The St. Brendan’s U12s following their 34-30 win over St. Bridget’s in the KABB Cup Final
Boys U12 Cup Final:
St. Brendan’s 34 – St. Bridget’s 30
Following on from the Senior Men winning the National Intermediate Cup last weekend, the St. Brendan’s U12s landed the U12 KABB Cup title with a hard fought 34-30 win over St. Bridget’s from Currow at the Presentation Gym in Killarney last Saturday.
Brendan’s got off to a good start with scores from Eddie Sheehy and Jack Doyle and led by 12-8 at the end of the first quarter.
However St. Bridget’s stretched the Brendan’s defence to outscore the Tralee side by ten points to four in the second quarter and took a two point lead to the half time break 18-16.
St. Brendan’s U12s including Andrew Wallace, Jack Doyle and Eddie Sheehy celebrating their KABB Cup success on Saturday.
The third quarter saw St. Brendan’s take back the initiative and the lead from Bridget’s by adding ten points to their tally and bringing a two point advantage into the final quarter.
Brendan’s defence was holding tough through Donal O’Sullivan and Coren Hughes and this allowed the likes of Andrew Wallace, Cian Griffin, Jack Doyle and Eddie Sheehy to capitalise with fast break baskets. In an exciting last quarter that saw both sides have chances to claim the title, it was Brendan’s that pulled clear to win by four on a final scoreline of St. Brendan’s 34 St. Bridget’s 30.
St. Brendan’s U12 captain Donal O’Sullivan holds aloft the KABB Cup
Afterwards the U12 KABB Cup was presented to the St. Brendan’s captain Donal O’Sullivan amidst scenes of great celebrations for the team and their family and friends.
Congratulations to all the squad, coach Tony Griffin and manager Pa Carey.
Team: Donal O’Sullivan (C), Dean Farrell, Tom Flavin, Coren Hughes, Simon Carey, Cillian Litchfield, Eddie Sheehy, Jack Doyle, Cian Griffin, Andrew Wallace, Jack Doyle.
Boys U14 Div 1
KCYMS 30 – St. Brendan’s 38
Our under 14 team travelled to Killorglin on Saturday to face KCYMS in the County League. The boys still without the services of James Fernane and Niall Fitzmaurice started the game well with early baskets from Tadgh Reen and Jimi O Sullivan.
KCYMS responded well but Rap Buivydas settled things with a deep three pointer. The 2nd quarter saw both sides struggle to dominate but Peter Kearns did manage to score all of our three quarter points. With that we trailed 15-14 at the half.
Rap Buivydas simply took the game over from here on scoring 22 of 24 points for the boys and finishing the game as the runaway top scorer. Brendan’s ran out winners on a scoreline of 30-38 and keep pressure on league leaders St Mary’s who visit us next Sunday in Moyderwell at 1.30.
Next up is TK Bobcats in Moyderwell on Wednesday 12th with tip-off at 7pm. The boys have been playing fantastic and are on a great run of form. Long may it continue.
OTHER RESULTS
Boys U16 Div 3:
St. Brendan’s 25 – Tralee Tigers 39
Ladies Div 2 Cup Semi Final:
Glenbeigh Falcons 53 – St. Brendan’s 44
UPCOMING FIXTURES:
Wednesday 10th February
Boys U14 Div 1
St. Brendan’s v TK Bobcats at 7.00pm in Moyderwell
Thursday 11th February
Boys U12 Div 3
St. Brendan’s v Rathmore at 6.00pm in Moyderwell
Friday 12th February
Senior Men
St. Paul’s v St. Brendan’s at 7.45pm in Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre
Saturday 13th February
Boys U18 Div 1
St. Mary’s v St. Brendan’s 7.00pm in Castleisland Community Centre
Sunday 14th February
Boys U14 Div 1
St. Brendan’s v St. Mary’s at 1.30pm in Moyderwell
Tuesday 16th February
Ladies Div 2
Ballybunion Wildcats v St. Brendan’s at 7.45pm in Ballybunion Community Centre
Boys U14 Div 3 Pool 1
St. Brendan’s v TK Vixens at 7.00pm in Moyderwell
Wednesday 17th February
Boys U14 Div 3 Pool 1
TK Cougars v St. Brendan’s at 6.00pm in Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre
Boys U14 Div 1
TK Cougars v St. Brendan’s at 7.00pm in Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre
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.
