Our Boys last year (top). Our Champions this year (bottom).
What a difference a year makes.
A year ago, we sent our boys to take part in a friendly 5-vs-5 basketball competition organised by Jurong Secondary. We sent one team as we were not sure how we would perform. As the boys had only just started training then, there was not much expectations. They were also a young Junior Team against much stronger Senior Teams. True to form, they were also soundly beaten. As some boys would recall then, we lost by as much as 52-2.
This year, on 9th November, our boys returned once more to the courts of Jurong Secondary to compete in their annual 5-vs-5 competition. This time we entered as Seniors. Due to the team's growth, we could also compete as 2 teams - Team A and B. Team B gave their best but were eliminated after garnering 2 wins and 2 losses in the first round. Our story does not end here, as Team A would go on to sweep all their games in rounds 1 and 2 to emerge as the champions of the Jurong 5-vs-5 competition!
Our Senior Boys Team A would win each of their games with a deadly mix of panache, skill and swashbuckling play. Like a hot knife through butter, they would scythe through their opponents on their way to the basket. Where individual play was stopped, the team passed their way into the zone before scoring crucial baskets. Whenever the opponent seemed to step up their game, our Senior boys never waivered or waned. They would press harder on the defence and obliterate their foes with their stinging offence.
There were plenty of games to savour that day and the parents and supporters who joined us were treated to a boundless display of lethal scoring and accurate passes accompanied by a relentless defence. The Senior Boys would play 7 games and win all 7 that day. The boys won for themselves a medal each and $300 in Popular vouchers which was shared not just by the players in Team A but also with the players in Team B. As a team, they share their defeats and their triumphs, their joy and sorrow.
THEY ARE A TEAM, A BAND OF BROTHERS.
HOWEVER DIFFERENT THEY ARE IN TALENT OR ABILITY;
THEY ALL BLEED NANYANG BLUE.
We congratulate our Senior Boys on their triumph and hope that this would spur them to greater glory and achievements.
Next up, the Senior Falcons head to Taipei, Taiwan to take part in a provincial tournament organised by Nangang Primary School. Let us wish them all the best in their endeavours!
