Commonwealth Secondary Basketball

January 16, 2009. Match between Commonwealth Secondary (CSS) and Chua Chu Kang Secondary (CCK).

2009-01-16T07:12:00.000-08:00

Live CSS basketball action! These are totally unedited game notes taken live as the action happened.

First quarter

The game started of slow, both teams seems to be still warming up. CCK, made the first shot taking the first lead 0-2. CSS replied with 3 consecutive scores taking the lead with 6-2. After an intense struggle for the ball, the 1st quarter ended with 8-7, with CSS leading by 1 point.

Highlights for 1st quarter:
Ke Qing made an under basket jump shot.

Zhi Xiang with a lay-up that managed to shun the defenders.

Jason Lim, also with a lay-up that went below the defenders' guarding hands.

Second quarter

The game heated up with both teams trying to score more points. A foul was called not long after the game started. Shiaah leei took the 2 free point shots and made both. CCK replied with a lay-up. Jason lim then made a 3-point shot widening the score gap; CSS played Good Defence and caused CCK to turnover. Missed the shot and the free throw. A foul drawed by Zhi Xiang and he scored 1 of the free throw.

Jordan scored a 3-point shot widening the score gap again, Ryan then followed with a under basket shot. The score became 19-9. CCK then made 3 shots and 1 free throw, reducing the score gap, making it 19-16.Chun Jie scored 1 of the free throw. Elston then made a 3-point shot making it harder for CCK to catch up. A few good attempts were made by CSS but none scored. The 2nd quarter then ends with 25-16.

Highlights for 2nd quarter:
A rejection made by Jason Lim on CCK’s No.11

Third Quarter

Chun Jie made a good foul, preventing the opponent to make the shot. CCK got 2 free throws and made 1. There was a heated struggle and the ball went back and forth. Jason Lim made 2 consecutive steals and Chun Jie intercepted a ball and Elston followed with a steal. CCK made 1 of the 2 free throws. A few good plays but none of them manage to put the ball in. Ke Qing then got a strayed ball and managed to score.

There was a heated struggle, and then there was a fantastic play, made by Jason Heng and Zhi Xiang. Zhi Xiang then scored again from under basket with a half-spin and Jordan made a lay-up. CCK managed a under basket and a few shots.

Last 20 seconds on the clock, and an awesome play by Jason Lim and Jordan Kwong. 3rd quarter then ended with the score 35-22.

Highlights for 3rd quarter:

A good co-ordination play by Jason Heng and Zhi Xiang where a Fake was made by Jason Heng, throwing 2 defenders off-guard and then passing the ball to Zhi Xiang who then made the under basket shot.

Another good co-ordination play made by Jason Lim and Jordan, where a stray thunder from full court was saved by Jason Lim and pass to Jordan who made the shot.

Fourth Quarter:

Jason Lim made a steal again but ended up as a stray pass. Heated struggle again for the ball and CCK made another lay-up. A half court pass from Jason Lim to Shiaah Leei but the pass was not caught.

Rebound from Jason Lim and a full court pass to Shiaah Leei and was scored from under basket. Unexpected lay-up scored by Chun Jie. A score and free throw was made by Twin’s Tag-Team. Jason Lim made a steal but was called for foul. Jason Lim and Shiaah Leei made another combo. CCK managed a lay-up.

Last minute, Jason Lim, steal from half-court and made the lay-up. Jump shot made by Zhi Xiang. Jason Lim with another steal but got fouled by CCK. Made 1 of the 2 free throws.

Game ends with the score 48-28 with CSS winning by 20 points.

Highlights for 4th quarter:
An offensive rebound was fumbled to and fro, from Shiaah Leei to Chun Jie; the score was made by Shiaah Leei. Shiaah leei also scored a free throw from this.

Graduating Ballers

2009-01-13T07:37:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to our first 2 graduating seniors from basketball!! Though they were with us for about less than a year, we are absolutely thrilled at their O level results and wish them all the best for their future studies!! Rem to come back to visit us... :)

Hardy - 6 A1s!!

Jason Ong - 9pts!!

Basketball B Division West Zone Tournament Groups 2009

2009-01-11T05:24:00.000-08:00

Basketball B Division West Zone Tournament 2009!!

2009-01-11T05:19:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

just to keep everyone updated, here are the fixtures of our first round matches. Please go down and support the team for the games! We will need all the support we can get! West Zone here we come!! Venue will be at Clementi Sports Hall. The top 2 of every group will proceed to second round. Let's aim to make it all the way this time round!

