C Div Round 2 Game 4

Raffles Institution vs Peirce Secondary (38-18)

Points by Quarter:

1st-----2nd-----3rd-----4th
9--------13-------2-----14------ Raffles Institution
4---------8--------2-----4------- Peirce

For this game against Peirce, we finally came out of our first quarter woes, keeping the score close throughout the first few minutes of the first quarter, before finally pushing our lead to 5 at the end of the quarter. We never lost this lead as we went on to win the game. However, our 3rd quarter was not well played at all. We only were able to score 2 points which was the smallest number of points that we had scored in a quarter ever in this season. This was largely due to the fact that we rushed the ball way too much and went all the way even though the opponents had 3 players back already. We must learn to slow down and analyse the situation before making decisions and not bull-doze our way into their defense and throw away our possession. Another thing that was not really well done was our communication when our teammates got screened. Our opponents ran a play where they would set a double screen for their point guard and due to our lack of communication, it worked quite well for them as they got very near the ring, but fortunately for us were unable to finish. We rebounded quite well in this game which was vital as we allowed very few second chances for our opponents, but we still have to always remember to help out on defense when our opponents are driving on our teammates. The person defending the ball man has to make an effort to slide with his man as this would make it even more difficult for his man especially when the help comes. We fed the ball into our posts often in the second half, and with their height advantage, they were able to get whatever they wanted in the paint. We still missed a great deal of lay ups though, and this is something that we have to continue to work on if we want to get better as we definitely have the height, but have to make sure we seize the opportunity and put the ball in properly. With this win, we are in the nationals and zonal semi finals and will face Catholic High on Monday. We have to lay it all out on the court on Monday as this will probably be the greatest and toughest challenge in our zone that we have to overcome. We need to bravely take on the challenge and not feel that we are inferior to them if we want to win the game and enter into the finals.