ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES
By Alan Cantwell
Lee Strand Boys U14 Div 2
St. Brendan’s 41
Tralee Imperials 25
St. Brendan’s welcomed Imperials to Moyderwell last Sunday for the eagerly awaited local derby. The first quarter was very evenly matched. Danny Hennessy opened the scoring for Imperials but a great 3 point shot from Cathal Concagh soon canceled this.
Evan Healy made full use of his height under the boards, getting some great rebounds and chipping in with 4 points. Imperials stayed in touch with scores coming from Daragh O’Connor and Kian O’Shea.
A great steal by Shane kelly, who was subsequently fouled, resulted in possession for Brendan’s and a point by Cathal Concagh. Score at the end of the first quarter was 8pts each. The second quarter proved to be equally as close.
Joseph O’Sullivan had 2pts on the board for Brendan’s within 30 seconds of the start, followed by another 2 from Brian O’Donnell. Cian Dillane was keeping Imperials in the game with an impressive 9pts in the quarter.
David Scally controlled the game well from point guard and was ably assisted by Shane Cotter and Ruairi Halloran. Only 2 points separated the teams at half time, so it was all still to play for.
The 3rd quarter was all St. Brendan’s as Lucca O’Carroll, who was having his best game to date, added a further 6pts.
Jack Mc Cormack came more into the game and picked up 4pts from rebounds. Great pressure from Dean Hourigan, Cathal and Evan in defence resulted in Imperials rushing their shots and only managed to register 4 pts in the quarter.
Brendan’s were leading 30 – 21 going into the last quarter. The last quarter saw Brendan’s extend their lead, Cathal landed his third 3 of the day, followed by another 3 by Jack McCormack. This allowed Brendan’s to empty their bench but Imperials still couldn’t make any inroads and in the end Brendan’s ran out worthy winners by 16pts. It was a great result for coaches Liam and Mike.
Team: Brian O’Donnell, Cathal Concagh, David Scally, Evan Healy, Jack McCormack, Joseph O’Sullivan, Lucca O’Carroll, Ruairi Halloran, Shane Kelly, Shane Cotter, Dean Hourigan
RESULTS
Lee Strand Boys U14 Div 1
TK Killarney Cougars 30 St. Brendan’s 33
Lee Strand Boys U12 Div 1
St. Brendan’s 26 Rathmore 30
Lee Strand Boys U16 Div 1
St. Brendan’s 61 TK Killarney Cougars 47
Lee Strand Boys U18 Div 1
Team Kerry 71 St. Brendan’s 68
Senior Women Div 2
Kenmare Kestrels 37 St. Brendan’s 43
FIXTURES
Sunday 17th December
Lee Strand U18 Div 2
St. Brendan’s v Tralee Tigers BC at 1.00pm in Moyderwell School
Lee Strand Boys U16 Div 3
St Brendan’s v TK Killarney Cougars at 1.00pm in Moyderwell School
Lee Strand Boys U14 Div 2
St. Brendan’s v Tralee Tigers BC at 11.00am in Moyderwell School
Lee Strand U18 Div 1
Glenbeigh Falcons v St. Brendan’s at 7.30pm in Glenbeigh GAA Sports Hall
Monday 18th December
Senior Mens Div 2
St. Brendan’s v St. Joseph’s at 8.15pm in Moyderwell
Senior Womens Div 2
St. Brendan’s v KCYMS at 7.00pm in Moyderwell
CLUB TRAINING TIMES
Training times for the 2017/18 season at Moyderwell Hall are as follows:
Academy (Coaches: Charles/Linda/Pa/Dusan)
The academy takes place every Tuesday in Moyderwell for 4 to 6 year olds from 4.30pm to 5.15pm and 7 to 9 year olds from 5.15pm to 6.00pm
Boys U10s (Coach: Noelle Kingston)
Tuesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm and Saturday 5.00pm to 6.00pm
Boys U11s (Coaches: Amy Quirke/Joe Quirke)
Monday 6.00pm to 7.00pm and Friday 5.00pm to 6.00pm
Girls U10s (Coach: Denis Sugrue)
Friday 6.00pm to 7.00pm
Girls U11s (Coach: Deirdre Hartnett)
Thursday 6.00pm to 7.00pm
Skills Session – Cost €2.00 per player
(Coaches: Goran Pantovic/Trae Pemberton)
Monday 4.45pm to 5.45pm (Boys)
Wednesday 4.45pm to 5.45pm (Girls)
Boys U12s (Coach: Cyril Wallace)
Wednesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm and Sunday 10.00am to 11.00am
Boys U14A (Coach: Tony Griffin)
Tuesday 7.00pm to 8.00pm & Sunday 1.00pm to 2.00pm
Boys U14B (Coaches: Liam O’Dowd/Mike O’Halloran)
Friday 7.00pm to 8.00pm & Sunday 11.00am to 12.00pm
Boys U14C (Coach: Nathan Roche/Pa Clifford)
Tuesday 8.00pm to 9.00pm & Sunday 12.00pm to 1.00pm
Boys U16A (Coaches: Fergal O’Sullivan/Pa Carey)
Thursday 7.00pm to 8.00pm & Sunday 3.00pm to 4.00pm
Boys U16B (Coaches: Pa Carey/Charles O’Sullivan)
Wednesday 7.00pm to 8.00pm & Sunday 2.00pm to 3.00pm
U18s (Coaches: Ger Donnelly/Denis Sugrue/Donald Fok-Saeng)
Friday 8.00pm to 9.00pm & Sunday 7.00pm to 8.00pm
Senior Ladies
Monday 7.30pm to 8.30pm & Wednesday 8.00pm to 9.00pm
Senior Men
Monday 8.30pm to 9.30pm
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors
Thursday 8.00pm to 10.00pm