Will give you all match updates after every game!

16 Jan Friday 1615hrs vs Chua Chou Kang Sec
20 Jan Tues 1230hrs vs Westwood Sec
2 Feb Mon 1615hrs vs Nan Hua High
6 Feb Fri 1345hrs vs NUS High

More jersey designs.

2008-11-08T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hi people, I've been fooling around with jersey designs. This one is the classic red/black combination. Main difference is our school name is in front, our names at the back. Comments ?

Photo Collage of 2008

2008-11-04T22:16:00.001-08:00

Nov and Dec 2008 Calendar of Events

2008-11-02T19:33:00.000-08:00

Training Dates are here! Please note the camp and competition dates.

Possible Jerseys for 2009??

2008-10-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

Here are just 2 more samples I played around with... :)

2008-10-30T09:37:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

I will update the training/tournament/camp schedule onto the blog soon. Well, some of you say this blog is kinda dead... well, you all take ownership of this blog! It will only be alive if you all post on this blog....

Anyway, here is something to talk about... We will be choosing our jersey for next year soon. Thinking of doing a more customised one... maybe with school logo and maybe attach some 'mascot' to our team? like in NBA... what do you all think?

Here is one possible sample...

Meanwhile, think of possible names for our team... Commonwealth Cubs, Commonwealth Cougars.... you get the idea...

Hello...

2008-08-05T06:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Ms Teo here... Glad to join in this big and warm family of CSS basketball =)

I just want to say thank you for making me feel welcome in my first few weeks as some of you came up to me to say hi or greeted me when you saw me along the corridors.. thank you!

I look forward to being a part of your team, and though I've represented my school before in basketball previously, I can see that I have a lot to learn from all of you.

Let's look towards the Nationals now, shall we?

Ms Teo

Updates!!

2008-06-11T07:45:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the 'C' Division boys team for performing well and doing our school proud by achieving 3rd position at the recently concluded Geylang Serai Tournament! Next up will be the West Zone challenge where they will be pitted against the likes of Jurong Sec, Swiss Cottage & River Valley. Much to look forward to.

Photos of the Geylang Serai Tournament:

For the 'B' Division boys, we will be sending a team to take part in the Teck Ghee-Adidas 5ive Tournament. 7 boys will be selected for the squad. For more details, refer to this website.

http://www.adidas.com.sg/5ive/

Many thanks to you all boys...

2008-05-25T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

just wanna express my deep felt gratitude for your kind gesture and thoughtfulness in celebrating my birthday on the last day of school. :) Pleasantly surprised by you bunch of boys. :) Am glad and thankful to have you all in my CCA and hope we will continue to strive for better heights and have fun as we cherish the memories of these few years. God bless you all in your endeavors.

Mr Tay

Updates for June Holiday Competition and Training dates

2008-05-25T18:05:00.001-07:00

Hi guys,

please refer to this calendar to know what is happening for the next 2-3weeks... Take note that the 2 weeks coming up we will be focusing on the competitions at hand rather than training. So those not involved in the competitions, can either come down to support your mates or take a break.

Mr Tay

What We Have Been Doing

2008-05-16T19:37:00.000-07:00

Ah, it was a long long long time since I last posted, sorry. >_>

So Mid-Year Examinations just ended, training have started once again! First, we joined the ACSI Invitation Tournament. I'm pretty sure it was a good chance for the group of Secondary Threes (& some of the Secondary Twos) for us to get back on our feet and get our feel on basketball once again, and a good experience & exposure as well... After the tedious Mid-Years. =X

After-all, we're joining the Nike tournament with 'WHOA' prizes; Sponsorship & 7500$ voucher! It was A LOT more than what we got for Adidas tournament last year. I hope we really do great and win it, look at the prizes! O.O

Let's train hard together! Love you guys!

Training Dates for last week of November 2007

2007-11-22T19:41:00.001-08:00

Guys, please take note of the slight changes to the training dates next week. Please pass the message around too. Thanks. Take note of the 1st Dec game on saturday too. Thus, for the sec 2s, you will be training and playing bball from tues to thurs and sat. For sec 1s, it is just wed and thurs.

Latest Change: *Please take note* there is no more friendly match on wed. Thus we will have Physical Training on wed morning instead.

Click here for All Photos taken in 2007!!

2007-11-17T07:40:00.000-08:00

Competition Dates for Milo Under 14 Tournament!!

