Ladies Div 2
KCYMS 54 St. Brendan’s 72
St. Brendan’s Senior Ladies travelled to play KCYMS in the Ladies Div 2 County League and came away from Killorglin with a great win. Brendan’s got off to a slow start but in an evenly contested opening quarter the sides were locked together at 23-23 at the end of the first.
Brendan’s began to find their scoring range in the second and steadily built up a 44-32 lead at half time. A mix of great defence and accuracy in offence say Brendan’s make the most of the opportunities in the third quarter and led 61-45 at three quarter time.
The visitors were able to rely on some fast break baskets in the final quarter and easily saw out the win on a final scoreline of 72-54. Our Ladies will next play away to HHS Lixnaw on Wednesday 20th January.
Team and scorers: Linda Raymond 18, Laura Griffin 16, Jillian Kerins 14, Elaine Baily 8, Claire O’Sullivan 6, Katelyn O’Sullivan 4, Sarah Carey 4, Erika Roche 2, Arianne Finnegan
Boys U14 Div 3 Plate Quarter Final
St. Pauls 26 St. Brendan’s 41
Brendan’s travelled to the Aura in Killarney for their second game of the Div 3 plate competition. As both teams warmed up it was clear that the St. Pauls team had a serious height and size advantage over the Brendan’s boys.
Brendan’s pressured the Paul’s offence giving little room for them to manoeuvre.
Graham Sheehy and Sean Dillane forced turnovers and took off on the fast break yielding some precious scores. Garry Lynch’s ball-handling and passing was assured providing a solid base from which Brendan’s formidable offence was launched.
Ryan McHugh and Sam McCarthy played bigger than their stature, boxing out and securing rebounds in offence and defence. After the first quarter Brendan’s led 9 -3. Paul’s fought back in the second quarter using their size and strength to good effect.
Liam Kingston broke through the Paul’s defence to score a basket and Jack Clapham followed this with a lovely shot. In defence Matthew Hussey and Sam McCarthy battled hard with the Paul’s big men limiting them to 4 baskets in the quarter but at a cost of 4 fouls for Sam. At half-time just one basket divided the teams.
In the second half Brendan’s really applied themselves and their defence stood solid. Daniel Bowler was incredible and secured rebound after rebound only to emerge from between the two Paul’s ‘giants’ and make the pass that initiated the Brendan’s offence.
With a combination of good movement, smooth passing, steals and fast breaks saw Brendans score double Paul’s total of 8 in the quarter. The final quarter continued in the same vein with Graham Sheehy and Garry Lynch scoring at will.
Brendan’s emerged victorious on a final scoreline of 41–26. The semi-final will be a local derby meeting with Tralee Tigers and promises to be an enthralling game.
Players & scorers: Graham Sheehy 15; Garry Lynch 14; Sean Dillane 6; Liam Kingston 2; Daniel Bowler 2; Jack Clapham; Matthew Hussey; Ryan McHugh; Sam McCarthy.
Boys U12 Div 3
St. Anne’s 20 St. Brendan’s 24
St. Brendan’s travelled to St. Anne’s and came away with a well-earned four point win. All thirteen players enjoyed court time as Brendan’s worked had for their victory.
The game opened brightly for both sides but it was Brendan’s that led by 8-4 at quarter time. The home side fought back and took a two-point lead 12-10 into the half time break.
The second half was score for score as both teams looked for the decisive scores. Brendan’s found themselves 3 points down with four minutes on the clock but managed to see out the game in great style by landing seven unanswered points to win the game on a scoreline of 24-20. Fiachra O’Connor with 8 points and David Scally with 7 top scored for Brendan’s.
Team: Liam Og O’Connor, Braiden Pierce, David Scally, Joseph O’Sullivan, Jack Murphy, Seamus Lucey, Shane Kelly, Ruairi O’Halloran (c), Dean Hourigan, Lucca Carroll, Fiachra O’Connor, Shane Cotter, Brendan Timothy
OTHER RESULTS
Men Div 1
KCYMS 47 St. Brendan’s 81
Boys U12 Div 3
Rathmore 31 St. Brendan’s 19
Boys U12 Div 3
St. Brendan’s 36 Ballybunion Wildcats 25
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Wednesday 20th January
Ladies Div 2
Horans HS Lixnaw v St. Brendan’s at 8.00pm in Lixnaw Community Centre
Thursday 21st January
Boys U16 Div 3
St. Brendan’s v St. Anne’s at 8.00pm in Moyderwell
Friday 22nd January
Boys U16 Div 1
St. Brendan’s v Tralee Imperials at 8.00pm in Moyderwell
Sunday 24th January
Boys U16 Div 3
St. Brendan’s v TK Vixens at 3.30pm in Moyderwell
Boys U14 Div 3 Pool 1
St. Brendan’s v TK Vixens at 2.30pm in Moyderwell
Monday 25th January
Boys U18 Div 1
Tralee Imperials v St. Brendan’s at 7.30pm in Mounthawk
Tuesday 26th January
Boys U12 Div 1
St. Brendan’s v KCYMS at 6.00pm in Moyderwell
Boys U14 Div 3 Plate
St. Brendan’s v Tralee Tiger BC at 7.00pm in Moyderwell
TABLE QUIZ
A fundraising Table Quiz will be held on Wednesday 27th January at the Castle Bar, Tralee at 9.00pm to support the Senior Men’s team as they prepare for the Hula Hoops Basketball Ireland Intermediate Final against BC Leixlip Nemunas on Saturday 30th January. MC Alan Cantwell. All welcome.
TRAINING TIMES
St. Brendan’s Basketball Club Training continues at 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
