Saturday, April 21, 2007
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A post from vice-captain Darren on 18 April 07 Wednesday:
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WASSUP. :D
ask around whose the nationals top 4 in Singapore ?
yes Catholic High.
yes Gan eng seng.
yes Unity.
BUT I GUESS NOBODY WOULD EVER THINK ITS NEWTOWN ?
but yes we did it.
and we even earned a 3rd place.as we won Unity today 69-62.
match started off with Unity leading us by 16-8 points in the 1st quarter.we were like "haven wake up" those type. but then as the 2nd quarter started off. we slowly got our momentum. with wengsiangs 3 pointers and subhas rebounds. managed to pull back the points. not to forget our turn overs had cut down in the 2nd quarter.
as the 3rd quarter started. morale was getting so high. we took over the lead . little by little. situation was even tensed. Unity started to press us, but it did not stop us from scoring. fast breaks were more easy till then.and as we enter the final quarter. we were leading them about 1o points. and we slowly played, as we had score advantage. then not long after. final whistle went off .VICTORIOUS NEWTOWN
(:of course everyone was so happy.
thanked Unity's Coach.
thanked Referees.
thanked Unity.
and not to forget.OUR WONDERFUL SUPPORTERS.
:Dand i swear you guys were great !
went outside to debrief and took pictures tgt with principal and vice principal as well as coaches and teachers. THEN THE FUN PART CAME.WE THREW COACH UP THRICE! the 1st throw was horrible. coach nearly fell! 2nd was high! and 3rd ! was splendid! and as we predicted. coach fone dropped on the floor!
sorry ah our bad! did alot of funny things outside lah. dunknoe how to describe! after that went back in sports hall to change up and then watch the girls match between Jurong and Dunearn.close fight though. Jurong won . they were damn zhun uhh. :Das we went off. coach asked us to go eat tangyuan! i like it though! finish eating and then everyone went off. me and febian went cut hair at tanglin uh. i think its short la! ): who cares!
sad to say,
competition season is ending
and i hate this feeling alot
not being able to get out of class early sucks
not being able to be on the court to play for sch again sucks.
not being able to bring glory again to sch sucks.
not being able to be scolded by coach when we made mistakes sucks
there were a millions "not being able to
the journey ends here for us 2oo7 bball team
been thru all the pains and suffering
trainings after trainings and still trainings
but we knew we had a goal to achieve
Coach's praises, Teacher's encouragement.
player's effort . were part and puzzle of it
Mind if i share what i want to say
but its gonna be long alright! :D
To me, its an honour to be the vice captain of the bball team
i would say being the champion is 1 thing
but able to build a team filled with fullest devotion towards basketball
as well as building a great bonding among each and everyone,
is what i hope to see in one another.
even with the slightest conflict.
just let it go
or we knoe this are all obstacles that we shd overcome.
it might not be easy sometimes but what we wan is everyone
knowing the initiative to learn to give and take
to have such a good Coach and teacher
and not to forget team mates
it was a blessing to be in this team.
for the past few mths.
we've been training.
there were tough trainings, tougher trainings and even toughest training.
but we are not gonna be defeated by trainings.
disciplinary problems were seen at start when we were training.
but as we moved along.
this problem just disappear into nowhere.
and that point of time, i knew we have grown more mature!
camps were then organise to help team strengthen the bondings.
as well as building our strong mental.
targets were set by ourselves.
but i know Coach wants to reach the target as much as we do.
for he believes that we had the potential.
constantly pushing us and training us.
everyone improved in their skills as well as physical bodies.
a major problem arosed then
one of our players tried to put himself away from the team as he had problems.
we had nothing to do about it but can only persuade him to come back.
the decision lies in him as we cud not decide anything for him.
1 week has passed.
doing all we could to persuade.
but he still did not choose to come back yet.
on the 2nd week. perhaps our encouragement and perservering hearts has touched him.he came back and joined us.
i wouldn't know if others were happy about it.
but i know it myself.
i felt very proud for him.
competition were then just in a blink of our eyes.
everyone prepared for the competition for we know this year.
for the sec5.
it was our last year.
of course we want to make a name for ourselves.
and for newtown (:
making through the 1st round.
and then a heart-breaking 2nd round was very tough on us.
as we lost queensway by a small margin of 2.
we were all sad by it.
we thought that it was the end of our bball career in sec sch.
who knows.
queenstown won queensway and that in turn helped us.
we won queenstown and then emerged as 2nd for round 2 as Cat high was 1st.
South zone semi finals.
newtown and gan eng seng.
we were well prepared for it.
we fought a good fight,but still lost.
and went on to fight outram for 3rd and 4th placing.
we were then into nationals.
during the break b4 nationals.
we had another camp.
and this camp is really effective to each and everyone.
our team had even closer bondings and even understand more of each other.
once again.
targets were then set again when we enter the nationals.
and this time.
Coach and teacher was very confident in us.
Nationals started with our 1st match against Jurong.
we played a good game and beat them 58-43.
our confidence grew up 1 level .but the 2nd game was a major 1 for us which was against Woodland Rings, the North Zone champs.
but we fought from a losing match to a winning match with the score 44-43.
it was a bonus for us.
and the 3rd game was against Junyuan and we won them 77-37!
as we were 1st for our groupings.
and woodland rings 2nd.
we then draw lots and had ChungChengHigh(main), SengKang and Unity.
on the other hand. Cat high, Gan eng seng, Presby high and Woodland ring.
we were very surprised by our grouping.
and we knew we had a good chance to get into top4!
then our 1st match against Sengkang was a devastating 1 for us. as lost to them 53-54.
at that point of time.
we thought of nth. but to take down the 2 upcoming matches.
we met up the previous nights to talk about matches.
and i think that helped alot.
with great confidence .
we won Unity 54-38. and then winning CCHS 60-50.
Unity won Sengkang by 1.
and once again we topped the table.
Semi finals between Cat high and Unity.
and then Newtown and Gan eng seng.
we once played with them.
and now we are facing them again.
the nationals semis.
but we fall to defeat losing them 64-39.
our final's dream was shattered but we knew we tried our best.
and Gan eng seng's a respectable team (:
with Cat high winning on the other hand.
they are gonna face Gan eng seng nxt wednesday.
to fight for the Champion title.
18o4o7
which is the day where we end our basketball journey for 2oo7 team.
we won Unity 69-62.
chopping the 3rd placing in Nationals B'division basketball.
For the sec5. we had obtained a great achievement both for the school and coach.
not to forget ourselves (:
for the sec3. they still have 2 more years to go!
BUCK UP !
im really grateful to everyone in this team.
for you dun see this things happen so commonly.
but its something that happens once in ur lifetime.
Phrase quoted by Coach " 3 C. Commitment, Concentration on Court and Character "
and i think his the best coach to me (:
a teacher who is always encouraging us.
and not to forget my lovely team.
THIS IS TO ALL THE SUPPORTERS WHO HAD BEEN SUPPORTING NEWTOWN RIGHT FROM THE START!ESPECIALLY KAIYUN,JOEYHOHOHO,TECK,NICOLE,JOSHEEN,GEOK,TERENCE,OUR SENIORS.
and last but not least.
ALL THE NEWTOWNERS (:
We left Newtown Bball another chapter in the history bookand we are darn proud about it. GRINSSSSSSSSSSS*sorry if i wrote abit long!
but yup. this means so much to me.
darrenn. :D
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