive this time round.
2 teams of contrasting strengths:
Cat High
- 2x 1.85-1.9m post players
- 1x Malaysian
- 3 superstars (1 at point guard, 1 at forward, one at the post)
- Experienced and mostly sec 2s
- Average height all round
- Deep team with no superstars
- Relatively inexperienced with a mix of sec 1s and sec 2s
(Cat High will likely bring a big group of supporters, we need every bit of support we can muster.
It will be RI's 3rd C Div SZ finals in 3 years - it's about time we win it.
South ZoneSemi Finals: RI vs Peirce
Final Score:
RI 58-39 Peirce Sec
This was the semi-final of the South Zone tournament, and was a closely contested affair.
In the first quarter, RI let in some outside shots, but led 16-11 at the break. The second quarter wasn't played very well, tying 12-12, and leading by only 5 points at the hald. We got back our stride in the game, and outscored them 16-12 in the 3rd quarter, and finally punished a tiring Perice 14-4 in the final quarter, to win 58-39.
We committed many stupid fouls, with 3 players nearly fouling out.
Bad Points:
1) Guarding High Post
2) Stupid Fouls
3) Rebounding
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
South Zone 2nd Round (C Div)
Group X: ACS (International), Guang Yang, Catholic High, Henderson, Pierce
Group Y: Yu Ying, Queensway, Raffles, Kent Ridge, Outram
All 2nd round matches at CCAB
Group Y: Yu Ying, Queensway, Raffles, Kent Ridge, Outram
All 2nd round matches at CCAB
- 9 Jul (Mon) 1415hrs - RI vs Kent Ridge (won 84-16)
- 11 Jul (Wed) 1300hrs - Outram vs RI (won 61 - 36)
- 13 Jul (Fri) 1415hrs - RI vs Queensway (won 67-28)
- 16 Jul (Wed) 1300hrs - RI vs Yu Ying (won 65-30)
Semi Finals: 20 Jul 07 (Friday) @ CCAB
- 1415hrs: Cat High vs Queensway
- 1530hrs: RI vs Pierce
Finals: 24 Jul 07 (Tuesday) @ Delta
Gryphons Cup: Flashback 2004 (RI '95 vs RI'03)
Game 1: RI95 vs J1 (Gabriel, Hongyi), 2004/08/01, Sunday
When all was said and done, RI95 delivered yet again when it mattered the most. Down by 4 points with 90 seconds left in the game, most individuals, let alone teams, would have given up the fight. But not this bunch. You don't 3-peat without resolve and fire in your bellies.
Already hampered by an injury to key starter Jeff, not to mention missing some key players (need I say more? Come back guys!), RI95 got off to their traditional slow start. Only this time, even slower than usual, as they lost the opening tip-off, or as J-Low would later say, "tip-off was stolen", and lost two points. Signs that it was gonna be a long day simply got worse with some dubious 3-second calls (when players were nowhere near the paint at times) and a 24-second shot-clock violation that wiped-out a scored basket, little things that seemed to knock RI95 out of their stride. (Moral of the story: when the ref asks for the ball, politely give ONE, not two, balls to him and "politely" ask him to change his jersey if it clashes with our own colours, especially if he is almost a generation older than us :P) First quarter score: 6-6.
Second quarter, saw the J1s imposing themselves, and showing their match/tournament fitness, knocking in a couple of threes to build up a small lead. But Sneaky kept Black close with his trademark running jumpers, as we clawed our way back. Ended the half down 3 or 4 (or was it 5 or 6) when it could easily have been worse.
A half-time "pep talk" by J-Lo that focused on man-on-man defense that went something like, "let's make it a point to stop your man from scoring/getting rebounds, etc. if your man scores, that means your defence SUCK (when correct English says it should be "sucks" with the ending 's') ", seemed to give the DEFENDING AND FIVE-TIME CHAMPIONS a new resolve, and they played stifling defence, while getting the job done on the offensive end. Closed the gap to about 2 points after third quarter, thanks too to some reversal of fortune on the refereeing end (a couple of charging calls in our favour, we had four in total, which is a tad too many I think, and might have been a result of K-Poh =P upsetting the same ref while being "coach" of the J1s).
