All the hard work and seemingly endless rehearsals have finally paid off for the boys of Mertens House as they were rightly awarded the Entertainment Award for the 2011 House Singing Competition. They stole the show with their harmonious, action-packed performance of Stevie Wonder's classic 70's hit, 'Superstition', holding off perennial favourites Rhodes and Crosse. Hilton were unlucky not to be considered for the Singing Award for their brilliant performance of 'Lean On Me'.
The House was superbly led by House Prefects and entertainment gurus; Marcus Large and Sam Castle who managed to keep the crowd enthralled for the entire performance with the brilliantly choreographed act. Tosin Afolabi provided light entertainment with a small interlude as Stevie Wonder whilst the band performed very well under pressure; especially as the drums had been set up incorrectly for Zakir Ramani. The other members; Max Schutte, Timmy Chan, Marcus Lau and Mr Nick Tester all provided the perfect accompaniment.
Credit must also go to all the Mertens boys who turned up to every rehearsal, sang loud, listened and bought into the whole concept!! Well done.The Cup Is Ours!!
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Basketball Report
It was an intense match against Lancing College last week. We lost 42 – 41. However, our team spirit was excellent and we had increasingly good discipline as the match progress. Although we did not quite perform as well as in previous matches, top scorer was Timmy Chan and Player of the game was Jordan Dudas. Jordan played extremely well, taking many of the rebounds. After half time, Patrick Rudat scored three three-pointers (amazing) in a row which immediately added 9 to the score! Overall, everybody played well and today (Wednesday 2 Feb) we will be playing Michael Hall.
We played Michael Hall on Wednesday 2 February. The first two quarters were slightly disappointing - the opponent got 11 points ahead! However, after half time, it seemed like everybody in the Ardingly team had switched on. We defended well and became more likely to take the rebounds, rather than letting the opponent score another basket. Hence, all worked hard, and created opportunities for our top scorer, Timmy Chan, to make his layups. He was player of the game, scoring 19 points.
Fourth quarter was where the most exciting bit began. We were losing 43 -41 when there was only 49 seconds left. Timmy Chan, again, received 2 free throws. Everybody was so focusing on the shots as it would draw the game. Our manager, Mr. Davies, meanwhile, watched on, feeling intense. Kate Burgess was punching her legs to relieve herself from being so excited about the shots. Timmy Chan took his first free throw and it was a swish. As he was preparing for the next final shot (which could earn us an extra five minutes play) Manman Wong stood up and shouted “BOX OUT”. Timmy Chan lifted his arm to shoot, and it went in, a swish! However, the opponent scored a 2 pointer in the very last seconds.
Overall, this is the best performance this season, although we lost by 2 points. The result is not the most important – it’s how well we perform in the game.
The next match will be on Thursday (10th Feb) against Michael Hall at home. Please come down to watch and support us as it is probably the last match until next year’s league.
MVP – Timmy Chan
Top 3 scorer – Timmy Chan, Leo Ko, Manman Wong
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Basketball vs Lancing, Match Report...Mertens Boys lead the way...
Basketball Vs Lancing (Away)
It was an intense match against Lancing College last week. We lost 42 – 41. However, our team spirit was excellent and we had increasingly good discipline as the match progress. Although we did not quite perform as well as in previous matches, top scorer was Timmy Chan and Player of the game was Jordan Dudas. Jordan played extremely well, taking many of the rebounds. After half time, Patrick Rudat scored three three-pointers (amazing) in a row which immediately added 9 to the score! Overall, everybody played well and today (Wednesday 2 Feb) we will be playing Michael Hall.
Manman Wong
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