Suwon Girls’ High School beat Bundang Management High School 68-58 in the 105th National Sports Festival Women’s High School Gyeonggi Province Representative Contest held at Myeongji University Nature Campus Gymnasium on the 5th. Third-year shooter Choi Sa-rang led the team to victory by scoring 27 points, including two three-point shots.
Choi Sa-rang, who transferred to Suwon Girls’ High School last year after graduating from Kyeongol Middle School and Bundang Management High School, made her debut at Suwon Girls’ High School. If she changes schools, she will not be allowed to participate in competitions organized by the Korea National Basketball Association for one year after issuing a transfer consent form, and for three months at competitions organized by the Korea Basketball Association. 토토사이트 추천
Coincidentally, Choi met his old team from the first match after changing his uniform, and said, “I feel good because I won the last warm-up match in high school. I was nervous because it was my first match since I was given disciplinary action, but thanks to the good help of my teammates, I managed to play the first match well. I started with the first-year students, and I was able to unite as one team to win.”
The atmosphere is different from other competitions because the national sports competition, in which each team competes to win one ticket to the national sports competition, is held as a single round.
Choi said, “The atmosphere is different from other competitions because it is a one-off match in which the losing team is definitely over. I was a little nervous before the game, but when I entered the game, I tried not to be nervous and show what I practiced. I am happy that the results came out as I practiced,” Choi said, explaining his victory in the starting match.
Choi’s specialty is shooting and shooting ability, which allows him to score points with all weather conditions regardless of distance such as midrange and 3-point shooting. Kang Byeong-soo, coach of Suwon Girls’ High School, also called Choi “a player who is strong in shooting and plays defense really hard.”
When asked to introduce himself, Choi said, “I am confident in shooting. However, I need to supplement my defense more. My weakness is that my response to defense is slow on a one-on-one basis. I need to supplement my defense more in order not to become a halves player. I am improving my ability to follow through and cover even if I get the first hole.”
Choi’s dream professional role model is somewhat unique. He picked Jeon Sung-hyun of the Changwon LG Sakers, who plays in the KBL.
“I have two role models, Jeon Seong-hyun and Kim Dan-bi. In particular, I watch Jeon’s play a lot as I play shooter position. His shooting timing is very fast and accurate. He also has excellent driving-in and defense capabilities, in addition to just shooting,” he said.
Suwon Girls’ High School, which won the 2022 National Sports Festival, has become the representative of Gyeonggi Province again in two years. The National Sports Festival will be held in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province in October.
“As a team, my goal is to achieve a semifinal or higher performance in the National Sports Festival,” Choi Sa-rang said. “Personally, I want to supplement my defense and become a good player in both ball and defense.”