Yet, deep into the final quarter, Black could get no closer, till J1s star big-man Hongyi fouled out with about 3-4 minutes to go. Still, 90 seconds left, down 22-26, even other teams/players watching on the sidelines did not seem to give us a chance (even though I think quite a number, especially those likely to finish top of their groups, wanted us to win). Two comeback plays that ended in open looks under the basket from Chubby and ShiHong tied the game.
Comeback Play #1 Seeing the lane open, Leon pulls a cross-over and drives in....jpg)
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Tim's defender steps up to help... Leon spots Tim open, who closes the gap to 2 points.
Comeback Play #2 Dunno what the J1s were doing, but they left Tim and Shihong free in the low-post with only 1 defender. Easy ball in from Leon, Shihong puts up a hook shot off the board to even the game..jpg)
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As Tim put it afterward, "the ball seemed to be in the air for the longest time" before it fell in. Exciting!
p.s. OZONE equipment compliments of Low Jiaren.
The J1s had a chance to regain the lead when Gabriel missed a jumper but instead, RI95 went back the other way, got the ball low to J-Low, who was fouled, ala hack-a-shaq style, with 5 seconds left in the game. Jiaren calls a time-out to rest and regain focus before the free-throws. During the time-out, Leon pleaded to Jiaren, "At least one, please...". Jiaren proceeded to miss the first free throw, but Wylie calmly commented before the second was taken, "this one's going in¨.
RI95 took the lead for the first time in the game.
The J1s in-bounded the ball with 5 seconds left on the clock. In their hurry to bring the ball up-court for a last-ditch attempt, the J1s committed an "over-the-shoulder¨ violation and literally ditched any chance of defeating the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS. RI95 celebrated yet another victory to add to the treasure chest of our Gryphon's Cup memories.
After the game, Sneaky.jpg)
Chan sends sneaky sms to make sneaky plans for the evening, while Tim and Jiaren look on in relief after a tiring but satisfying game...
Wylie squeezes in his fat face... while holding the camera in his right hand..jpg)
Becky has officially attended more g-cup games than Suku..jpg)
With Jeffrey recovering from a nasty sprained ankle, and already confirmed to be out for G-Cup, the team is looking to bring back it's overseas talent for this coming weekend...
When all was said and done, RI95 delivered yet again when it mattered the most. Down by 4 points with 90 seconds left in the game, most individuals, let alone teams, would have given up the fight. But not this bunch. You don't 3-peat without resolve and fire in your bellies.
Already hampered by an injury to key starter Jeff, not to mention missing some key players (need I say more? Come back guys!), RI95 got off to their traditional slow start. Only this time, even slower than usual, as they lost the opening tip-off, or as J-Low would later say, "tip-off was stolen", and lost two points. Signs that it was gonna be a long day simply got worse with some dubious 3-second calls (when players were nowhere near the paint at times) and a 24-second shot-clock violation that wiped-out a scored basket, little things that seemed to knock RI95 out of their stride. (Moral of the story: when the ref asks for the ball, politely give ONE, not two, balls to him and "politely" ask him to change his jersey if it clashes with our own colours, especially if he is almost a generation older than us :P) First quarter score: 6-6.
Second quarter, saw the J1s imposing themselves, and showing their match/tournament fitness, knocking in a couple of threes to build up a small lead. But Sneaky kept Black close with his trademark running jumpers, as we clawed our way back. Ended the half down 3 or 4 (or was it 5 or 6) when it could easily have been worse.
A half-time "pep talk" by J-Lo that focused on man-on-man defense that went something like, "let's make it a point to stop your man from scoring/getting rebounds, etc. if your man scores, that means your defence SUCK (when correct English says it should be "sucks" with the ending 's') ", seemed to give the DEFENDING AND FIVE-TIME CHAMPIONS a new resolve, and they played stifling defence, while getting the job done on the offensive end. Closed the gap to about 2 points after third quarter, thanks too to some reversal of fortune on the refereeing end (a couple of charging calls in our favour, we had four in total, which is a tad too many I think, and might have been a result of K-Poh =P upsetting the same ref while being "coach" of the J1s).
Yet, deep into the final quarter, Black could get no closer, till J1s star big-man Hongyi fouled out with about 3-4 minutes to go. Still, 90 seconds left, down 22-26, even other teams/players watching on the sidelines did not seem to give us a chance (even though I think quite a number, especially those likely to finish top of their groups, wanted us to win). Two comeback plays that ended in open looks under the basket from Chubby and ShiHong tied the game.
