ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB
Hula Hoops Men’s National Intermediate Club Championship Semi-Final
St. Brendan’s 68 Cork Celts 57
Our Senior Men continued the fine run of form on Sunday in Portlaoise against Cork Celts in the semi-final of the Hula Hoops Men’s Intermediate Cup.
The game started out with the tension high on both sides with the more physical Cork side dominating early. This trend continued throughout the first quarter as our guys struggled to find their range.
Great inside work from Paul McMahon and brothers Kieran and Conor Donaghy kept the Cork side at touching distance as the opening 10 minutes saw us trail 17-12.
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The victorious St. Brendan’s Senior Men’s side after their 68-57 win over Cork Celts in the Hula Hoops Men’s Intermediate Cup semi final in Portlaoise on Sunday. The Tralee side will now face BC Leixlip Nemunas in the final over the last weekend in January at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.
The first quarter proved a real eye opener and our boys responded well and picked up the tempo. Great defensive work from Darren O’Sullivan and Jason Quirke set the tone and the buckets followed.
Michael O’Donnell and Rob Mulcahy found their range as St. Brendan’s dominated proceedings in the 2nd quarter opening an 8 point lead before the half. As Cork sides normally do, the Celts came back strong and never lay down.
Kieran Donaghy stepped up in a big way and carried the team through the 3rd quarter. Brendan’s led 49-43 after the 3rd quarter.
The 4th quarter started poorly for Brendan’s and the Cork side closed the gap to just 2 points. A badly needed timeout sorted out everything and never looked back with the Cork side having to foul at the end of the game.
Brendan’s eventually ran out 11 point winners with a score line 69-58. Having overcome UCD Marian in the other semi final, BC Leixlip Nemunas will provide the opposition in the final with a date and time to be confirmed.
We would like to thank the 70 odd supporters that travelled to support the boys and we hope to build on the momentum right up to the Cup finals weekend at the end of January.
Team and Scorers: Kieran Donaghy 22, Fergal O’Sullivan 19, Mike O’Donnell 10, Paul McMahon 9, Rob Mulcahy 3, Darren O’Sulllivan 3, Conor Donaghy 2, Cyril Wallace 2, Jason Quirke, Stephen Hanifin, Nathan Roche, Kasper Buivydas
Boys U14s Cup
St. Brendan’s 24 St. Mary’s 20
The U14s won the Cup on Sunday after a very tight and defensive game against Castleisland. After losing to them in the league and blitz our boys were keen to take back some of the local bragging rights from their keen local rivals.
Despite not playing our best we were able to contain the strong Castleisland side and bring home the first major piece of silverware of the year. Our experienced players Enda, Rap, Peter and Cian stepped up in a big way but without a big game from young Tadgh Reen rebounding the game may have been lost.
Rap Buivydas deservingly took the MVP with 16 points. Fergal and Darren are thrilled with the result and would like to thank the parents for the efforts made throughout the year. Congratulations to all the crew and it is onwards and upwards!
Boys U14 Div 3 Pool A
St. Mary’s 44 St. Brendan’s 33
Brendan’s travelled to Castleisland to play league-leaders, Marys. Brendan’s started strongly with scores from ball-carrier Jack Clapham and Graham Sheehy and led 6 – 4 after the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the introduction of Mary’s formidable big man. Staunch and dogged defence by Sam McCarthy and Denis Malihin curtailed but failed to totally stop the big man’s scoring (he scored all Mary’s 4 baskets in this quarter) but Brendan’s prevailed at the other end with 2 smart baskets from Liam Kingston, 3 from ball-carrier Garry “Gazza” Lynch and a final sweet shot from Daniel Bowler to have Brendans leading 18 – 11 at half-time.
The third quarter often decides these game and Mary’s came out battling hard. They attacked the Brendans defence, with 4 of their 5 players scoring including one sweet 3-pointer, despite the best efforts of Matthew Hussey and Ryan McHugh. Brendans battled hard and when they penetrated the Mary’s defence Ryan McHugh, Sean Dillane, Graham Sheehy and Garry Lynch all scored.
