Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Song Shan High School won an 83-80 comeback victory over Nen-ren Household and Commercial Vocational High School to retain its title as Taiwan's high school's boys basketball champion Saturday.
The defending champion, which is known for its tenacious man-to-man defense, lived up to its nickname "The Green Shield, " forcing nine turnovers from Nen-ren in the fourth period and tying the game at 80 all with 23.9 seconds remaining before forward Hung Kang-chao made three out of four free-throws to secure the win.
Nen-ren lost to Song Shan in the High School Basketball League championship game for the second consecutive year.
In the girls' competition, Tamsui Vocational High School beat defending champion Pu Men High School for its first title in three years and the seventh title in the school's history. Tamsui surpassed Jinou Girls High School as the only seven-time champion in the HBL girls' competition. (By Chris Wang) ENDITEM/J