Comeback Play #1 Seeing the lane open, Leon pulls a cross-over and drives in...
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Tim's defender steps up to help... Leon spots Tim open, who closes the gap to 2 points.Comeback Play #2 Dunno what the J1s were doing, but they left Tim and Shihong free in the low-post with only 1 defender. Easy ball in from Leon, Shihong puts up a hook shot off the board to even the game.
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As Tim put it afterward, "the ball seemed to be in the air for the longest time" before it fell in. Exciting!p.s. OZONE equipment compliments of Low Jiaren.
The J1s had a chance to regain the lead when Gabriel missed a jumper but instead, RI95 went back the other way, got the ball low to J-Low, who was fouled, ala hack-a-shaq style, with 5 seconds left in the game. Jiaren calls a time-out to rest and regain focus before the free-throws. During the time-out, Leon pleaded to Jiaren, "At least one, please...". Jiaren proceeded to miss the first free throw, but Wylie calmly commented before the second was taken, "this one's going in¨.
RI95 took the lead for the first time in the game.
The J1s in-bounded the ball with 5 seconds left on the clock. In their hurry to bring the ball up-court for a last-ditch attempt, the J1s committed an "over-the-shoulder¨ violation and literally ditched any chance of defeating the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS. RI95 celebrated yet another victory to add to the treasure chest of our Gryphon's Cup memories.
After the game, Sneaky
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Chan sends sneaky sms to make sneaky plans for the evening, while Tim and Jiaren look on in relief after a tiring but satisfying game...Wylie squeezes in his fat face... while holding the camera in his right hand.
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Becky has officially attended more g-cup games than Suku.
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With Jeffrey recovering from a nasty sprained ankle, and already confirmed to be out for G-Cup, the team is looking to bring back it's overseas talent for this coming weekend...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
South Zone 2nd Round: RI vs YuYing
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Final Score:RI 65-30 Yuying Secondary
16/7/07 Monday
This was the last match of the second round, and was inconsequential to our qualification for the semi finals of the zonals.
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The first quarter started off with a 6-0 run, as we cruised to a 17-2 lead. The second quarter wasn't as great, with a close score of 11-7, ending the half at 28-9. The third quarter was average, going 19-12 in our favour, and we started 2-2-1 trapping in the final quarter and won by a margin of 35 points.
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Bad Points:1) Passing (Outlet and cross-court) was horrible, and we gave away about 20 possessions
2) Echoing on court
3) Defensive Rebounding (Box-outs)
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Gryphons Cup 2007 Groupings
GROUP A
- RI 95
- RI 02/03 (Zhaoming)
- RI 00 (Junren) + Luokai
- RI 97
- Classics
- RI 04 (Nicholas)
- RI 06 (Daniel)
- Pioneers
- RI 05 (Raywen)
- RI 07 (Anzhen)
- RI 96 (Joel)
- RI 01 (Darren)
- RJ 96 (Huafeng)
- RI 08 (Siyuan)
Top 2 from each group qualifies for quarter-finals (knock-out)
Check out news of previous Gryphons Cup matches!
Chck out pictures from G-Cup 2004
Saturday, July 14, 2007
South Zone 2nd Round: RI vs Queensway
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Final Score:RI 67-28 Queensway
This match was a tough one, especially as they were also vying for the top spot in the group.
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We led 13-8 after the first quarter, letting in some wild 3 point shots. We did our best in the second quarter, shutting them down to win 22-7, and lead 35-15 at the half.
The third quarter was where we started our man to man defense, and we managed a respectable 13-7 lead in that quarter, bringing the scoreline to 48-22 in our favour. The last quarter was where we started trapping, and we ended the game 67-28.
Our next match is on Monday against Yuying!
Our next match is on Monday against Yuying!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Raffles Basketball Annual Awards 2007
Nominees for Most Improved Player:
1) Danny Chua
2) Dillon Tan
3) Feng Yi Fei
4) Wee Zijian
5) Pang Wei Han
6) Ding Jianhan
Post your comments on who you think is most deserving of the award!
Nominees for Best Young Player - post your nominations for BYP!
1) Danny Chua
2) Dillon Tan
3) Feng Yi Fei
4) Wee Zijian
5) Pang Wei Han
6) Ding Jianhan
Post your comments on who you think is most deserving of the award!
