RI 73 - 64 Pei Cai Secondary

This was the semi-final match of the South Zone Basketball Competition.

As we had played against the Pei Cai Sec 3 starters a couple of times last year, we were prepared for them. Coming into the game, we were focused on getting the win. Throughout the game, we were slowly stretching our lead. By the end of the third quarter, we were up by 18 points.

In the fourth quarter, the opponents used a full court press against us. We were quite rushed on certain offence, and turn the ball over. The opponent also started knocking down their shot, with 4 of their 6 3-pointers coming in the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, with our 9 3-pointers in the game, we managed to get the win.

A point to note is that throughout the game, we were always in the penalty, having committed a total of 20 fouls. This is worrying because we allowed the opponents to go to the free throw line on countless occasion, giving them a chance to come back into the game.

Our next game will be on Wednesday against Gan Eng Seng. A team we are quite familiar with, having played about 3 friendly matches with them in the December holidays.

Let’s get the win next Wednesday and become the B’ Div South Zone Champions!

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 17 Pei Cai 12

2nd Quarter -- RI 20 Pei Cai 12

3rd Quarter -- RI 18 Pei Cai 13

4th Quarter -- RI 18 Pei Cai 27

Comment from Coach

It was a good game. You guys responded well to a resilient Peicai team. When they refused to give up, you responded calmly by making use of every opportunity and hitting clutch shots. Every fight-back was matched with a counter-blow.

A strong mentality will be the key to winning your first B Div South Zone title in many years. Let's go for it!

RI 51 - 31 Catholic High

This was the last game in the second round of the SZ basketball final.

We started off well, getting a couple of offensive rebounds. In the
second quarter, Cat High replace all their starters with their bench.
Even though we outscored then 19 to 2, it could have been more as we
did not look for our posts as often as we should.

In the third quarter, the opponent used a full court press against us.
We managed to break through it but still had a few unnecessary
turnovers.

After a decent 3 quarters, our 4th quarter was a disgrace.like our
previous game,we were overconfident of the imminent win and did not
play our best basketball. We lost the quarter 13 to 10.

We must definitely play good basketball all four quarters because that
is what it takes to win in the nationals. Our next game will be next
Monday against Pei Cai Secondary at CCAB.


Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 10 Cat High 8

2nd Quarter -- RI 19 Cat High 2

3rd Quarter -- RI 12 Cat High 8

4th Quarter -- RI 10 Cat High 13

RI 56-40 Queensway Sec

This was our third game in the second round of SZ B’ Div Bball competition.

We started the game off very strongly, taking a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter. We did not allow the opponents to run their offense even once by forcing them to dribble with their left hand, their weaker hand.

In the second quarter onwards, the opponents used a full court press on us. Even though we had prepared for this, we still turned the ball over many times. This was probably because after our first quarter blowout on the opponent, we had the winning-mentality and could not focus on the game.

A learning point from this game is that in the nationals, if we want to win a game, we have to focus on playing good basketball for all four quarters.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 19 Queensway Sec 2

2nd Quarter -- RI 16 Queensway Sec 14

3rd Quarter -- RI 14 Queensway Sec 12

4th Quarter -- RI 7 Queensway Sec 12

RI 50 - 32 Kent Ridge Sec

This was the second game is the second round of SZ B’ Div Bball Competition.

At the start of the game, we were not ready for the opponent’s 1-3-1 zone defense. We did not pass the ball well pressured, and allowed their double team to force turnovers from us. On the defensive end, we played a full court man-to-man defense. However, we allowed the opponents to easily cross the half court line.

We had a slow start to the game. Even when we got familiarize to the opponents defense, we were missing easy lay ups, and also allowed their Centre to go to the free throw line frequently.

Even though this was not one of our best games, we still managed to get the win. We will be facing Queensway Secondary School, a much tougher opponent, on Wednesday. To win, we definitely got to step up our game.

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 19 Kent Ridge 5

2nd Quarter -- RI 6 Kent Ridge 10

3rd Quarter -- RI 12 Kent Ridge 7

4th Quarter -- RI 13 Kent Ridge 10

B' Div SZ Second Round Fixtures

Date	Time	Venue	Court	Jersey	Opponent
09-02-11	1300hr	CCAB	A	White	NJC
14-02-11	1300hr	CCAB	A	Green	Kent Ridge Sec
16-02-11	1300hr	CCAB	B	White	Queensway Sec
18-02-11	1300hr	CCAB	B	Green	Catholic High

RI 93 - 30 NJC

This was the first game in second round of the B’ div South Zone Basketball Competition.

The objective of today’s game was to be solid defense throughout the whole game and prevent offensive rebounds from the opponents. Throughout the game, we managed to put constant pressure on the opponents and forced many turnovers from them. However, we still allowed them to get a couple of offensive rebounds. Nevertheless, it was a good win.

Next week will be a grueling week with 3 of our 4 games being played then. We definitely have to be focus on the task ahead and play our best basketball. Let’s be the first B’ div basketball team of RI to be South Zone Champions!

Scoring by quarters:

1st Quarter -- RI 20 NJC 4

2nd Quarter -- RI 25 NJC 9

3rd Quarter -- RI 22 NJC 4

4th Quarter -- RI 26 NJC 13