By Jordan Suen
With a roaring crowd and people on their backs the Dalat Varsity Basketball team commenced the first official basketball game in two years— a game against the local club team PBA. A highly anticipated event that everyone from around the school came to watch whether you were in 5th grade or 12th grade.
The five players for Dalat stepped onto the court with fire in their eyes and a hunger for a victory. Luke Ng (12) was jumping for the favorites of the game. As the ball was tossed, all spectators had expectancy in their eyes.
The game had commenced; however, it did not go as everyone hoped for. Dalat had started the game taking bad shots and all around looking fairly lost. This led to the boys being at a deficit for a greater portion of the first quarter. However, by the 6th minute of the first quarter, the Dalat Eagles hit their stride and made a two pointer, pulling them in front of PBA.
The second quarter was a complete wash. The quarter opened up with familiar faces such as Noah Kaney (12) and Soo Wei Goh (12) followed by the other starters: Darryl (12), Luke (12), and Shaun (10). This resulted in an extremely large lead half way through the second quarter. With Dalat pulling ahead, PBA coach John opted to take a timeout.
Coming out of the timeout, Dalat picked up right where they left off, firing off basket after basket with no sign of relenting. This surge of energy and success went all the way through to the fourth quarter. With the lead growing every minute, the Dalat community considered this game a done deal, and a done deal it was. With a final score of 53-24, the game had ended in a dominant fashion.
With the Varsity Boys collecting their first win of the season, and first win in two years everyone who had watched was hopeful for what was to come.
“For their first varsity game in two years, I think that the boys played very well, scoring a great win against the PBA. Hopefully, this win will allow our varsity boys to have a good season and bounce back into it after COVID,” said Julien Goh (12).
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