Nominees for Best Young Player - post your nominations for BYP!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
South Zone 2nd Round: RI vs Outram
Final Score:
RI 61-36 Outram
This was the second match of the second round, and was by far the most challenging. We played out a messy first quarter to lead 20-12, after giving away many fastbreak layups. The second quarter was where we started to focus, and extended the lead to a halftime score of 39-20. The third and fourth quarter were very tight, with us not being able to defend the high post man, and marred with some really vicious fouls from the opposing team. We ended the game on a high note, winning 61-36.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
South Zone 2nd Round: RI vs Kent Ridge
Final Score: RI 84-16 Kent Ridge
This was the first match of the 2nd round of the south zone tournament. With some scares of diarrhoea and fever the previous week, we were back to full strength again (other than brandon's sprained ankle).
We started the first quarter playing good zone defense, storming to a 16-2 lead.
In the second quarter, we let our guard down, playing bad defense and executing poor offensive plays, barely beating them 12-10 and ending the quarter with a 28-12 lead. We regained our composure in the third quarter, limiting them to 2 points and leading 44-14. We did our 2-2-1 trap and full court man to man defense in the last quarter, killing off the game with a 40-2 swipe and winning the match 84-16.
Friday, July 6, 2007
C Div Boys 2007 1st Round
The C Div boys season is ON!
Click on the link for the complete SZ Fixtures!
Here're the RI fixtures (all matches @ CCAB):
- 27/6 Wednesday 1530hrs - ACS(I) vs RI 8 - 108
- 29/6 Friday 1415hrs - RI vs Peicai 112-15
- 3/7 Tuesday 1415hrs - Guangyang vs RI 27 - 51
- 5/7 Thursday 1300hrs - RI vs Fairfield Methodist 59-33
Look out for updates on our pre-season preparation!
Gryphons Cup 2007
Gryphons Cup 2007 is here!
(Every year, hundreds of Rafflesian basketballers across the decades gather to renew their ties and competitive fire in Gryphons Cup. This has become a permanent and important fixture in the calendar.)
Mark your calendar for 28 Jul, 29 Jul & 4 Aug.
The teams competing this year are:
(Every year, hundreds of Rafflesian basketballers across the decades gather to renew their ties and competitive fire in Gryphons Cup. This has become a permanent and important fixture in the calendar.)
Mark your calendar for 28 Jul, 29 Jul & 4 Aug.
The teams competing this year are:
- RI Pioneers '79/80/81 (Swee Teck)
- RI Classics (Red)
- RI Black 95 (Low Jiaren)
- RI 96 (Joel)
- RJ 96 (Teh Hua Fung)
- RI Blue 97 (Warren Mah)
- RI Black (Junren)
- RI Blue (Darren)
- RI 02/03 (Zhaoming)
- RI Black 04 (Nicholas Lim)
- RI Blue 05 (Lim Ray Wen)
- RI Yellow 06 (Daniel Wu Yang)
- RI Red 07 (Chng Anzhen)
- RI Black 08 (Yeo Siyuan)
SZ 1st Round: RI vs Fairfield Methodist
RI beat Fairfield 59-33 in the final match of the first round of the south zone tournament.
It was a very uplifting result, especially when we did not have all our players fully fit/ able to play.
The first quarter was played with little optimism, and somehow we ended it trailing 8-7.
We picked up the fight in the 2nd quarter and converted some fastbreak opportunites to lead 23-12 at the half.
We started tiring and in the third quarter, we played out a fairly even contest which ended 15-14 in our favour, making it 38-26.
The last quarter was a high scoring one, 21-7 to us, and we won the match 59-33.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
South Zone 1st Round: RI vs Guangyang
The third match of the first round of the South Zone C div tournament was played today.
Final Score: RI 51-27 Guangyang
The first quarter produced a sluggish start from both sides which was full of missed under baskets and layups, ending 8-6 in our favour. After a scrappy second quarter, we managed to force out a slender lead of 9 points. 19-10 at the half.
The third quarter was where we extended most of our lead, with some fastbreak opportunities, ending 39-17. The last quarter played out a man-to-man defense for us, and the game ended 51-17.
All in all, it was a very very poor and dispirited performance by us, and we do need to buck up and concentrate more on the game. We were very confident after the first two 100-point games and our overconfidence showed.
We have to win on thursday
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