2007-11-17T07:37:00.000-08:00

Guys,
please take note of the instructions for the tournament this week. As I am away for retreat, please do not give the teacher standing in any trouble or else you will get it from me when I get back... :)

Timings to take note:
2nd Match (vs. Presbyterian High B Team)
Date: 19th Nov, Mon
Match Time: 5.30pm
Bus arrival time at CSS: 4.30pm
Bus departure time at BAS: 6.30pm
Venue: Basketball Association of Singapore(BAS), 601 Aljunied Ave 5 (next to Geylang East Swimming Complex)
White Colored Jersey to be worn

3rd Match (vs. Dunman High Team)
Date: 21st Nov, Wed
Match Time: 4pm
Bus arrival time at CSS: 3pm
Bus departure time at BAS: 5pm
Venue: Basketball Association of Singapore(BAS), 601 Aljunied Ave 5 (next to Geylang East Swimming Complex)
White Colored Jersey to be worn

In Christ,
Mr Carlsen Tay

Slingers Visit to our training session

2007-11-04T20:18:00.001-08:00

Members of The Singapore Slingers came to visit our school team training last week. We sure had a ball of a time with them around. Just check out the photos and you will see people like Yeehong trying to match them for height... (wishful thinking!?).

They also taught the boys some drills in honing their skills and tactics... Thanks Slingers for the time and the free tickets!!

Match Dates & Timings

2007-11-04T20:09:00.000-08:00

Guys,

Please take note of the following:

The Bus will arrive in school one hour before game time. So please be in school before that as we will leave punctually. If your parents would want to know what time you will be going home, a rough estimate would be 2 1/2 hrs after the start of game time.

For the under 14 Milo Team,

please take note that the competition is from 18th nov to 8th dec. The fixtures will be finalised on the 12th of Nov.

Personal profile ; Jason Lim

2007-10-26T07:24:00.000-07:00

Picture taken from West Zone Tournament. Commonwealth Secondary School against Greenridge Secondary School.

Featuring: Jason / No.12
Name: Jason Lim Tian Rong
Position: Guard & Small Forward
Age: 14
Date Of Birth: February The Third
Height: 1.64 Meters/ 5'3 foot
Weight: 55 Kilograms/ 121 Pounds
Shoe Size: 10
Also Known As 'The Flash'.

Jason Lim, our vice captain, clearly shows that he is indeed up to the job of keeping our spirits up, whether or not is it on the court, or whenever we are out together. Without him, life seems to be a bore.

Anyone who has seen him play, would agree that is the superb guard. Offensive or defensive, he seems to be at a higher level than anyone else. You would only see him work hard on the court, not slacking off. Catching rebounds, stealing balls, blocking shots, you would see it in almost every match we have been to.
What I mean by working hard on the court: It is to be able to have your fullest concentration and having the desire to win the match, which is to run for every offense or defense. He would win it for his teammates who place a high hope on him, & for himself. Without him, we would not have a guard as great as we can have. He finds the most possible way to attack in order to score points for the team, be it shooting or passing the ball. We trust him with his judgment, & of course, the ability to lead the team to victory.

Also, his speed & the ability to jump high compared to anyone his height, is not to be messed of. Look at his steals; You couldn't ask for more. He would get balls stolen from the opponent easily. He would leave opponents behind and fast break for an easy goal. That's an extra 2 points added, easily.

His great leadership, to encourage us when we're losing some points to the opponents, not to give up till the match is over. Take the match during the 'Adidas 5 On 5' when we were against Jurong West Secondary School. Even though they were leading by quite a few points, he worked hard for the rebounds, steals, and encouraging us not to give up. Eventually, we emerge victory and went on to the semi-finals. We can not possibly do it without him, he is a great asset to Team Commonwealth.

We love you Jason.

Jordan
Team Commonwealth

Details of Training Schedule for Oct-Nov 2007

2007-10-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

Attention all basketball CCA members, please refer to the training schedule below for the timings and details. Please let your parents know about the training dates too.

Thank you.

Mr Tay

Redsports article :)

2007-10-10T20:37:00.001-07:00

Updates about upcoming Training dates

2007-10-10T20:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

glad to see some of you who still come to our blog... ok, here are the training dates for next week.

Monday - 8.30-10.30am
Wednesday (Canceled as both teachers have meeting)
Friday - 3-5pm

(Friday's training is in the afternoon as the sec 1s have too tuff to puff program in the morning)

Another announcement is that I am inviting the Singapore Slingers to conduct a clinic for our CCA, so be on the lookout for it! It might be on next week. Keep you all posted.