At the end of the third quarter Brendan’s lead was bridged and the game was tied 28 – 28 with all to play for. Mary’s totally dominated the final quarter. Brendan’s defence never quite got to grips with the Mary’s offence which exploited the gaps and scored 16 points in all in the final quarter.
Brendan’s could only muster 4 points in reply. The final score 44-33 in favour of Marys belies the extremely close battle that prevailed for most of this game.
Players & scorers: Garry Lynch 11; Graham Sheehy 5; Liam Kingston 4; Jack Clapham 4; Ryan McHugh 4; Sean Dillane 3; Daniel Bowler 2; Sam McCarthy; Matthew Hussey; Denis Malihin; Joshua Roche; Declan Mangan, Nelly OLanrewaju; Matthew O’Mahony
OTHER RESULTS
Boys U16 Div 1
Glenbeigh 34 St. Brendan’s 57
Boys U16 Div 3 Plate
Gneeveguilla 50 St. Brendan’s 35
Boys U16 Div 3
St. Brendan’s 32 Tralee Tigers 30
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Wednesday 13th January
Ladies Div 2
KCYMS v St. Brendan’s at 7.15pm in Killorglin Sports Complex
Men Div 1
KCYMS v St. Brendan’s at 8.30pm in Killorglin Sports Complex
Boys U12 Div 3
St. Anne’s B v St Brendan’s B at 7.30pm in Farranfore Community Centre
Under 12 Boys Div 3
St. Anne’s B v St. Brendan’s B at 7.30pm in Farranfore Community Centre
Sunday 17th January
Under 14 Boys Div 3 Pool 1
St. Brendan’s v St. Joseph’s at 12.30pm in Moyderwell School
Under 12 Boys Div 3
St. Brendan’s B v Ballybunion Wildcats at 10.30am in Moyderwell School
Tuesday 19th January
U14 Boys Div 3 Pool 1
St. Anne’s v St. Brendan’s at 6.00pm in Farranfore Community Centre
Wednesday 20th January
Ladies Div 2
Horans HS Lixnaw v St. Brendan’s at 8.00pm in Lixnaw Community Centre
TRAINING TIMES
St. Brendan’s Basketball Club Training Times for 2015/2016 are now confirmed. The venue is Moyderwell Hall.
Boys and Girls Academy 5yrs-9yrs
Tuesday 5-6pm
Saturday 10-11am
Girls U10s
Friday 6-7pm
Boys U10s
Wednesdays 6.30-8pm
Sunday 9.30-10.30am
U12s (A)
Tuesday 6-7pm
Sunday 11.30-12.30pm
U12s (B)
Thursday 6-7pm
Sunday 10.30-11.30am
U14s (A)
Wednesday 5-6.30pm
Sunday 1.30-2.30pm
U14s (B)
Tuesday 7-8pm
Sunday 12.30-1.30pm
U16s (A)
Monday 6-7pm
Friday 7-8pm
U16s (B)
Thursday 8-9pm
Sunday 2.30-3.30pm
U18s
Tues 8pm-9pm
U18s and U20s
Saturday 7pm – 9pm
Senior Men
Wednesday 8pm-9pm
Senior Ladies
Monday 7-8pm
Thursday 7-8pm
Senior Men and Senior Ladies interested in playing this year please get in contact with Claire O’Sullivan or Fergal O’Sullivan. New players always welcome.
Please be aware that due to registration with Basketball Ireland and KABB, all players and teams must be registered as soon as possible. If you are interested in playing this year get in contact with your coaches and let them know.
ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB JUVENILE ACADEMY
St. Brendan’s Basketball Club’s Juvenile Academy for boys and girls is actively encouraging budding young basketball enthusiasts to join.
Our Academy is an integral and important part of the continuing development of the club. The Academy times are as follows Tues 5-6pm and Sat 10am – 11am for the 5 to 9 year olds. Our Academy is held at Moyderwell Gym with our coaches Linda Raymond and Charles O’Sullivan and players Michael O’Donnell and Arianne Finnegan. The cost of the Academy is just 3 euro per hour.
For more information on our Academy please contact 086 871 9335 or 086 862 5932
