TEO TWINS MAKE RGS SEE DOUBLE

Jovia, Jovie power Nanyang Girls’ High to fourth straight C Dw basketball title

- Lin Tianbao

Players from Raffles Girls' School (RGS) could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing double during the National School Games C Division girls' basketball final at the OCBC Arena on Aug 20.

The reason for their confusion? Nanyang Girls' High School featured a pair of twins, Jovia and Jovie Teo, who terrorised their opponents all afternoon as they helped their school win a fourth straight title by beating RGS 53-37.

The 14-year-old guards admitted that opposing players tend to be left perplexed when playing against them, which they use to their advantage. Jovie, who scored 14 points and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, quipped: "If they try not to let one of us get the ball, there'll be another one to support and help the team bring the ball forward."

Teacher-in-charge Toh Lin Sin revealed that even referees and teachers cannot tell them apart sometimes. "We need to double-check before we praise or scold them," she added.

The pair started playing basketball when they were nine, following in the footsteps of their now 16year-old elder sister, who had picked up the sport.