After next week, our trainings will be confirmed for the rest of the holiday as both teachers-in-charge have to invigilate O levels. Our training venue will be at NIE (Boon Lay). Update you all along the way.

We will announce the team that is chosen to represent our school at the Geyland Serai Competition next monday as well.

In Christ,
Carlsen Tay

It's been long

2007-10-09T17:57:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! It's been long since anyone of us posted, but the examinations' schedule has been really tight. Yeah, we're back now. ;)

Examinations are almost over, basketball trainings will start soon. Three days a week, starting next week I believe; on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Get your ass-es ready, we will have tougher trainings coming up. Oh, and the Geylang Serai Tournament is coming really soon, get the touches on basketball back soon!

Updates on October 2007/What we will do:

Trainings
Physical trainings
Tournaments

& for the blog:

A new blog skin
Personal profiles

Any ideas/comments/suggestions for the blog? Do comment ;D

That's all for now, later.

Why do all good things come to an end.

Exams are around the corner and here's something to de-stress over.. :)

2007-09-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Hey CSS Ballers,

here is just a short video clip i got off the net... hilarous clip from the tv show "Just for Laughs". You may have seen it before. :) Enjoy

Personal profile ; Jordan Kwong

2007-09-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

Picture from match against Clementi Town ; West Zone Tournament.

Featuring: Jordan / No.13
Name: Jordan Kwong Zheng Xi
Position: Shooting Guard& Power Foward
Age: 14
Date Of Birth: May 4th 1993
Height: 1.70 Meters/ 5 foot 5 inches
Weight: 50 Kilograms/ 133 Pounds
Shoe Size: 11.5
A.K.A The scorer.

Well well. Apart from our captain Shiah Leei. This player, Jordan Kwong, is the second most important player in the team. With speed, skill, strength, accuracy, cleverness, this player is bound to tear apart any defence set up. His height for his age is above average, giving him a little edge over others, be it in defense or offense. His defense is rated 4/5 and you will definitely need a screen to get pass him.

Oh try not to get into contact with him. Not that he is poisonous, but his bones are harder than diamonds. One elbow from him and you will be spending the next 5 minutes complaining about pain. I heard he drinks milk every morning, forced by his mother of course, but what the heck. Helps him a lot. So drink milk for tough bones people!

He averages almost 10 points per game and his highest PPG is 25 against Clementi Town. Armed with his tough bones, he can cut through most defense, and score, and tada~ 2 points and a free throw. Did I mentioned about his jumpshots ? Oh you will never want to be his opponents especially when he is on form. It's like a vicious cycle. He gets the ball, bounce bounce jumps and shoots. SCORE !Bounce bounce jumps and shoots.SCORE! Not that it's easy but he makes it look easy. I wonder how he does jumpshots so consistantly. Amazing I must say.

How important is he ? He played in EVERY single game that Commonwealth took part in. Oh well, I wished I had his accuracy. His secret to sucess ? Concentration ! He concentrates whenver he plays basketball or during trainings. He is a no joker on the court. Hmm, he has this ability to ignore the pressure opponents provide. It was rumoured that he will be more accurate when there's a defender on him.

On the contrary to Ke Qing. He dosen't seem to be nervous at all. Must be the playing during primary school that made him experienced with the body contact and stuff. Oh wells, experienced can't be bought, so let's just learn the same way he did.

-Jason

-Lalalala Lalalala Elmo's song~

Personal profile of player ; Ke Qing

2007-09-07T20:28:00.000-07:00

Picture from match against Clementi Town; West Zone Tournament

Featuring; Ke Qing / No. 5

Name: Lee Ke Qing
Position: Centre
Age: 14
Date Of Birth: April The Fifteenth 1993
Height: 1.83 Meters/ 6 Foot
Weight: 66 Kilograms/ 145 Pounds
Shoe Size: 12
Otherwise known as 'The Pro'

Ke Qing, our dominating centre at a height of 6 Foot, would cause fear in the hearts of the opponents. He makes the opponents sweat in trying their best to get rebounds; but Ke Qing gets it all. For certain, he is a great asset to our game, in terms of the height advantage as well as a great rebounder. When he plays at his best, he is like a beast. A trustworthy rebounder, we are dependent on his skills of grabbing those rebounds, often creating a chance for 2 points. With him around, opponents fear him. They hestiate to shoot, even passing out some of the time.

