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“Man U completed the double today and this probably bodes well for this afternoon”, said Mr cheer IC. While Liying would do a better job at being a cheer IC than him, he could at least make a living as a prophet. Indeed, it was truly an afternoon to savor for Hwachong.
For the BB boys, it was yet another functional afternoon for them. Even during warm-up, they displayed their glittering array of skills, with star centre no.13 Lim Shengyu dunking 4 times in a row. The match was tight at the start, with opponents AJC making a game of it. With HCI’s no. 15 making good use of his thunderous biceps and no.4 making penetrating runs, there were plenty of players to watch. Most importantly, redsports favourite and esteemed member of the hottest band in town, SXML, Lim Shengyu gave an impressive all-round display to light up the court. Whenever he received the ball under the net, there could only be one conclusion. Fatigue never seemed to seep into the tireless centre, as he shrugged off an ankle injury and kept going. After the game, the MVP for two consecutive years modestly declared, "I didn't want to be MVP again, so i tried to pass the ball to my team mates." In the 4th quarter, HCI BB boys decided to assert their authority. The floodgates opened and they comfortably cemented victory. Simply unstoppable.
The BB girls’ match was more dramatic than anything mediacorp could produce. In the first 3 quarters, RJC used sneaky 3-pointer shots and a water tight defense to keep the HCI girls at bay. Their tactics worked to great effect and they managed to chalk up a seemingly unassailable lead of 44-28 points over HCI by the end of the 3rd quarter. Indeed, all seemed lost and this seemed to be RJC’s day. Nevertheless, the human spirit has proved time and again that impossible is nothing. Liverpool came back from a 3-0 deficit beat AC Milan in the exciting 2005 Champions League final. 300 Spartans held back the terrifying armies of hundreds of thousands of Persians. Today, this reporter was privileged to see HCI BB girls triumph over impossible odds. In the 4th quarter, with the raving lunatics in the HCI stands cheering themselves hoarse, the sheer passion of the HCI BB girls saw them take control of the game and send their points surging up. Finally, the HCI BB girls clawed their way to the slenderest lead in the dying seconds. As RJC poured men forward, the final thirty seconds seemed like eternity as our girls hung on desperately to endure a nerve-wrecking finish. Alas, the clock ticked zero, sending the HCI and RJC crowds into the very opposite spectrum of emotions. Heartbreak for RJC, all smiles for HCI. One awed Hwachongian, Liu Wen Qiang, gushed, “OMG that was sexciting!” Truly, that pretty much sums up this match.
Congrats to all Hwachongians and in particular, Huiting and Shengyu!
-The 65 Times
Thursday, May 22, 2008
BB boys doing business as usual, BB girls are comeback queens“Man U completed the double today and this probably bodes well for this afternoon”, said Mr cheer IC. While Liying would do a better job at being a cheer IC than him, he could at least make a living as a prophet. Indeed, it was truly an afternoon to savor for Hwachong.
For the BB boys, it was yet another functional afternoon for them. Even during warm-up, they displayed their glittering array of skills, with star centre no.13 Lim Shengyu dunking 4 times in a row. The match was tight at the start, with opponents AJC making a game of it. With HCI’s no. 15 making good use of his thunderous biceps and no.4 making penetrating runs, there were plenty of players to watch. Most importantly, redsports favourite and esteemed member of the hottest band in town, SXML, Lim Shengyu gave an impressive all-round display to light up the court. Whenever he received the ball under the net, there could only be one conclusion. Fatigue never seemed to seep into the tireless centre, as he shrugged off an ankle injury and kept going. After the game, the MVP for two consecutive years modestly declared, "I didn't want to be MVP again, so i tried to pass the ball to my team mates." In the 4th quarter, HCI BB boys decided to assert their authority. The floodgates opened and they comfortably cemented victory. Simply unstoppable.
The BB girls’ match was more dramatic than anything mediacorp could produce. In the first 3 quarters, RJC used sneaky 3-pointer shots and a water tight defense to keep the HCI girls at bay. Their tactics worked to great effect and they managed to chalk up a seemingly unassailable lead of 44-28 points over HCI by the end of the 3rd quarter. Indeed, all seemed lost and this seemed to be RJC’s day. Nevertheless, the human spirit has proved time and again that impossible is nothing. Liverpool came back from a 3-0 deficit beat AC Milan in the exciting 2005 Champions League final. 300 Spartans held back the terrifying armies of hundreds of thousands of Persians. Today, this reporter was privileged to see HCI BB girls triumph over impossible odds. In the 4th quarter, with the raving lunatics in the HCI stands cheering themselves hoarse, the sheer passion of the HCI BB girls saw them take control of the game and send their points surging up. Finally, the HCI BB girls clawed their way to the slenderest lead in the dying seconds. As RJC poured men forward, the final thirty seconds seemed like eternity as our girls hung on desperately to endure a nerve-wrecking finish. Alas, the clock ticked zero, sending the HCI and RJC crowds into the very opposite spectrum of emotions. Heartbreak for RJC, all smiles for HCI. One awed Hwachongian, Liu Wen Qiang, gushed, “OMG that was sexciting!” Truly, that pretty much sums up this match.
Congrats to all Hwachongians and in particular, Huiting and Shengyu!
-The 65 Times