However, he has a habit of dreaming on the court and be oblivious to the surroundings. Sometimes, he tends to box out the opponent, such that he even forgets about the ball. Perhaps the constant need for him to box out causes him not to go back to defend. There is a need for him to work on the basics, as it is the most important part of basketball. His inflated ego tends to cause him to talk big with small actions, thus making him an irritant sometimes. However, as he is a different type of player, his team mates do not know how to make use of his height, thus not making full use of his potential, which is a pity.

However weird it seems, but when his teammates are serious in playing, he tends to laugh over all his mistakes as if it were a joke, not only allowing a turnover but also resulting in the building up of anger and disappointment among his teammates. Sometimes, our vice-captain Jason Lim has scolded him repeatedly for his clown-like actions, which he should not have done so. Encouragement is all he needs, & he just has to concentrate on the game. He may be afraid & nervous at times, but it is actually Ok. We all understand how hard it is under the basket.

I salute to your hard work, but sometimes, you really need to be serious.

- Jordan, Jason Lim & Jason Heng.

~Always

Personal profile of player ; Shiah Leei (Captain)

2007-09-07T03:11:00.001-07:00

Picture taken last year; Training Session.

Featuring; Shiah Leei (Captain) / No. 4

Name: Loh Shiah Leei
Position: Centre
Age: 14
Date Of Birth: January The Second 1993
Height: 1.74 meters/ 5.7 Foot
Weight: 90+ Kilograms/ 198 Pounds +
Shoe Size: 13
Known as the 'Yam & Mint Ice-Cream' Man/ Shaquille O'Neal

Shiah Leei; Our captain. Shows his great leadership. The indispensable player from the team.
With his great sheer power, he scores approximately one quarter or more of the team's points, around 10 points average per game. He illustrates an example to his fellow team mates, & encourages them to work hard to win the game.

Just to show an example, during the West Zone Tournament against Kranji Secondary School. It was just a few minutes before the game ended. With our taller centre injured, he had to carry all of the job to himself. Even though he could not bear the tiredness, he wanted to go on, not stopping even with his difficulties. Eventually we did win the game. He showed how great we can extend our potential to, & on the way, he keeps trying to improve himself so as not to let the team down.

His chubby face shows how cute he is, give him a hug, trust me, it will bring you warmth and comfort.

We couldn't have a better captain, can we? ;D

- Jordan

~ Always strive for the better.

Friendly Match Against Pioneer

2007-09-07T00:39:00.000-07:00

Picture taken around a month ago; West Zone Tournament.

Today was like any other day, we had training at first. Did warm-up, lay-up drills, some dribbling drills & shooting drills. To be honest, I don't think the drills benefited any of us. >_>

So then, Pioneer came. They did their warm-up, we did ours. Secondary One started playing for 3 periods, which is about 15 minutes each. Although during part of their game some of the Senior Boys went in, I thought they did well ;D Keep it up! Just need to catch up on your communications & such.

After such tedious waiting, we finally got on court, against their B Boys'. It was a long fight, but we managed to outscore them by almost 20 points. In the midst, Ding Xiang got pissed off by one of the Pioneer Boys, I wouldn't be surprised even if he did, anyway. Just keep your cool guys!

Shiah Leei got a Buzzer Beater, a three points from downtown! All of us love his chubby face, don't we!

Oh yeah, it was He Chen's first appearance today. The opponents sure did sweat when he entered, good job! You have got the size, the power, and the height. 加油！

I don't think we would want any more friendly matches with any of Mitch's friends, do we? Apparently, they just don't work out the whole time. So why bother >_>

Reminder: Bring your Ez-Link card or a passport size picture of yourself on next Tuesday, 3P.M at school's basketball court. Please be punctual. :D

- Jordan

~ Without team spirit, our team will fall apart.

Hai

2007-09-07T00:30:00.000-07:00

Hi people. I got nothing much to say, just don't slack during trainings + morning runs. Cas they are going to help alot.

Nobody was borned good. It was the hard work and training that they went through that made them good.

So work hard people.

Photos of the West Zone & Adidas Tournament

2007-09-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

To view a slideshow of the photos of our team in action, please go to this link http://picasaweb.google.com/carlsen.tay

Commonwealth Basketball 2007

2007-09-06T07:23:00.001-07:00

Welcome to our very own CSS Basketball Blog!

This will be the place where our basketball CCA members will be putting up their thoughts and all and updates about our CCA will be posted.

Just for your information, our C Division West Zone Tournament and Adidas It Takes Five Tournament have just ended. For more details about the matches and photos, please read up the relevant sections. Meanwhile, our team members are all busy gearing themselves up for the Final Year Exams for the final push to the finish line :)